+DEV+ Place of Prayer

Date: March 29, 2010 8:48 PM
Topic: +DEV+ Place of Prayer

Place of Prayer

“They went to a place called Gethsemane, and Jesus said to his disciples, ‘Sit here while I pray.’ Going a little farther, he fell to the ground and prayed.” (Mark 14:32, 35)
Scripture Focus: Jonah 1:5–2:10

An unknown author said that prayer will exist in schools as long as there are tests.

Corrie Ten Boom and others stood in a Nazi concentration camp line. They had lost everything; even their clothing had been stripped from them. However, nobody could take away their ability to communicate with God.

Jonah tried to hide from God to avoid obeying Him. He learned the hard way that hiding from God is impossible. In the stomach of a big fish, Jonah cried out to God, and God heard.

Paul and Silas prayed in jail, and God sent an earthquake that opened the doors and freed them.

Others have prayed in dire situations and found the grace to endure physical and emotional agony.

Susanna Wesley threw her apron over her head to pray, and her large family knew not to disturb her. Families pray at their kitchen tables and in restaurants. Parents kneel beside beds with their children. Christians gather in churches to pray.

No matter where we are, we can pray.

Insight: Pray to the omnipresent God any place and every place. Pray to the eternal God any time and every time. Just pray!


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