Biblical Teaching on Prayer
Pondering Point
The bible has teachings on prayer that are not actually prayers in themselves. These points will be tied into the theme for the week. The IMMERSION devotions will help you learn these teachings and incorporate them into your life as a disciple of Jesus.
The entire year is built around expanding our hearing from God through His Word and through prayer. Here is our first teaching on prayer for the new discipleship series:
Matthew 9:36-38
When [Jesus] saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”
~ Jesus
Pondering Point
Jesus intentionally immersed Himself into our world out of compassion. He saw the helplessness and the harassment. He saw it at levels we will never know. It spurred Him on to a life of love and good deeds. It drove Him to a sacrificial death to pay for the sin of mankind. His life was so intentional that God sent angels to both Mary and Joseph as parents to make sure that He was aptly named Jesus – a name that means God saves.
Jesus urged His followers to ask the Lord of the Harvest for workers to go into the harvest field. The harvest must be gathered before it goes bad. Time is of the essence.
Prayer
Father God, You sent Your Son Jesus to be our Savior, delivering us from sin and to a life with You our God. We now ask that You send workers into the harvest field of our day. As I pray for the harvest, I offer myself to Your service. Finally, as I dwell on the compassion Jesus had for people, inspire me to extend a compassionate hand to others in His name. Amen.
Proverbs with God's Wisdom
You are encouraged to memorize the proverb of the week: Here is it again:
Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that seems right to a man,
but in the end it leads to death.