tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837795197190974532024-03-08T13:26:16.079-05:00Bible PrayersActual Bible prayers and promises from God's Word with contemporary prayers following Mary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.comBlogger211125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-157477515732639872023-01-30T03:01:00.000-05:002023-01-30T03:01:12.466-05:00A joyful prayer of Habakkuk<!--[if gte mso 9]>
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Mary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-20538627073610116062022-07-23T14:15:00.000-04:002022-07-23T14:15:16.729-04:00Psalm 85:1-8 – a prayer of the family of KorahWhat blessings You pour on Your land, O Lord!You restored the fortunes of Your peopleand forgave their guilt. Yes, You covered alltheir sins. You withdrew wrath and fierce fury.Now restore us again, O God of our salvation.Put aside Your anger toward us.
Will You be mad at us forever?Will Your anger affect future generations?Or will You revive us, so Your peoplecan again rejoice in You?
Mary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-36262306753879955492022-05-25T09:53:00.007-04:002022-05-25T09:55:29.692-04:00A Prayer of Comfort In times of need, the
prayer of God’s people in Psalm 94 reminds us to seek and confess the comfort
God brings. We, the people of now, can find consolation in this same prayer for
our nation. Pray for yourself, of course! Then change “my” to “our” and “I” to “we.”
Pray, too, for other nations (“their” and “they”) who need God’s comfort.
Psalm 94:17-19 – a prayer of God’s people
Mary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-61353554730498059852022-05-03T11:03:00.000-04:002022-05-03T11:03:14.920-04:00Hope for godly nationsLeviticus 26:3-6, 11-12 –
“If you faithfully follow and obey My
instructions, I will give you seasonable rains, productive lands, and fruitful
trees. Then you will have plenty to eat and will live in safety. I will dwell
among you and will not turn away. I will walk with you and be your God.”
We want to follow You, Lord. We want to obey. We want to walk closer to
You.
Thank You for Mary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-55219219568892226762022-04-29T12:56:00.000-04:002022-04-29T12:56:29.611-04:00Praying before we speak or write!This prayer of David reminds us to seek God's guidance and inspiration before we say or write a single word! What a blessed way to start the day! Poets, writers, pastors, priests, caretakers, and other communicators for Christ might find, as I did, that Psalm 19:14 is especially relevant to our lives and the work God has given us to do.Psalm 19:14 – a prayer of DavidLet
the words of my Mary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-73013972412688242872022-04-14T11:40:00.000-04:002022-04-14T11:40:20.424-04:00Jesus prays for us As Jesus faced the certainty of the cross, He prayed for us!John 17:10-19 – a prayer of Jesus
Holy Father, all I have belongs to You,
and all You have is mine.
The people You gave Me
have given Me glory.
I won’t be in the world much longer,
but they will be in the world
as I come back to You.
Holy Father, keep them safe
by the power of Your Name –
the Name You gave to Mary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-49896843901125955392022-04-09T00:45:00.000-04:002022-04-09T00:45:18.207-04:00Agreeing with you and JesusMatthew 18:19-20 – Jesus
promised, “If two of you agree on
anything they ask, it shall be done for them by My Father in heaven. For
wherever only two or three gather in My Name, I Am there in the midst of them.”
Lord, You’ve promised to be with us always, but are You also promising greater
power and effectiveness in our prayers when we agree on what we’re asking?
Holy Scriptures often call us, Mary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-85862620281796415902022-03-24T15:16:00.005-04:002022-03-24T15:16:59.535-04:00God blesses us with His prayer, His Name Numbers 6:23-27 – “Bless My children. Tell them this: 'God blesses you and keeps you. The face of
God shines upon you and is gracious to you. God looks upon you with
peace.’ In this way, you will put My
Name on My children, and I will bless them.”
