Prayer

Psalm 113

Psalm 113

… These verses are taken almost word for word from the prayer of Hannah, 1Sa 2:8. The transition to the "people" is all the more natural, as Hannah …

Psalm 128

Psalm 128

… Israel was a praying petitioner in the days of his wrestling, but he became a prevailing prince, and therein his soul found peace. Yes, all around it is …

Psalm 142

Psalm 142

… There was a voice in his prayer when he used his voice for prayer: it was not vox et praeterea nihil. It was a prayer vivo corde as …

Psalm 81

Psalm 81

… He had never been adored by psalm or prayer in the tongue of Egypt; the Hebrew was the speech known in his sacred house, and the Egyptian was …

Psalm 119

Psalm 119

… Faith prompted this prayer and based it, not upon anything in the praying man, but solely upon the perfection of the God to whom he made supplication. Lord …

Psalm 57

Psalm 57

… We have here prayer, Ps 57:1-6, and praise, Ps 57:7-11. The hunted one takes a long breath of prayer, and when he is fully …

Psalm 45

Psalm 45

… Our prayer should be that of this verse. There is at this moment an apparent suspension of our Lord's former power, we must by importunate prayer call …

Strength in Weakness

… He does not need to pray for the Spirit of God to help him in his preaching; and though he uses the form, one wonders what the prayer …

Psalm 145

Psalm 145

… and inseparable part of genuine and effectual prayer.— Thomas Dale, 1853. Verses 18-19. God's people are a praying people, a generation of seekers, and such commonly …

Stewards

… This is to be done not only by personal talk, but by personal prayer. Dr. Guthrie relates that he called upon a sick man who greatly refreshed his …

The Love Of Jesus—What It Is—None But His Loved Ones Know

Ephesians 3:19

… I remember hearing these expressions once used at a Prayer Meeting. They struck my mind and they still abide in my memory. A Brother had been praying and …

“Thus Saith The Lord:” Or, The Book of Common Prayer Weighed in the Balances of the Sanctuary

Ezekiel 11:15

“Thus Saith The Lord:” Or, The Book of Common Prayer Weighed in the Balances of the Sanctuary A Sermon (No. 591) Delivered on Sunday Morning, Spetember 25th, 1864 …

Baptismal Regeneration

Mark 16:15-16

… My brethren, those are honest Churchmen in this matter who, subscribing to the Prayer Book, believe in baptismal regeneration, and preach it plainly. God forbid that we should …

The Minister in These Times

… You have made an item of praying friends and workers, and so on; but the total sum is just a line of ciphers. What do all these noughts …

Psalm 87

Psalm 87

… in praying, reading some good book, or discoursing on some profitable subject, as in the use of ordinances in public assemblies! They see not but private prayer may …

Psalm 62

Psalm 62

… Expectation is the child of prayer and faith, and is owned of the Lord as an acceptable grace. We should desire nothing but what would be right for …

Psalm 63

Psalm 63

… The morning is the time for dew and freshness, and the psalmist consecrates it to prayer and devout fellowship. The best of men have been betimes on their …

Meeting in the Unfinished Tabernacle

… If we have tried to make ministers more diligent in preaching, we must try to make the churches more earnest in praying. When we have built our new …

Psalm 22

Psalm 22

… If prayer be unanswered it is not because God is unfaithful, but for some other good and weighty reason. If we cannot perceive any ground for the delay …

Light. Fire. Faith. Life. Love.

… I suggest to you all the prayer of a Puritan who, during a debate, was observed to be absorbed in writing. His friends thought he was taking notes …

The “Down-grade” Controversy Foreshadowed

… With deep sympathy do we watch their struggles, praying that they may have strength from above to quit themselves like true men in the contest, and to follow …

Appreciative Correspondents, 1855-1890

… It will be a great disappointment to our friends, but we will turn our anticipations into sympathy and prayer. May He, whose love and wisdom have permitted the …

Psalm 19

Psalm 19

… grace, our prayer, our watchfulness keeps us, but it is in the power of God, his right arm, supports us; we may see David praying to God that …

“Through Much Tribulation”

… There was then no sleepiness or sluggishness in our devotion; we did not then need the whip of command to drive us to labors of prayer; but our …

Psalm 137

Psalm 137

… The captive Israelites being moved by grief to lodge their complaints with God, also added a prayer for his visitation of the nation which meanly sided with their …

Psalm 92

Psalm 92

… morning before praying to their gods. The ancient Romans considered it impious if they had not a little chamber, in their house, appropriated to prayer. Let us take …

Psalm 84

Psalm 84

… come into our Father's presence; in prayer we have secret conference with God; the soul while it is praying, is as it were parleying with God. In …

Psalm 33

Psalm 33

… Here is a large and comprehensive prayer to close with. It is an appeal for mercy , which even joyful believers need; and it is sought for in a …

Psalm 136

Psalm 136

… We are ever needing it, trying it, praying for it, receiving it: therefore let us for ever sing of it. "When all else is changing within and around …

Psalm 51

Psalm 51

… The passage may be read as the voice of faith as well as a prayer, and so it runs—"Thou wilt purge me with hyssop, and I shall …

Psalm 25

Psalm 25

… Prayer from Ps 25:1-7; meditation, Ps 25:8-10; prayer, Ps 25:11; meditation, Ps 25:12-15; prayer, Ps 25:16-22. EXPOSITION Verse 1 …

Psalm 69

Psalm 69

… Or, (a) There is praying beyond prayer: I am weary, etc.; (b) Hoping beyond hope: Mine eyes, etc. G. R. Verse 4. Jesus as the Restorer, the Christian …

Psalm 103

Psalm 103

… Prayer, fervent, heartfelt prayer, had doubtless been previously offered on the part of the Psalmist, and answered by his God. Innumerable blessings had been showered down from above …

Psalm 90

Psalm 90

… fear drive us to God by prayer, that fearing as we ought, we may pray as we are commanded, and praying, we may prevent the wrath of God …

Psalm 89

Psalm 89

… This covenant promise ought to be urged in prayer before the Lord, for the great lack of the church at this time is power. We have everything except …

Psalm 78

Psalm 78

… Their godly speech was cant, their praise mere wind, their prayer a fraud. Their skin deep repentance was a film too thin to conceal the deadly wound of …

Morning, March 22

Mt 26:39

… It was lonely prayer . He withdrew even from his three favoured disciples. Believer, be much in solitary prayer, especially in times of trial. Family prayer, social prayer, prayer …

Evening, November 3

2 Chronicles 30:27

Evening, November 3 Go to Morning Reading “Their prayer came up to His holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.” 2 Chronicles 30:27 Prayer is the never-failing …

The Power Of Prayer And The Pleasure Of Praise

2 Corinthians 1:11

… We have a Prayer Meeting every Monday, and a Prayer Meeting every Saturday, and a Prayer Meeting every morning, but why do we not have a Praise Meeting …

Confession and Absolution

Luke 18:13

… It is not the Unitarian’s prayer—“God be merciful to me,” it is more than that—it is the Christian’s prayer, “God be propitiated towards me …