Denny answers:
You can pray to God as many times a day as you want. He is always listening!
Muslims believe you must pray five times a day in order to go to heaven. But that is not what the Bible teaches.
The Bible teaches that praying to God cannot get you to heaven—neither can reading your Bible, going to church, or trying to be good. Only Jesus can get you to heaven! He died on the cross for sinners who turn from sin to Him in faith.
After a person is saved from sin, he can freely talk to God in prayer (Ephesians 3:12; Hebrews 10:19-22).
You can pray to God anytime during the day, as David prayed at evening, morning, and noon (Psalm 55:17). Jesus often got up early to pray and stayed up late to pray (Mark 1:35; Luke 6:12).
God does not require you to pray a certain number of times a day. If you are a Christian, you will desire to pray to God many times a day! How incredible to get to talk to the Creator of the universe!
Bible Truth
- “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer” (Romans 12:12).
- “Pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:17-18).
- “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should” (Ephesians 6:18-20).
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