Today's encouragement comes from Mark 14:39, where we read these words:
"Again He [Jesus] went away and prayed, and spoke the same words."It is encouraging to behold that our Redeemer Himself—in a time of great need and anguish—prayed; and even He "spoke the same words.” Very of-ten, in our cases, we do not know how to pray as we ought, (as per Rom. 8:26)—and we tend to say the same things over and over. What matters is that we desire to pour our hearts out to God our Father in prayer. Our loving “Abba" knows how to "interpret” our random babblings through the atonement that Jesus has provided for us, His church.
Therefore, let us not be discouraged if our prayer life is not all that we want it to be. Instead, let us groan out some heartfelt utterings—and know that our gracious and sovereign God will be pleased with them (in Christ alone).
[Puritan quote of the day: "Love was the chain that fastened [Jesus] to the cross.” —Thomas Watson, in, "All Things For Good"]
