Prayer

Job's Sure Knowledge

Job 19:25

… I cry aloud, but there is no judgment Poor Job! When our prayer is not heard, or we think it is not, then the clouds above us are …

"Herein Is Love"

1 John 4:10

… Put up the prayer silently now—"Lord, attract some of Your chosen people to Christ tonight! Let some who never thought of Him, but were bent on sinning …

Jesus Meeting His Warriors

Genesis 14:18-20

… He understands that the ministry and private prayer and the searching of the Scriptures cannot save him—but he also understands that thus using them helps which God …

A King Sent in Love

2 Chronicles 2:11

… In this House of Prayer, the Lord has often revealed Himself to us. Some of us feel that when we get into our places and join in holy …

Spared!

Ezekiel 9:8

… by more misdemeanors, or shall they be given up to repentance and to prayer? Will you now, before the last of your sins shall set in everlasting darkness …

Keeping the Soul Alive

Psalm 22:29

… In private prayer you had much fellowship with Christ. At the Lord's Table you sat at the King's banquet and you said to yourselves, "I wonder …

"Return! Return!"

Jeremiah 18:11

… Will it be, can it be—shall it be—that some of you will keep on coming to the House of Prayer—that you will continue to join …

God's Jewels

Maalachi 3:17

… He will take notice of what you say when you go out of this House of Prayer. Erring men usually have something to say for themselves. The self …

Good Cheer From Grace Received

Matthew 9:20-22

… She had uttered no prayer. She had actually as yet sought nothing at the Savior's hands and, therefore, she had not reached the stage at which comfort …

The Sixth Beatitude

Matthew 5:8

… desire, send up that prayer to Heaven right now! Let not the wish die in your soul, but turn it into a prayer and then breathe it out …

Why Should I Weep?

Luke 23:27-31

… All that He said afterwards was fragmentary and mainly of the nature of prayer. A sentence to John and to His mother, and to the dying thief. Just …

Gadding About

Jeremiah 2:36

… into His house, has He not found it in sad disorder, the morning prayer neglected, the evening supplication but poorly offered, those little children but badly taught and …

The Waterer Watered

Proverbs 11:25

… When they forsake Prayer Meetings, gently give them a hint of the evil of lukewarmness and the danger of falling by little and little. When you mark the …

An All-important Question

John 9:35

… And while it is especially so in the Church of England because the Prayer Book helps Episcopalians to imagine that they are Christians when they are not, it …

Prosperity Under Persecution

Exodus 1:10-12

… Ask then, in prayer, and act accordingly, that the more you are defeated the less you may be disposed to yield; but rather that you may be endowed …

Beauty for Ashes

Isaiah 61:3

… My prayer is that he may do so at this moment; that every holy mourner may have a time of sweet rejoicing while siting at the Master’s …

'Prisoners of Hope'

Zechariah 9:11

… Do you doubt whether you are saved? Then run to Christ at once and so destroy the doubt! Do you mourn your slackness in prayer and does the …

A Question for Communicants

Exodus 12:26

… When you are about to face a trial, offer a prayer. But, if you can, also sing a hymn! It will show great faith if, before you enter …

Joy in Place of Sorrow

John 16:22

… Knowing that they were desirous to ask, He accepted the will for the deed, the wish for the prayer—and He answered the secret longing of their heart …

'Ready, Yes, Ready!'

Isaiah 27:13

… Be you clean," the most leprous sinner is perfectly cleansed! O Sinner, will you not offer the prayer, "Save, Lord, or I perish?" Will you not ask the …

Joy, Joy Forever

Psalm 5:11

… and again I say, Rejoice." We have here more than a permit and a precept, it is a prayer. David prays it—the Lord Jesus prays it by …

'In Remembrance'

1 Corinthians 11:24

… And you came to your first Communion service with much prayer and holy longing that you might meet your Lord there. It was a very precious season to …

"There Is Forgiveness"

Psalm 130:4

… let Your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplications. "Hear me, Lord!" What is the use of prayer if God does not hear it? It is …

The Hungry Filled, the Rich Emptied

Luke 1:53

… If a man's prayer is of such a character that only Sovereign Grace, real pardon and true salvation will content his soul, then he shall not be …

The Tenderness of God's Comfort

Isaiah 66:13

… O let us, dear Friends, as often as we can, gather together with the Lord's people for praise and prayer! No doubt, "in Jerusalem" we shall find …

Strong Consolation

Hebrews 6:17

… may be you will never enter this Tabernacle, or any other House of Prayer again, but within the next seven days you will have to stand before the …

A Solemn Enquiry Concerning Our Families

Genesis 19:12

… It had been a subject of prayer that the three servants might be saved and they were so and are now a whole family walking in the Truth …

"My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me?"

Matthew 27:46

… True Sonship is here! The child in the dark is crying after His Father—"My God, My God." Both the Bible and prayer were dear to Jesus in …

The Blessings Of Following On

Hosea 6:3

… Besides, you do not enjoy prayer as you did at first and the Bible, itself, scarcely seems to glitter before your eyes as in your first love. And …

'Heirs of God'

Romans 8:17

… Before you leave this place, present this prayer, "O Lord, give me the nature of Your children, and the spirit of Your children, and faith in Jesus, as …

Christ Receiving Sinners

Matthew 9:10

… Under an earnest sermon you have said, "I will seek the Lord"—but when you got outside the House of Prayer, some idle companion met you and you …

Invitation to a Conference

Isaiah 1:18

… You have even breathed a prayer to God asking that you may not continue as you now are, yet you have not had resolution enough to turn from …

A Caution to the Presumptuous

… I could point you to another person, who once stood in the church, pious and consistent, but who now comes up to the same house of prayer as …

Theocracy

Psalm 44:4

… In that sense, my prayer was, "'Give me a King,' somebody who will take charge of me, care for me and protect me." And I believe that such …

A Stanza of Deliverance

Psalm 105:37

… In most cases our young converts, when they have truly come to Christ, even if they are a little timid, are vigorous, much in prayer, abounding in zeal …

God's Foreknowledge of Man's Sin

Isaiah 48:8

… speaks, it will say, "He who promised so well has performed most ill. Prayer has oftentimes been slurred—it has been short, but not sweet—it has been …

Jesus, The King of Truth

John 18:37

… They accept gladly the Truth of God that pious words of prayer or praise are vanity unless the heart has living worship within it. In the great truth …

Psalm 146

Psalm 146

… The God of Jacob is the God of the covenant, the God of wrestling prayer, the God of the tried believer; he is the only living and true …

A Vile Weed and a Fair Flower

Hebrews 13:5

… Our prayer should be that of David, "Incline my heart unto Your testimonies, and not to covetousness." Why is a man miserly in his actions? Why, because he …

The Portion Of The Ungodly

Isaiah 47:14

… I have known a man come up to this House of Prayer and under some soul-searching sermon, he has been alarmed. He has gone home and sat …