Prayer Verses/Encouragement

Easyrider · May 31, 2008

1 Samuel 12:24 . . .
Be sure to Fear the LORD and Sincerely Worship HIM.
Think of all the Wonderful Things HE has Done for you.

Psalm 77:11-12 . . .
I recall all you have Done, O LORD; I Remember
Your Wonderful Deeds of long ago. They are
Constantly in my Thoughts. I Cannot Stop
Thinking About Them.

Psalm 145:5 . . .
I will Meditate on your Majestic,
Glorious Splendor and your Wonderful Miracles.

Linger in the Majesty, Glory, Splendor
and Unfailing Love of GOD. Fill your
Minds and Thoughts with HIM.
Then you will be so filled with
these things that your Admiration
for GOD will Pour Forth as Praise.

Easyrider · Jun 4, 2008

Mark 13:13 . . .
Everyone will hate you because of Your Allegiance to ME.
But those who Endure to the End will be Saved.

Hebrews 3:6 . . .
CHRIST, the Faithful Son, was in charge of the
entire household. And we are GODs Household,
if we keep up our Courage and remain Confident
in our Hope in CHRIST.

2 Timothy 2:12 . . .
If we Endure Hardship, we will reign with HIM.
If we deny HIM, HE will deny us.

Endurance is the Sign that our Faith is for Real,
because it Shows that we have our Eternal
Goals Clearly in Mind.

angelwind · Jun 4, 2008

Part of David's prayer, that I used for myself today.

And much of this psalm was applied to Christ by the NT writers (Macarthur Study Bible note).

But as for me, my prayer is to You,
O Lord, in the acceptable time;
O God, in the multitude of Your mercy,
Hear me in the truth of Your salvation.

Deliver me out of the mire,
And let me not sink;
Let me be delivered from those who hate me,
And out of deep waters.

Let not the floodwater overflow me,
Nor let the deep swallow me up;
And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.

Hear me, O Lord, for Your lovingkindness is good;
Turn to me according to the multitude of Your tender mercies.
And do not hide Your face from Your servant,
For I am in trouble;
Hear me speedily.

Draw near to my soul, and redeem it;
Deliver me because of my enemies.
Ps 69:13-18

I will praise the name of God with song,
And magnify Him with thanksgiving.

This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bull,
Which has horns and hooves.

The humble shall see and be glad;
And you who seek God, your hearts shall live.

For the Lord hears the poor,
And does not despise His prisoners.
Ps 69:30-33

angelwind · Jun 5, 2008

I put this whole message up today as I have been blessed by these Puritans lately...and this piece today has encouraged me to keep praying for my 2 sons.

Lord let Your Spirit strengthen us all to keep before You in prayer...

Today's Puritan Audio Devotional--
"We have been been admiring our vile self"
by William Mason (3 minutes)

~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The demon was gone!

(J. C. Ryle, "The Gospel of Mark" 1857)

"She begged Jesus to drive the demon out
of her daughter." Mark 7:26

"And when she arrived home, her little girl was
lying quietly in bed, and the demon was gone!"
Mark 7:30

This passage is meant to encourage us to pray
for others. The woman who came to our Lord, in
the history now before us--must doubtless have
been in deep affliction. She saw her beloved child
possessed by a demon. She saw her in a condition
in which no teaching could reach the mind, and no
medicine could heal the body; a condition only
one degree better than death itself.

"She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her
daughter." She prays for one who could not pray for
herself, and never rests until her prayer is granted.
By prayer she obtains the cure which no human
means could obtain. Through the prayer of the
mother--the daughter is healed. On her own behalf
that daughter did not speak a word; but her mother
spoke for her to the Lord, and did not speak in vain.
Hopeless and desperate as her case appeared, she
had a praying mother--and where there is a
praying other--there is always hope.

