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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.

Revelation 12:11 KJVAnd they overcame him by The Blood Of The Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

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.”
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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
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..."