Pray the word with David Platt is a resource from radical.net.

Hebrew chapter 5 verse 7 in the days of his flesh

Jesus offered up prayers and supplications

with loud cries and tears to him who is able to

save him from death and he was heard because of his reverence. Wow what a

phrase and what a glimpse into Jesus prayer life in the days of his

flesh and his time on the earth Jesus offered up prayers and supplications with

loud cries and tears.

Just picture Jesus the way he prayed with loud cries,

with tears flowing down his face.

Like even that alone leads us to ask, do we pray like that?

Do you pray like that with loud cries?

And with tears?

Obviously not in a manufactured way like what's what's causing that like

really think what what would cause Jesus to cry out aloud with tears in his eyes.

He was pleading before the father.

He was crying out.

He really believed the father was listening to him

and that the father would act according to what he said and

he really wanted to be with the father and his emotions were totally enthralled in that.

Does that describe your prayer life?

And then the rest of this verse goes on to say,

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