“And it came to pass, that, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, one of His disciples said unto Him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.” (Luke 11:2)
The most common sin for most churches as well as most individuals is not the sin of lust, greed, covetousness, hatred, adultery, theft or drunkenness. It is the sin of prayerlessness. The greatest privilege we Christians have is prayer. Prayer is also our most neglected resource for living the Christian life.
We need to be taught two things according to our verse. First, we need to ask our Lord to just teach us to pray, to call on Him. We must stop putting off praying. Second, we need also to learn HOW to pray. He gives us the Model Prayer, known by many as the Lord’s Prayer. These are probably the two greatest things you and I can learn: learn to pray and learn how to pray.
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