#persistent prayer

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A.A. Allen - Uthållig bön - Evangelisten - 1973

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Joyful, Patient, and Persistent

Rejoicing in hope; holding out under pressure; persevering in prayer; — Romans 12:12 | Smith's Literal Translation (SMITH) The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments; Translated Literally From The Original Tongues by Julia E. Smith. Cross References: Acts 1:14; Romans 5:2; Hebrews 10:32; Hebrews 10:36

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Happy in Hope, Patient in Pain, Constant in Prayer

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Keep on .... keep on ... keep on ...

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No great spiritual awakening has begun anywhere in the world apart from united prayer – Christians persistently praying for revival.

J. Edwin Orr

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Repeating the same words over and over like a magic incantation is no way to ensure that God will hear your prayer. Jesus encourages persistent prayer. But he condemns the shallow repetition of words that are not offered with a sincere heart.

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Tyndale Life Application Daily Devotion

Devotional for June 4

When you pray, don't babble on and on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again. Don't be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him! - Matthew 6:7-8

Insight

Repeating the same words over and over like a magic incantation is no way to ensure that God will hear your prayer. It's not wrong to come to God many times with the same requests—Jesus encourages persistent prayer. But he condemns the shallow repetition of words that are not offered with a sincere heart.

Challenge

We can never pray too much if our prayers are honest and sincere. Before you start to pray, make sure you mean what you say.

© 2010 by Tyndale House Publishers

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Tyndale Life Application Daily Devotion

Devotional for June 4

“When you pray, don't babble on and on as people of other religions do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again. Don't be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!” — Matthew 6:7-8

Insight

Repeating the same words over and over like a magic incantation is no way to ensure that God will hear your prayer. It's not wrong to come to God many times with the same requests—Jesus encourages persistent prayer. But he condemns the shallow repetition of words that are not offered with a sincere heart.

Challenge

We can never pray too much if our prayers are honest and sincere. Before you start to pray, make sure you mean what you say.

© 2010 by Tyndale House Publishers

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WHEN HE KNOCKED ON HEAVEN’S DOOR

In the Life of Christ “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.” — Matthew 7:7 One of the most comforting realities I discover in the life of Jesus is how often He invited ordinary people to come to the Father with confidence. In Matthew 7:7–11, Jesus was not offering a cold religious formula. He was revealing the heart of God. The verbs…

WHEN HE KNOCKED ON HEAVEN’S DOOR