 Learn True Prayer
3. And when you pray, you should not be like the hypocrites who like to pray in the synagogues and on the corners of the streets, so that they may be seen by the people. Verily, I say to you, they already have their reward.
4. But when you pray, go into your chamber and when you have shut the door, pray to your heavenly Father who is hidden away; and the hidden One, who sees into that which is hidden, will publicly acknowledge it. (Chap. 26:3-4)
Christ explains, corrects
and deepens the word:
When you pray, withdraw into a quiet chamber and immerse deeply into your inner being; for the Spirit of the Father, whose temple you are, dwells in you.
If you pray just to be seen or so that your neighbor may think you are pious and devout, then I say to you that this is not devoutness, but false piety; it is hypocrisy. Such externalized prayers are without power. The one who prays just from his lips or to be seen sins against the Holy Spirit, for he misuses holy words for his own self-interest.
Recognize that: If you address God in prayer and do not fulfill in your life what you have prayed for, that is, if your prayers are only a display of your ego and do not come from the depths of your soul and are not inspired by the love for God, then you sin against the Holy Spirit. This is the greatest sin.
When your prayers do not flow selflessly from your heart, it would be better not to pray and to first become aware of your thoughts and human desires and to gradually give them over to Me – so that the selfless love that is in you will grow and you will be able to pray from the heart. Then your prayers will be gradually inspired and imbued by the love for God and for your neighbor.
“... and the hidden One, who sees into what is hidden, will publicly acknowledge it” means that your thoughts of light and your power-filled prayers, which are inspired by the love for God, will still bear fruit in this world. You will be allowed to recognize your seed of love and many will also recognize you as a source of love.
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»Die Bergpredigt«
Als Jesus von Nazareth gab Christus uns die Bergpredigt und Er erläutert und vertieft sie heute durch Sein Propehtisches Wort in Seinem großen Offenbarungswerk: »Das ist Mein Wort, Alpha und Omega, Das Evangelium Jesu. Die Christus-Offenbarung, welche inzwischen die wahren Christen in aller Welt kennen«
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