NSBT Calling on the Name of the Lord: A Biblical Theology of Prayer

Gary Millar | IVP Academic

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David Burke
A different kind of book on prayer

There many good and useful books on prayer, most of which offer a topical coverage of motivations, good practices and such like. "Calling on the Name of the Lord "complements these by offering a Biblical theology of prayer.

Millar starts from Genesis 4:26 and tracks the topic of prayer in its unfolding development through to Rev 22:20. His key point is that prayer is an act calling on God to keep his promises which are centred on the gospel of Jesus.

Taken seriously this reshapes the focus of prayer away from the person praying and their desires and needs. Instead, prayer is God-centred. That makes better sense of praying 'in the name of Jesus' than the common practice of using the word 'Jesus' like a PIN to access God and get what we want from the heavenly ATM.

This is a good book to shift the focus on prayer to God.