Many of us wonder what the connection is between us and prayer and God and Christ Jesus. We wonder why and how God uses our prayer for the benefit of others. We truly desire to know how prayer is all connected.
Understanding the connection of prayer always begins with knowing Jesus and knowing that prayer begins in and through His precious death and resurrection.
Next to knowing Jesus, it is so important to know your position.
When we know that we are seated at the right hand of the Throne of God, the intimidation to pray or pressure to pray “better” gets washed over with the desire to have a conversation with God.
“But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ— by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,”
Ephesians 2:4-6 ESV
“But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ— by grace you have been saved— and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,”
Ephesians 2:4-6 ESV
In Christ, we are seated beside God. Present tense. Sit quietly with that truth. Selah.
My prayer is that we will grasp the depth of this gift from God. I pray that when we pray (whether on our knees or on our way) that we will see ourselves in our positioned seat beside God Almighty.
- He is sitting there beside you.
- He feels the emotions coarsing through you.
- He sees the posture that is overtaking your body.
- He hears the quietness of your breathe, your sigh, your cry, your smile, your existence.
- May we feel His arm around us as we sit in conversation with Him.
- May we feel His emotions for us as we sit beside Him.
- May we see His posture as we sit beside Him.
- May we hear His breathe, His understanding, His Love, His joy, His existence.
Do you see this? Do you understand the depth of this simplicity? Your part in prayer matters. Your prayer life matters. Are you willing to grasp the beautiful power in this truth? My prayer is that we will all see and fully grasp this sweet gift of pure conversation with our God.
Walking together in prayer & truth,
Jaclyn
***Prayer begins with Jesus. Learn more about HIM here.
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