SIMPLE PRAYER #1 - THE JESUS PRAYER

"O Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner". This short prayer is the most famous prayer in the history of the Christian Church - It is known as "The Jesus Prayer". Within it is the whole of the Gospel Truth. This little prayer is a summary of the Gospels. Addressing Jesus as Lord expresses your faith in His Divinity, and His equality with the Father. Naming Jesus, the Christ, expresses that you have faith that He is the Messiah, the Anointed One. And saying/praying the Name of Jesus expresses your faith in Him as your Savior, for that is the very meaning of His Name (Matthew 1:21), and "Neither is there salvation in any other; for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved" (Acts 4:12). Addressing Jesus as the "Son of God" expresses your faith in the Holy Trinity, "For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily" (Colossians 2:9). Asking mercy expresses your faith in His steadfast love, and His healing compassion. You are requesting that He would pour into your soul the Anointing Oil of the Holy Spirit (Luke 10:34). And finally, by acknowledging that you are a sinner you are clothing yourself with humility, and expressing a heart of repentance and faith in Jesus as your God, your Lord, your Messiah, your Savior, and your Healer. Let this simple prayer open up for you the infinite riches of God.