Sunday, November 29, 2015
Demonic Witness
Bible Questions Answered:
“I have a question, why didn't Jesus
allow the demons to tell people who he was wouldn't that help
everyone?
Miranda/ Baltimore, Maryland U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Jesus did “not,” allow demons to
speak:
Mark 1:23-26,34 KJV
23 And there was in their synagogue
a man with an unclean spirit; and he cried out,
24 Saying, Let us alone; what
have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to
destroy us? I know thee who thou art, The Holy One Of God.
25 And Jesus rebuked him, saying,
Hold thy peace, and come out of him.
26 And when the unclean spirit had
torn him, and cried with a loud voice, he came out of him.
34 And He healed many that were sick
of divers diseases, and cast out many devils; and suffered not the
devils to speak, because they knew Him.
Mark 3:11,12 KJV
11 And unclean spirits, when they
saw Him, fell down before Him, and cried, saying, Thou art
The Son Of God.
12 And He straightly charged them
that they should not make Him known.
Mark 5:1-13 KJV
1 And they came over unto the other
side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes.
2 And when He was come out of the
ship, immediately there met Him out of the tombs a man with an
unclean spirit,
3 Who had his dwelling among the
tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains:
4 Because that he had been often
bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked
asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any
man tame him.
5 And always, night and day, he was
in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with
stones.
6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he
ran and worshiped Him,
7 And cried with a loud voice,
and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou
Son Of The Most high God? I
adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.
8 For He said unto him, Come out of
the man, thou unclean spirit.
9 And He asked him, What is thy
name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many.
10 And he besought Him much that
He would not send them away out of the country.
11 Now there was there nigh unto the
mountains a great herd of swine feeding.
12 And all the devils besought Him,
saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.
13 And forthwith Jesus gave them
leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine:
and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they
were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea.
Jesus Did Not
Allow Unclean Spirits To Speak Because:
1.)
Demons are unclean spirits
that fell when Satan fell from heaven.
They
have been already judged, but their sentence has not for the most
part of them, yet been carried out.
Matthew 25:41
KJV
Then
shall He say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from Me, ye
cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:
I Timothy 4:1
KJV
Now the Spirit
speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from
the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of
devils;
II Peter 2:4 NLT
For
God did not spare even the angels who sinned. He threw them
into hell, in gloomy pits of darkness, where they are being held
until the day of judgment.
Jude
6 KJV
“And
the angels which kept not their first estate, but left their own
habitation, He hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness
unto the judgment of the great day.”
Revelation
12:3,4,7-9 KJV
3
And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red
dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his
heads.
4
And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven,
and did cast them to the earth:
and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be
delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.
7
And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against
the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,
8
And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
9
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the
Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out
into the earth, and his
angels were cast out with him.
Revelation
20:10-15 KJV
10
And the devil that deceived them was cast into the lake of
fire and brimstone, where the beast and the false prophet are, and
shall be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
11
And I saw a great white throne, and Him that sat on it, from whose
face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place
for them.
12
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books
were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life:
and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in
the books, according to their works.
13
And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell
delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every
man according to their works.
14
And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the
second death.
15
And whosoever was not found written in the book of Life was cast into
the lake of fire.
2.) Jesus
did not “need,” the testimony of condemned unclean spirits:
Matthew 3:17 KJV
And
lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is My Beloved Son, in whom I am
well pleased.
Matthew 17:5 KJV
While
he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a
voice out of the cloud, which said, This is My Beloved Son, in whom I
am well pleased; hear ye Him.
John 5:39 KJV
Search
the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they
are they which testify of Me.
John 8:18 KJV
I
am one that bear witness of Myself, and The Father that sent Me
beareth witness of Me.
John 15:26 KJV
But
when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from The
Father, even The Spirit Of Truth, which proceedeth from The Father,
He shall testify of Me:
I John 5:9 KJV
If
we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for
this is the witness of God which He hath testified of His Son.
3.) Because
Christ's authority and power was over unclean spirits, He had every
right to command their silence.
Matthew 28:18
KJV
And
Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto Me in
heaven and in earth.
Mark 1:27 KJV
And
they were all amazed, insomuch that they questioned among themselves,
saying, What thing is this? what new doctrine is this? for with
authority commandeth He even the unclean spirits, and they do obey
Him.
John 5:26,27 KJV
26
For as The Father hath life in Himself; so hath He given to The Son
to have life in Himself;
27
And hath given Him authority to execute judgment also, because He is
The Son Of Man.
4.) Our
Lord had set a time to announce His divinity, and He did not need the
help of unclean spirits. Jesus
charged men, not to make His presence known. Unclean (rebellious)
spirits took no directions from Him, they greatly desired to disrupt
His plans and wishes.
Matthew 8:4 KJV
And
Jesus saith unto him, See thou tell no man;
but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offer the gift that
Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Matthew 16:20
KJV
Then
charged He his disciples that they should tell no man
that He was Jesus The Christ.
Mark 7:36 KJV
And
He charged them that they should tell no man:
but the more He charged them, so much the more a great deal they
published it;
Mark 8:30 KJV
And
He charged them that they should tell no man
of Him.
Mark 9:9 KJV
And
as they came down from the mountain, He charged them that they should
tell no man what
things they had seen, till The Son Of Man were risen from the dead.
Luke 5:14 KJV
And
He charged him to tell no man:
but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and offer for thy cleansing,
according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them.
Luke 8:56 KJV
And
her parents were astonished: but He charged them that they should
tell no man what was
done.
