Treasure Your Privilege of Prayer - "YOU MUST PRAY, THEN., THIS WAY"

 Jesus did not expwct  his followers  to adhere rigidly to the wording of the model prayer. In other prayers that Jesus offered, he mentioned different matters that were of concern to him at the time. (Matthew 26:3 9, 42; John 17:1-26)  Likewise, we can pray  about anything that concerns us.  When we have a decision to make, we can pray for wisdom and understanding. (Psalm 119:33, 34)  When we are about to begin a difficult assignment, we can pray for insight and discernment. (Proverbs 2:6) Parents can pray for their children, children can pray for their parents, and all of us can and should pray for our Bible stuentd and for those to whom  we preach. Of course, our prayers should go beyond petitins.

We should remember to Praise Jehovah in our prayers.  No one deserves praise more than our God. He is "good and ready to forgive." He is also "merciful and comoassionate, slow to anger and abundant in loyal love and faithfulness." (Psalm 86:5, 15) We certainly have good reason to praise Jehovah for who he is and for what he does.

Next time: Treasure Your Privilege of Prayer - "YOU MUST PRAY, THEN, THIS WAY"

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