"And all Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought Him with all their soul, and He was found by them; and the Lord gave them rest round about." 2 Chronicles 15:15. There are some who often carry strong desires in their hearts, without bringing them to God in the clear expression of definite and repeated prayer. There are others who go...

"For I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day." 2 Timothy 1:12. Knowing God---His generous, loving heart and His infinite wisdom---gives us courage to trust Him, no matter what. As you commit these needs to Our Lord praise Him in advance for who He is, how He cares and what He is going to do. Prayer ...

"But I will give myself to prayer." Psalm 109:4. "She did not depart from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day." Luke 2:37.Praise God! He is always available to us. We are forever welcome in His heavenly throne room. No matter where our busy lives take us, our God is with us. That means, we, like prophets and psalmists of old, can perpetual...

And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground. Luke 22:44. Only once in the Bible is this word translated "agony" and it is here. What depths open before us as we read this passage, and see what laboring in prayer really means. It means seeing the world's sin somewhat as Christ saw it. It means s...

"Because He is your Lord; worship Him." Psalm 45:11 The worship of God is the soul bowing down before God in absorbed contemplation of His majesty. Over and over we read in the Bible that, "they bowed their heads and worshipped;" or "they fell down and worshipped." It has been well said that, "In prayer we are occupied with our needs; in thanksgiving we are occupied with ...

But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship Him."John 4:23. Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God's mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to Godthis is your true and proper worship.Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be...

And the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out. John 6:37. "This man receives sinners" and He turns away no one. We come to Him in weakness and sin, with trembling faith, small knowledge, and slender hope; but He does not cast us out. We come by prayer, often by imperfect prayer; with confession, and that confession faulty; with praise, and that praise far shor...

And Abraham came near and said, "Would You also destroy the righteous with the wicked? . . . Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right. " Genesis 18: 23, 25.Abraham knew that wicked Sodom, where his nephew Lot lived, would soon be destroyed. And, so Abraham boldly approached God and begged him to spare Sodom's few righteous residents. His humble plea began with a req...

Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, 'Bring me another vessel' and he said unto her, 'There is not another vessel.' And the oil ceased. 2 Kings 4:6. Oil often represents the Holy Spirit in Old Testament writing. In this story of God's miraculous provision for a starving widow and her son, valuable oil kept flowing as long as space rem...

Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11. Remove falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is allotted to me. Proverbs 30:8 There is always a danger of going to extremes. Some people are so spiritual that they would take God out of the secular realm and leave it wholly to the devil and the world. Now, it is bec...