Luke 9:21 KJV
And
He straightly charged them, and commanded them to tell no
man that thing;
God gives
victory over evil spirits, to His children!
Matthew 10:1,6-8
KJV
1
And when He had called unto Him His twelve disciples, He
gave them power against unclean spirits,
to cast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness and all manner
of disease.
6
But go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
7
And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand.
8
Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils:
freely ye have received, freely give.
Mark 6:7,13 KJV
7
And He called unto Him the twelve, and began to send them forth by
two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;
13
And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were
sick, and healed them.
Luke 9:1 KJV
Then
He called His twelve disciples together, and gave them
power and authority over all devils,
and to cure diseases.
Luke 10:19,20
KJV
19
Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and
scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy:
and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
20
Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject
unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in
heaven.
James 4:7 KJV
7
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and
he will flee from you.
I John 3:8 KJV
He
that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the
beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested,
that He might destroy the works of the devil.
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Sacrifice Of Praise
Bible Questions Answered:
“How is it praise (prayer) a
sacrifice....?”
Kristina/ Saint Petersburg, Russia
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Hebrews 13:15 KJV
By Him therefore let us offer the
sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our
lips giving thanks to His name.
The Jew under the
Old Covenant, sacrificed animals to atone for (cover) sin.
The Christian is
pardoned, and cleansed by The Living Word, The Lord Jesus Christ,
God's Son.
II Corinthians
5:21 KJV
For He (God The Father) hath made
Him (God's Son, Jesus Christ) to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that
we might be made the righteousness of God in Him.
Ephesians 5:2
KJV
And walk in love, as Christ also
hath loved us, and hath given Himself for us an offering and a
sacrifice to God for a sweet smelling savor.
If The Lord Jesus
offered His own life as a perfect sacrifice for our sins, and He did,
what may we offer then?
We may offer.....
Hosea 14:2 KJV
Take with you words, and turn
to The Lord: say unto Him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us
graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips. (Calves,
Old Testament sacrifice.)
Hosea 14:2 NKJV
Take words with you, And
return to The Lord. Say to Him, “Take away all iniquity; Receive us
graciously, For we will offer the sacrifices of our lips.
Hosea 14:2 NLT
Bring your confessions, and
return to The Lord. Say to Him, “Forgive all our sins and
graciously receive us, so that we may offer you our praises.
Hosea 14:2 CEV
Return to The Lord and say, “Please
forgive our sins. Accept our good sacrifices of praise
instead of bulls.
Other Sacrifices:
Philippians
2:16-18 NLT (The Sacrifice of our life and or service.)
16 Hold firmly to the word of life;
then, on the day of Christ’s return, I will be proud that I did not
run the race in vain and that my work was not useless.
17 But I will rejoice even if I lose
my life, pouring it out like a liquid offering to God,
just like your faithful service is an offering to God.
And I want all of you to share that joy.
18 Yes, you should rejoice, and I
will share your joy.
Romans 12:1 KJV (The sacrifice
of presenting our bodies, holy unto The Lord.)
I beseech you therefore, brethren,
by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living
sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your
reasonable service.
Dear Christian
friend, we are to be a living sacrifice to the one who has given His blameless life for us.
Psalm 107:22 KJV
And let them sacrifice the
sacrifices of thanksgiving, and declare His works with rejoicing.
Psalm 116:17 KJV
I will offer to thee the sacrifice
of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of The Lord.
Psalm 141:2 KJV
Let my prayer be set forth before
thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening
sacrifice.
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Bible Lesson: Intercessory Prayer: Nehemiah Intercedes For The Remnant In Captivity.
Bible Lesson: Intercessory Prayer:
Nehemiah Intercedes For The Remnant In Captivity.
Bible Text:
Nehemiah 1:1-11 NLT These are
the memoirs of Nehemiah son of Hacaliah.
(Nehemiah’s Concern for Jerusalem.)
1 In late autumn, in the month of
Kislev, in the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes’ reign, I was at
the fortress of Susa.
2 Hanani, one of my brothers, came
to visit me with some other men who had just arrived from Judah. I
asked them about the Jews who had returned there from captivity and
about how things were going in Jerusalem.
3 They said to me, “Things are not
going well for those who returned to the province of Judah. They are
in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem has been torn
down, and the gates have been destroyed by fire.”
4 When I heard this, I sat down
and wept. In fact, for days I mourned, fasted, and prayed to
The God Of Heaven.
5 Then I said, “O Lord, God Of
Heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps His covenant of unfailing
love with those who love Him and obey His commands,
6 listen to my prayer! Look down
and see me praying night and day for your people Israel. I confess
that we have sinned against you. Yes, even my own family and I have
sinned!
7 We have sinned terribly by not
obeying the commands, decrees, and regulations that you gave us
through your servant Moses.
8 “Please remember what you
told your servant Moses: ‘If you are unfaithful to Me, I will
scatter you among the nations.
9 But if you return to Me and
obey My commands and live by them, then even if you are exiled to the
ends of the earth, I will bring you back to the place I have chosen
for My name to be honored.’
10 “The people you rescued by
your great power and strong hand are your servants.
11 O Lord, please hear my prayer!
Listen to the prayers of those of us who delight in honoring you.
Please grant me success today by making the king favorable to me. Put
it into his heart to be kind to me.”
In those days I was the king’s
cup-bearer.
Nehemiah was a
Jewish man who had a high position in the Persian court, a cup
bearer to King Artaxerxes of Persia, with whom, many think was Queen
Esther.
