Tag Archives: answers to prayer

E. M. Bounds, On What Answers to Prayer Does for Us

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Stephen Nielsen

1. Answers to prayer gives us proof of His existence. Says E. M. Bounds, “There is no proof so clear and demonstrative that God exists than prayer and its answers.” 2. Answers to prayer gives us confidence that we have … Continue reading →

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20 Principles of Prayer

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Stephen Nielsen

I suppose there are hundreds of principles of petitionary prayer. I have brought as many of them together as I could find from my study, and have condensed them into twenty principles. In future blog posts … Continue reading →

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The Prayers Of Habakkuk: Habakkuk Questioned God and Waited for His Answer

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Stephen Nielsen

Habakkuk 1:2-4. O LORD, how long shall I cry, And You will not hear? Even cry out to You, “Violence!” And You will not save. 3 Why do You show me iniquity, And cause me to see trouble? For … Continue reading →

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Isaiah’s Miracle Prayer: Did the Sun Go Backward? — 2 Kings 20:11.

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Stephen Nielsen

Isaiah 20:11 So Isaiah the prophet cried out to the LORD, and He brought the shadow ten degrees backward, by which it had gone down on the sundial of Ahaz. Isaiah’s prayer recorded here brought about a miracle … Continue reading →

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Hezekiah’s Tears Touched God — 2 Kings 20:2-3

Posted on July 26, 2014 by Stephen Nielsen

During the time period that Assyria was invading Judah, Hezekiah became mortally ill. And Isaiah came and gave him a message from God that he would die. But Hezekiah “turned his face to the wall and prayed to the … Continue reading →

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Yielding in Prayer: Yielding to Waiting on God or To Impatience?

Posted on July 20, 2014 by Stephen Nielsen

In the Christian life there are two things we can yield ourselves to: to God and to righteousness, or to sin and unrighteousness. Romans 6:12-13, 16 Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you … Continue reading →

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Jonah Prayed From Inside the Fish and God Answered Him

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Stephen Nielsen

Jonah 2:2-9 “I cried out to the Lord because of my affliction, And He answered me. “Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, And You heard my voice. 3 For You cast me into the deep, … Continue reading →

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Praying the Pilgrim Songs: Psalm 120:1-2

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Stephen Nielsen

Psalm 120:1-2 In my trouble I cried to the LORD, And He answered me. 2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, From a deceitful tongue. NASB Lord, whomever would lie to me and cause me trouble, … Continue reading →

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Earnest Prayer That Brought Rain after Three and One Half Years of Drought

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Stephen Nielsen

Here is that earnest prayer that brought rain after three and one half years of drought. 1 Kings 18:42 So Ahab went up to eat and drink. And Elijah went up to the … Continue reading →

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Eight Ways Abiding in the Word Strengthens Prayer

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Stephen Nielsen

John 15:7 says, “If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.” What a promise! According to Spurgeon, this verse seems to imply that as … Continue reading →

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