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Saturday, April 26, 2008

Bible Questions Answered: Prayer-Steps To Answered

Bible Questions Answered:
What steps should one follow to get answer to prayer?
Randolph W. / Mackay, Queensland, Australia

Bible Answer:
Steps to answered prayer:

First: Have A Heart Right With God:

God will not hear us, if our heart is not right with Him.

I Timothy 2:8 KJV
I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, ...”

Proverbs 15:8 KJV
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is His delight.”

I Peter 3:7 KJV
Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them (wives) according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.”

Husbands or wives, brothers or sisters, if at odds with one another, Jesus taught us....

Matthew 5:21-26 KJV
[21] Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
[22] But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca (Greek. Rhaka: thou worthless), shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
[23] Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath ought against thee;
[24] Leave there thy gift before the altar, and go thy way; first be reconciled to thy brother, and then come and offer thy gift.
[25] Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison.
[26] Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.

When we pray, we must have a pure conscience.

I John 3:20,21 KJV
[19] And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before Him.
[20] For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
[21] Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.


Second: We Must Live, and pray According to God's Word!


I John 3:22 KJV
And whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.”


James 4:3 KJV
Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.”

James 5:16 KJV
...The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”

I John 5:14,15 KJV
[14] And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that, if we ask any thing according to His will, He heareth us:
[15] And if we know that He hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him.


Third: We Must Ask In Jesus Name.

John 14:13,14 KJV
[13] And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
[14] If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.


Fourth: We Must Ask In Faith.

James 1:5-8 KJV
[5] If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
[6] But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
[7] For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord.
[8] A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.


Romans 14:23 KJV
...for whatsoever is not of faith is sin.”


Fifth: We Must Not Be Afraid To Be Persistent In Praying.

I Thessalonians 5:17 KJV
“Pray without ceasing.”

Luke Chapters 11:/ 18:
e.g.

Luke 11:5-13 KJV
[5] And He said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves;
[6] For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?
[7] And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.
[8] I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity (persistence) he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.
[9] And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
[10] For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
[11] If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
[12] Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
[13] If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

Luke 18:1-8 KJV
[1] And He spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
[2] Saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man:
[3] And there was a widow in that city; and she came unto him, saying, Avenge me of mine adversary.
[4] And he would not for a while: but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man;
[5] Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me.
[6] And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith.
[7] And shall not God avenge His own elect, which cry day and night unto Him, though He bear long with them?
[8] I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall He find faith on the earth?


Sixth: We Must Remember In All Our Asking, To Give Thanks!

Philippians 4:6 KJV
Be careful (Greek. Merimnao: Anxious) for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.


Seventh: We Must Pray One For Another.

James 5:16 KJV
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another,...”

I Thessalonians 5:25 KJV
Brethren, pray for us.”