*DAILY DEW 15/NOVEMBER/2023* *PRAYER--A LOVE LANGUAGE* (4) _Key Bible Text:_ *"But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Be not ye therefore like unto them: FOR YOUR FATHER KNOWETH WHAT THINGS YE HAVE NEED OF, BEFORE YE ASK HIM."* (Matthew 6:7-8 (KJV)) _Bible Insight:_ During my courtship days, some of the gist, on some days,were the usual ones, with nothing extra ordinary. We just replayed how the day had gone and sometimes, the day had worn a uniform with nothing extra to pick on for more elaborations. Sometimes on such days, just to elongate the session, we can go back to things that had happened on other days that we probably hadn't share about or we pick on some future ideas or aspirations to talk about. Significantly, the gist was good all the same and nothing dry at all. The company we kept, the staying on the phone talking, the catching up generally, even if it involved some repetitions or a lot, was all okay and enjoyable to us. It was not vain repetitions. What God is against is vain repetitions, with emphasis on, as the Gentiles do. See I Kings 18:25-29 for an example of classic gentile repetitions. But again take a look at verse 8: our Father knows what we need before we ask. This again buttresses the point that I have been making. Just like my wife and I enjoyed our daily company, even when we knew some gists would be similar to what we had discussed before, God wants our company in the place of prayer, even when he already knows what we need before we ask. That screams love relationship to me. Prayer is indeed a love language! _MEDITATION:_ *When your perspective about prayer changes from simply asking for what you need or want to a time when you build on your relationship with God, gaining intimacy, you will look forward to every prayer time and will feel bad whenever you miss it* *#David_Joshua_Egbochuo* *#Daily_Wisdom_for_living* *#Becoming_More_Like_Jesus* *#The_Rise_of_An_Army* *#Daily_Dew_Devotional* *#Hello_NOVEMBER,2023* ❤ Links To Visit: *FB Pages* https://www.facebook.com/DavidJoshuaEgbochuo/ https://www.facebook.com/thedavidgen/ https://www.facebook.com/THEREVIVALCORPS/ *Telegram Group:* https://t.me/joinchat/NzXQlVc9Hx7LfaRSnh9fHg Feel Free to Share with Friends. God bless you...