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Bookmark or Share- How to Pray the Psalms - Desiring GodFor one, the Psalms are Spirit-inspired words, given us by God to speak about God and to God. Even the best of our Christian hymn-writers or songwriters are not inspired by the Spirit in this definitive and authoritative way. Every word of every psalm is given by God. “The interpretive key to the Psalms is how the New Testament uses them.”.
- How Do I Pray the Bible? | Desiring GodAnd a great portion of the Psalms are prayers, and Jesus gave us some prayers. I have used the acronym IOUS from the Psalms to guide how I pray the Scriptures: I, Incline my heart to your testimonies (Psalm 119:36). O, Open my eyes to see wonderful things (Psalm 119:18). U, Unite my heart to fear your name (Psalm 86:11).
- The Power of Praying Together - Desiring GodPraying together serves as connective tissue within the body. The apostle Paul, in 1 Corinthians 12, envisions the church as a physical body. Every believer functions as a vital part or organ in this body. Each is unique, but all are united under Christ. To be healthy, then, requires diversity within that unity.
- How to Pray in the Holy Spirit - Desiring GodWhat Praying in the Spirit Is. Here is the key difference: in the flesh, we are pushing the prayers forward, while in the Spirit, we feel caught up in the way the Spirit carries the prayer forward. Praying in the Spirit is experiencing the Spirit of life bringing prayer to life. “Sometimes praying in the Spirit will not feel electrifying at all.
- Prayer - Desiring GodGod has established prayer as the means by which we receive his supernatural help. And without supernatural help, we cannot live a life worthy of the gospel. Everything that distinguishes Christians from the world in a Christ-exalting way is a work of God’s supernatural grace. And God has ordained that this grace flows to us through prayer.
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