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Three Purposes for the Prayer of Petition
Petition I think is the main part of prayer, and it makes all the other parts of prayer work. For example, we can confess our sins, but sins won’t be forgiven without asking God to do it. … Continue reading
Prayer and Fasting Gave Daniel Understanding
In the tenth chapter of Daniel, we read that Daniel lacked understanding of what would happen to Israel in the last days (Dan. 10:14), and so he began fasting. In his fast he did not eat any tasty … Continue reading
Three Purposes for the Prayer of Thanksgiving
There are at least three purposes for the prayer of thanksgiving: 1. To give honor to God. This is the primary purpose of thanksgiving—to acknowledge that God is God and that He has supplied us with all … Continue reading
Daniel Prayed for Israel’s Deliverance after 70 years of Captivity: Daniel 9:3-19
In the first year that Darius was king, Daniel happened to be reading the prophesies of Jeremiah and observed that the seventy year time period of the desolations of Jerusalem was almost complete (Jer. 25:11, 12). So Daniel, with a … Continue reading
Five Purposes for Praise
The primary purpose of praise to God is to honor Him, to bless Him, and to please Him. We praise Him with our words, with our songs, and with our loving obedience. We praise Him for who He is … Continue reading
Daniel’s Regular Practice of Prayer — from Daniel 6:10
Daniel 6:10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went home. And in his upper room, with his windows open toward Jerusalem, he knelt down on his knees three times that day, and prayed and gave thanks … Continue reading
Seven Purposes for the Prayer of Confession
The main purpose of confession is to obtain forgiveness from God, so that He will bring us back into a right relationship with Him. This also is the purpose of confessing our sins to people we have offended—so … Continue reading
Ezekiel Questions God
The prophet Ezekiel was one of those exiles who had been taken to Babylon as a youth. There in Babylon he ministered to the other exiles and assured them of God’s future blessings; but he also prophesied of … Continue reading
Five Purposes of Prayer—from The Lord’s Prayer
I am not sure that there is any one purpose of prayer, however, I think Jesus has given us some very good purposes for prayer in the model prayer that He gave to His disciples (Matt. 6: 9-13). If … Continue reading
How to Pray: Four Parts of Prayer
The following four parts of prayer are not a formula or a guide for prayer. I am not suggesting that you should always pray in a certain order or even that you have to use all of the … Continue reading
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