Prayer

Royal Homage

Revelation 4:10

… So it is, but praising is the end of praying—the result which is to come out of it all. It is that for which praying exists, that …

A Threefold Slogan

Luke 10:44

… To obtain one thing, one comprehensive blessing from Heaven, has been the objective of many a saintly prayer, like that of David, "Unite my heart to fear Your …

The Stone Rolled Away

Matthew 28:2

… to succor you in all your temptations, seeing He ever lives to make intercession for you, He is able to save you to the uttermost—therefore, do not …

The Smoke Of Their Torments

Genesis 19:27

… to check the rising passion of your vehement desire. Prayer is a fire that needs stirring. And intercession is a holy wrestling in which practice alone can make …

The Family Likeness

Romans 8:14

… spoken of as "helping our infirmities" in prayer, teaching us what we should pray for as we ought and "making intercession for us, or in us, according to …

A Song at the Wellhead

Numbers 21:16-18

… pray for as I ought! You make intercession for me with groans that cannot be uttered. You need in prayer not the well so much as the springing …

The Almighty Warrior

Psalm 45:3-5

… trust that all Believers here will turn it into a prayer and that while you are praying, God will give you the answer and bless the message to …

David's Dying Prayer

Psalm 72:10

… his glory; Amen, and Amen.” Yes, it is a great prayer, but we mean it. We are praying against Juggernaut, and against Budha, and against every form and …

The Day of Atonement

Leviticus 16:34

… it is a holy prayer, for God the Holy Spirit dictates it, but then it is an unholy prayer, for we have uttered it, and that which cometh …

Christ Asleep in the Vessel

Mark 4:38

… Dear Friend, never give up praying! The poor soul has been crying, "Lord help me!" It is the right prayer. Brother, keep on at it. But it seems …

Early Religious Impressions

… s prayer, and some of the words of that prayer we shall never forget, even when our hair is gray. I remember, on one occasion, her praying thus …

The Blood of Christ's Covenant

Zechariah 9:11

… all the praying in the world cannot produce a single drop of rain!" But faith can clearly see where reason is blind—and the prayer of faith moves …

The Honored Guest

Luke 19:6

… King if you would enjoy all the Grace of His priestly mediation and intercession! There was also a thorough heartiness on the part of Zaccheus in receiving Christ …

Psalm 116

Psalm 116

… Our sense of the value of prayer has become so intense that we cannot cease praying. Verses 1, 2, 9. If you cast your eyes on the first …

God's Unspeakable Gift

2 Corinthians 9:15

… and He was numbered with the transgressors; and He bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. Thanks be unto God for this great Sacrifice!

A Definite Challenge for Definite Prayer

Mark 10:51

… PRAYING WITH A DIRECT OBJECTIVE. This poor man was not allowed to pray in general. "You Son of David, have mercy upon me!" A very proper prayer, and …

Faith First, Confession Following

Romans 10:10

… Sacrifice we rely for pardon of all our sins and upon whose constant intercession we depend for our preservation unto the end. We confess Christ before men as …

A Call To Worship

Zechariah 8:21

… A vastly larger amount of prayer ought to be among us than at present and if the Lord visits us graciously He will set us praying without ceasing …

The Curse Removed

Galatians 3:13

… I may stand here one moment under the curse and then, if the Spirit shall quicken me, and I breathe a prayer to Heaven—if by faith I …

Man's Scorn and God's Succor

Job 16:20

… My dear Hearer, if you cannot get peace, do not cease praying until you have obtained it. If you long for your sins to be pardoned and have …

The Lord'S Care Of His People

Zechariah 2:8

… and wholly upon the merit of Jesus' blood and the power of His intercession in Heaven, you are saved. Go your way, your sins are forgiven. You are …

A Prophetic Warning

Matthew 24:12

… present day would have said that prayer was useless under such conditions—not so the great Teacher and Example of His praying people—He taught that such a …

'The Old Testament 'Prodigal'

2 Chronicles 33:12

… Hezekiah "worked that which was good, and right, and truth before the Lord his God." He was a man mighty in prayer and found deliverance thereby in the …

Lessons From a Dovecot

Isaiah 60:8

… Brothers and Sisters, you who know how to pray, join with me in praying for conversions tonight that before the unsaved sleep, they may come to Jesus and …

Good Cheer for Christians

Isaiah 25:6

… Believers, while engaged in prayer and praise, in service and in suffering, are enabled by the Holy Spirit to hold high converse with their Lord. Do not imagine …

'That Day' and Its Disclosure

2 Timothy 1:18

… added to all other ways of showing his gratitude, that of praying for him—praying the prayer which we have here put on record in the Book of …

Gratitude for Great Deliverances

Psalm 102:19-22

… Sincere suppliants are not content with praying for praying's sake. They desire to really reach the ear and heart of Jehovah. "Hear my prayer, O Lord, and …

A Day to Be Remembered

Luke 19:9

… You are still on praying ground. A prayer will yet find God. A traveler tells us that when he was in the East, he saw the procession of …

Mourning at the Sight of the Crucified

Luke 23:48

… He ever lives to make intercession for us and He shall shortly come with angelic bands surrounding Him to judge the quick and the dead. The argument for …

Jesus Only

Matthew 17:8

… Who would prefer the slayer of the priests to the Saviour of men? The top of Carmel was glorious when its intercession brought the rain for Israel, but …

Letters to Father and Mother, January to June, 1850

… We have a pretty good attendance at prayer-meetings; but so few praying men, that I am constantly called upon….. “One of our Deacons, Mr.———, is constantly inviting …

Secondhand

John 18:34

… real prayer, offered in the name of Jesus Christ, will not be heard even in their case! I am certain that there is not a praying man anywhere …

The Procession of Sorrow

John 19:16

… was numbered with the transgressors, and bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.” But further, my brethren; this, I think, is the great lesson …

Soul Satisfaction

Psalm 35:3

… Rather let me show you how it embodies a prayer of the Psalmist for the full assurance of faith. He is asking that, having believed in God, he …

Plenary Absolution

Psalm 103:12

… again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us." Be glad in the Lord, you pardoned ones!— "Shout, Believer, to your …

The Lamb In Glory

Revelation 5:6

… He is risen, He forever lives to make intercession for us and we need to know the power of His life. We see Him as a lamb—"as …

Solitude, Silence, Submission

Lamentations 3:28

… Yet we must never forget that "Prayer is the breath of God in men, returning from where it came." And "Praying breath is never spent in vain." 57 …

Gathering in the Chosen

Jeremiah 31:8

… They shall come with weeping, and with supplications I will lead them.Weeping and prayer go well together. There is no prayer like a wet prayer saturated with …

Christ Seen as God's Salvation

Luke 2:30

… a lamb that has been slain, pleading with His never ceasing, ever-prevalent intercession. I would like to bid your faith anticipate the day when He shall come …

Prepare To Meet Your God

Amos 4:12

… again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us." But you have not heard the Counselor through yet, for as He …