Posts Tagged ‘Prayer’
The Spirit’s Prayer and the Father’s Promise in Romans 8:26–30
The Holy Spirit helps us on our way to heaven. He lives within us, empowering us for good and enabling us for service, and He endeavors by praying for us to the Father. Romans 8:26–27 teaches us about the Spirit’s ministry of intercession. Some of what Romans 8:26–27 teaches is fairly clear. Our human weakness…
Read MoreA Living Faith Evidenced in Prayer – Part 4 (James 5:13-18)
Click here to read part 1. Click here to read part 2. Click here to read part 3. In James 5:17–18, James illustrates the power of persistent prayer in the life of Elijah. Although we do not live in a miraculous age where God will work miracles through us directly, the principle of God’s working…
Read MoreA Prayer of Intercession (Lamentations 5)
When I conclude an in-depth evaluation of a personality like Jeremiah, I feel I am parting with a friend. The Scriptures, inspired by the LORD, have a unique and powerful way of communicating not only the heart of God but also the personality and struggles of His servants. Thank you for participating in this study.…
Read MoreA Living Faith Evidenced in Prayer – Part 3 (James 5:13-18)
Click here to read part 1. Click here to read part 2. Working through the difficult interpretive decisions of James 5:13–18 is important, but let’s not miss the main concern of the passage: the prayer of faith. Whose prayer and whose faith? Verse 14 is clear that it is the elders who are doing the…
Read MoreA Living Faith Evidenced in Prayer – Part 1 (James 5:13-18)
The body of James’ letter expands on the theme of being a doer of the Word (James 1:22 sets up the body of the letter, which encompasses James 1:19–5:12). The book of James is bookended by addressing circumstances of suffering (James 1:2–18 and 5:13–18). A living faith is evidenced by being a doer of the…
Read MorePrayers for Your Pastor/Husband
I pray for my husband but not nearly as much as I should. I pray generically for him to have grace and strength in life, and I pray for some certain situations or struggles that I know of. But it never seems quite adequate. Sometimes I just don’t know how to pray for my husband…
Read MorePraying for Israel
Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime (Daniel 6:10). There were several Old Testament saints who prayed…
Read MorePrayer: Putting It into Practice [FrontLine]
FrontLine Volume 32 • Number 6 Prayer: Putting It into Practice Few topics are more important to the Christian life than prayer. At the same time, there are few areas of the Christian life where we feel as much the gap between what we ought to be and what we are. Books on prayer abound,…
Read MoreStill Thinking About Prayer
Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray (Psalm 5:2). Let my prayer come before Thee: incline thine ear unto my cry (Psalm 88;2). Thou hast heard my voice: hide not Thine ear at my breathing, at my cry (Lamentations 3:56). Have you ever noticed…
Read MoreTen Things to Pray for this Year, and Every Year
In the last few years, our conversations were full of talk about maintaining or regaining physical health, about COVID-19, about government intrusion and many political scandals. With our eyes on the news, our hearts can grow spiritually cold, full of fears and anxious doubts. We must realize that our spiritual health is more important than…
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