Prayer life of Jesus 1
My study on prayer began with an interest in understanding the prayer life of Jesus. I considered how prayerful Jesus was and it made me consider that if the Son of God Himself prayed that much then what about me.
Jesus began His ministry with prayer:
“When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as he was praying, heaven was opened and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.” Luke 3.21,22 This is a tremendous reminder to me that I should begin all my endeavors with prayer.
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Jesus often withdrew from people to be alone to pray. He often went up a mountainside or to a solitary places to pray early in the morning, while it was still dark Matthew 14:23, Mark 1:35, 6:46, Luke 5:16. Getting away from distractions to pray is a common thread in Jesus’ prayer life as is rising early to pray. I find that when I am praying in my bed in the morning that I often will fall back asleep while I am praying. I then feel bad that I fell asleep on God. Ok, go ahead laugh. Anyway, I am often struck with the thought that if I were to actually get up and go to some “deserted” place (Mark 1.35) and pray maybe I wouldn’t keep falling back asleep. Sometimes I do. Mostly, though, I stay in bed and keep falling asleep on God. Anyway, this post is not about my prayer life, but Christ’s. Anyone that would write about my prayer life needs a life. But I digress. Overall I am not certain whether the fruit is in the quiet place or the deliberate act of going to the quiet place. I suspect a little of both. I have had very good and meaningful prayer in many a crowded room. And I have been to quiet places to pray and still not been able to focus.
While I doubt if Jesus ever fell asleep while praying I still wonder. I mean, He did pray a lot and very early. Still, He was human and probably didn’t like getting up before the sun.
September 23rd, 2010 at 12:01 pm
Last spring, my women’s Bible study group leader challenged us to become more comfortable praying aloud. It seems that too many of us were squeezing the hand of the person next to us to ‘pass’ during closing prayer time. I’m going to work on that. Our group took a hiatus for the summer and begins again in early October.
This past Sunday after church services, at a lunch for Christian singles, the leader asked me to pray before the meal. I took a deep breath…. then I thanked God for the food and our time of fellowship. I couldn’t even tell you any of what I said after “Father God….Thank you for….”. But I did it. And lived to tell the story.
Four days later I’m still thinking about it. “Oh my….there were “guys” there…single guys….and other new friends….what did they think of my prayer?” “I hope it didn’t sound all jumbled”. Hmmmm…they were probably thinking “Whew…I’m glad she didn’t ask ME to pray.”
I read something recently that said Jesus’ public prayers impacted others to the extent that they asked him to “teach them how to pray (like him)”. I’ll admit I feel intimidated by people who always seem to have eloquent public prayers as if they were reciting prose. I’m going to have to think as to whether or not I know someone to whom I would say after hearing them pray, “teach me to pray like you do.”
Like this blog….gives me lots to ponder. Keep the good words coming!
September 24th, 2010 at 5:58 am
In history you read so much about the awesome power of prayer, falling down on your knees before the Lord. I think about the concept often as well, why am I not humbled on my knees before the Lord. Is it just our society, maybe lack or respect, desire to be comfortable, I’m not sure. But I know here in America we are a society that put’s our comforts first, you get your cup of coffee, sit down in your easy chair and once your all cozy, you can start talking to your Father in heaven. I’m guilty of this, I’m guilty of staying in bed because I don’t want to get on my knees. Maybe it all get’s down to what my motive is, if my motive is to rise early and pray without ceasing, I can’t see why God would be bothered by us occasionally falling asleep. He alone knows our hearts and our desire to know him in a more intimate way….and I feel like he will bless our efforts.
Michelle- good for you, it is such a liberating place to just forget where you are, even if the room is full of people and get lost in your conversation with the Lord. I do this and it’s such a blessing, but I will never pray eloquantly and honestly I don’t want to, not that I’m saying there is anything wrong with it, that’s just not who I am, and I want to be real with God. Maybe my prayer is a little informal at times, but God knows my heart and knows that I reference him above all…
God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect!!!
II Samuel 22:33
September 24th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
Anna,
Yes. It is believed that all the great revivals started with openness and confession of sin and mass amounts of prayer.
And RE: falling asleep during prayer. I didn’t think I was alone on that one. So nice to know other people are with me on this..
“..and I feel like He will bless our efforts.” -I agree.
September 24th, 2010 at 3:35 pm
Thank You Michele!!!
I hate to admit it, but I can be one of those prayer show offs!! Ow, I hate to say it, but if I pray aloud in groups people are always like, “wow, you pray well.” And I have puffed my chest out and started pontificating on how to pray well.. oh, yikes! I am a miserable proud blockhead sometimes!!
so embarrassing…