Prayer

That Men Pray

I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. (1 Tim 2:8 NKJV)

These words come from Paul’s heart, expressing not a theologically laid out strategy but rather a personal longing. It is good to have a balanced and biblical…

Prayer: Standing on “Praying Ground”

First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. This is good, and it is…

A Psalm for Everyday

Incline your ear, O Lord, and answer me,
for I am poor and needy.
Preserve my life, for I am godly;
save your servant, who trusts in you — you are my God.
Be gracious to me, O Lord,
for to you do I cry all the day. (Psalm 86:1–3 ESV)

Holy God

Your way, God, is holy. What god is great like our God? (Psalm 77:13 ESV)

We should give serious thought to the nature of God when we pray. We easily fall into the trap of being swallowed up with the perspectives and the concerns of the world, yet they are as far from heaven as we…

If You Believe

Jesus answered them, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. And whatever you ask in prayer, if you believe, you will receive.” (Matthew…

Seven Final Commands

Always rejoice, constantly pray, in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Do not extinguish the Spirit. Do not treat prophecies with contempt. But examine all things; hold fast to what is good. Stay away from every form of evil. (1 Thes. 5:16–22 NET)

Paul’s Prayer for the Thessalonians

Now may God our Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you. And may the Lord cause you to increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we do for you, so that your hearts are strengthened in holiness to be blameless before our God and…

Praising God Before He Acts

Oh, how abundant is your goodness, which you have stored up for those who fear you and worked for those who take refuge in you, in the sight of the children of mankind! In the cover of your presence you hide them from the plots of men; you store them in your shelter from the…

Your Kingdom Come!

Your Kingdom come! (Matthew 6:10)

In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever…

Hallowing the Name of God

Hallowed be your name. Mathew 6:9

When you lose someone’s address information, you can no longer find that person. My wife and I have made many wonderful friends over the years. Many of them we are still in contact with, but others we have lost their contact…