A Simple Suggestion: Praise As The Bookends For Your Prayers

October 10

Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness!

You have relieved me in my distress; have

mercy on me, and hear my prayer.

Psalm 4:1

It often helps to follow a pattern when we tackle a project. In approaching the Throne of Grace, our pattern is the Lord’s Prayer in Matthew 6. If you’d like to use the Lord’s Prayer to develop a sequence for your own prayer time, just follow the course of these six words.

                Praise: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.

                Priorities: Your kingdom come, Your will be done.

                Provision: Give us this day our daily bread.

                Personal Relationships: Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

                Protection: Do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.

                Praise: For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.

Notice that the first and last words are the same, as prayer comes full circle in worship, from praise to praise. The glory of God provides the bookends of this prayer that you can offer today.

David Jeremiah        Destination: Your Journey With God