THANKSGIVING WITH PRAYER AND SUPPLICATION
The following Scriptures have been compiled by Brother Daniel Toole:
For my love they are my adversaries; but I give myself unto prayer.—Psalm 109:4.
But we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the Word.—Acts 6:4.
He went out into a mountain to pray and continued all night in prayer to God.—Luke 6:12.
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in Heaven and thou upon earth.—Eccl. 5:2.
Thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.—Matt. 6:6.
And when He had sent the multitudes away, He went up into a mountain apart to pray; and when the even was come He was there alone.—Matt. 14:23.
Draw nigh to God and He will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners, and purify your hearts, ye double-minded.—James 4:8.
Have faith in God. What things soever ye desire when ye pray, believe that ye receive them and ye shall have them.—Mark 11:22,24.
O, Lord God of our Fathers, art not Thou God in Heaven? and rulest not Thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in Thine hand is there not power and might so that none is able to withstand Thee?—2 Chron. 20:6.
If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish will he for a fish give him a serpent? or if he shall ask an egg will he offer him a scorpion? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?—Luke 11:11-13.
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you; for everyone that asketh receiveth, and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.—Matt. 7:7,8.
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.—James 1:5.
And whatsoever ye shall ask in My name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.—John 14:13.
And Jesus answering saith unto them, "Have faith in God."—Mark 11:22.
And this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He heareth us: And if we know that He hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of Him.—1 John 5:14,15.
And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them; for they cried to God in the battle and He was entreated of them because they put their trust in Him.—1 Chron. 5:20.
Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God. And whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.—1 John 3:21,22.
Having, therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus by a new and living way, which He hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, His flesh.—Heb. 10:19,20.
But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering; for he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. For let not that man think that he shall receive anything of the Lord.—James 1:6,7.
Therefore I say unto you, what things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye shall receive them, and ye shall have them.—Mark 11:24.
PRAY BEING FREE FROM CONDEMNATION.
Let us search and try our ways, and turn again unto the Lord. Thou hast covered Thyself with a cloud that our prayer should not pass through.—Lam. 3:40,44.
Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what He hath done for my soul. I cried unto Him with my mouth, and He was extolled with my tongue. If I regard iniquity in my heart the Lord will not hear me.—Psalm 66:16-18.
Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honor unto the wife as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.—1 Peter 3:7.
For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things. Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God, and whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in His sight.—1 John 3:20-22.
I cried with my whole heart, hear me, O Lord; I will keep Thy statutes.—Psalm 119:145.
Thou hast given him his heart's desire and hast not withholden the request of his lips.—Psalm 21:2.
Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering, for He is faithful that promised.—Heb. 10:23.
Know, therefore, that the Lord thy God, He is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love Him and keep His commandments to a thousand generations.—Deut. 7:9.
For from the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him....God is not a man that He should lie; neither the son of man that He should repent; hath He said, and shall He not do it? or hath He spoken, and shall He not make it good?—Num. 23:9,19.
Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past [R5380 : page 13] age, because she judged Him faithful who had promised.—Heb. 11:11.
Their children also multipliedst Thou as the stars of Heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which Thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.—Neh. 9:23.
Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.—Gen. 18:14.
Ah, Lord God, behold Thou hast made the heaven and the earth by Thy great power and stretched-out arm, and there is nothing too hard for Thee.—Jer. 32:17.
For with God nothing shall be impossible.—Luke 1:37.
And Asa cried unto the Lord his God and said, Lord, it is nothing with Thee to help whether with many or with them that have no power; help us, O Lord our God; for we rest on Thee, and in Thy name we go against this multitude. O Lord, Thou art our God; let not man prevail against Thee.—2 Chron. 14:11.
Now unto Him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us.—Eph. 3:20.
TRUSTING IN GOD'S LOVE AND MERCY.
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy loving-kindness; according unto the multitude of Thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.—Psalm 51:1.
O my God, incline Thine ear and hear; open Thine eyes and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by Thy name; for we do not present our supplications before Thee for our righteousness, but for Thy great mercies.—Dan. 9:18.
Good and upright is the Lord; therefore will He teach sinners in the way....Remember, O Lord, Thy tender
mercies and Thy loving-kindnesses, for they have been ever of old.—Psalm 25:8,6.
