Prayer

Confirming the Witness of Christ

1 Corinthians 1:6

… He will say, "Ah, go and tell those who know no better!" But I say that I have proved the power of prayer a hundred times because I …

Hosanna!

Matthew 2:19

… Luther was greatly encouraged when he found that the children met together for prayer. He said, "God will hear them. The devil himself cannot defeat us now that …

Strength And Recovery

Zechariah 10:12

… He is willing to strengthen you and He will effectually do it in answer to prayer. This strength shall be Divinely bestowed upon you—it shall come directly …

The Lord Chiding His People

Psalm 103:9

… Then there will happen to you a great withdrawal of power in prayer. You used to ask and have—but now you are made to wait and knock …

Our Lord's Last Cry from the Cross

Luke 23:46

… Be all gentleness, kindness and love—and be this your prayer, "Father, forgive them." The next duty is taken from the second cry, namely, that of penitence and …

The Danger Of Doubting

1 Samuel 27:1

… It seems to us that David had put off prayer. In every other action of David's you find some hint that he asked counsel of the Lord …

A Welcome Discovery

Genesis 21:19

… But look here, do you know what prayer is? Do you think that prayer consists in the attitude of the body, or the ordering of the speech, or …

The Parent's and Pastor's Joy

… I will tell you why this is peculiarly the great joy of some Christian parents—it is because they have made it a subject of importunate prayer. That …

Causes and Cure of Fainting

Isaiah 40:29

… Is the path to your secret place of prayer overgrown? Do you seldom retire for private fellowship with your God? Has your heart forgotten your privilege of momentary …

The Luther Sermon at Exeter Hall

Galatians 5:6

… Again, Luther's faith abounded in prayer. What supplications they were! Those who heard them tell us of his tears, his wrestling, his holy arguments. He would go …

The Necessity of Growing Faith

2 Thessalonians 1:3

… My prayer, at the commencement of this discourse, is that we may, each of us, rise out of our little faith into the loftier region of assurance, so …

Nothing But Leaves

Mark 11:13

… Find a man anywhere who is a true servant of God, and before he united himself with the Church, or attempted to engage in public prayer, or to …

The Death of Moses

Deuteronomy 34:5

… Who would wish to forbid the Lord to call home His own when He wills? The sentence was not to be averted by prayer. Moses tells us that …

Prayer 9 — Glorious Liberty

… Our first prayer is for others who as yet are in bondage. We thank Thee, Lord, that Thou hast given them the spirit of bondage and made them …

New Uses for Old Trophies

2 Kings 11:10

… If the first prayer did not help him, he prayed again; if an hour’s prayer did not bring him peace, he would pray two hours; and all …

Grieve Not the Holy Spirit

Ephesians 4:30

… Your lack of prayer, your lack of love, your deficiency in generosity—all these may be sad injuries to the Church of God—and therefore is the loving …

God's Hidden Ones

Psalm 83:3

… Breathe a prayer for them, now! Say, "Lord, help Your hidden ones in such cases as these!" God has a people—I was going to say, up to …

Psalm 38

Psalm 38

… This fear his earnest desires used as an argument in prayer as well as an incentive to prayer. When my foot slippeth, they magnify themselves against me. The …

Shaved and Shorn, But Not Beyond Hope

Judges 16:22

… It is a long time since he was familiar with the house of prayer, but he finds himself here, tonight, after a long absence! He remembers when he …

A Second Word to Seekers

Jeremiah 29:13

… See how earnest, on the other hand, Christ is! He proved His earnestness by a life of toil by day and of prayer by night—by hunger, thirst …

Singing Saints

Psalm 30:4

… The garden of Gethsemane had often been the place of our Lord's private prayer and it was, therefore, well selected as the scene of His fierce struggle …

The Last Words of Christ on the Cross

Luke 23:46

… I think this prayer means that, if we can die as Stephen did, we shall die with a certainty of immortality Stephen prayed, "Lord Jesus, receive my spirit …

A Peal of Bells

Zechariah 14:20

… Since we cannot dispense with the ceremonial honor which surrounds governors, we must consecrate it, as long as kingdoms remain, it must be the prayer of Christians that …

Free Grace a Motive for Free Giving

2 Thessalonians 2:16

… It is the prayer of an Inspired man. Paul wrote not only at the dictate of brotherly love, but under the guidance of the Holy Spirit when he …

The Alter

Matthew 23:19

… To plead the merit of Jesus is the marrow of prayer—good words are but the bone. This is the soul of prayer! This it is that takes …

An Exhortation By Rev. C.H. Spurgeon

2 Samuel 11:1

… Jacob is in prayer and the Angel of God appears to him. Gideon is threshing and Elisha is plowing, when the Lord calls them. Matthew is in the …

A Sight Of Self

Isaiah 64:6

… It was prayer, but it did not seem so, then. Oh, how hard is prevailing prayer to a poor God-provoking sinner! Where was the power to lay …

Three Arrows—or Six?

2 Kings 13:18

… You pray—otherwise you are not the living children of God at all—but oh, for more power in prayer! You have asked for a blessing—why not …

The Tabernacle Opened

… It humbly asks this temporal mercy of God, and believes that, for Jesus’ sake, the prayer will be heard and the boon bestowed,—as witness our hands.” At …

Things That Accompany Salvation

Hebrews 6:9

… There are four of these, called Repentance, Humility, Prayer and a tender Conscience. Just before the full assurance of Salvation there marches Humility. She is of a downcast …

Psalm 7

Psalm 7

… Show the worthlessness of prayer without trust in the Lord. Verses 1, 2. Viewed as a prayer for deliverance from all enemies, especially Satan the lion. Verse 3 …

Something Worth Seeking

Matthew 6:33

… He will give you what you should have—so let the prayer of Agur be your prayer, also— "Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with food …

"Living, Loving, Lasting Union"

Ephesians 5:30

… Spurgeon offered prayer. The hymn "Why do we mourn departing friends?" followed, and C.H. Spurgeon then read and expounded 1 Corinthians 15 . The Reverend Burman Cassin, Rector …

A Sad Confession

Isaiah 53:3

… Thinking we could pray ourselves into Heaven, we began to pray! This would have been quite right had not we put the exercise of prayer before the commandment …

Happy Childhood at Stambourne

… Before the light-excluding tax had come into operation, that little room was the minister’s study and closet for prayer; and a very nice cozy room, too …

The Covenant Pleaded

Psalm 74:20

… HE will succeed in prayer who understands the science of pleading with God. "Put Me in remembrance: let us plead together," is a Divine command. "Come now, let …

Psalm 126

Psalm 126

… The Psalm divides itself into a narrative (Ps 126:1-2), a song (Ps 126:3), a prayer (Ps 126:4), and a promise (Ps 126:5-6 …

Everyday Religion

Galatians 2:20

… Whenever He undertook a great enterprise, you find Him spending a night in prayer. If anybody could have dispensed with prayer it was our Lord Jesus—if any …

Everywhere And Yet Forgotten

Job 12:9

… This very season of the year suggests prayer. Prayer can reverse the winds, and stay the clouds, and let the infidel world see it is so. In the …

The Shrill Trumpet of Admonition

Jeremiah 48:11

… However, he has lost the soul of prayer and only retains the shell. There is no wrestling prayer now. He used to rise in the night to plead …