it's interesting that Jesus never
condemned short prayers but you have
statement more than one statement in the
Bible where Jesus actually condemn for a
pretense he told the Pharisees you make
long prayers so we have
undocumented pretentious long
prayers you know some friends you ask
them to say grace is the
end your foot becomes cold you know
friends like that they they they we call
it they pray Marco Polo prayers you know
they travel around the world you know
they pray for everyone in timbak 2 they
pray for people
in uh Dori Island they pray for
everybody all over the world and finally
thank God for the
food by then your face is in the
soup and they think they think they are
being impressive they think that you are
impressed by their spirituality many of
times the long prayers are done on your
own when you stand in public your
prayers are very
short I can see disappointment in people
sometimes when they meet me in the mall
somewhere aor prce can you pray for me I
just touch my their shoulder or whatever
whichever is decent a lady or guy you
know and then you know I I because I
believe in the lay on of hands all right
it must be appropriate and now pray a
prayer father in Jesus name heal this
person right now of this disease we
Smite this disease to its roots in Jesus
name it's done amen that they still down
there then I feel like
you know they're disappointed they look
up there and they uh they almost they
don't say it but in their thoughts
that's
all is that
all is that all one of the greatest
prayers Jesus prayed was at the tomb of
Lazarus and he looked up before before
Lazarus was raised he looked up his
father start counting one two okay now
father I thank you that you have heard
me and that you hear me always how
long few seconds then he look into the
tomb
Lazarus come forth by the way that is
English in Hebrew Aramaic is even
shorter K one
word okay all the prayers of Jesus are
short in fact the shorter we pray
the bigger we make him we are saying
it's all you Lord people say you got to
oh this situation got to pray
hard got to pray hard I'm sorry man wow
I tell you this one this time must pray
hard hey you better pray hard
no let me tell you this you pray hard
you pray sof it is not
you okay it is the one you are praying
to now
it's it's amazing we we think that you
know you know we'll be Hur because we
are loud we are demonstrative it's not
you it's the one you're praying too
am is it's not you some the most
powerful prayers that I know of in my
life that have healed people of of
diseases like cancer and all that I pray
soft I'm not saying soft or or or soft
is the thing no it's not I'm just
telling he's the
one the one who loves us and gave his
life for us amen the father who sent his
son he is the one that answers our
prayers so I understand the expression
when you say pray
hard I understand but I wonder whether
you understand that is not your prayer
it is him
amen
amen pray
hard like they want to give bir now
there is a place I understand spiritual
warfare I'm not talking about spiritual
warfare here I'm talking about simply
asking God which for the most part is
our
prayer
okay
amen so the Bible says Jesus said in uh
Matthew 6 therefore do not be like them
we saw this just now look at the context
of this verses before this 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 Jesus says 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 how will
he reward you church he will reward you
how also in
secret say it open shout it openly
openly
openly and when you pray watch this and
when you pray do not use vain
repetitions as the Heathen do
don't use vain
repetitions as the Heathen do for they
think that they'll be Hur for their many
words our marcoo friend who prays he
might be a bit sincere also he thinks
that the longer he pray now God is
obliged see I twist your arm ready a God
so long know now you have to answer you
know people have this idea that there
are many words finally will compell God
no let me tell you this God was
compelled to give to give us the
greatest gift long before anybody ever
asked him to send his
son okay and that was the greatest
gift that was the greatest gift greatest
blessing so you think for one moment
that God needs to be
coed you need to persuade
God huh you think that God God is a God
that stands down there and say come on
louder louder pray harder come on come
on yes my heart I can feel a bit my
heart becoming softer yes yes
hey that's your school principal it's
not God that could be your grandfather
is not God could be your mother-in-law
but it's not God are you listening or
not right don't project into God God
gave his son when the world didn't even
care that they were lost nobody
supplicated to God to send his
son are you listening people he's
amazing God okay now it says here and
when you pray do not use vain
repetitions for they think that they'll
be heard for their many words verse
therefore do not be like them your
father knows so make your prayer simple
make it homely all right drop all this
uh for I come to thee of In This Moment
of to call upon thee because of thy
Sovereign Grace that is able to turn
around all my vicissitudes of life into
CH into triumphs of your mercies which
endure
forever no you come to God say
father I need your help here I do not
know what's wrong with my child but I
know step back know his heart I know you
love my boy more than I love my
boy I'm going to lay my hands on him I'm
asking you father in Jesus name heal him