There was always a
constant flow of information from the Jews of Palestine, and in this
case the news came from Nehemiah's own brother, Hanani. And the news
was not good, all of sacked Jerusalem was in ruins, and that was to
be expected to some extent, but it was now some 20 years after
Persian rule, and many were in Jerusalem, and yet the city and its
walls were yet in a state of destruction.
Nehemiah, prayed to
The Lord for divine favor as he would go to the King and beg to
return to his homeland and restore, Solomon's house (Royal palace),
the wall of the city, and the Temple.
Nehemiah's
prayer of confession of personal and national sin, and his desire to
restore Jerusalem.
5 Then
I said, “O Lord, God Of Heaven, the great and awesome God
who keeps His covenant of unfailing love with those who love Him and
obey His commands,
6 listen to my prayer! Look down
and see me praying night and day for your people Israel. I confess
that we have sinned against you. Yes, even my own family and I have
sinned!
7 We have sinned terribly by not
obeying the commands, decrees, and regulations that you gave us
through your servant Moses.
8 “Please remember what you
told your servant Moses: ‘If you are unfaithful to Me, I will
scatter you among the nations.
9 But if you return to Me and
obey My commands and live by them, then even if you are exiled to the
ends of the earth, I will bring you back to the place I have chosen
for My name to be honored.’
10 “The people you rescued by
your great power and strong hand are your servants.
11 O Lord, please hear my prayer!
Listen to the prayers of those of us who delight in honoring you.
Please grant me success today by making the king favorable to me. Put
it into his heart to be kind to me.”
.
II Chronicles
7:14 KJV
If My people, which are called by My
name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn
from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will
forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
And what was the
result of Nehemiah's intercession?
Nehemiah 2:1-10 NLT
(Nehemiah Goes to Jerusalem.)
1 Early the following spring, in the
month of Nisan, during the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes’
reign, I was serving the king his wine. I had never before appeared
sad in his presence.
2 So the king asked me, “Why are
you looking so sad? You don’t look sick to me. You must be deeply
troubled.” Then I was terrified,
3 but I replied, “Long live the
king! How can I not be sad? For the city where my ancestors are
buried is in ruins, and the gates have been destroyed by fire.”
4 The king asked, “Well, how can I
help you?” With a prayer to the God of heaven,
5 I replied, “If it please the
king, and if you are pleased with me, your servant, send me to Judah
to rebuild the city where my ancestors are buried.”
6 The king, with the queen sitting
beside him, asked, “How long will you be gone? When will you
return?” After I told him how long I would be gone, the king
agreed to my request.
7 I also said to the king, “If it
please the king, let me have letters addressed to the governors of
the province west of the Euphrates River, instructing them to let me
travel safely through their territories on my way to Judah.
8 And please give me a letter
addressed to Asaph, the manager of the king’s forest, instructing
him to give me timber. I will need it to make beams for the gates of
the Temple fortress, for the city walls, and for a house for myself.”
And the king granted these requests, because the gracious hand of God
was on me.
9 When I came to the governors of
the province west of the Euphrates River, I delivered the king’s
letters to them. The king, I should add, had sent along army officers
and horsemen to protect me.
And Nehemiah,
blessed by The Living God, who hears and answers prayer, rebuilt the
gates of Jerusalem and its walls, despite hardships and enemy
oppositions.
“There can be no
victory until a battle is fought.”
II
Samuel 22:1-51 NLT (David’s
Song of Praise)
1 David sang this song to The Lord
on the day The Lord rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul.
2 He sang: “The Lord is my Rock,
my Fortress, and my Savior;
3 my God is my Rock, in
whom I find protection.
He is my Shield, the Power that
saves me,
and my Place Of Safety.
He is my Refuge, my Savior,
the one who saves me from
violence.
4 I called on The Lord, who is
worthy of praise,
and He saved me from my enemies.
5 “The waves of death overwhelmed
me;
floods of destruction swept over
me.
6 The grave wrapped its ropes around
me;
death laid a trap in my path.
7 But in my distress I cried out to
The Lord;
yes, I cried to my God for help.
He heard me from His sanctuary;
my cry reached His ears.
8 “Then the earth quaked and
trembled.
The foundations of the heavens
shook;
they quaked because of His
anger.
9 Smoke poured from His nostrils;
fierce flames leaped from His
mouth.
Glowing coals blazed forth from
Him.
10 He opened the heavens and came
down;
dark storm clouds were beneath
His feet.
11 Mounted on a mighty angelic
being, He flew,
soaring on the wings of the
wind.
12 He shrouded Himself in darkness,
veiling His approach with dense
rain clouds.
13 A great brightness shone around
Him,
and burning coals blazed forth.
14 The Lord thundered from heaven;
the voice of The Most High
resounded.
15 He shot arrows and scattered His
enemies;
His lightning flashed, and they
were confused.
16 Then at the command of The Lord,
at the blast of His breath,
the bottom of the sea could be seen,
and the foundations of the earth
were laid bare.
17 “He reached down from heaven
and rescued me;
He drew me out of deep waters.
18 He rescued me from my powerful
enemies,
from those who hated me and were
too strong for me.
19 They attacked me at a moment when
I was in distress,
but The Lord supported me.
20 He led me to a place of safety;
He rescued me because He
delights in me.
21 The Lord rewarded me for doing
right;
He restored me because of my
innocence.
22 For I have kept the ways of The
Lord;
I have not turned from my God to
follow evil.
23 I have followed all His
regulations;
I have never abandoned His
decrees.
24 I am blameless before God;
I have kept myself from sin.
25 The Lord rewarded me for doing
right.
