Matthew Henry: Piercing Heaven – Puritan’s Prayers

Father, you have commanded us to pray always, with thanksgiving, and to never stop praying for all the believers.

You have commanded us to continue in prayer, and in everything, by prayer and supplication, to make our requests known to you.

You have directed us to ask, seek, and knock. And you have promised that we will receive, we will find, and it will be opened to us.

You have appointed us a great high priest, in whose name we may come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may find mercy and grace to help in time of need.

You have assured us that while the sacrifice of the wicked is an atrocity, you delight in the prayer of the upright. The praise of the upright glorifies you, and their sacrifice of thanksgiving will please you.

You are the one who hears prayer, so we come to you. You tell us to seek your face, and our hearts answer: we will seek you!

Should a people not seek their God? Where else would we go, but to you? You have the words of eternal life.

Amen.