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Bible Devotionals About Prayer

Scripture reflections to help you live God's Word on prayer. Each card includes a verse and a short, practical insight.

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Those who pray according to the will of God see God answer their prayer.

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On some subjects or matters God says to His faithful - even ones greatly used and widely popular - \"I don\'t want you to ask (pray) Me about that matter again.\"

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As the Levitical priests of Israel had no earthly inheritance given them by God - thus, trusted continually on God\'s provision - so, Christ-followers as intercessory priests (like Christ, Himself) have no earthly inheritance given them by God (but a heavenly inheritance is theirs) also trust continually on God and His provision.

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Some situations in a body of God\'s people can be so critical, so urgent a spiritual leader might be found fasting and praying to God with intercession for the body for 40 days consecutive.

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Sometimes appointed leaders among God\'s people make poor decisions because they fail to seek God and His input regarding the decisions.

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Sometimes the LORD hears (receives) a righteous man's own prayers at death's door for extended life with an affirmative, gracious amount of years.

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Our prayers should be based on the true nature, character, and expressed will of God.

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Those who seek God in prayer must trust God.

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Let those IN CHRIST who seek God\'s heart send up \"clouds of incense\" to the LORD - prayer upon prayers.

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A Christ-follower might pray, \"Father, don\'t let my life be a barrier or hindrance to any other Christ-follower.

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Our God is also personally involved with us - His creation and re-creation in Christ - through our prayers (calling out) and His answers to our prayers.

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Those who have learned of God in prayer know when He has 'heard' their prayer - committed to answer the prayer.

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Christ-followers can always call out to God based on His unfailing love.

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God will hear the prayer of His children who seek mercy of Him.

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Those IN CHRIST who wholeheartedly seek wisdom and knowledge in the midst of a dark culture go to Him who has the Light and who grants revelation (lifting off of the cover).

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Those who persevere in prayer to the LORD with brokenness, humility, and fasting - and a long life of integrity with obedience - will receive an answer from the LORD.

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The private prayer and devotion time of a Christ-follower living in the midst of an idolatrous culture is quite likely very important - even essential - to him or her in order to continually honor God for all of daily life.

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God interacts on a grace basis with the prayers of those IN CHRIST who walk intimately with Him.

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Prayer is essential in the lives of those who are fully dedicated in faithfulness, walking with the LORD.

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The LORD may lead a small group of fully of fully dedicated followers surrounded by an idolatrous culture to engage in a corporate prayer and fasting event.

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Those IN CHRIST who would live God-honoring lives in an idolatrous culture will find themselves at times desperately (even to extend their lives desperate) seeking God in prayer even to know what otherwise is an absolute (unknown) secret.

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Christ-followers are to pray for those who persecute them.

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Prayer is needed following a teaching time and huge ministry event - to help 'handle' potential temptations.

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Private prayer is part of the relationship a Christ-followers has with God.

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A life marked by prayer is utterly important for a leader and a disciple.

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Christ-followers must keep prayer and worship of the LORD preeminent when they gather.

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Prayer - not merchandizing - is to be 'center stage' when Christ-followers gather.

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Some praying takes us to our knees - literally.

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Because Jesus is at God's right hand and because the Holy Spirit reveals truth, guides, and speaks (tells) heavenly messages to disciples of Jesus, disciples of Jesus may ask the Father "whatever" IN ALL JESUS IS and the Father will indeed grant those requests SO THAT the joy and delight in the heart of the disciples comes to full measure (fills up, completed).

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Asking is believing Jesus went to sit at the Father's right hand.

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Asking is yielding - allowing the Father to choose how to answer and when to answer.

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Asking is believing Jesus still answers according to what will glorify His Father.

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Asking is related to revelation - what the Father reveals (shows or says) one ask for as did Jesus with His Father.

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Asking the Father evidences trust - an act of faith believing you are asking acording to God's revealed will.

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Disciples of Christ can ask OF THE FATHER through Jesus (at God's right hand) as Jesus asked the Father throughout His life - an open and intimate communion between Father and sons.

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Asking is part of a Father/child relationship wherein there is (1) fear or respect of Father, (2) trust in the Father, (3) dependence upon the Father, (4) obedience in or rightness of relationship, and (5) intimate knowledge of the Father (know His heart, will, purposes).

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Asking is humbling - reveals humility in the heart and expresses dependency upon God.

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Jesus (at God's right hand) and the Holy Spirit (sent to each disciple) provide each disciple the perfect ASK opportunity.

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Those who abide in Christ (intimately connected, unbroken fellowship, obedience, loving, surrender) and His Word abides in them (know the Word, in the Word, very familiar with the Word, honoring and doing the Word, receptive to the Word, submitted to the Word) may ask the Father for what they desire (thoroughly influenced by their relationship with Christ and impact of the Word) and what they ask will as a matter of fact BE.

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Fellow Christ-followers kneeling in prayer together can be a real sign of fellowship in the Spirit.

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There is a time in gathering of spiritual leaders - whether the leader or teacher - to fall to their knees in prayer - praying together humbly bowed before God.

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Prayer comes before moving out in obedience to God.

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The body of Christ is to be a prayer force so the society is peaceful so the saving Gospel can be spread with more coming to know Jesus Christ as Savior.

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It is intended that men IN CHRIST with set-apart lives pray, pray, pray.

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Because God desires men to be saved, because God gave a Mediator (Jesus Christ), because the ransom has been paid for all, and because assigned ones are proclaiming the Gospel of Christ, spiritual leaders resolutely intend for men IN CHRIST to continue in prayer (two-way converse with God) in every place they go and gather - praying backed up by holy or set-apart life (without any anger or doubt toward God).

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After charging an up and coming spiritual leader to keep the message of the Gospel clear of error, a mentor exhorts him to be a man of prayer - encouraging him to stir others to all kinds of praying for all people (even leaders in society).

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A committed, wise, and older mentor would do well to intercede night and day for his younger protégé(s) with specific, heart-felt petitions AND when led by the Spirit to encourage the protégé(s) by letting them know of his intercesions 'without intervals.'

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