PUBLIC-DOMAIN CHRISTIAN BOOK
Lord, Teach Us To Pray
Murray, Andrew, 1828-1917 · 7,914 words · 14 reading sections
Part 1
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66 wordsSECTION 2THE ONLY TEACHER.
The disciples had been with Christ, and seen Him pray. They had learnt to understand something of the connection between His wondrous life in public, and His secret life of prayer. They had learnt to believe in Him as a Master in the art of prayer--none could pray like Him. And so they came to Him with the request, 'Lo…
864 wordsSECTION 3Part 3
'Lord, _teach_ us to pray.' Yes, we feel the need now of being _taught_ to pray. At first there is no work appears so simple; later on, none that is more difficult; and the confession is forced from us: We know not how to pray as we ought. It is true we have God's Word, with its clear and sure promises; but sin has so …
852 wordsSECTION 4'LORD, TEACH US TO PRAY.'
* * * * * Blessed Lord! who ever livest to pray, Thou canst teach me too to pray, me to live ever to pray. In this Thou lovest to make me share Thy glory in heaven, that I should pray without ceasing, and ever stand as a priest in the presence of my God. Lord Jesus! I ask Thee this day to enro…
270 wordsSECTION 5THE TRUE WORSHIPPERS.
'The hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth: for such doth the Father seek to be His worshippers. God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and truth.'--JOHN iv. 23, 24. These words of Jesus to the woman of Samaria are His first recor…
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'God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and truth.' The second thought that comes to us is that this worship in the spirit must come from God Himself. God is Spirit: He alone has Spirit to give. It was for this He sent His Son, to fit us for such spiritual worship, by giving us the Holy S…
717 wordsSECTION 7'LORD, TEACH US TO PRAY.'
* * * * * Blessed Lord! I adore the love with which Thou didst teach a woman, who had refused Thee a cup of water, what the worship of God must be. I rejoice in the assurance that Thou wilt no less now instruct Thy disciple, who comes to Thee with a heart that longs to pray in spirit and in tru…
226 wordsSECTION 8ALONE WITH GOD.
'But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thine inner chamber, and having shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret, and thy Father which seeth in secret shall recompense thee.'--MATT. vi. 6. After Jesus had called His first disciples He gave them their first public teaching in the Sermon on the Mount. He th…
566 wordsSECTION 9Part 9
First, '_Pray to thy Father which is in secret_.' God is a God who hides Himself to the carnal eye. As long as in our worship of God we are chiefly occupied with our own thoughts and exercises, we shall not meet Him who is a Spirit, the unseen One. But to the man who withdraws himself from all that is of the world and …
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Still further to confirm this faith in the Father-love of God, Christ speaks a third word: '_Your Father knoweth what things ye have need of before ye ask Him._' At first sight it might appear as if this thought made prayer less needful: God knows far better than we what we need. But as we get a deeper insight into wha…
448 wordsSECTION 11'LORD, TEACH US TO PRAY.'
* * * * * Blessed Saviour! with my whole heart I do bless Thee for the appointment of the inner chamber, as the school where Thou meetest each of Thy pupils alone, and revealest to him the Father. O my Lord! strengthen my faith so in the Father's tender love and kindness, that as often as I fee…
315 wordsSECTION 12THE MODEL PRAYER.
'After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven.'--MATT. vi. 9. Every teacher knows the power of example. He not only tells the child what to do and how to do it, but shows him how it really can be done. In condescension to our weakness, our Heavenly Teacher has given us the very words we are to t…
894 wordsSECTION 13Part 13
'_Thy kingdom come._' The Father is a King and has a kingdom. The son and heir of a king has no higher ambition than the glory of his father's kingdom. In time of war or danger this becomes his passion; he can think of nothing else. The children of the Father are here in the enemy's territory, where the kingdom, which …
833 wordsSECTION 14'LORD, TEACH US TO PRAY.'
* * * * * O Thou who art the only-begotten Son, teach us, we beseech Thee, to pray, 'OUR FATHER.' We thank Thee, Lord, for these Living Blessed Words which Thou hast given us. We thank Thee for the millions who in them have learnt to know and worship the Father, and for what they have been to u…
268 wordsSource & rights
Public domain in the USA; original historical text digitized by Project Gutenberg.
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Historical Christian writing; not Scripture.