Magnificent Prayer #170
Magnificent Prayer #170
He went in therefore, shut the door behind the two of them, and prayed to the Lord.
2 Kings 4:33 NKJV
There are some people, also, who claim that they can pray and commune with God just as well in one place as in another. They do their praying while they walk around and while they work. They see no use in going apart to pray.
But surely if anyone could pray well in a crowd or while engaged in work, Jesus could. No doubt He did hold communion with His Father even in His busiest hours, but this did not meet all the needs and longings of His soul.
He left the crowd, left even His own disciples, and retired into places where no eye but God’s could see Him, where no human presence or voice could interrupt the quiet of His soul, and where He would be absolutely alone.
Surely if He required such conditions in praying, we do too. We need to find a place for prayer in which nothing can intrude to break the continuity of thought or devotion.
J. R. MILLER
Pray About It: Jesus didn’t make public prayer a priority—He made private prayer a necessity. We must follow His example and place ourselves where no eye but God’s can see us and no ear but His can hear our voice. We must be absolutely alone. Today, take time to hide from the distractions of the world and be with God.
God sees us in secret, therefore let us seek His face in secret. Though heaven be God’s palace, yet it is not His prison.
THOMAS BROOKS
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