JUNIA Magazine Issue 03

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And His times of prayer weren’t
always simply for the teaching or
modeling for others. There are
many instances when Jesus drew
away to pray without anyone else
present (Matt. 14:23; Luke 5:16).
We don’t know what He prayed
during those times, and He didn’t
see the need to always record
His intimate conversations with
His Father. We just know it was
important enough to Jesus that He
orchestrated moments to be alone
in His prayers.
Other times He modeled prayer
for others, such as when He
instructed His disciples in what
we now know as the Lord’s Prayer
(Matt. 6:9–14). He also prayed
at key moments ‐ such as the
resurrection of Lazarus ‐ in a way
that benefited those around Him:
So they took away the stone.
Then Jesus looked up and said,
“Father, I thank you that you have
heard me. I knew that you always
hear me, but I said this for the
benefit of the people standing
here, that they may believe that
you sent me” (John 11:41–42).
We also notice that Jesus’ prayers
were often full of emotion and
agony. It’s one more indicator that,
yes, Jesus needed to pray:
During the days of Jesus’ life on
earth, he offered up prayers and
petitions with fervent cries and
tears to the one who could save
him from death, and he was heard
because of his reverent submission
(Heb. 5:7).
You can’t study the life of Jesus
without concluding that prayer
was - and is - a critical component
of His life. He modeled it, pursued
it, and was passionate about it.
And now He has the assignment of
fulltime intercession at the throne
of God: “Christ Jesus who died ‐
more than that, who was raised
to life ‐ is at the right hand of God
and is also interceding for us.”
(Rom. 8:34).
He is, after all, the Greatest
Intercessor.
How Else Did Jesus Pray?
What are some other general
things that Jesus prayed about?
Whatever Jesus prayed about