Worship Devotional - "Prayer: The Path to Fellowship"

Key Scripture: "You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him." - John 4:22-24

Reflection God allows you to pray not primarily so you can get things from Him, but so you can fellowship with Him. This distinction transforms everything about your prayer life. The part God loves most is the fellowship that prayer enables you to have with Him. The part you tend to love most is the answers that prayer brings. But what if God's true desire is relationship before results?

Jesus taught His disciples to open their prayer with "our Father," addressing God in the most intimate way possible. A revelation of God as your Father is the key to approaching Him in prayer and is also the foundation of worship. When you understand that prayer is primarily about relationship, you'll stop rushing into His presence with your shopping list of requests.