Theme: Effective Prayer. - 24

Text:1Chronicles 4.9, 10

Effective Prayer is one whose trust is placed in the Most High God wihtout ever doubting his power.

The pillars of effective prayer

I – God of Israel Oh, that you would bless me - v 10a

·       Then you willcll upon me and pray to me, and I will listen you, you will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the Lord, and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where a have banish you, declares the Lord, and will bring you back to the place from which i carried you into exile. Jeremiah 29.12-14

·       And without Faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who  seek him. Hebrews 11.6

·       Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of Faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our body washed wiht pure water. Hebrews 10.22

·       Let us then approach the trone of grace with confidence, so that we may recieve mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4.16

II - And enlarge my territory – v 10b

·       The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you. Deuteronomy 28.8

·       He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in seasonand whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prosper. Psalms 1.3

·       But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit. Jeremiah 17.7,8

·       Have faith in the Lord your God and you will be upheld; have Faith in his prophets and you will be successful. 2Cronicles 20.20b

·       As long as he sought the Lord, God gave him success. 2Cronicles 26.5b (Uzziah King of Judah)

·       He who trusts in the Lord will prosper. Proverbs 28.25b (will put on weight)

·       O Lord, grant us success. Psalms 118:25b

III – Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm – v10c

·       The Lord protects the simplehearted; when I was in great need, he save me. Psalms 116.6

·       The Jacob made a vow, saying, if God will be with meand will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear so that I return safely to my fathers’s house, the the Lord will be my God and the stone that I have set up us a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth. Genesis 28.20-22

·       There, by the Ahava Canal, I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions. I was ashamed to ask the king for soldiers and horsemen to protect us from enemies on the road, becuse we had told the king, “The gracious hand of our God is on everyone who looks to him, but his great anger is against all who forsake him”. So we fasted and petitioned our God about this, and he answered our prayer. Ezra 8.21-23

  

IV – So that I will be free from pain - v10d

·       Gos is our refuge and strength, and ever present help in trouble. Psalms 46.1

·       For you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. Psalms 59.16b

·       And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will delivery ou, and you will honor me. Psalms 50.15

·       He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. Psalms 91.15

·       Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. Hebrews 2.18

·       My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and Earth. Psalms 121.2

V – And God granted his request - v10e

·       I had only my staff when I crossed this Jordan, but now I have become two groups. Genesis 32.10b

·       On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava canal to go to Jerusalem. The hand o four God was on us, and he protected us from enemies and bandits along the way. Ezra 8.31

·       If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land. Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayes offered in this place. 2Chronicles 7.14,15

·       If you fully obey the Lord your Godand carefully follow all his comands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on Earth. All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 28.1,2

·       Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. The you will be prosperous and successful. Joshua 1.8

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