He has seen my innocence.
26 “To the faithful you show
yourself faithful;
to those with integrity you show
integrity.
27 To the pure you show yourself
pure,
but to the crooked you show
yourself shrewd.
28 You rescue the humble,
but your eyes watch the proud
and humiliate them.
29 O Lord, you are my Lamp.
The Lord Lights up my darkness.
30 In your strength I can crush an
army;
with my God I can scale any
wall.
31 “God’s way is perfect.
All The Lord’s promises prove
true.
He is a Shield for all who look
to Him for protection.
32 For who is God except The Lord?
Who but our God is a solid Rock?
33 God is my Strong Fortress,
and He makes my way perfect.
34 He makes me as surefooted as a
deer,
enabling me to stand on mountain
heights.
35 He trains my hands for battle;
He strengthens my arm to draw a
bronze bow.
36 You have given me your shield of
victory;
your help has made me great.
37 You have made a wide path for my
feet
to keep them from slipping.
38 “I chased my enemies and
destroyed them;
I did not stop until they were
conquered.
39 I consumed them;
I struck them down so they did
not get up;
they fell beneath my feet.
40 You have armed me with strength
for the battle;
you have subdued my enemies
under my feet.
41 You placed my foot on their
necks.
I have destroyed all who hated
me.
42 They looked for help, but no one
came to their rescue.
They even cried to The Lord, but
He refused to answer.
43 I ground them as fine as the dust
of the earth;
I trampled them in the gutter
like dirt.
44 “You gave me victory over my
accusers.
You preserved me as the ruler
over nations;
people I don’t even know now
serve me.
45 Foreign nations cringe before me;
as soon as they hear of me, they
submit.
46 They all lose their courage
and come trembling from their
strongholds.
47 “The Lord lives! Praise to my
Rock!
May God, The Rock Of My
Salvation, be exalted!
48 He is the God who pays back those
who harm me;
He brings down the nations under
me
49 and delivers me from my
enemies.
You hold me safe beyond the reach of
my enemies;
you save me from violent
opponents.
50 For this, O Lord, I will praise
you among the nations;
I will sing praises to your
name.
51 You give great victories to your
king;
you show unfailing love to your
anointed,
to David and all his descendants
forever.”
Nehemiah prayed and
he was victorious!
Are you,
interceding for someone? “There can be no victory until a battle is
fought.”
Luke 19:41,42
KJV (Jesus weeps and prays over Jerusalem.)
41 But as He came closer to
Jerusalem and saw the city ahead, He began to weep.
42 “How I wish today that you of
all people would understand the way to peace..."
Luke 22:32 KJV
(The Lord speaks to Simon Peter.)
"... I have prayed for thee,
that thy faith fail not..."
John 17:20 KJV
(Lord's Prayer.)
Neither pray I for these alone, but
for them also which shall believe on Me through their word;
Who are you
interceding for?
“Pastor, don't
you realize that's the job of the Priest/ Pastor?”
Yes, that is true,
but it is also the calling that you and I have as well!
Job
16:21 NLT (Job's prayer)
21
I need someone to mediate between God and me, as a person mediates
between friends.
22
For soon I must go down that road from which I will never return.
Joel
2:17 NLT
Let
the priests, who minister in The Lord’s presence, stand and weep
between the entry room to the Temple and the altar. Let them pray,
“Spare your people, Lord!.."
Acts 12:5-12 NLT (Read the whole
story 1-17.)
5 But while Peter was in prison, the
church prayed very earnestly for him.
6 The night before Peter was to be
placed on trial, he was asleep, fastened with two chains between two
soldiers. Others stood guard at the prison gate.
7 Suddenly, there was a bright light
in the cell, and an Angel Of The Lord stood before Peter.
The Angel struck him on the side to
awaken him and said, “Quick! Get up!” And the chains fell off his
wrists.
8 Then The Angel told him, “Get
dressed and put on your sandals.” And he did. “Now put on your
coat and follow me,” The Angel ordered.
9 So Peter left the cell, following
The Angel. But all the time he thought it was a vision. He didn’t
realize it was actually happening.
10 They passed the first and second
guard posts and came to the iron gate leading to the city, and this
opened for them all by itself. So they passed through and started
walking down the street, and then
The Angel suddenly left him.
11 Peter finally came to his senses.
“It’s really true!” he said. “The Lord has sent His Angel and
saved me from Herod and from what the Jewish leaders had planned to
do to me!”
12 When he realized this, he went to
the home of Mary, the mother of John Mark, where many were gathered
for prayer.
Romans 1:9 KJV
For God is my witness, whom I serve
with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I make
mention of you always in my prayers;
Ephesians 1:15,16 KJV
15 Wherefore I
also, after I heard of your faith in The Lord Jesus, and love unto
all the saints,
16 Cease not to
give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers;
Ephesians 3:14-19 NLT
14 When I think
of all this, I fall to my knees and pray to the Father,
15 the Creator
of everything in heaven and on earth.
16 I pray that
from His glorious, unlimited resources He will empower you with inner
strength through His Spirit.
17 Then Christ
will make His home in your hearts as you trust in Him. Your roots
will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong.
18 And may you have the power to
understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how
high, and how deep His love is.
19 May you experience the love of
Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be
made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from
God.
Ephesians 6:18
NLT
Pray in The
Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be
persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.
Philippians
1:3,4 KJV
3 Every time I think of you, I give
thanks to my God.
