God's power

An important part of prayer is acknowledging our lack of power or cleverness. And along those lines, we also must acknowledge the only thing that does possess power -- God.

Therefore, in our prayers, let us recall God's words in Deuteronomy 32:39 (NLT),

There is no other god but me! I am the one who kills and gives life; I am the one who wounds and heals; no one can be rescued from my powerful hand!

Hearing those words, we should feel a combination of fear and joy, which brings us to the famous words in Psalm 2:11 (NLT) that should always govern our prayers,

Serve the LORD with reverent fear,

and rejoice with trembling.