Short articles of the, "Yes Jesus" Book on prayer. # 54

 

Jesus said, “This, then, is how you should pray:

“Our Father who art in Heaven”

 

Since the word “our” implies that there are at least two or more praying to God as a Father in Heaven.  One of the greatest truths hidden in this word “our” is that those who are praying have not failed to recognize the life of God in one another. 

 

The word “our” makes two or more individuals united.

 

This is the definition of the church: people united in Jesus, members of one body. While a congregation is only people together in Christ Jesus.

 

Prayer is more than obtaining answers for our needs and wants. Prayer’s richest side effect is the fellowship of the saints, which is the inheritance of every believer, even in this life. This inheritance is not meant to be saved for Heaven, but to enjoy on Earth as a testimony to the world around us. 

 

While on earth, the fellowship of the saints is the fellowship of the remnant, the minority. In Heaven it will be the rule of the land and everyone will enjoy each other. . 

 

To pray: “Our Father who art in Heaven” is our testimony to a dying and fatherless world. # 54. 

 

This is the teaching elder on duty in matters of Prayer.

 

Gerry Gutierrez.