4 Whenever I pray, I make my
requests for all of you with joy,
Colossians 1:3
KJV
We always pray for you, and we give
thanks to God, The Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Colossians
4:12,13 KJV
12 Epaphras, a member of your own
fellowship and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He
always prays earnestly for you, asking God to make you strong and
perfect, fully confident that you are following the whole will of
God.
13 I can assure you that he prays
hard for you and also for the believers in Laodicea and Hierapolis.
I Thessalonians
1:2,3 KJV
2 We always thank God for all of you
and pray for you constantly.
3 As we pray to our God and Father
about you, we think of your faithful work, your loving deeds, and the
enduring hope you have because of our Lord Jesus Christ.
I Timothy 2:1
KJV
I exhort
therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions,
and giving of thanks, be made for all men;
James 5:16 KJV
Confess your faults one to another,
and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual
fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
Dear friend, keep
praying!
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Second Timothy 2:18 NLT
Bible Questions Answered:
“According to II Timothy 2:18 did the
early church believe that the resurrection had already happened?”
Wiriya/ Stockholm, Sweden
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
II Timothy 2:15-18 NLT (Apostle
Paul speaks to Timothy.)
15 Work hard so
you can present yourself to God and receive His approval. Be a good
worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly
explains The Word Of Truth.
16 Avoid
worthless, foolish talk that only leads to more godless behavior.
17 This kind of
talk spreads like cancer, as in the case of Hymenaeus and Philetus.
18 They have
left the path of Truth, claiming that the resurrection of the dead
has already occurred; in this way, they have turned some people away
from the faith.
Wherever The Truth is, there will
falsehood be also!
I Timothy 6:3-5,20,21 NLT
3 Some people may contradict our
teaching, but these are the wholesome teachings of
The Lord Jesus Christ. These
teachings promote a Godly life.
4 Anyone who teaches something
different is arrogant and lacks understanding. Such a person has an
unhealthy desire to quibble over the meaning of words. This stirs up
arguments ending in jealousy, division, slander, and evil suspicions.
5 These people always cause trouble.
Their minds are corrupt, and they have turned their backs on
The Truth. To them, a show of
godliness is just a way to become wealthy.
20 Timothy, guard what God has entrusted to you. Avoid godless, foolish discussions with those who oppose you with their so-called knowledge.
21 Some people have wandered from the faith by following such foolishness.
Titus 3:9-11 NLT
21 Some people have wandered from the faith by following such foolishness.
Titus 3:9-11 NLT
9 Do not get involved in foolish
discussions about spiritual pedigrees or in quarrels and fights about
obedience to Jewish laws. These things are useless and a waste of
time.
10 If people are causing divisions
among you, give a first and second warning. After that, have nothing
more to do with them.
11 For people like that have turned
away from The Truth, and their own sins condemn them.
Matthew 13:1,2,24-30,36-43 KJV
1 The same day went Jesus out of the
house, and sat by the sea side.
2 And great multitudes were gathered
together unto Him, so that He went into a ship, and sat; and the
whole multitude stood on the shore.
24 Another parable put He forth unto
them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed
good seed in his field:
25 But while men slept, his enemy
came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.
26 But when the blade was sprung up,
and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also.
27 So the servants of the
householder came and said unto him, Sir, didst not thou sow good seed
in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?
28 He said unto them, An enemy hath
done this. The servants said unto him, Wilt thou then that we go and
gather them up?
29 But he said, Nay; lest while ye
gather up the tares, ye root up also the wheat with them.
30 Let both grow together until the
harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, Gather
ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them:
but gather the wheat into my barn.
36 Then Jesus sent the multitude
away, and went into the house: and His disciples came unto Him,
saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field.
37 He answered and said unto them,
He that soweth the good seed is The Son Of Man;
38 The field is the world; the good
seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children
of the wicked one;
39 The enemy that sowed them is the
devil; the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are the
angels.
40 As therefore the tares are
gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this
world.
41 The Son Of Man shall send forth
His angels, and they shall gather out of His kingdom all things that
offend, and them which do iniquity;
42 And shall cast them into a
furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
43 Then shall the righteous shine
forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to
hear, let him hear.
The early church
was no exception to false teachers.
These false
teachers in the church, taught that there was no, physical
resurrection, only a spiritual one.
The Apostle Paul,
clearly taught that there was coming a day for the Christian, when
his body would be resurrected.
I Corinthians
15:51-58 NLT
51 But let me reveal to you a
wonderful secret. We will not all die, but we will all be
transformed!
52 It will happen in a moment, in
the blink of an eye, when the last trumpet is blown. For when the
trumpet sounds, those who have died will be raised to live forever.
And we who are living will also be transformed.
53 For our dying bodies must be
transformed into bodies that will never die; our mortal bodies must
be transformed into immortal bodies.
54 Then, when our dying bodies have
been transformed into bodies that will never die, this Scripture will
be fulfilled: “Death is swallowed up in victory.
55 O death, where is your victory? O
death, where is your sting?”
56 For sin is the sting that results
in death, and the law gives sin its power.
57 But thank God! He gives us
victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 So, my dear brothers and sisters,
be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for
The Lord, for you know that nothing
you do for The Lord is ever useless.
II Corinthians
5:1-10 NLT
1 For we know that when this earthly
tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this
earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made
for us by God Himself and not by human hands.
2 We grow weary in our present
bodies, and we long to put on our heavenly bodies like new clothing.
3 For we will put on heavenly
bodies; we will not be spirits without bodies.
4 While we live in these earthly
bodies, we groan and sigh, but it’s not that we want to die and get
rid of these bodies that clothe us. Rather, we want to put on our new
bodies so that these dying bodies will be swallowed up by life.
