Prayer
Prayer
Commanded - Isa 55:6; Mt 7:7; Php 4:6
TO BE OFFERED
God hears - Ps 10:17; 65:2
God answers - Ps 99:6; Isa 58:9
IS DESCRIBED AS
- Bowing the knees
- Eph 3:14 - Looking up
- Ps 5:3 - Lifting up the soul
- Ps 25:1 - Lifting up the heart
- La 3:41 - Pouring out the heart
- Ps 62:8 - Pouring out the soul
- 1Sa 1:15 - Calling upon the name of the Lord
- Ge 12:8; Ps 116:4; Ac 22:16 - Crying to God
- Ps 27:7; 34:6 - Drawing near to God
- Ps 73:28; Heb 10:22 - Crying to heaven
- 2Ch 32:20 - Beseeching the Lord
- Ex 32:11 - Seeking to God
- Job 8:5 - Seeking the face of the Lord
- Ps 27:8 - Making supplication
- Job 8:5; Jer 36:7
Acceptable through Christ - Joh 14:13,14; 15:16; 16:23,24
Ascends to heaven - 2Ch 30:27; Re 5:8
Quickening grace necessary to - Ps 80:18
THE HOLY SPIRIT
- Promised as a Spirit of
- Zec 12:10 - As the Spirit of adoptions, leads to
- Ro 8:15; Ga 4:6 - Helps our infirmities in
- Ro 8:26
An evidence of conversion - Ac 9:11
Of the righteous, avails much - Jas 5:16
Of the upright, a delight to God - Pr 15:8
SHOULD BE OFFERED UP
For temporal blessings - Ge 28:20; Pr 30:8; Mt 6:11
For spiritual blessings - Mt 6:33
For mercy and grace to help in time of need - Heb 4:16
Model for - Mt 6:9-13
Vain repetitions in, forbidden - Mt 6:7
Ostentation in, forbidden - Mt 6:5
ACCOMPANIED WITH
PLEAD IN THE
Rise early for - Ps 5:3; 119:147
Seek divine teaching for - Lu 11:1
Faint not in - Lu 18:1
Continue instant in - Ro 12:12
Avoid hindrances in - 1Pe 3:7
Suitable in affliction - Isa 26:16; Jas 5:13
Shortness of time a motive to - 1Pe 4:7
POSTURES IN
The promises of God encourage to - Isa 65:24; Am 5:4; Zec 13:9
The promises of Christ encourage to - Lu 11:9,10; Joh 14:13,14
Experience of past mercies an incentive to - Ps 4:1; 112:2
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