Prayer

Psalm 133

Psalm 133

… If God be one, let all that profess him be of one mind, and one heart, and thus fulfil Christ's prayer, "that they all may be one …

The New Song and the Old Story

Psalm 96:1-3

… It was reported, in the newspaper, that he uttered the finest prayer that had ever been offered to a Boston audience! I am afraid there is a good …

Beggars Becoming Princes

1 Samuel 2:8

… Not so low, however, as to prevent her from constantly praying to God. Her prayers were heard and when she came up to the Lord's House, the …

The Bridgeless Gulf

Luke 16:26

… O my Hearer, do you hear this? Not only will there be no public congregations, no Sabbaths, no houses of prayer, but there shall be no private messengers …

With Golden Band Girded

Revelation 1:13

… prayed earnestly and worked so zealously, they are all going to leave off praying and preaching, too, when the State pay is stopped! So all the piety towards …

Hiding Among the Stuff

1 Samuel 10:22-23

… praying men and women who can do wonders that we cannot. We are in a pinch—God hears and delivers us in our necessities—He is a prayer …

The Sparrow and the Swallow

Psalm 84:3

… Believing parents cry, with Thomas Hastings— "God of mercy, hear our prayer For the children You have given! Let them all Your blessings share, Grace on earth, and …

A Christmas Question

Isaiah 9:6

… that he had a soul; but all the time he was preaching, and praying, and working, more like a man that had two souls than none. When he …

The Welcome Visitor

John 11:28-32

… Sometimes we feel as if we could not bring ourselves to prayer. But it is so sweet. "Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask Him." There …

A Word with those who Wait for Signs and Wonders

Luke 11:29

… greatest pleasure at the Prayer Meetings, then I could put my trust in Christ and there would be some hope for me!" Now, praying fluently is sometimes only …

The Water and the Blood

John 19:34

… His sufferings! I leave that view of this wound of Christ with you, praying that it may nerve your hearts with a glorious courage as you see Jesus …

Spiritual Religion

John 6:63

… And after I have said a certain prayer over that wine, it becomes His actual blood." "Well," we reply to him, "it is very singular, and you certainly …

The Solar Eclipse

Isaiah 45:7

… The Hindoos still believe that a great dragon swallows the sun, and they may be seen by thousands plunging into their sacred river, the Ganges, praying to the …

"Beautiful Forever"

Psalm 149:4

… Another of the meek ones was Stephen, whose dying prayer for his murderers proves how meek and forgiving he was. It is written of him that when he …

The Unrivalled Friend

Proverbs 17:17

… Jesus, our Friend, was loving to us then, taking delight in those penitential tears, putting them into His bottle, telling the angels that we were praying and making …

The Fruitless Vine

Ezekiel 15:1-2

… And then there is the fruitless professor, who, when he is asked to pray at the prayer meeting, never does so; and who neglects family prayer. We will …

A Message From God To His Church And People

Habakkuk 3:2

… It is an admirable preparation for prayer, first to hearken diligently to what God the Lord shall speak, and then to be obedient to His commands. He who …

A Song Concerning Loving Kindnesses

Isaiah 63:7

… First, we should do this that we may have pleas in prayer. This is the best way of praying. "Lord, you have done this for Your servant. You …

Enquirers and Converts (Continued)

… The more anyone talked to him about the things of God, the worse he became ; even prayer seemed but to excite him to more fearful despondency. In the …

A Blessed Wonder

Matthew 8:10

… need Jesus to come to the house and say a word, or offer prayer, or even to touch the sick with His hand. "No, Master," said he, "there …

Danger. Safety. Gratitude.

… While they have been praying, I have been lifted up in devotion to the very gates of Heaven! And if anyone had said to me that they would …

The Lesson of Uzza

1 Chronicles 13:8

… The prayer may be most appropriate so far as the language of it is concerned, yet it may fail to reach the ear of the Lord God of …

Martha and Mary

Luke 10:41-42

… As you are anxiously praying the Lord to bless the Word to their souls, you, too, may sometimes get into such an anxious state as to be like …

A Frail Leaf

Job 13:25

… In one minute You could take away hope from every one of us now in this House of Prayer." Some there are who are in the house of …

A Young Man's Vision

Acts 2:17

… The power of prayer can never be overrated. They who cannot serve God by preaching need not regret it if they can be mighty in prayer. The true …

Free Will—A Slave

John 5:40

… You have heard a great many Arminian sermons, I dare say; but you never heard an Arminian prayer—for the saints in prayer appear as one in word …

Preaching for the Poor

… She was on her knees at a chair, praying, wrestling with God. Everything in the room had on it the stamp of poverty. There was the mean coverlet …

A Remarkable Benediction

Deuteronomy 33:16

… There have been singular occurrences which the mere reader of history cannot understand, but there is a number still alive who wait upon God in prayer, and they …

"Blessed in Him"

Psalm 72:17

… One of the marks of sovereignty is the king's visage upon the coinage of the realm, and the use of His name in public prayer. And Christ …

The Minister's Trumpet Blast and Church Member's Warning

Hosea 8:1

… There are some who are always at the meetings for prayer, but I cannot conceal from myself the fact that there are many whose faces I never see …

Safe, Though Surrounded By Sin

Psalm 28:1

… It was prayer—prayer with an earnest cry. He felt as if he were slipping and he cried, "Lord, grasp me, hold me! Arrest the sliding of these …

Search the Scriptures

Isaiah 8:20

… This seems likely to become the age of preaching, rather than the age of praying. We now see everywhere large congregations assembling in halls and abbeys to listen …

Broken Bones

Psalm 51:8

… He did not ordain morning prayer and vespers, or so much as a formal prayer for the day! But He did say to His disciples—"Go you into …

God's Time for Comforting

Psalm 119:82

… who do nothing for Him may be miserable! "That is a very unkind prayer," say some of you. No, it is not, for it is meant for your …

The Good Shepherd

Psalm 23:1

… I have heard Arminianism in preaching and talking, but I have never heard any Arminian praying. In fact, I do not think there can be any prayer of …

The Beginning, Increase, and End of the Divine Life

Job 8:7

… Look at such-an-one, how he preaches the truth with power, what fluency he has in prayer, what service he undertakes! But I—I am such a …

Exceeding Gladness

Psalm 21:6

… accepted! God is hearing my prayer. I may ask what I will and it shall be done unto me. I am not praying like a stranger; I am …

The Loaded Wagon

Amos 2:13

… We come with gratitude to God, thanking Him for the harvest, blessing Him for so much of favorable weather and praying Him to continue the same till the …

Witnessing at the Cross

Luke 23:39-43

… give you the faith which set this thief a praying in so excellent a fashion! Observe that his prayer was for a spiritual blessing only. The other thief …

A Divine Challenge!

Exodus 8:1

… I am still on praying ground and pleading terms and now, God helping me, I will begin to think." And when you begin to think, you will begin …