Today, we will discuss the importance of prayer in light of God’s Word. Prayer is a powerful tool that can change our lives and the lives of the people around us. When we bow down to God in prayer with our hearts, He hears and answers our prayers. Throughout the Bible, we see how people have seen God’s miracles work in prayer.
Through prayer, we can tell God what is on our minds. It is a means by which we speak to God. In various incidents in the Bible, we see how people prayed and how God answered them in their lives.
If we look at the story of Elijah, we see that he prayed earnestly that it would not rain for three and a half years. God answered his prayer, and the land remained dry for three and a half years. Later, when he prayed again for rain, God sent rain and the land produced crops. Through this story, we see that through our prayers, we can control the forces of nature with the power of God.
If we discuss another story from the Bible, we will also see the importance of prayer. There was a woman named Hannah who was childless, and she was very sad. She prayed earnestly to the Lord to give her a son, and God heard her prayer. Later, God blessed Hannah, and she gave birth to Samuel. From this incident, we can learn that God answers our prayers and provides what we need at the right time.
The Lord Jesus taught us many things about the importance of prayer. He regularly got up early in the morning and prayed. He taught us how to pray as well.
Therefore, we should remember that the only way to establish a relationship with our heavenly Father is through prayer. Let us look at the following Bible scriptures that discuss the topic of ‘prayer changes things’.
James 1:5 : —
“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, upbraideth not; it shall be given him”
James 5:15-16 : —
“The prayer of faith shall save the sick, the Lord shall raise him up; if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven himConfess your faults one to another, pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much”
Philippians 1:19 : —
“For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ”
Philippians 4:6 : —
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God”
Mark 11:24 : —
“Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, ye shall have them”
Matthew 18:19 : —
“Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven”
Matthew 21:22 : —
“All things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive”
Matthew 26:41 : —
“Watch pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak”
Matthew 6:6 : —
“But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly”
Matthew 7:7 : —
“Ask, it shall be given you; seek, ye shall find; knock, it shall be opened unto you”
Jeremiah 29:12 : —
“Then shall ye call upon me, ye shall go pray unto me, I will hearken unto you”
Jeremiah 33:3 : —
“Call unto me, I will answer thee, show thee great mighty things, which thou knowest not”
Ephesians 6:18 : —
“Praying always with all prayer supplication in the Spirit, watching thereunto with all perseverance supplication for all saints”
John 14:13 : —
“Whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son”
John 15:7 : —
“If ye abide in me, my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, it shall be done unto you”
Romans 12:12 : —
“Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer”
Romans 8:26 : —
“Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered”
Psalm 102:17 : —
“He will regard the prayer of the destitute, not despise their prayer”
Psalm 143:1 : —
“Hear my prayer, O Lord , give ear to my supplications: in thy faithfulness answer me, in thy righteousness”
Psalm 145:18 : —
“The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth”
Psalm 18:6 : —
“In my distress I called upon the Lord , cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, my cry came before him, even into his ears”
Psalm 19:14 : —
“Let the words of my mouth, the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord , my strength, my redeemer”
Psalm 28:2 : —
“Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle”
Psalm 31:22 : —
“For I said in my haste, I am cut off from before thine eyes: nevertheless thou heardest the voice of my supplications when I cried unto thee”
Psalm 34:17 : —
“The righteous cry, the Lord heareth, delivereth them out of all their troubles”
Psalm 39:12 : —
“Hear my prayer, O Lord , give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, a sojourner, as all my fathers were”
Psalm 40:1 : —
“I waited patiently for the Lord ; he inclined unto me, heard my cry”
Psalm 4:3 : —
“But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is godly for himself: the Lord will hear when I call unto him”
Psalm 50:15 : —
“Call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, thou shalt glorify me”
Psalm 55:17 : —
“Evening, morning, at noon, will I pray, cry aloud: he shall hear my voice”
Psalm 56:9 : —
“When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me”
Psalm 66:19 : —
“But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer”
Psalm 6:9 : —
“The Lord hath heard my supplication; the Lord will receive my prayer”
Psalm 91:15 : —
“He shall call upon me, I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, honour him”
Luke 11:9 : —
“I say unto you, Ask, it shall be given you; seek, ye shall find; knock, it shall be opened unto you”
Luke 18:1 : —
“He spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, not to faint”
Luke 1:13 : —
“But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, thou shalt call his name John”
Colossians 4:2 : —
“Continue in prayer, watch in the same with thanksgiving”
Isaiah 65:24 : —
“It shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; while they are yet speaking, I will hear”
Acts 12:5 : —
“Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him”
Acts 1:14 : —
“These all continued with one accord in prayer supplication, with the women, Mary the mother of Jesus, with his brethren”
Acts 4:31 : —
“When they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, they spake the word of God with boldness”
Acts 9:40 : —
“But Peter put them all forth, kneeled down, prayed; turning him to the body said, Tabitha, arise. she opened her eyes: when she saw Peter, she sat up”
Hebrews 4:16 : —
“Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, find grace to help in time of need”
Proverbs 15:29 : —
“The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous”
Job 22:27 : —
“Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, he shall hear thee, thou shalt pay thy vows”
Daniel 9:3 : —
“I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer supplications, with fasting, sackcloth, ashes”
Jonah 2:1 : —
“Then Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish’s belly”
Jonah 4:2 : —
“He prayed unto the Lord , said, I pray thee, O Lord , was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, merciful, slow to anger, of great kindness, repentest thee of the evil”
Nehemiah 1:11 : —
“O Lord , I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive to the prayer of thy servant, to the prayer of thy servants, who desire to fear thy name: prosper, I pray thee, thy servant this day, grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king’s cupbearer”
Genesis 18:23 : —
“Abraham drew near, said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?”