PRAYING LIKE JESUS
Today's reading: Luke 3-4
"One day when the crowds were being baptized, Jesus himself was baptized. As he was praying, the heavens opened, and the Holy Spirit descended on him in the form of a dove. And a voice from heaven said, You are my beloved Son, and I am fully pleased with you." Luke 3:21-22 NLT
I have a new 'prayer closet'.
As a matter of fact, this is my first morning spending time with the Lord, and with you, in it.
I want this new place to be a place of refreshment for me, a place of discernment for me, a place where I can put all else aside and hear from the Lord.
I want to be able to read my Bible in peace and quiet contemplation.
I hope to use my time in this space to hear God's voice and to speak to Him on behalf of others.
I want to use this special room for the kind of prayer that Jesus prayed the day He was baptized. Prayer that opens up heaven and grabs God's attention. Prayer that pleases my Father. Prayer that moves God to engage the Holy Spirit around about me in visible ways, as it did with the dove.
That kind of prayer is what I want to happen in this new room--but I also know it will require that my 'prayer time' extend to the rest of my day as well...
-in how I respond to others.
-in what I take from the Scriptures and apply to my life.
-in how I choose to take the Lord with my into my day.
-in the words I hear and in the words I speak.
-in the 'yes-es' I say to Him throughout the day.
-in the 'no-s' I tell myself.
Jesus kind of prayer extends far beyond the specified walls of a prayer closet and into the everydayness of my life.
Your life, too.
