Days of Deeper PrayerSample

When Jesus taught His disciples how to pray to the Father, He told them that they were to “hallow” the God of the universe and His name. That means to reverence, worship, honor, and adore Him. Jesus reverenced His Father, and we need to do the same!

I don’t want you to miss this: God heard Jesus’s prayers because Jesus had a deep reverence for His Father. 

My desire is for you to learn the powerful secrets of praying to our heavenly Father. We want God to answer our prayers, but we should also want to know why God will answer our prayers. Giving Him reverence as Jesus did is a big part of receiving those answers. It’s a foundational truth that you should not approach God casually without the reverence He deserves. Casual prayer is a mistake. I’m not saying we should be too afraid of God to approach Him. I am saying that we need to have the biblical fear that is defined as reverence for the God of the universe. Jesus gave His Father reverence and because Jesus did so, “God heard his prayers.” 

How often do you take sixty or even thirty minutes just to minister to almighty God? How do you hallow or honor Him? What does this look like? You can open your heart and mind to the Almighty and bow in His presence. Confess His Holiness. Honor Him, worship Him, and magnify Him. Confess your sin to Him. Place Him on the throne of your life and humble yourself in His presence. He alone is the Most High God, and He alone is worthy. Worship Him with the words of your mouth, bless Him, and bow before Him. This is hallowing, honoring, and extolling God Almighty. 

When I understood how much Jesus reverenced His Father, I began to pray the Lord’s Prayer from my heart. To make it more real to me, I developed a personal way to express my reverence. While I’m in my prayer closet, sometimes I will place a small towel over my left arm and pray, “Lord, will you please allow me to wash Your feet with my spirit today? I humble myself before You, I bow before you, almighty God.” This is not some kind of formula I’m suggesting you do. It’s just a simple way for me to humble myself before God.