5 God Himself has prepared us for
this, and as a guarantee He has given us His Holy Spirit.
6 So we are always confident, even
though we know that as long as we live in these bodies we are not at
home with The Lord.
7 For we live by believing and not
by seeing.
8 Yes, we are fully confident, and
we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will
be at home with The Lord.
9 So whether we are here in this
body or away from this body, our goal is to please Him.
10 For we must all stand before
Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the
good or evil we have done in this earthly body.
I Thessalonians
4:13-18 NLT
13 And now, dear brothers and
sisters, we want you to know what will happen to the believers who
have died so you will not grieve like people who have no hope.
14 For since we believe that Jesus
died and was raised to life again, we also believe that when Jesus
returns, God will bring back with Him the believers who have died.
15 We tell you this directly from
The Lord: We who are still living when The Lord returns will not meet
Him ahead of those who have died.
16 For The Lord Himself will come
down from heaven with a commanding shout, with the voice of the
archangel, and with the trumpet call of God. First, the believers who
have died will rise from their graves.
17 Then, together with them, we who
are still alive and remain on the earth will be caught up in the
clouds to meet The Lord in the air. Then we will be with The Lord
forever.
18 So encourage each other with
these words.
Dear friends, as
Christians, may we be known as those who love The Truth, and daily
study The Word to know it.
II Timothy 2:15
NLT
Work hard so
you can present yourself to God and receive His approval. Be a good
worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly
explains The Word Of Truth.
Acts
17:10-13 NLT (The noble
Bereans.)
10 That very night the believers
sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived there, they went to
the Jewish synagogue.
11 And the people of Berea were more
open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to
Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see
if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth.
12 As a result, many Jews believed,
as did many of the prominent Greek women and men.
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Repetitious Prayer
Bible
Questions Answered:
“Pastor,
there was a thunderous debate in our Sunday class, on should we say
repetitious prayers...Thank you for your reply.”
Thackeray/
Bristol, England United Kingdom
Bible
Answer:
Bible Texts:
Absolutely Not!
Matthew 6:7,8 KJV
7 But when ye
pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think
that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8 Be not ye
therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have
need of, before ye ask Him.
Don't you know the
Bible, Many would respond!
Question: Did
Jesus believe in repetitious prayer?
Answer: Yes
and No, it depends on what kind of prayer it is!
Repetitious Prayer:
Matthew 26: 39,42,44 KJV
39 And He went a little
farther, and fell on His face, and prayed, saying, O My Father, if it
be possible, let this cup pass from Me: nevertheless not as I will,
but as thou wilt.
42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O
My Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it,
thy will be done.
44 And He left them, and
went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same
words.
Notice:
Jesus was “not,” praying from a prayer book, He was praying
from His heart to The Father in heaven, and yes He wanted His men
to hear His prayer, and pray with Him.
Repetitious
Prayer (Actually a pattern for our prayers.)
Matthew 6:9-13
KJV
9 After this manner therefore pray
ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be
done in earth, as it is in heaven.
11 Give us this day our daily bread.
12 And forgive us our debts, as we
forgive our debtors.
13 And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, for ever. Amen.
Vain Repetitions:
(Just what actually did our Savior say?)
Matthew 6:7,8 KJV
7 But when
ye pray, use not vain* repetitions,
as the heathen do: for they think that
they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8 Be not ye therefore like
unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of,
before ye ask Him.
*Vain – Greek: Maten (Mat-ane):
Unsuccessful search, folly, to no purpose, vain.
Vain Repetitious
Prayers:
I Kings 18:26-29 KJV (Vain
Repetitious Prayers, from Baal worshipers on Mount Carmel.)
26 And they took the bullock which was given them,
and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even
until noon, saying, O Baal, hear us. But there was no voice, nor any
that answered. And they leaped upon the altar which was made.
27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them,
and said, Cry aloud: for he is a god; either he is talking, or he is
pursuing, or he is in a journey, or peradventure he sleepeth, and
must be awaked.
28 And they cried aloud,
and cut themselves after their manner with knives and lancets, till
the blood gushed out upon them.
29 And it came to pass, when midday was past, and
they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening
sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any
that regarded.
Luke 18:9-14 KJV
(Vain Prayer.)
9 And He spake this parable unto
certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and
despised others:
10 Two men went up into the temple
to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
11 The Pharisee stood and prayed
thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are,
extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican.
12 I fast twice in the week, I
give tithes of all that I possess.
13 And 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.
14 I tell you, this man went down to
his house justified rather than the other: for every one that
exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall
be exalted.
The Baal
worshipers, and the publican, had something in common, their prayers
were absolutely vain!
Vain, whether they
prayed them once or a hundred times over.
Now in our Savior's
example, if we should pray for something, which is very important to
us, would it be improper to use the very same words more than once, in
repetition? No!
Vain prayers are
prayed from a sinful heart.
Isaiah 59:2 KJV
But your iniquities have separated
between you and your God, and your sins have hid His face from you,
that He will not hear.
Psalm 66:18 KJV
If I regard iniquity in my heart,
The Lord will not hear me:
A true child of
God, has his prayers heard.
Psalm 4:3 KJV
But know that
The Lord hath set apart him that is Godly for Himself: The Lord will
hear when I call unto Him.
Psalm 18:6 KJV
In my distress I called upon The
Lord, and cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of His temple, and
my cry came before Him, even into His ears.
Psalm 34:17 KJV
The righteous cry, and The Lord
heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
Friday, November 20, 2015
Bible Lesson: Intercessory Prayer: Ezra Intercedes For The People Of God.
