Prayers In Scripture

PRAYERS FROM SCRIPTURE

Daniel Chapter 9

3 Then I set my face toward the Lord God to make request by prayer and supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes. 4 And I prayed to the LORD my God, and made confession, and said,

“O Lord, great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and mercy with those who love Him, and with those who keep His commandments,

5 we have sinned and committed iniquity, we have done wickedly and rebelled, even by departing from Your precepts and Your judgments. 6 Neither have we heeded Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings and our princes, to our fathers and all the people of the land.

7 O Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but to us shame of face, as it is this day—to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, those near and those far off in all the countries to which You have driven them, because of the unfaithfulness which they have committed against You.

8 “O Lord, to us belongs shame of face, to our kings, our princes, and our fathers, because we have sinned against You. 9 To the Lord our God belong mercy and forgiveness, though we have rebelled against Him. 10 We have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God, to walk in His laws, which He set before us by His servants the prophets. 11 Yes, all Israel has transgressed Your law, and has departed so as not to obey Your voice; therefore the curse and the oath written in the Law of Moses the servant of God have been poured out on us, because we have sinned against Him. 12 And He has confirmed His words, which He spoke against us and against our judges who judged us, by bringing upon us a great disaster; for under the whole heaven such has never been done as what has been done to Jerusalem.

13 “As it is written in the Law of Moses, all this disaster has come upon us; yet we have not made our prayer before the LORD our God, that we might turn from our iniquities and understand Your truth. 14 Therefore the LORD has kept the disaster in mind, and brought it upon us; for the LORD our God is righteous in all the works which He does, though we have not obeyed His voice.

15 And now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and made Yourself a name, as it is this day—we have sinned, we have done wickedly!

16 “O Lord, according to all Your righteousness, I pray, let Your anger and Your fury be turned away from Your city Jerusalem, Your holy mountain; because for our sins, and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem and Your people are a reproach to all those around us.

17 Now therefore, our God, hear the prayer of Your servant, and his supplications, and for the Lord’s sake cause Your face to shine on Your sanctuary, which is desolate.

18 O my God, incline Your ear and hear; open Your eyes and see our desolations, and the city which is called by Your name; for we do not present our supplications before You because of our righteous deeds, but because of Your great mercies.

19 O Lord, hear! O Lord, forgive! O Lord, listen and act! Do not delay for Your own sake, my God, for Your city and Your people are called by Your name.”

John 17

Jesus Prays for Himself

1 Jesus spoke these words, lifted up His eyes to heaven, and said: “Father, the hour has come. Glorify Your Son, that Your Son also may glorify You, 2 as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should^[a] give eternal life to as many as You have given Him. 3 And this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom You have sent. 4 I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do. 5 And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.

Jesus Prays for His Disciples
6 “I have manifested Your name to the men whom You have given Me out of the world. They were Yours, You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. 7 Now they have known that all things which You have given Me are from You. 8 For I have given to them the words which You have given Me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came forth from You; and they have believed that You sent Me.
9 “I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for those whom You have given Me, for they are Yours. 10 And all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine, and I am glorified in them. 11 Now I am no longer in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to You. Holy Father, keep through Your name those whom You have given Me,^[b] that they may be one as We are. 12 While I was with them in the world,^[c] I kept them in Your name. Those whom You gave Me I have kept;^[d] and none of them is lost except the son of perdition, that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 13 But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves. 14 I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 15 I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil one. 16 They are not of the world, just as I am not of the world. 17 Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth. 18 As You sent Me into the world, I also have sent them into the world. 19 And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.

Jesus Prays for All Believers
20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will^[e] believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me. 22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: 23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.
24 “Father, I desire that they also whom You gave Me may be with Me where I am, that they may behold My glory which You have given Me; for You loved Me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father! The world has not known You, but I have known You; and these have known that You sent Me. 26 And I have declared to them Your name, and will declare it, that the love with which You loved Me may be in them, and I in them.

Colossians Chapter 1

9 For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

10 that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;

11 strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy;

12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.

13 He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,

14 in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.

Philippians Chapter 1

9 And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment,

10 that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ,

11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

ONE HOUR OF PRAYER A DAY!!!

Praise

Recognize God’s Nature

Psalms 63:3 “Because Your lovingkindness is better than life, My lips shall praise You.”

Waiting

Silent Soul Surrender

Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God;”

Confession

Temple Cleansing Time

Psalm 139:23- “Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties;(thoughts)”

139:24 “And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting”

Scripture Praying

Word-Enriched Prayer

Jeremiah 23:29 “Is not My word like a fire?” says the LORD, And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?”