Fathers and mothers are especially bound to remember
the case of this woman. They cannot give their children
new hearts. They can give them Christian education, and
show them the way of life; but they cannot give them--a
heart to love God. Yet there is one thing they can always
do--they can pray for them.

They can pray for the conversion of profligate sons,
who will have their own way, and run greedily into sin.

They can pray for the conversion of worldly
daughters, who set their affections on things
below, and love pleasure more than God.

Such prayers are heard in heaven. Such prayers will often
bring down blessings. Never, never let us forget that the
children for whom many prayers have been offered, seldom
finally perish. Let us pray more for our sons and daughters.
Even when they will not let us speak to them about true
religion, they cannot prevent us speaking for them to God.

"She begged Jesus to drive the demon out
of her daughter." Mark 7:26

"And when she arrived home, her little girl was
lying quietly in bed, and the demon was gone!"
Mark 7:30

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Easyrider · Jun 5, 2008

2 Corinthians 8:18-24 . . .
We are anxious that no one should find fault
with the way we are handling this Generous Gift.

We must take care to build a Reputation of Integrity
so the Ministry of the Gospel is not hindered.

Matthew 6:1-18 . . .
Dont do your Good Deeds publicly, to be Admired.

JESUS warns us not to pursue Spirituality
in order to impress others.

2 Peter 1:5-9 . . .
Then your Faith will Produce a life of
Moral Excellence.

Any Reputation we strive to Achieve should
result from being Fully Committed to
Building Spiritual Character in our life.

angelwind · Jun 5, 2008

"We as a Church, and I may speak freely for my own flock, we long, to see Christ glorified. It is to this end we seek to train up our sons, young men in our much-loved college, that they may go forth as preachers of the Word. We have agencies by which we hope to do something in our generation for our Master, but what is everything we can do without the Holy Ghost? Let us, therefore, pray without ceasing. Oh, without prayer what are the Churchs agencies, but the stretching out of a dead mans arm, or the lifting up of the lid of a blind mans eye? Only when the Holy Spirit comes, is there any life and force and power. Cry then mightily unto God, O ye who seek to glorify Christ, for without the Holy Spirit ye utterly fail."

From a sermon entitled "The Holy Spirit Glorifying Christ," delivered August 17, 1862.

The Lord has sort of alerted my mind to the Holy Spirit lately...again, I know everything He works in and through His church is by His Spirit now...but the Apostles prayed regularly and were "filled with the Holy Spirit" in a real and dramatic way...can't say this has happened to me yet...I think it should be happening to all of His saints. (any comments?)

Speaking the word of God with boldness was the main fruit of this filling:

And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together;
and
they were all filled with the Holy Ghost,
and
they spake the word of God with boldness.
Acts 4:31

Easyrider · Jun 6, 2008

John 15:1-5 . . . I am the True Vine. . . .
Remain in Me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot
produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot
be fruitful apart from Me. . . . Those who remain in Me,
and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from Me
you can do nothing.

Romans 7:4 . . . Now you are united with the one who
was raised from the dead. As a result, you can produce
good fruit, that is, Good Deeds for GOD.

Keeping in Fellowship with, and Submission to,
CHRIST makes us Effective.

Hebrews 11:33-34 . . . By Faith these people overthrew
kingdoms, ruled with Justice, and received what GOD
had promised them. They shut the mouths of lions,
quenched the flames of fire, and escaped death by
the edge of the sword. Their weakness was turned
to Strength. They became Strong in battle and put
whole armies to flight.

