As we continue our series on Seeking God, today we'll explore the intimate closeness of

seeking God through prayer.

How amazing is our Father that He wants to commune with us, with you, with me.

Take a second to fathom how beautiful that truly is, and today may your heart be stirred

to take advantage of the unbelievable gift prayer is as you experience God.

Welcome to the 1st 15th Podcast.

Jesus says in Matthew 6-6, but when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and

pray to your Father who is in secret.

The fact that God listens to us as His children changes the landscape of prayer from empty

phrases uttered into the abyss to direct communication with the Creator and sustainer

of all.

When you pray, you are heard by your Heavenly Father, and it's because He listens to us

that prayer is one of the most wonderful and powerful avenues to pursue Him.

May we learn to dialogue in greater ways with our Heavenly Father as we open our hearts

to all He would show us today about prayer.

Matthew 6-7-8 says, In when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do,

for they think that they will be heard for the many words.

Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

Jesus inaugurated an entirely new perspective on prayer.

Prior to Jesus, God's people would pray out of obligation or ritual, begging a seemingly

distant God to move on their behalf.

Jesus taught that God knows our needs before we even ask.

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