Watching

Develop Holy Alertness

Colossians 4:2 “Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving;”

Intercession

Remember the World

1 Timothy 2:1 “Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men,

1 Timothy 2:2 “for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence.”

Petition

Share Personal Needs

Matthew 7:7 “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”

Thanksgiving

Confess my Blessings

1 Thessalonians 5:18 “in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”

Singing

Worship in Song

Psalm 100:2 “Serve the LORD with gladness; Come before His presence with singing.”

Meditation

Ponder Spiritual Themes

Joshua 1:8 “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.”

Listening

Receive Spiritual Instruction

Ecclesiastes 5:2 “Do not be rash with your mouth, And let not your heart utter anything hastily before God. For God is in heaven, and you on earth; Therefore let your words be few.”

Praise

Recognize God’s Nature

Psalms 52:9 “I will praise You forever, Because You have done it; And in the presence of Your saints I will wait on Your name, for it is good.”

Revelation 12:11 “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony”

The Word of their testimony is what God has done and who he has been in our lives…

Job 1:10 “Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.”

Pray for a hedge of protection!?! From the Lord Jesus Christ For Life

Pray for the person

To have the right attitude

To make the right choices and decisions

To get involved in the right activities

To associate with the right people, which has nothing to do with social status but everything to do with

what is righteous and godly before the Lord

To say what is right, especially what is pleasing to the Lord

To be introduced to other Godly people

Psalm 34

1 I will bless the LORD at all times;
         His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul shall make its boast in the LORD;
         The humble shall hear of it and be glad.
3 Oh, magnify the LORD with me,
         And let us exalt His name together.

4 I sought the LORD, and He heard me,
         And delivered me from all my fears.
5 They looked to Him and were radiant,
         And their faces were not ashamed.
6 This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him,
         And saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel^[a] of the LORD encamps all around those who fear Him,
         And delivers them.

8 Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good;
         Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!
9 Oh, fear the LORD, you His saints!
         There is no want to those who fear Him.
10 The young lions lack and suffer hunger;
         But those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.

11 Come, you children, listen to me;
         I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12 Who is the man who desires life,
         And loves many days, that he may see good?
13 Keep your tongue from evil,
         And your lips from speaking deceit.
14 Depart from evil and do good;
         Seek peace and pursue it.

15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous,
         And His ears are open to their cry.
16 The face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
         To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

17 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears,
         And delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart,
         And saves such as have a contrite spirit.

19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
         But the LORD delivers him out of them all.
20 He guards all his bones;
         Not one of them is broken.
21 Evil shall slay the wicked,
         And those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
22 The LORD redeems the soul of His servants,
         And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.

Colossians 1:9-14

God desires that we be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding…

Thessalonians

God desires that we walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him.

God desires that we be fruitful in every good work

God desires that we know Him better each day

God desires that we be strengthened with all might, according to the glorious power of the Holy Spirit at work in us

God desires that we have patience and be longsuffering with others, and have these attitudes and behaviors with joy in our hearts.

God desires that we give thanks always to Him for our salvation.

God desires that we be ever mindful that we have been delivered from the power of darkness – the enemy of our souls- and that we have been redeemed by the blood of JESUS

God desires that we live in an ongoing state of forgiveness, frequently confessing our faults to God and being forgiven of our sins so that we might walk in purity and a continual newness of life.

WHEN WE ARE CLEANSED FROM ALL FILTHINESS… WE SHINE BRIGHTER…

1 Corinthians 15:33 “Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”

1 Corinthians 15:34 “Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.”

1 Kings 19:12 “and after the earthquake a fire, but the LORD was not in the fire; and after the fire a still small voice.”

STILL SMALL VOICE

John 10:14 “I am the good shepherd; and I know My sheep, and am known by My own.”

John 10:4 “And when he brings out his own sheep, he goes before them; and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.”

Psalm 119:66 “Teach me good judgment and knowledge, For I believe Your commandments.”

Psalm 119:97-105

97 “ Oh, how I love Your law!
         It is my meditation all the day.
98 You, through Your commandments, make me wiser than my enemies;
         For they are ever with me.
99 I have more understanding than all my teachers,
         For Your testimonies are my meditation.
100 I understand more than the ancients,
         Because I keep Your precepts.
101 I have restrained my feet from every evil way,
         That I may keep Your word.
102 I have not departed from Your judgments,
         For You Yourself have taught me.
103 How sweet are Your words to my taste,
         Sweeter than honey to my mouth!
104 Through Your precepts I get understanding;
         Therefore I hate every false way.
105 Your word is a lamp to my feet
         And a light to my path.”

1 Corinthians 2:9-12
“But as it is written:
      “ Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
      Nor have entered into the heart of man
      The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.”
10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God.
11 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God.
12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God.