Prayer

The Blessing of Answered Prayer

It seems that David may have written this psalm during the time of the purchase, and erection of an altar in the dedication of the threshing floor of Araunah (II Sam. 24). We do know that prosperity had caused David to become self-confident and proud. As a result of this G …

Asa’s Obedience to The Lord

After approximately two decades of apostasy in Judah, a dedicated worshiper of God took the Throne. Asa, son of Abijah, occupied the Davidic throne for 41 years. He led the first of five great reformations in Judah. He was assessed as a generally good ruler who destroyed pagan objects of …

Jesus Cursed The Fig Tree And it Dried Up

Jesus and His disciples were staying in Bethany each night (v. 19). The next day the disciples noticed that the fig tree Jesus had cursed the day before was all dried up (vv. 20-21). As they called it to His attention He used it as an illustration to teach them these principles o …

Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication

In this section we find a magnificent dedicatory prayer by Solomon. He first stood beside the altar and then fell to his knees (v. 54). He began his prayer with worship and praise to God for His faithfulness as prayer should be and not with requests. He then proceeded to petition …

A Prayer For Protection

Psalm 41 is a lesson based on a prayer for help against treachery. In grace, God visited the writer with deliverance and put a song to rejoicing upon his lips. He concluded the preceding psalm by calling himself poor and needy. In this one, he begins by commending those who consider…

Jehoshaphat Depends on God to Defeat The Enemy

The Moabites, Ammonites and Meunites launching an attack on Jehoshaphat (vv. 1-2). The Meunites were an Arabian tribe living in Edom, east and south of the Dead Sea. The army mentioned in (v. 2) was from Edom. Jehoshaphat learned that this invading multitude that would …

Concern For Believers Going Through Trials

The chapter begins with a request for prayer (vv. 1-2), a word of encouragement concerning God’s faithfulness (vv. 3-4) and a short prayer (v. 5).? Evidently Paul had heard that the Thessalonians were praying for him, and he asks them to keep on doing that. His request …

Hannah’s Prophetic Prayer & Eli’s Fatherly Failures

This is one of the great prayers of Scripture. Hannah praises God through a poetic prayer for a son and all that God has done (vv. 1-10). We can learn from this passage that God sometimes withholds His blessings from those who walk uprightly, but only for a time …

The Prophet Pled For Deliverance From The Pit

Suffering should drive anyone to repentance, prayer and to renewed dedication to God. This seems to be the condition of Judah in this passage. In the first step the prophet exhorts the people to confess their sins to God because of their suffering (vv. 41-47). In the second step …

What Results do You Expect From Prayer?

David pleads with God to listen as he prays morning by morning (vv. 1-3). It shows that his first thought each day was prayer. One of the greatest needs among Christians is a personal time with the Lord each day. For the most part both parents and churches have failed to train their families …