Reply To: Chidushim on Daf Yomi

ברכות ז,ב

The Sefer Beis Elokim from the Rav Mabit in Tefila, 2 explains the meaning of:
לעולם יסדר אדם שבחו של מקום ואחר כך יתפלל, does Hashem ch’v need flattery? Avraham Avinu came to realize that when we daven we must keep in mind that Hashem is the Master of the Universe and only he can fulfill our needs. Therefore the reading and writing of Hashem is integrated into one. If we want a matnas chinom we must be aware of this. It says in Shulchan Aruch O’CH 98,5 that a person should not daven because of his good deeds that he has because then they will examine his behavior and actions.-