Here we have what some may consider an oxymoron. When Jesus taught on prayer He mentioned several important aspects. Amongst those is this comment about praying – “Don’t pray like the Pharisees, making a show and calling attention to themselves. God knows your needs before you pray.”
What then is the purpose of praying? Why bother if God already knows? First of all that, kind of question really misses he point. If God is truly our Father as we claim, then we should not consider it a “have to” situation. Talking to our Father should be a joy and something to be excited about.
Leaving that though, what is the comfort of praying when God already knows what we need? There should be great comfort that God knows what we need before we start praying. Why, because He knows what we need instead of what we want. When we pray we can do so with the knowledge that even though we don’t know the difference, God knows the difference between what we want and what we need. What we want can get us into trouble. God loves us so that He does not always give us what we want. He knows what we need and that is what He promises to provide.
When we pray we can rest that He knows what our needs our. That allows us to enjoy our time with Him.
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