When God revealed Himself to Abraham, the father of our faith, He revealed Himself as El Shaddai—God Almighty. So when Abraham prayed to God, and so did his son Isaac and his son Jacob, they all called God the Lord Almighty, our God Almighty.When God revealed Himself to Moses at the burning bush, and Moses asked, “What is your name?” God said, “My name is Yahweh. It is by the name Yahweh that you ...  Read More

If God knows everything, has all power, and has a good will that He wants to accomplish in your life and through your life, then won't He just do it whether you ask Him or not? Why does He want you and me to pray about something if He's going to do what He wants to do anyway? Have you ever had thoughts like that?Part of the answer is that God has not only a good, perfect, and acceptable will that ...  Read More

After teaching us what prayer is not—showy public displays or endless repetition—Jesus then gives us a positive example. He says in Matthew 6:9-13, “This, then, is how you should pray.” He then gives us what we call the Lord's Prayer:  Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our de...  Read More

Many of us feel like we're not very good at prayer because we often have a hard time praying for a long time about something. We will try to tell God about a need, or about something we desire, or we're burdened about, but we feel like we didn't pray about it long enough. So we repeat ourselves, and then we turn around and maybe say the same thing again and again. We feel like somehow for our pray...  Read More

Many Christians have very little faith that their prayers will be answered. When asked why, they often say, “Well, I just don't pray very well.” They reach this conclusion after attending a prayer meeting, a public worship service, or a Bible study where someone is called on to pray. That person stands up and offers a beautiful, articulate, perhaps even passionate prayer. The listener thinks, “Wow...  Read More

God invites us to pray for great things—things far beyond small, routine requests—because He is able to do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine. But why does God want us to ask for such big things? The ultimate reason is tied to His glory.In John 14:13, Jesus said, And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.  Notice the purpose clause: so that the...  Read More