Harvest of Asher
Akko, Israel
Do you, like me, sense a need for prevailing prayer in our day? Yeshua taught us how to stand in prayer.
What are the conditions for the Lord accepting our prayers according to Matthew 6:5-18? He wants us not to be hypocritical; standing where we can be seen by others. Instead, He wants us to go into the inner room where no one sees us, alone with Him. Then, our Father who sees what is done in secret will reward us.
My conclusion is that God wants my heart to be pure when I enter the secret place. We need to remember that even before we ask, He knows what we need. That’s why Yeshua taught us this basic prayer, which teaches us how to approach God.
First we lift up His name. He is our Father in Heaven, the Holy One. The Kingdom of Heaven belongs to Him. His will is what will be done on earth as in heaven. Then, we pray for our daily bread and forgive others, including ourselves, as He forgives us. When temptation tries to come against us, He is our rescuer.
We as believers in Yeshua worldwide are called to enter into deeper prayer. For many it will mean fasting before Him. The book of Esther records how she called for fasting and intercession to alter the course of history, to move the mountains standing before God’s people, and the threats hanging over their heads.
“And when you pray,
you shall not be like the hypocrites.
For they love to pray standing in the synagogues
and on the corners of the streets,
that they may be seen by men.
Assuredly, I say to you, they have their reward.
But you, when you pray, go into your room,
and when you have shut your door,
pray to your Father who is in the secret place;
and your Father who sees in secret
will reward you openly”
(Matthew 6:5-6 NKJV).
