CHRIST CENTERED PRAYER
SCRIPTURE FOCUS Ephesians 1:17–18 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. The eyes of your understanding being enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of His calling… DEVOTIONAL THOUGHT Prayer was never meant to be distant. It is not a reaching out to a God who might hear if we try hard enough. It is the holy conversation of one who already belongs. We do not pray to get closer to God. We pray because we are already in Christ. We pray because He is the way and now invites us into the fellowship He shares with the Father. True prayer begins with this revelation. Many people pray from their emotions or religious habits. But Christ-centered prayer is different. It is not built on how we feel it is built on what Christ has finished. When Jesus said "It is finished," heaven’s door was opened forever to the sons and daughters of God. Paul’s prayers were never shallow o...