Category: way

What is prayer?

Ruth Kirk

Pray continually (1 Thessalonians 5:17; NIV).

1. What is prayer?
The Lord our God knows
Every thought we have.

2. What is prayer?
The Lord our God sees
Everything we do.

3. What is prayer?
The Lord our God hears
Every word we say.

4. So prayer is sharing everything
With God,
Along the way.

References

1. You know my thoughts even when I’m far away (Psalm 139:2; NLT).

2. You know everything I do (Psalm 139:3; NLT).

3. You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord (Psalm 139:4; NLT).

4. You desire honesty from the womb (Psalm 51:6; NLT).

They will pray day and night, continually (Isaiah 62:6; NLT).

Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion (Ephesians 6:18; NLT).

You have shown me the way of life, and you will fill me with the joy of your presence (Acts 2:28; NLT).

The breath of life

Ruth Kirk

1. Lord,
You are the Breath of Life:
Our flesh, our bones, our blood;
Our strength, our mind, our heartbeat,
Our spirit, and our love.

2. Lord,
You are the Bread of Life:
Our water, and our wine;
Our land, our flocks, our shelter,
Our harvest, and our vine.

3. Lord,
You are the Light of Life:
Our lantern, staff, and rod;
Our way, our guide, our Shepherd,
Our Saviour, and our God.

4. Lord,
You are the Book of Life:
Our crucible, our soul;
Our faith, our hope, our passion,
Our dawning, and our goal.

References

1. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person (Genesis 2:7; NLT).

2. I am the bread of life (John 6:48; NLT).

3. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life
(John 8:12; NIV).

4. I will never erase their names from the Book of Life (Revelation 3:5; NLT).

Fire

Ruth Kirk

1. I love you, Father –
You’re the fire
That burns within my breast.

2. I love you, Father –
You’re the peace
That sets my mind at rest.

3. I love you, Father –
You’re the light
That shows my heart the way.

4. I love you, Father –
You’re the truth
That helps my soul to pray.

References

1. God is a consuming fire (Deuteronomy 4:24; NIV).
Didn’t our hearts burn within us as he talked with us? (Luke 24:32; NLT).

2. The Lord is peace (Judges 6:24; NLT).
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28; NIV).

3. God is light (1 John 1:5; NLT).
Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path (Psalm 119:105; NLT).

4. The Spirit is truth (1 John 5:6; NKJV).
The Spirit helps us in our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words (Romans 8:26; NLT).