Prayer

Psalm 17

Psalm 17

… A prayer of David. David would not have been a man after God's own heart, if he had not been a man of prayer. He was a …

Ben-Hadad'S Escape—An Encouragement For Sinners

1 Kings 20:31-34

… However dull the intellect, this prayer can be understood. And however high the perceptions, this prayer can reach our desires to the full extent—"Your servant says, I …

Zion's Prosperity

Psalm 102:13

… Now and then, he prays for the minister, if called upon at the Prayer Meeting, but he does not regard the minister as his Brother, so he does …

Psalm 67

Psalm 67

… Next, the church begs for a blessing; bless us —a very comprehensive and far reaching prayer. When we bless God we do but little, for our blessings are …

King's Gardens

Nehemiah 3:15

… We see the Son of God in prayer, and as He prays His earnestness gathers strength. He is striving with an unseen enemy—struggling like a man who …

Witnesses for God

Isaiah 43:10

… She and I know how we wrestled together in prayer for a certain sick daughter and how the Lord heard us, so that I rose from my knees …

Morning, July 15

Le 6:13

… Effectual prayer availeth much. Have you nothing to pray for? Let us suggest the Church, the ministry, your own soul, your children, your relations, your neighbours, your country …

Evening, January 20

Ps 119:37

… his body and his soul unite in prayer. “Turn away mine eyes,” says the body: “Quicken thou me,” cries the soul. This is a fit prayer for every …

Morning, May 25

Ps 38:21

… Whether in light or in darkness, in communion or in temptation, we alike need the prayer, “Forsake me not, O Lord.” “Hold thou me up, and I shall …

Evening, March 16

Ps 19:13

Evening, March 16 Go To Morning Reading “Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins.” Psalm 19:13 Such was the prayer of the “man after God’s …

Evening, August 21

Is 45:19

… In our text we have an assurance that God will answer prayer, because he hath “ not said unto the seed of Israel, Seek ye me in vain.” You …

Meeting Of Our Own Church

… The meeting was opened with singing and prayer, after which The Rev. C. H. SPURGEON said before giving up the meeting to the Chairman, I will, as on …

Morning, October 30

Ps 9:1

Morning, October 30 Go To Evening Reading “I will praise thee, O Lord.” Psalm 9:1 Praise should always follow answered prayer; as the mist of earth’s …

Morning, October 18

Ps 65:11

… Prevalence with God in wrestling prayer is sure to make the believer strong—if not happy. The nearest place to the gate of heaven is the throne of …

Joy in Harvest

Isaiah 9:3

… Those who are familiar with the Mercy Seat know that prayer is a reality and that the Doctrine of Divine Answers to Prayer is no fiction! Sometimes God …

Evening, July 2

Ps 28:1

… We must have answers to prayer: ours is an urgent case of dire necessity; surely the Lord will speak peace to our agitated minds, for he never can …

Psalm 56

Psalm 56

… The open mouths of sinners when they rage against us should open our mouths in prayer. We may plead the cruelty of men as a reason for the …

Barriers Broken Down

Romans 10:3

… Oh, that in all our Churches we might feel that while effort without prayer is presumption and prayer without effort is hypocrisy, the holy blending of prayer and …

Good Talk

1 Chronicles 16:9

… To come up to a place that shall be set apart for worship and there to bow the knee in prayer is adoration of the Most High—but …

The Spur

Ecclesiastes 9:10

… And you must be men of prayer, for without prayer no man shall be saved. The sinner's first evidence of salvation is— "Behold he prays!" If there …

The Headstone of the Corner

Psalm 118:22-25

… I close by saying that THE EXALTATION OF CHRIST SUGGESTS A PRAYER. The 25th verse supplies us with it. "Save now, I beseech You, O Lord: O Lord …

The Disowned

Matthew 7:21-23

… A thousand sermons would not prove a man to be a Christian, but one genuine prayer would. It is easy enough to speak to men, but quite another …

Lukewarmness

Revelation 3:15

… We kneel in the attitude of prayer, yet we do not pray! We prattle out certain words, we express thoughts which are not our real desires, we feign …

A Word in Season

Job 22:29

… Oh, yes, may all other gracious exercises be started in prayer, crowned with prayer, and perfected by much prayer. IV. I must now close by noticing some STIMULATING …

Prayer 24 — "Deliver Us from Evil"

O God, let us not be formalists or hypocrites at this time in prayer. We feel how easy it is to bow the head and cover the face …

God's Nearness To Us

Acts 17:27

… Then followed a prayer and during that prayer God worked on the man in the sack, so that he began to cry for mercy! The good people looked …

Presumptuous Sins

Psalm 19:13

… And now I have nearly done—not to weary you by too long a discourse—we shall notice THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THIS PRAYER—“Keep back thy servant also …

God Or Self—Which?

Zechariah 7:5

… How many who frequent the House of Prayer, worship God carelessly? They sing, but with no more heart than if they were singing in their own houses some …

Heaven

1 Corinthians 2:9-10

… Again, how sweetly do we realize heaven, when we assemble in our meetings for prayer . I do not know how my brethren feel at prayer meetings; but they …

Prayer 8 — A Prayer for Holiness

… Our prayer comes back to this. Make us holy. Cleanse the inside and let the outside be clean too. Make us holy, O God. Do this for Christ …

Prayer 12 — On Holy Ground

… We would not do so today, but guided by our Lord's model of prayer, we would first pray for Thy glory and here, great God, we would …

Four Contrasts

Isaiah 43:1-4

… I do not think that length in prayer often ministers to strength in prayer, but those breathings of the soul's desire during the day— "The upward glancing …

The Nobleman's Faith

John 4:46-53

… Though your prayer is only about worldly things and nothing more than a merely natural prayer, yet pray it, for, "He hears the young ravens when they cry …

Ruth's Reward—or, Cheer for Converts

Ruth 2:12

… Wishes are lame, but prayer has legs, yes, wings, with which it runs and even flies, towards God! Wishes are baskets, but prayer fills them with bread! Wishes …

Surveying the Field

Nehemiah 2:12

… You get no money otherwise! So when you go in prayer, the main part of prayer must lie in pleading the promise, "You have said it. You have …

The Agony in Gethsemane

Luke 22:44

… Prayer was the channel of the Redeemer's comfort—earnest, intense, reverent, repeated prayer—and after each time of prayer He seems to have grown quiet and to …

Family Reformation—or, Jacob's Second Visit to Bethel

Genesis 35:1

… Where you lost your joy you will find it, for it remains where you left it! If you have neglected your prayer closet. If you have ceased from …

The Man Greatly Beloved

Daniel 10:19

… It is no small token of God's love to a man if the man lives in the spirit of prayer—if he delights himself in prayer and …

The Horns of the Altar

1 Kings 2:30

… But yet, if you think that the reading of a form of prayer in your household, or even the use of extempore prayer, is a thing to be …

Their Desired Haven

Psalm 107:30

… So He brings them to their desired haven." They are greatly troubled, but it drives them to prayer—prayer gets its answer and so they get Christ! I …