I pray to pull those things of God down from heaven, through Christ, that I may ultimately be pulled up. In this he teaches how to pray for others so that they too can have heaven pulled down for them in order that they might be raised up.
Jesus spent the whole night praying before he called the twelve disciples to journey with him. It was a deep, long, drawn out conversation with God. How can we get past the business of our lives to pray like this?
Jesus, in the communion text in Matthew 26:26-29, is giving thanks over the bread and the cup which will come to represent for the world for the rest of time, his broken body and shed blood. And yet, he give thanks over them.
If Jesus came into your life today, would you be caught off guard or would you RISE in praise and thanksgiving and yell, “That’s my Savior!” Celebrate with us this Easter!