Prayer
23.PromisesofPrayer
Luke11:9"AndIsayuntoyou,Ask,anditshallbegiven you;seek,andyeshallfind;knock,anditshallbeopened untoyou."
Meaning:God'sWordisagreathelpinprayer.Itallowsus toprayaccordingtoHiswill.ItwasE.M.Boundswhosaid, "Thereisnolimittotheprovisionsincludedinthepromises toprayer,andnoexclusionfromit'spromises."Ifwebutask, seek,andknock,wehavebeenpromiseditshallbegiven, shallbefound,anditshallbeopeneduntous.SinceGod "cannotlie"(Titus1:2)theBibleisacouponbookreadyto givetothosewhoask,accordingtowhatHehaspromised.
Application:Prayerputsourfaithinthepromisesof Godintopractice.FaithissimplytakingGodatHis Word,and"believing,yeshallreceive"(Matthew 21:22).EventhoughGod'spromisesare"exceeding greatandprecious"(IIPeter1:4),withoutprayer,they arelikefruitwithinreachthatgoesunpicked.Prayer takesholdofthepromise!Greatthingscanhappenasa resultofGod'spromisesandtheChristian'sprayers.
TheBibleandprayergotogether,theycomplimentone another.TheBiblegivesustheunctiontopray,and prayergivesustheanswerthathasbeenpromised.
OtherVersesforStudy:Jeremiah29:12,13;Matthew 21:22;Luke11:10;John14:14;15:7;James4:2,3; IIPeter1:4;IJohn3:22
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