Bible Lesson: Intercessory Prayer:
Ezra Intercedes For The People Of God.
Bible Text:
Ezra 9:1-15 NLT (Ezra’s Prayer
concerning Intermarriage.)
1 When these things had been done,
the Jewish leaders came to me and said, “Many of the people of
Israel, and even some of the priests and Levites, have not
kept themselves separate from the other peoples living in the land.
They have taken up the detestable practices of the Canaanites,
Hittites, Perizzites, Jebusites, Ammonites, Moabites, Egyptians, and
Amorites.
2 For the men of Israel have married
women from these people and have taken them as wives for their sons.
So the holy race has become polluted by these mixed marriages. Worse
yet, the leaders and officials have led the way in this
outrage.”
3 When I heard this, I tore my cloak
and my shirt, pulled hair from my head and beard, and sat down
utterly shocked.
4 Then all who trembled at the words
of The God Of Israel came and sat with me because of this outrage
committed by the returned exiles. And I sat there utterly appalled
until the time of the evening sacrifice.
5 At the time of the sacrifice, I
stood up from where I had sat in mourning with my clothes torn. I
fell to my knees and lifted my hands to The Lord my God.
6 I prayed, “O my God, I am
utterly ashamed; I blush to lift up my face to you. For our sins are
piled higher than our heads, and our guilt has reached to the
heavens.
7 From the days of our ancestors
until now, we have been steeped in sin. That is why we and our kings
and our priests have been at the mercy of the pagan kings of the
land. We have been killed, captured, robbed, and disgraced, just as
we are today.
8 “But now we have been given a
brief moment of grace, for The Lord our God has allowed a few of us
to survive as a remnant. He has given us security in this holy place.
Our God has brightened our eyes and granted us some relief from our
slavery.
9 For we were slaves, but in His
unfailing love our God did not abandon us in our slavery. Instead, He
caused the kings of Persia to treat us favorably. He revived us so we
could rebuild the Temple of our God and repair its ruins. He has
given us a protective wall in Judah and Jerusalem.
10 “And now, O our God, what
can we say after all of this? For once again we have abandoned your
commands!
11 Your servants the prophets
warned us when they said, ‘The land you are entering to possess is
totally defiled by the detestable practices of the people living
there. From one end to the other, the land is filled with corruption.
12 Don’t let your daughters
marry their sons! Don’t take their daughters as wives for your
sons. Don’t ever promote the peace and prosperity of those nations.
If you follow these instructions, you will be strong and will enjoy
the good things the land produces, and you will leave this prosperity
to your children forever.’
13 “Now we are being punished
because of our wickedness and our great guilt. But we have actually
been punished far less than we deserve, for you, our God, have
allowed some of us to survive as a remnant.
14 But even so, we are again
breaking your commands and intermarrying with people who do these
detestable things. Won’t your anger be enough to destroy us, so
that even this little remnant no longer survives?
15 O Lord, God Of Israel, you are
just. We come before you in our guilt as nothing but an escaped
remnant, though in such a condition none of us can stand in your
presence.”
Babylonian Persian
Kings, had released the Jews, now for some 60 years and the former
captives had returned to Judah and Jerusalem, to repair the house of
God and their walls, but all was not well.
The people of God
had fallen prey to mixed marriages.
Exodus 23:31,32
KJV
31 And I will set thy bounds from
the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert
unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into
your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.
32 Thou shalt make no covenant with
them, nor with their gods.
Exodus 34:14-16
KJV
14 For thou shalt worship no other
god: for The Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:
15 Lest thou make a covenant with
the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods,
and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of
his sacrifice;
16 And thou take of their daughters
unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and
make thy sons go a whoring after their gods.
Deuteronomy
7:1-4 KJV
1 When The Lord thy God shall bring
thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast
out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and
the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the
Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than
thou;
2 And when The Lord thy God shall
deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, and utterly destroy
them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto
them:
3 Neither shalt thou make marriages
with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his
daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.
4 For they will turn away thy son
from following Me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger
of The Lord be kindled against you, and destroy thee suddenly.
Ezra wept and
interceded for God's people (Verses 6-15.)
And with what
result?
Ezra 10:1-4 NLT
1 While Ezra prayed and made this
confession, weeping and lying face down on the ground in front of the
Temple of God, a very large crowd of people from Israel—men, women,
and children—gathered and wept bitterly with him.
2 Then Shecaniah son of Jehiel, a
descendant of Elam, said to Ezra, “We have been unfaithful to our
God, for we have married these pagan women of the land. But in spite
of this there is hope for Israel. 3 Let us now make a covenant with
our God to divorce our pagan wives and to send them away with their
children. We will follow the advice given by you and by the others
who respect the commands of our God. Let it be done according to the
Law of God.
4 Get up, for it is your duty to
tell us how to proceed in setting things straight. We are behind you,
so be strong and take action.”
10 “And now, O
our God, what can we say after all of this? For once again we have
abandoned your commands!
The people of The
Living God, repented, and begged Ezra to help them to rectify the
situation, which he did. And once more the blessings of Almighty God
returned to His people.
II Chronicles
7:14 KJV (The Lord speaks to Solomon.)
If My people, which are called by My
name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn
from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will
forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
Our
God Hears And Answers Prayer:
Joshua 10:14 KJV
13 And the sun
stood still, and the moon stayed, until the people had avenged
themselves upon their enemies. Is not this written in the book of
Jasher? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and hasted not
to go down about a whole day.
