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I doubt that I know of a passage in the Bible that throws greater light upon prayer than this one.
II Chronicles 7:14: If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
Entreat is one of the biblical words for prayer. It refers to earnestly beseeching God. In the Old Testament, spreading out one’s hands before the Lord was a common gesture associated with prayer.
Malachi 1:9: And now entreat the favor of God, that he may be gracious to us. With such a gift from your hand, will he show favor to any of you? Says the Lord of hosts.
The magnificence of God is the source and the measure of prayer. Pascal asked the question "why has God established prayer?" It is to communicate with His children. How magnificent it is to able to talk the Author of Creation.
Prayer is the breath of the soul; the organ by which we receive Christ into our parched and withered hearts. Our prayers are always a result of Jesus knocking at our heart’s doors.
He who gave us the privilege of prayer knows us very well. He knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.
To pray is to open the door to Jesus, and that requires no strength. It is only a question of our will. It is Jesus who moves us to pray. He knocks. Will we give Jesus access to our needs? That is the one great and fundamental question in connection with prayer.
No matter what distress we may experience, whether of body or of soul, we need but look unto Him who is always near with His healing power.
Prayer is simple. It is built deep into our nature, as we are the creatures of Almighty God that we are to lift our eyes, and look up, when we pray. Just as God commanded Moses to raise up the serpent in the desert so also the Son of Man was lifted up and we only had to raise our heads and look up to Him in need.
Romans 8:26: Likewise, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groaning too deep for words.
To pray is nothing more involved than to lie in the sunshine of His grace. To be a man or woman of prayer is to take this sun-cure. To be a Christian is in truth to have gained a place in the sun.
Listen, my friends! Your helplessness is your best prayer. This is unquestionable; the first and surest indication of a praying heart. It calls from your heart to the heart of God with greater effect than all your uttered pleas. Come to the feet of Jesus in your need. He becomes actively engaged at once in hearing and answering the prayer of your helplessness. Be not anxious because of your helplessness. Helplessness is the real secret and impelling power of prayer.
John 15: 5: Without me ye can do nothing.
James 5:16: The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
Prayer is definite attitude of our hearts towards God, an attitude which in heaven is immediately recognized as an appeal to His heart. Prayer is something deeper than words. It is a ladder to heaven.
You fight your battles on your knees you stand strongest and tallest on your knees. There are no particular hours or days to pray. You don’t have to make an appointment with God, He does not go on vacation. The heavens are open day and night. He will bow down to listen to your humble cries. Cry out in faith.
Psalm 62:8: Pour out your heart before Him.
II Chronicles 7:14: If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
Entreat is one of the biblical words for prayer. It refers to earnestly beseeching God. In the Old Testament, spreading out one’s hands before the Lord was a common gesture associated with prayer.
Malachi 1:9: And now entreat the favor of God, that he may be gracious to us. With such a gift from your hand, will he show favor to any of you? Says the Lord of hosts.
The magnificence of God is the source and the measure of prayer. Pascal asked the question "why has God established prayer?" It is to communicate with His children. How magnificent it is to able to talk the Author of Creation.
Prayer is the breath of the soul; the organ by which we receive Christ into our parched and withered hearts. Our prayers are always a result of Jesus knocking at our heart’s doors.
He who gave us the privilege of prayer knows us very well. He knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.
To pray is to open the door to Jesus, and that requires no strength. It is only a question of our will. It is Jesus who moves us to pray. He knocks. Will we give Jesus access to our needs? That is the one great and fundamental question in connection with prayer.
No matter what distress we may experience, whether of body or of soul, we need but look unto Him who is always near with His healing power.
Prayer is simple. It is built deep into our nature, as we are the creatures of Almighty God that we are to lift our eyes, and look up, when we pray. Just as God commanded Moses to raise up the serpent in the desert so also the Son of Man was lifted up and we only had to raise our heads and look up to Him in need.
Romans 8:26: Likewise, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groaning too deep for words.
To pray is nothing more involved than to lie in the sunshine of His grace. To be a man or woman of prayer is to take this sun-cure. To be a Christian is in truth to have gained a place in the sun.
Listen, my friends! Your helplessness is your best prayer. This is unquestionable; the first and surest indication of a praying heart. It calls from your heart to the heart of God with greater effect than all your uttered pleas. Come to the feet of Jesus in your need. He becomes actively engaged at once in hearing and answering the prayer of your helplessness. Be not anxious because of your helplessness. Helplessness is the real secret and impelling power of prayer.
John 15: 5: Without me ye can do nothing.
James 5:16: The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
Prayer is definite attitude of our hearts towards God, an attitude which in heaven is immediately recognized as an appeal to His heart. Prayer is something deeper than words. It is a ladder to heaven.
You fight your battles on your knees you stand strongest and tallest on your knees. There are no particular hours or days to pray. You don’t have to make an appointment with God, He does not go on vacation. The heavens are open day and night. He will bow down to listen to your humble cries. Cry out in faith.
Psalm 62:8: Pour out your heart before Him.
Application: How often do you pray? Have you asked the question "Why pray when God knows my needs?" Have you asked God to come into your heart?
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