SOME THOUGHTS ON PRAYER
God expects short and quick prayers as
well as extended prayers and overnight prayers. Sometimes God calls
His closest followers to all night prayer and worship. He supplies
the strength. Prayer is co-laboring with God. If we don't do our
part, it won't get done. I have included some verses that address the
subject of prayer in the Christian life.
Jesus Prayed
Luke 6:12
(12) And it came to pass in those
days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all
night in prayer to God.
Hebrews 5:7
(7) Who in the days of his flesh, when
he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and
tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in
that he feared;
We Pray
for Our Enemies
Matthew 5:44
(44) But I say unto you, Love your
enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you,
and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Pray for those Who are Demonized
Matthew 17:19-21
(19) Then came the disciples to Jesus
apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
(20) And Jesus said unto them, Because
of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a
grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence
to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible
unto you.
(21) Howbeit this kind goeth not out
but by prayer and fasting.
Pray for Israel
Romans 10:1
(1) Brethren, my heart's desire and
prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved.
Pray for Deliverance from Temptation
Matthew 6:13
(13) And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Matthew 26:41
(41) Watch and pray, that ye enter not
into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Pray for Christian Workers
Matthew 9:38
(38) Pray ye therefore the Lord of the
harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
Pray for One Another
James 5:16
(16) Confess your faults one to
another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The
effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Be Importune
Luke 18:1
(1) And he spake a parable unto them
to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
1 Thessalonians 5:17
(17) Pray without ceasing.
Pray for All People
1 Timothy 2:1-2
(1) I exhort therefore, that, first of
all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be
made for all men;
(2) For kings, and for all that are in
authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all
godliness and honesty.
Pray in Faith
Matthew 21:22
(22) And all things, whatsoever ye
shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Pray in Jesus Name
John 16:26
(26) At that day ye shall ask in my
name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:
Jesus Prayer (John 17)
(1, 4, 5) Asked to be glorified and to glorify the Father.
(2, 6, 8) To give eternal life to the elect.
(1, 4, 5) Asked to be glorified and to glorify the Father.
(2, 6, 8) To give eternal life to the elect.
(3) That people may know God and Christ
and have eternal life.
(9, 11, 15) Jesus prayed for the
believers.
(13) He prayed for the joy of the
believers.
(17, 19) He asked that His followers be
Sanctified.
(18) He prayed for His followers to be
sent into the world.
(20-22) He prayed for future believers
to be in unity.
(21) He prayed for the unsaved to come
to faith.
(23) He prayed for believers to be
perfected in unity.
(24) He prayed for believers to join
Him in heaven.
Jesus prayed for the Love of God to be
in His followers.
Prayer for the Ministry
We should follow the example of the
early Church, which prayed fervently for one another.
Romans 1:9
(9) For God is my witness, whom I
serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I
make mention of you always in my prayers;
Romans 12:12
(12) Rejoicing in hope; patient in
tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;
Romans 15:30
(30) Now I beseech you, brethren, for
the Lord Jesus Christ's sake, and for the love of the Spirit, that ye
strive together with me in your prayers to God for me;
Philippians 1:9
(9) And this I pray, that your love
may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all judgment;
Colossians 1:9
(9) For this cause we also, since the
day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye
might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and
spiritual understanding;
Colossians 4:2-3
(2) Continue in prayer, and watch in
the same with thanksgiving;
(3) Withal praying also for us, that
God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of
Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
Colossians 4:2-3
(2) Continue in prayer, and watch in
the same with thanksgiving;
(3) Withal praying also for us, that
God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of
Christ, for which I am also in bonds:
1 Thessalonians 5:25
(25) Brethren, pray for us.
2 Thessalonians 3:1
(1) Finally, brethren, pray for us,
that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified,
even as it is with you:
Pray for Perfection of Believers.
Colossians 4:12
(12) Epaphras, who is one of you, a
servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you
in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of
God.
1 Thessalonians 3:10
(10) Night and day praying exceedingly
that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking
in your faith?
Colossians 4:12
(12) Epaphras, who is one of you, a
servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you
in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of
God.
1 Thessalonians 3:10
(10) Night and day praying exceedingly
that we might see your face, and might perfect that which is lacking
in your faith?
1 Thessalonians 5:23
(23) And the very God of peace
sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and
body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Thessalonians 1:11
(11) Wherefore also we pray always for
you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil
all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with
power:
Pray in the Spirit
Romans 8:26
(26) Likewise the Spirit also helpeth
our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought:
but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which
cannot be uttered.
Ephesians 6:18
(18) Praying always with all prayer
and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all
perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Jude 1:20
(20) But ye, beloved, building up
yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,
Upward and Onward in Jesus,
Pastor David L. Gould
