Prayer is one of the most important things we can do to draw closer to God. When we pray, we acknowledge God’s power and goodness as well as realizing our own dependence upon Him.
The disciples understood the importance of prayer, and they asked Yeshua to teach them how to pray. They didn’t ask Him how to preach, or how to heal, or how to cast out demons, but they asked Him how to pray. They saw the way Yeshua prayed and how often He prayed, they realized how much He valued prayer, and they wanted to pray like Him.
The early Church taught people to pray at the time of the daily sacrifices, in the morning, at noon, and in the evening. We see this pattern in Scripture as well.
“Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, And He shall hear my voice.”
– Psalm 55:17
Disciples make prayer a priority in their life because Yeshua made prayer a priority.
