God has instructed His people to pray for many reasons. The most common reason that people pray is to present their requests to God. The biggest collection of prayers in the Scriptures—The Psalms—however, have requests that don’t precisely correspond to those of modern Christianity.
Instead of prayers for the alleviation of sickness of a family member, the Psalmist often prays for alleviation of injustice. Instead of prayers for good jobs in a thriving economy the Psalmist is given to longing for righteousness and equity to prevail. Instead of prayers asking God for blessings upon a personal project, the Psalmist desires that all the nations behold the glory of God. Continue reading




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