Content of Prayer
Here are the essential areas which should come frequently into our praying.
- Adoration.
Acknowledge who God is. Worship and praise Him in the prayers.
- Thanksgiving.
Acknowledge what God has done and thank Him for doing it.
- Confession.
Acknowledge what we have done. Confessing our sin brings forgiveness and restoration of fellowship with the Father (1 John 1:9).
- Intercession.
Pray for others and their needs (1 Timothy 2:1) – for those who do not know God personally (1 Timothy 2:4), for those ministering God’s Word (Ephesians 6:19-20), for other Christians in need (James 5:16), for believers out of fellowship with God (1 John 5:16) and those who wrong us (Matthew 5:44).
- Petition
In our times of trouble we can come to God for comfort and strength (Matthew 11:28-30, Hebrews 4:16). Ask Him to develop our spiritual life and to form the character of Christ in us; to increase our love for Him, for His Word and for others (Romans 8:32). There is no limit to the things we can ask God for, provided they are within the broad scope of His will.
