#9 PRAYERFUL

#9 PRAYERFUL - "And in the early morning, while it was still dark He arose and went out and departed to a lonely place, and was PRAYING there." Mark 1:35

"But He Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and PRAY." Luke 5:16

"And it was at this time that He went off to the mountain to PRAY and He spent the whole night in PRAYER to God." Luke 6:12

"Jesus therefore said...I do nothing on My own initiative, but I speak these things as the Father taught Me. And He who sent Me is with Me, He has not left Me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to Him." John 8:28-29

Definition of PRAY

: to speak to God in order to give thanks, or to ask for something

Definition of PRAYERFUL

: tending to pray often; devout, earnest, sincere

Jesus, You amaze me! You are GOD and yet You were desperate to PRAY to the Father! Jesus, You were always PRAYERFUL! I see You pulling away over and over to spend times of prayer with Him. You talked to Him before You made decisions. You slipped away to pray at night and in the early morning. You only wanted to please Him! You were in constant communication with Him. You never did anything of Your own initiative - but only did what Your Father told You to do. If You, who are God, needed Your Father - how much MORE do I need Him. Jesus, You never forgot that God was with You - like I do. You never made decisions on Your own - like I do. You just talked to Him in a constant conversation. Aware of His presence. When You died on the cross, the curtain in the temple was torn from top to bottom - showing that I have complete access to God. I don't need to sacrifice to Him in a temple - You were the SACRIFICE - once and for all. I can come to You any time - night or day - because You made a way for me. Thank You, my Jesus, everything changed when You came to earth!

(Do you long to talk to God like Jesus did? Worship Jesus who was PRAYERFUL!)#40dayswithjesus