Having Strong Faith in GOD makes us Effective.

mightywarrior77 · Jun 12, 2008

Easyrider · Jun 12, 2008

We often depend on our own Skills and Abilities
when life seems Easy, but we turn to GOD when
we feel unable to Help Ourselves. Depending on
GOD is not Defeat or Weakness, but a "Realization"
of our own Powerlessness without HIM and
our Need for HIS Constant Contact.
GOD is our Source of Power, and we receive HIS
Help by keeping in touch with HIM. With this
Attitude, Problems will drive us to GOD rather
than away from HIM.
Learn how to Rely on GOD Daily.

angelwind · Jun 12, 2008

Hebrews 11:33-34 . . . By Faith these people overthrew
kingdoms, ruled with Justice, and received what GOD
had promised them. They shut the mouths of lions,
quenched the flames of fire, and escaped death by
the edge of the sword. Their weakness was turned
to Strength. They became Strong in battle and put
whole armies to flight.

Wherefore seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and sin which doth so easily beset us,
and run with patience the race that is set before us. :thmbsup:
He 12:1

JudyB1169 · Jun 12, 2008

I posted this in another thread, but it bears repeating. This verse has been an encouragement to me lately. It's been an extremely difficult year for me and my family...
Acts 3:19-"Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord"

I can say I am currently being refreshed! :clap:

Divinah · Jun 13, 2008

CindyisHis · Jun 13, 2008

This is encouraging to me.

Proverbs 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD,
But the prayer of the upright is His delight.

God is delighted to hear our prayer!

CindyisHis · Jun 13, 2008

Gospgirl said:
I posted this in another thread, but it bears repeating. This verse has been an encouragement to me lately. It's been an extremely difficult year for me and my family...
Acts 3:19-"Therefore repent and return, so that your sins may be wiped away, in order that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord"

I can say I am currently being refreshed!

I just posted this scripture yesterday in a thread where those who are hungry for more of the Lord meet. We are asking for the rain of His Spirit. The Lord does desire to bring refreshing; sometimes it is our sin that blocks our receiving it. Indeed sin always will. But then, why would we want to sin? Sin kills!

angelwind · Jun 14, 2008

From Streams In The Desert

by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman

"I have prayed that your own faith may not fail" (Luke 22:32).
Christian, take good care of thy faith, for recollect that faith is the only means whereby thou canst obtain blessings. Prayer cannot draw down answers from God's throne except it be the earnest prayer of the man who believes.

Faith is the telegraphic wire which links earth to Heaven, on which God's messages of love fly so fast that before we call He answers, and while we are yet speaking He hears us. But if that telegraphic wire of faith be snapped, how can we obtain the promise?

Am I in trouble? I can obtain help for trouble by faith. Am I beaten about by the enemy? My soul on her dear Refuge leans by faith.
But take faith away, then in vain I call to God. There is no other road betwixt my soul and Heaven. Blockade the road, and how can I communicate with the Great King?

Faith links me with Divinity. Faith clothes me with the power of Jehovah. Faith insures every attribute of God in my defense. It helps me to defy the hosts of hell. It makes me march triumphant over the necks of my enemies. But without faith how can I receive anything from the Lord?
Oh, then, Christian, watch well thy faith. "If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth." --C. H. Spurgeon

We boast of being so practical a people that we want to have a surer thing than faith. But did not Paul say that the promise was, by FAITH that it might be SURE? (Romans 4:16) --Dan Crawford.
Faith honors God; God honors faith.

I posted this little piece because the Lord is stirring me to think and pray "in faith" a little bit more than I usually do. But the verse from Luke just came alive to me last night...I saw something fresh about Jesus

.

"I have prayed that your own faith may not fail." (Lk 22:32) Here the Lord is about to die on the cross and his close companion, Peter, is going to deny Him. And the Lord, true to Himself, prays unselfishly for Peter's faith, the Lord's glory was shining into my heart for a while here...he does not give Peter a hard time about his weaknesses. I still find I am way too self-centered these days. And sometimes too hard on myself about my weaknesses when I could be praying about them and finding His grace and mercy to help me in time of need.

As for faith...Jesus excercised it in His prayers because the rest of this verse says: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren. (Lk 32:22)

Lord, help us to cultivate faith in our walk with You...childlike, simple faith, humble faith, that waivers not in unblief but gives You glory; help us to pray "believing" as You did; being fully persuaded that You are able to perform all Your promises; knowing that You are able to do more than we can ask or think.

