We came to a field and there was a problem. It was because of necessity that we looked into the Bible for positions of prayer.
We read of them bowing the head and worshipping God. We read this of Abraham’s servant and when Moses spoke to the people. At the Passover they were told when the children asked why they kept the Passover they were to tell the story of the first Passover when they “bowed their head.” God honors people when they bow their head.
We read of kneeling in the Psalms and kneeling at the dedication of the temple. Paul prayed beside the seashore as he knelt on his knees.
People knelt on their knees with their face to the ground. Elijah was in that position when he was praying at the time the rain came. It was the effectual fervent prayer on his knees with his face to the ground.
To pray looking up is in order. Stephen looked up and saw heaven open.
Jesus, in Mark 11, spoke of standing to pray. “When ye stand praying, forgive…” We are satisfied that when you stand to pray, God hears your prayers. Many are the helpful moments of prayer in a convention and special meeting when we stand to pray.
The fifth is when David had that experience and Nathan said, “The little child shall die.” David lay on the ground all night in prayer begging God would not take the child. God heard and answered, but he answered in the negative because the message from the prophet was, “The child shall die.”
Look up the short prayers that God answered. It wasn’t so much the position as it was the attitude. Peter didn’t think of getting on his knees when he was sinking in the water. One prayed, “Lord hear me.” One said, “Lord, help me.” One said, “Lord, save me.” One said, “Lord, remember me.” We need a deeper gratitude for the privilege of prayer.
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