And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
– Matthew 6:5-7
Reflection
Jesus is calling us to the closet. There is something indispensable and irreplaceable that happens in the prayer closet…in the secret place that only God sees. The story of revival begins when men, women, and children rediscover the prayer closet…or find it for the first time. This year, God wants to use our prayers to release his Kingdom – but for this to happen…we need to find the closet. “No person is greater than their prayer life,” writes Leonard Ravenhill.
- Where is your prayer closet?
- When will you go there this year?
- Will you commit to spend time alone with God, in secret, asking your Father in heaven to bring his Kingdom to these places on earth as in heaven?
Jesus is calling us to the closet. He wants to meet us there in 2025. Will you answer the call?
Prayer Prompts:
- God, who are the people in your life on your heart this year?
- Who do you want me to pray for?
- Where do you want to move in my life, my family, my work, my school?
- How do you want me to pray?
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