“But seeing the wind, he became frightened, and when he began to sink, he cried out, saying, ‘Lord, save me!’” Matthew 14:30
“Lord, save me!”—This is one of the shortest prayers in the Bible, just three words.
Notice whom Peter calls upon: Lord. And what he asks for: save me. Peter turns to the only one who can give him what he needs—salvation. No other words were needed. It wasn’t necessary to quote scriptures or use eloquent language.
Peter was sinking, and in his danger, that short prayer came naturally and spontaneously. Many words are not necessary in prayer. When a person senses the danger they are facing and has no hope or expectations from anywhere else, they pray sincerely without a thought of sounding eloquent.
The urgency and awareness of danger compel us to pray briefly and directly. When the enemy brings the temptation of sin, the person who desires holiness will be specific in their need and ask the Lord to deliver them from that particular sin.
I love Spurgeon's words on this subject: “A sense of need is a mighty teacher of brevity. If our prayers had less of the tail feathers of pride and more wing, they would be all the better.”
From my diary,
October 17, 2024
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