We claim this blessing, Lord! Thank You for looking favorably upon us. Thank
You for Your promise of grace and peace that give our Mary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-10065762596678622512022-02-26T12:42:00.005-05:002022-02-26T12:44:31.871-05:00Power Praying with God's PromisesTo pray with power for our country, the Ukraine, Russia, China, and every country of concern, let's look for and pray with God's Promises to us in God's Word:Micah 4:3-5 – “The Lord will judge the nations and decide
what is right for great countries, far and near. They will beat their swords
into plows and their spears into pruning hooks, and fighting between nations
will cease, and they Mary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-43248155571654592182022-02-19T13:03:00.000-05:002022-02-19T13:03:49.467-05:00Praying Bible promises[This following post prefaces the book, Kneeling on the Promises of God, which came together with God's guidance and help from the research capabilities found on Bible Gateway.] As you have likely heard, the hymn “Standing on the Promises” encourages
us to trust God and take Him at His word. But from the very beginning of time,
the matter of believing God arose in the Garden of Eden with theMary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-76302985716125542532021-12-29T14:44:00.002-05:002021-12-29T14:44:19.401-05:00Jesus teaches us how to prayMany Christians
regularly pray the Lord’s Prayer or Our Father, and many churches include Jesus’
prayer in Sunday services, daily mass, or other times of worship. Throughout
the week, however, and throughout the year, we can use this beautiful prayer “as
is” or as an outline for whoever or whatever God brings to mind as we pray each
phrase or line.
The prayer most
often memorized or recited Mary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-29135468745367935012021-12-19T00:33:00.001-05:002021-12-19T00:33:35.890-05:00The prophetic prayer of SimeonIn Exodus 2:2 and again
in verse 12, the Lord God told His people to dedicate every firstborn male to
Him. As devout Jews, who followed God’s instructions, Mary and Joseph presented
the Baby Jesus in the Temple.
As God-incidence
would have it, an elderly man named Simeon arrived at just the right moment to
greet the young family. Simeon had been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the
Messiah, Whom Mary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-91372586703151901972021-12-01T10:02:00.000-05:002021-12-01T10:02:38.911-05:00Pre-prayer the Way with ZechariahThis prayer by the
father of John the Baptist reminds us to prepare the way for Christ, our
Christmas present from God presented in our homes then gifted to all peoples in
need of God’s forgiving love.
Luke 1:68-70, 76, 77 – a prayer of Zechariah
from the King James Version of the Bible
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel;
for he hath visited and redeemed his people,
Mary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-52715546434750785512021-11-03T09:57:00.001-04:002021-11-03T09:57:58.127-04:00Prayer of the Mother of JesusWhy did God choose Mary, an unwed youth, to be the Mother of His Child?
Was it because she sought God’s purpose for her life? The young woman listened
to God and obviously cared more about what God wanted than what people would
say.
God did not force Mary to do anything against her will! She had faith –
complete trust – in God’s Will, God’s goodness, and God’s Plan for her.
Mary agreed to God’sMary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-30627100271999522882021-10-21T10:36:00.000-04:002021-10-21T10:36:52.594-04:00Praying for Mercy, Praying to See When
two blind men approached Jesus for healing, the people around Him criticized
them and tried to shoo them away. Despite this ill treatment by others, the men
kept calling out to the Lord – not for sight but for mercy. No
wonder! If the reaction of the crowd was typical of the way these men were usually
treated, their suffering and rejection by others might have felt worse than
Mary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-37117257109626917052021-10-07T01:31:00.002-04:002021-10-07T01:31:37.624-04:00The Apostle Peter prays to be rescued Simon Peter, a friend and apostle of Jesus, had
enough faith to step out of the boat and onto the water. As long as he kept
Jesus singularly in sight, Peter was able to walk across the surface of the
lake. But then he looked away.