Easyrider · Jun 14, 2008

Luke 2:11-12 . . .
The Savior-yes, the Messiah, the Lord-
has been born tonight in Bethlehem.

Jesus was born in a humble stable among
very ordinary people to powerfully
demonstrate that salvation is available
to anyone who sincerely seeks him.
Revelation 20:11 - 21:3 . . .
The dead were judged according to the
things written in the books.

Salvation is available to all, but a time
will come when it will be too late to receive it.

1 Peter 1:5 . . .
God, in his mighty power, will protect you
until you receive this salvation.

Salvation brings the sure hope of eternal life.

Romans 8:12-17 . . .
All who are led by the Spirit of God
are children of God.

The Holy Spirit takes up residence in our hearts
and assures us we are Gods children.

Matthew 14:23-33 . . .
Save me, Lord! he shouted.
Instantly Jesus reached out his hand
and grabbed him.

We cannot save ourselves from sin, guilt,
judgment, and spiritual death.
Only Jesus Christ can save us.

Easyrider · Jun 15, 2008

Genesis 3:19 . . .
All your life you will sweat to produce food,
until your dying day.

Acts 20:34-35 . . .
You know that these hands of mine have
worked to pay my own way, and I have
even supplied the needs of those who
were with me. And I have been a
constant example of how you can help
the poor by working hard.

1 Corinthians 4:12 . . .
We have worked wearily with our
own hands to earn our living.

Ephesians 4:28 . . .
Begin using your hands for honest work,
and then give generously to others in need.

1 Timothy 5:8 . . .
Those who wont care for their own relatives,
especially those living in the same household,
have denied what we believe. Such people
are worse than unbelievers.

Plan on doing work which will enable you
to provide for your own and your familys
needs, and to give generously to others.

Easyrider · Jun 16, 2008

Matthew 7:7 . . .
Keep on asking, and you will be given
what you ask for.
Keep on looking, and you will find.
Keep on knocking,
and the door will be opened.

GOD Honors Persistence in Prayer.

John 15:5 . . .
Those who remain in ME,
and I in them,
will Produce much Fruit.

Perseverance in your Faith leads
to a Productive Life.

Philippians 1:6 . . .
I am sure that GOD, who began the
Good Work within you, will continue
HIS Work until it is finally finished
on that day when CHRIST JESUS
comes back again.

GOD never stops working in our lives.

Hebrews 3:14 . . .
If we are Faithful to the end,
Trusting GOD just as firmly as when we First
Believed, we will Share in all that Belongs
to CHRIST.

Revelation 3:5 . . .
All who are Victorious will be Clothed in White.
I will never erase their names from the Book of Life.

Those who Persevere in their Faith
will share in Heavens Riches.

Easyrider · Jun 17, 2008

2 Kings 23:25 . . .
Never before had there been a king like
Josiah, who turned to the LORD
with all his heart and soul and strength,
obeying all the laws of Moses.

God desires a devoted, obedient heart.

1 Chronicles 29:17 . . . I know, my God, that you
examine our hearts and rejoice when you find integrity
there. You know I have done all this with good motives,
and I have watched your people offer their gifts willingly
and joyously.

God desires a godly heart, a heart of integrity.

Psalm 51:6, 10, 17 . . .
You desire honesty from the heart, so
you can teach me to be wise in my inmost being.
Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Renew a right spirit within me.
The sacrifice you want is a broken spirit.
A broken and repentant heart, O God,
you will not despise.

God desires an honest, clean, repentant heart.

Psalm 86:11 . . .
Teach me your ways, O LORD, that
I may live according to your truth!
Grant me purity of heart, that I
may honor you.

Matthew 5:8 . . .
God blesses those whose hearts are Pure,
for they will see God.

God desires a Pure Heart.

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