Every Breathing Thing - Praise Jah! ?

[Bible Speaks]

"Every breathing thing—let it praise Jah. Praise Jah!" (Psalms 150:6)

“Be Vigilant With a View to Prayers”

CARRY ON EVERY TYPE OF PRAYER

What are some types of prayer?

When Paul wrote to the Ephesians, he mentioned “every form of prayer.” (Ephesians 6:18) 

When we pray to Jehovah, we often ask him to give us what we need and to help us solve our problems. The Bible says that he is the “Hearer of prayer,” and because he loves us, he listens when we ask for help. (Psalm 65:2) 

But when we pray, we should not only ask for the things we need. We should also praise Jehovah, thank him, and supplicate him.

Why should we often praise Jehovah in our prayers?

There are many reasons why we should praise Jehovah in our prayers. For example, we want to praise him when we think of “his works of mightiness” and “the abundance of his greatness.” (Read Psalm 150:1-6.) 

Just look at Psalm 150. In six verses, it mentions praising Jehovah 13 times. Another writer of the Psalms showed his deep love for Jehovah when he sang: “Seven times in the day I have praised you because of your righteous judicial decisions.” (Psalm 119:164) 

Jehovah surely deserves to be praised. So we should praise him in our prayers “seven times in the day,” that is, very often.

Another type of prayer is thanksgiving. In his letter to the Christians in the city of Philippi, Paul wrote: “Do not be anxious over anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication along with thanksgiving let your petitions be made known to God.” (Philippians 4:6) 

Because we live in the last days of Satan’s world and are surrounded by people who are “unthankful,” it is important for us to thank Jehovah from our heart for all of his blessings so that we do not become like the world. (2 Timothy 3:1, 2) 

Supplication is sincere prayer with intense emotion. What may we supplicate Jehovah for? We can ask Jehovah for his help when we are being persecuted or when we have an illness that threatens our life. At times like these, it is understandable that we would beg Jehovah for help. But should we do this only when we are being persecuted or when we are sick?

Supplicate God for his name to be sanctified and for his Kingdom to remove Satan’s rule from the earth. This is also the time to pray to Jehovah to have his will done on earth as it is being done in heaven. So we should stay vigilant and use all types of prayer.

"PRAY CONTINUALLY”

God’s new world is near, and our salvation is closer than we may think. This is not the time to fall asleep spiritually.

We should never allow this world to take away the time we need to be alone to pray to Jehovah. Instead, we need to “be vigilant with a view to prayers.” If we do that, it will help us to have “holy acts of conduct and deeds of godly devotion” as we wait for the day of Jehovah. (2 Peter 3:11, 12) 

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