Let us examine the scriptures every day 2025
Wednesday April 2, 2025
Pour out your heart before him (Ps. 62:8).
Who can we turn to when we need comfort and guidance? For us, the answer is clear: we can pray to Jehovah. In fact, he invites us to do so. And we know that he wants us to talk to him often because he tells us: “Pray constantly” (1 Thes. 5:17). We can pray to Him with confidence and ask Him to guide us in all aspects of life (Prov. 3:5, 6). And, since Jehovah is very generous, he allows us to pray to him as many times as we want; there is no limit. Jesus knew that prayers are very important to Jehovah. Long before he came to Earth, he saw how his Father answered the prayers of his servants. For example, Jesus was at her side when she answered the sincere prayers of Hannah, David, Elijah, and many others (1 Sam. 1:10, 11, 20; 1 Kings 19:4-6; Ps. 32:5). No wonder Jesus told his disciples to pray often and with complete confidence (Matt. 7:7-11). w23.05 2 paras. 1, 3.
What will we see in this article?
Prayer is a gift that we value very much. Still, because we are so busy, it is sometimes not easy to find time to talk to Jehovah. On the other hand, perhaps we think we need to improve our prayers. But we have the practical help that the Bible gives us. In this article we will see the example of Jesus and learn to make time to pray. We will also see that we can improve our prayers if we include five important things in them.
What did Jesus know?
Jesus knew that prayers are very important to Jehovah. Long before he came to Earth, he saw how his Father answered the prayers of his servants. For example, Jesus was at her side when she answered the sincere prayers of Hannah, David, Elijah, and many others (1 Sam. 1:10, 11, 20; 1 Kings 19:4-6; Ps. 32:5). No wonder Jesus told his disciples to pray often and with complete confidence (Matt. 7:7-11).
What good example did Jesus give us?
Jesus set a good example for his disciples. During his ministry he prayed frequently. He had to make time to pray because he was usually very busy and surrounded by people (Mark 6:31, 45, 46). He used to get up early to be alone and talk to his Father (Mark 1:35). On at least one occasion he prayed all night before making an important decision (Luke 6:12, 13). And, the night before he died, Jesus prayed to Jehovah again and again, knowing that he had ahead of him the most difficult part of his ministry on Earth (Matt. 26:39, 42, 44).
How can we imitate Jesus?
Jesus' example teaches us that, no matter how busy we are, we must make time to pray to Jehovah. Like Jesus, we may need to schedule times to pray: perhaps we could get up a little earlier in the morning or stay up later at night. This is how we show Jehovah how much we value this special gift. A sister named Lynne remembers how grateful she felt when she learned that she could talk to Jehovah through prayer. She says: “When I learned that Jehovah is there to listen to me at any time, I began to see him as a great friend and I set a goal to improve my prayers.” I'm sure many of us feel like her. Now let's look at five important things we can include in our prayers.
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