15 Sep 2015
Matthew 23:14
Matthew 23:14: “Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows’ houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.”
Notice that Jesus is not a fan of long prayers! There are some people who like to go on and on and on when they pray – not because they have a lot to say, but because they think that long prayers are somehow “more spiritual” than short ones. Praying a long time, they think, is proof that they are Really Something.
As you can see, God hates this. Praying long, empty prayers for the purpose of impressing others was something that earned the Pharisees greater damnation. Stop and think about that. Your long prayers are not impressing God.