Father, Help Us To Be People Of Prayer

What is it that Jesus’ disciples asked Him to teach them how to do? No, it was not preaching, healing, performing miracles, evangelizing, worshipping,… The part of Jesus’ life that had the greatest impression on them to the point that they wanted to know how they could do the same was Jesus’ prayer life. In Luke 11:1 after Jesus had finished praying a disciple asked Him to teach them how to do what He had been so dependent on. Jesus then gives them a quick outline for prayer, which we also see in Matthew 6:9—13.

Here is an outline for praying this prayer that the Lord gave to me. It is summarized in the acrostic R.E.A.C.H. It has blessed me in organizing my prayers, I pray that it will do the same for you:

Recognize God. Exalt God
Encourage God’s Will. Desire His Kingdom will to rule.
Ask for needs. Requests our needs not our greed.
Confess….. Confess
Hold on to God. Ask God to deliver from temptation.

Father, help us to be people of prayer.