14 And there
was no day like that before it or after it, that The Lord hearkened
unto the voice of a man: for The Lord fought for Israel.
Nehemiah 9:27
KJV
in the time of
their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them
I Chronicles
16:11 KJV
Seek The Lord
and His strength, seek His face continually.
Nehemiah 9:27
KJV
in the time of
their trouble, when they cried unto thee, thou heardest them
Job 22:27 KJV
Thou shalt make
thy prayer unto Him, and He shall hear thee..."
Psalm 6:9 KJV
The Lord hath
heard my supplication; The Lord will receive my prayer.
Psalm 55:17 KJV
Evening, and
morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and He shall hear
my voice.
Psalm 65:2 KJV
O thou that
hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
Psalm 66:19 KJV
But verily God
hath heard me; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
Psalm 88:1,2 KJV
1 O lord God of
my Salvation, I have cried day and night before thee:
2 Let my prayer
come before thee: incline thine ear unto my cry;
Psalm 91:15 KJV
He shall call
upon Me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will
deliver him, and honor him.
Psalm 99:6,8 KJV
6 "...they
called upon the Lord, and he answered them.
8 Thou
answeredst them, O Lord our God: thou wast a God that forgavest
them..."
Psalm 102:17 KJV
He will regard
the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
Psalm 122:6 KJV
Pray for the
peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
Proverbs 15:8,29
KJV
8 The sacrifice
of the wicked is an abomination to The Lord: but the prayer of the
upright is His delight.
29 The Lord is
far from the wicked: but He heareth the prayer of the righteous.
Isaiah 38:5 KJV
“...I
have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears...”
Isaiah 56:7 KJV
"... for
Mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
Isaiah 58:9 KJV
Then shalt thou
call, and The Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and He shall say,
Here I am...:"
Isaiah 65;24 KJV
And it shall
come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they
are yet speaking, I will hear.
Jeremiah 29:13
KJV
And ye shall
seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your
heart.
Jeremiah 33:3
KJV
Call unto Me,
and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which
thou knowest not.
Zechariah 13:9
KJV
And I will
bring the third part through the fire, and will refine them as silver
is refined, and will try them as gold is tried: they shall call on My
name, and I will hear them: I will say, It is My people: and they
shall say, The Lord is my God.
Joel 2:32 KJV
And it shall
come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of The Lord shall
be delivered..."
Matthew 5:44 KJV
But I say unto
you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them
that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and
persecute you;
Matthew 6:6 KJV
But thou, when
thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy
door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which
seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
Matthew 7:7,8
KJV
7 Ask, and it
shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be
opened unto you:
8 For every one
that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that
knocketh it shall be opened.
Matthew 18:19,20
KJV
19 Again I say
unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any
thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of My Father
which is in heaven.
20 For where
two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the
midst of them.
Matthew 21:22
KJV
And all things,
whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Matthew 26:41
KJV
Watch and pray,
that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but
the flesh is weak.
Mark 11:24,25
KJV
24 Therefore I
say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe
that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.
25 And when ye
stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your
Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
Luke 11:9,10 KJV
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.
Luke 18:1,7,8
KJV
1 And He spake
a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and
not to faint;
7 "...don’t
you think God will surely give justice to His chosen people who cry
out to Him day and night? Will He keep putting them off?
8 I tell you,
He will grant justice to them quickly! But when The Son Of Man
returns, how many will He find on the earth who have faith?”
Luke 21:36 KJV
Watch ye
therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape
all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before The Son
Of Man.
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.
John 15:7,16 KJV
7 If ye abide
in Me, and My words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it
shall be done unto you.
16 Ye have not
chosen Me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go
and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that
whatsoever ye shall ask of The Father in My name, He may give it you.
John 16:23,24
KJV
23 And in that
day ye shall ask Me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Whatsoever ye shall ask
The Father in
My name, he will give it you.
24 Hitherto
have ye asked nothing in My name: ask, and ye shall receive, that
your joy may be full.
Romans 10:12 KJV
For there is no
difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all
is rich unto all that call upon Him.
Ephesians 2:18
KJV
For through Him
we both have access by one Spirit unto The Father.
Ephesians 6:18
KJV
Praying always
with all prayer and supplication in The Spirit, and watching
thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
Philippians 4:6
NLT
Don’t worry
about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you
need, and thank Him for all He has done.
Colossians 4:2
NLT
Devote
yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.
I Thessalonians
5:17 KJV
Pray without
ceasing.
I Timothy 2:8
KJV
I will
therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without
wrath and doubting.
Hebrews 4:16 KJV
Let us
therefore come boldly unto The Throne Of Grace, that we may obtain
mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 10:19
KJV
Having
therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by The Blood
Of Jesus,
James 1:6 KJV
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.
James 4:8 KJV
Draw nigh to
God, and he will draw nigh to you
James 5:13-16
KJV
13 Is any among
you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
14 Is any sick
among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them
pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of The Lord:
15 And the
prayer of faith shall save the sick, and The Lord shall raise him up;
and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16 Confess your
faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be
healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth
much.
I Peter 4:7 KJV
But the end of
all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.
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.
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.
Revelation 8:3-5 NLT (Prayers heard and kept)
3 Then another
angel with a gold incense burner came and stood at the altar. And a
great amount of incense was given to him to mix with the prayers of
God’s people as an offering on the gold altar before the throne.
4 The smoke of
the incense, mixed with the prayers of God’s holy people, ascended
up to God from the altar where the angel had poured them out.
5 Then the
angel filled the incense burner with fire from the altar..."
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