Category Archives: Prayer

The Duty, Comfort, & Privilege of Prayer

Psalm 109:4; Psalm 142:1; Psalm 84:8 I give myself unto prayer. I cried unto the LORD with my voice; with my voice unto the LORD did I make my supplication. O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayer. WILLIAM JAY … Continue reading

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Lengthy Public Prayers

Ecclesiastes 5:2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few. A. W. PINK (1886-1952): … Continue reading

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Sometimes Answers to Prayer are Not What We Expect

2 Corinthians 12:7-10; Romans 8:26-28 Lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted … Continue reading

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A Prayer for God’s Blessing in the New Year

1 Chronicles 4:9,10 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow. And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me … Continue reading

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The Mighty Men of Prayer of the Protestant Reformation

James 5:16-18; John 15:4,5,7 The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the … Continue reading

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Holy Boldness

Exodus 33:12-17 And Moses said unto the LORD, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people: and thou hast not let me know whom thou wilt send with me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and … Continue reading

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Asking Amiss

Matthew 20:20-22; Romans 8:26; James 4:3 Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. And he said unto her, What wilt thou? She saith unto him, Grant … Continue reading

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Lord, Teach Us to Pray

Luke 11:1; Job 37:19; Romans 8:26,27 And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his … Continue reading

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Are We All Saying Our Prayers?

Acts 9:10-12 And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here, Lord. And the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into … Continue reading

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True Repentance in Prose & Poetry

Luke 18:13; 2 Samuel 24:10; Job 42:1-6 The publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. And David’s heart smote … Continue reading

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