Peter saw the wind-driven waves. He felt the stout
breeze. And as soon as he looked at his circumstances and looked to himself, he
knew he could not Mary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-42185530951713241792021-09-18T14:59:00.000-04:002021-09-18T14:59:38.743-04:00Jesus thanks God for wisdom in childlike people Have you ever
known humble, childlike people who have uncanny insights? I have. For example,
a Christian I’ve known for years has a learning disability but has often
expressed unusual insight into God’s Word. Another believer in Christ lacks social
skills yet hears angels praying. I’ve seen a gift of wisdom in preschoolers,
too, and in a person slipping deeper and deeper into dementia. ThisMary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-90183635254755349652021-08-31T00:11:00.000-04:002021-08-31T00:11:36.135-04:00A Bible Prayer to keep us afloat As floods and
overwhelming circumstances threaten to do us in, this Bible prayer from Jesus’
followers is here for us to pray today. Matthew 8:25 – a prayer of Jesus’ followersfrom the King James Version of the
Bible: And (Jesus’) disciples
came to him,and awoke him, saying,Lord,
save us:
<!--[endif]-->we perish. From the Book of KJV Prayers - actual Mary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-33238940635947394312021-07-22T15:45:00.001-04:002021-07-22T15:45:55.537-04:00Prayer without borders Oppressed during
the time of Jesus, the people of Jerusalem held Roman soldiers in fear and/or contempt.
Yet Jesus marveled over the faith of
a Roman officer who came to Him on behalf of a servant who was ill.
Not only did the
centurion ask a Jewish man for healing, this leader understood that God’s power
extended far beyond the tassels bordering the hem of Jesus’ garment.
Mary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-36910575995423453472021-07-15T11:43:00.002-04:002021-07-15T11:43:54.919-04:00Prayer of choosing, not losing, joy in God Things are tough!
People are still getting ill or angry. Many live in fear or poverty. Weather has
gone ballistic. Stores are closing. Food is pricey, and restaurants ready to
serve can’t find servers willing to work. No one can. Even God has trouble
finding enough people ready to serve – ready to ease the increasing needs of
those around us.
The prophet
Habakkuk knew the feeling. Mary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-28861190065978569042021-06-21T10:28:00.000-04:002021-06-21T10:28:37.708-04:00Praying from inside a whale
On rare occasions
(this very month in fact!), we hear of someone who survived being swallowed by
a whale. According to statistics, the likelihood of this is one in a trillion,
but for some people, those odds take the Bible story of Jonah out of the mists
of myth into praise of the power our Almighty God has over odds.
Since our Creator
God is not into performing magic Mary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-65292299673046044672021-06-08T11:30:00.000-04:002021-06-08T11:30:05.228-04:00Bible prayer for the nations With Memorial Day
just behind us and the 4th of July coming soon, we’re reminded of
our patriotic past but also our future uncertainties, which gives us time to
pray NOW!
May this and
other Bible prayers guide us into keeping God’s Word as we pray, not only for our nation, but for all peoples who need God's help:
A prayer of God’s people fromthe King James Version ofLamentations Mary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-36502939028924239332021-05-25T12:51:00.001-04:002021-05-25T12:51:47.174-04:00A prayer of LamentationsThe Bible makes
it clear that God’s people will face hardships and suffering, yet we’re to
continue to appeal to God in prayer. Not surprising then, many Bible prayers in
Psalms and elsewhere are laments. Even less surprising is that the book of
Lamentations expresses honest prayers of lament! Notice, however, that this and other bewailing
prayers end with thanks, praise, or acknowledgement of Mary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-6142813543310704542021-05-15T11:45:00.000-04:002021-05-15T11:45:06.023-04:00Call to PrayerThe book of
Psalms provides beautiful, blessed Bible prayers to pray, but some psalms, such
as Psalm 122, pray for us to pray!
No matter how you
translate it, these verses from the Bible Gateway website send an urgent call to God’s
people now.
Psalm 122:6-9Christian
Standard Bible (CSB)“Pray for the
well-being of Jerusalem:‘May those who
love you be secure;may there be
peace Mary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-583779519719097453.post-81560384132032993012021-05-03T13:39:00.000-04:002021-05-03T13:39:17.442-04:00Agreeing to Agree in PrayerPeople come from
every background and culture, but in the Name of Jesus, we find common ground -
common unity, community.
If we actually
listen to one another, we’re apt to discover we usually share basic beliefs in God
the Father our creator, the Son of God Jesus Christ our Savior, and the
indwelling Holy Spirit our empowerment and guide.
And, if we really listen
to people with opposingMary Saylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08709628386233742459noreply@blogger.com0