Make Thy face to shine upon Thy servant; save me for Thy mercies' sake.—Psalm 31:16.
Let, I pray Thee, Thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to Thy word unto Thy servant.—Psalm 119:76.
And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred years old, neither yet the deadness of Sarah's womb: He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief, but was strong in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully persuaded that, what He had promised, He was able also to perform.—Romans 4:19-21.
Be not far from me; for trouble is near; for there is none to help.—Psalm 22:11.
Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low; deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I.—Psalm 142:6.
For he shall deliver the needy when He crieth; the poor, also, and him that hath no helper. He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy. He shall redeem their souls from deceit and violence; and precious shall their blood be in His sight.—Psalm 72:12-14.
Truly my soul waiteth upon God; from Him cometh my salvation....He only is my Rock and my Salvation; He is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved....My
soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from Him.—Psalm 62:1,2,5.
And Moses said unto the Lord, "Then the Egyptians shall hear it (for Thou broughtest up this people in Thy might from among them); and they will tell it to the inhabitants of this land; for they have heard that Thou, Lord, art among this people, that Thou, Lord, art seen face to face, and that Thy cloud standeth over them, and that Thou goest before them, by day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in a pillar of fire by night. Now if Thou shalt kill all this people as one man, then the nations which have heard the fame of Thee will speak, saying, Because the Lord was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore He hath slain them in the wilderness."—Num. 14:13-16.
O Lord, what shall I say, when Israel turneth their backs before their enemies! For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth; and what wilt Thou do unto Thy great name?—Joshua 7:8,9.
And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice that Elijah the Prophet came near and said: Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, let it be [R5381 : page 13] known this day that Thou art God in Israel, and that I am Thy servant and that I have done all these things at Thy word....Hear me, O Lord, hear me; that these people may know that Thou art the Lord God and that Thou hast turned their heart back again.—1 Kings 18:36,37.
For Thou art my Rock and my Fortress! Therefore for Thy name's sake lead me and guide me.—Psalm 31:3.
Now, therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of Thy servant, and his supplications, and cause Thy face to shine upon Thy sanctuary that is desolate, for the Lord's sake. O my God, incline Thine ear and hear; open Thine eyes and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by Thy name; for we do not present our supplications before Thee for our righteousness, but for Thy great mercies. O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for Thine own sake, O my God; for Thy people and Thy city are called by Thy name.—Dan. 9:17-19.
That be far from Thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked; and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from Thee; shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?—Gen. 18:25.
In Thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; let me never be ashamed; deliver me in Thy righteousness.—Psalm 31:1.
PRAY PLEADING OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.
I beseech Thee, O Lord, remember now how I have walked before Thee in truth and with a perfect heart, and have done that which is good in Thy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore.—2 Kings 20:3.
Think upon me, my God, for good, according to all that I have done for this people.—Neh. 5:19.
And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah.—Neh. 13:4.
And He said unto them, Which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, friend, lend me three loaves; for a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him? and he from within shall answer and say, Trouble me not; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee. I say unto you, though he will not rise and give him because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth. And I say unto you, ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For everyone that asketh, receiveth; and he that seeketh, findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent? or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask Him?—Luke 11:5-13.
And He spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint; saying, There was in a city a judge, which feared not God, neither regarded man; and there was a widow in that city, and she came unto him saying, Avenge me of mine adversary. And he would not, for awhile; but afterward he said within himself, Though I fear not God, nor regard man, yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me. And the Lord said, Hear what the unjust judge saith. And shall not God avenge His own elect, which cry day and night unto Him, though He bear long with them? I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of Man cometh, shall He find faith on the earth?—Luke 18:1-8.
I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry. He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. And He hath put a New Song into my mouth, even praise unto our God; many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.—Psalm 40:1-3.
And Jacob said, O God of my Father Abraham, and God of my Father Isaac, the Lord which saidst unto me, Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred, and I will deal well with thee; I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth which Thou hast shown unto Thy servant; for with my staff I passed over this Jordan; and now I am become two bands. Deliver me, I pray Thee, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau; for I fear him, lest he will come and smite me, and the mother [R5381 : page 14] with the children. And Thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.—Gen. 32:9-12.
And it came to pass when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah, his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and behold, he stood by the camels at the well.—Gen. 24:30.
