Tag Archives: prayer

June 8, 2016

Posted on June 11, 2016 by jgarrott

Psalm 18:3 I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies. There was a very simple reason David prayed so much: he knew it worked. Probably starting when he was a young … Continue reading →

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May 22, 2016

Posted on May 23, 2016 by jgarrott

Psalm 88:1, 18 O Lord, the God who saves me, day and night I cry out before you. You have taken my companions and loved ones from me; the darkness is my closest friend. This is the prayer of a … Continue reading →

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May 20, 2016

Posted on May 22, 2016 by jgarrott

Psalm 84:4 Blessed are those who dwell in your house; they are ever praising you. This Psalm is a sweet one indeed, with several parts of it having been set to music even in recent years. It’s not by David … Continue reading →

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May 16, 2016

Posted on May 17, 2016 by jgarrott

Psalm 65:2-3 O you who hear prayer, to you all men will come. When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions. I know I’ve written on this before, because it’s such a significant pair of verses, expressing two … Continue reading →

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May 7, 2016

Posted on May 8, 2016 by jgarrott

Psalm 6:1 O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. I think my head must have been taking a vacation when I chose the passages for this list on prayer, because I just … Continue reading →

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May 4, 2016

Posted on May 7, 2016 by jgarrott

Job 42:10 After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord made him prosperous again and gave him twice as much as he had before. The way I read this, Job had to forgive his friends before God could/would restore … Continue reading →

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May 1, 2016

Posted on May 4, 2016 by jgarrott

Job 21:14-15 “Yet they say to God, ‘Leave us alone! We have no desire to know your ways. Who is the Almighty, that we should serve him? What would we gain by praying to him?’” This is a remarkably accurate … Continue reading →

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April 29, 2016

Posted on May 1, 2016 by jgarrott

Nehemiah 6:9 They were all trying to frighten us, thinking, “Their hands will get too weak for the work, and it will not be completed.” But I prayed, “Now strengthen my hands.” I like Nehemiah! Prayer was such an integral … Continue reading →

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April 28, 2016

Posted on May 1, 2016 by jgarrott

Nehemiah 4:9 But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat. In some ways the Book of Nehemiah reminds me of the Letter of James in the New Testament, because it is … Continue reading →

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April 27, 2016

Posted on April 28, 2016 by jgarrott

Nehemiah 2:4-5 The king said to me, “What is it you want?” Then I prayed to the God of heaven, and I answered the king. I have heard this particular incident described as a “telegraph prayer.” However, in current society … Continue reading →

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