Places for Prayer​

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by David G. Rose

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     Where do you pray? Whenever I have asked people this question, they often surprise me with their answers. One man in my church built a prayer tower on his property that was several stories tall. One time I climbed to the top at dusk and was in awe at the view of God’s creation. It was a perfect place to pray.

     But you do not need to go to those lengths to create the ideal place of prayer. The Bible has suggested many inspiring places for you to pray.

     We will consider nine possibilities:

1. The side of the road - Mark 10:46 - And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
2. The Riverside - Acts 16:13 - And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither.
3. On a mountain top - Luke 22:39 KJV - And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.
4. The Temple - Mark 11:17 - And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
5. The Upper Room - Acts 1:13 - And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.
6. The Chamber - Daniel 6:10 - Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime.
7. The Housetop - Acts 10:9 - On the morrow, as they went on their journey, and drew nigh unto the city, Peter went up upon the housetop to pray about the sixth hour:
8. The closet - Matthew 6:6 - But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
9. Everywhere - 1 Timothy 2:8 - I will therefore that men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

Wherever you are, it is a good place to pray.         You may not have an upper room, and you may be too weak to climb a mountain, but God will welcome you even if you are simply sitting in a chair waiting to visit your doctor. The surroundings are secondary to your hunger to be in the presence of the Lord. 

     Next week: Established!
 

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