He took his brother by the heel in the womb, and by his strength he had power with God; yea he had power over the angel and prevailed; he wept, and made supplication unto Him: he found Him in Bethel, and there He spake with us; even the Lord God of Hosts: the Lord is his memorial, therefore turn thou to thy God; keep mercy and judgment, and wait on thy God continually.—Hosea 12:3-6.
Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.—James 4:3.
Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving.—Col. 4:2.
Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.—Phil. 4:6.
By Him, therefore, let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually; that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.—Heb. 13:15.
I will offer to Thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.—Psalm 116:17.
I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify Him with thanksgiving. This also shall please the Lord better than an ox or bullock that hath horns and hoofs.—Psalm 69:30,31.
And there is none that calleth upon Thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of Thee; for Thou hast hid Thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.—Isa. 64:7.
Or let him take hold of My strength, that he may make peace with Me; and he shall make peace with Me.—Isa. 27:5.
Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.—2 Tim. 1:6.
LET YOUR FAITH GROW STRONG BY MEDITATION UPON THE
PROMISES.
The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains. He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation, chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved. Have ye not known? have ye not heard? hath it not been told you from the beginning? have ye not understood from the foundations of the earth? It is He that sitteth upon the circle of the earth and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in; that bringeth the princes to nothing; He maketh the judges of the earth as vanity. Yea, they shall not be planted; yea, they shall not be sown; yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth; and he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. To whom, then, would ye liken Me, or shall I be equal? saith the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their host by number; He calleth them all by names by the greatness of His might, for that He is strong in power; not one faileth. Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, my way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God? Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might He increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.—Isa. 40:19-31.
And call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify Me.—Psalm 50:15.
The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry. The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.—Psalm 34:15-17.
For Thou, Lord, art good and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon Thee.—Psalm 86:5.
The Lord is righteous in all His ways and holy in all His works.—Psalm 145:17.
For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek; for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon Him.—Romans 10:12.
If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.—James 1:5.
Let us, therefore, come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.—Heb. 4:16.
And I say unto you, Ask and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.—Luke 11:9,10.
And whatsoever ye shall ask in My name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.—John 14:13.
Hitherto have ye asked nothing in My name; ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.—John 16:24.
ENCOURAGED AND INSTRUCTED BY PRAYERS OF THE SAINTS.
Moses for help to judge Israel.—Num. 11:11-15.
Moses for Israel's forgiveness.—Exod. 32:11-13.
Moses for Miriam.—Num. 12:13.
Moses for murmurers.—Num. 14:13-19.
Moses for Pharaoh.—Exod. 8:12,13,30,31; 9:33.
Moses in the case of fiery serpents.—Num. 21:7,8.
Moses for Aaron.—Deut. 9:20.
Samuel for Israel.—1 Sam. 7:5-10.
Elijah for the widow's son.—1 Kings 17:20-23.
Hezekiah against the king of Assyria.—2 Kings 19:15-20;32-37.
Hannah for a son.—1 Sam. 1:9-11,27.
Abraham's prayer.—Gen. 18:23-33; 20:17.
Lot's prayer.—Gen. 19:17-22,29.
Isaac's prayer.—Gen. 25:21.
Jehoahaz for Israel.—2 Kings 13:4,5.
Asa's prayer.—2 Chron. 14:11,12.
Jehoshaphat's prayer.—2 Chron. 20:1-24,26.
Manasseh's prayer.—2 Chron. 33:10-13.
Job for his friends.—Job 42:7-10.
Ezra's prayer.—Ezra 8:21-23,31. Chaps. 9; 10:1-19.
Nehemiah's prayer.—Neh. Chaps. 1; 2:1-8.
David's.—Psalm 18:6; 28:6,7; 31:22; 34:1-10; 118:5; 116:1,2; 138:3.
Paul and Silas.—Acts 16:25,26.
Manoah's prayer.—Judges 13:8,9.
See Psalms 62:1-5; 145:15; James 1:17.
Prayer a necessity.—Luke 21:36; 1 Peter 4:7; Eph. 6:18.
"Consider what I say, and the Lord give thee understanding."—2 Tim. 2:7.
"When prayer delights thee least,
Then learn to say,
Now is the greatest need
That I should pray."
—See Romans 10:12.