Who is God?

 

Who is God!
In answering the question, "Who is God?", and indeed any other question we have on Christianity, our first and only point of reference is the Bible - The Old and the New Testaments. God’s handbook for all Christians – the owner and creator of man‘s life manual!

The question, “Who is God?” Is probably the most asked question of all time by both Christians and non-Christians alike. In fact this question was asked of God by Moses when God sent him to deliver Israel from slavery in Egypt. Moses asked, "Who shall I say sent me?" God's response to Moses is recorded in Exodus 3:14a as shown above.

The phrase translated “I am who I am” in Hebrew is "ehyeh asher ehyeh." This Hebrew phrase can also be more accurately translated as "I will be who I will be."
When God told Moses to tell the Israelites in Egypt that "I am" sent him, He was letting them know that He had a personal interest in them and that He had heard their cries for help. 

Before this the Israelites knew God as "Elohim" or "YAHWEH "or "El Shaddai" which is translated in English as "God Almighty" or "The Lord God Almighty." These terms for God are titles rather than names but the term "I am" is a personal name that God called himself for the first time to man. This is, after God's relationship with Adam and Eve in the the Garden of Eden before 'the fall', God showing Israel and 'mankind' that He wants to be personal with us.

Now, moving to the New Testament, through Jesus our Saviour, God continues this personal line of relationship with us by using the "I am" statements that Jesus makes! These statements reinforce that God "will be who He will be" - the creator and centre of all things created - He created everything! He Himself has always been in existence.

When Jesus makes the "I am" statements he is reinforcing the fact that He is God in Spirit and also fully man in the flesh as the Son of God! Through Jesus and for Jesus, God created all things.

All these things together speak of the eternal nature of God and that He has always existed.

1. “I Am the Bread of Life” - John 6:35

2. “I Am the Light of the World” - John 8:12

3. “I Am the Door” - John 10:9

4. “I Am the Good Shepherd” - John 10:11

5. “I Am the Resurrection and the Life” - John 11:25

6. “I Am the Way, the Truth, and the Life” - John 14:6

7. “I Am the True Vine” - John 15:1

8. “I Am the Alpha and the Omega” , the beginning and the end" - Revelation 1:8

9. “I Am the Root and the Offspring of David, the bright Morning Star” - Revelation 22:16

10. “Before Abraham Was Born, I Am!” - John 8:58

What does scripture tell us of who God is in more depth? Let's have a closer look!
Here we will have a look at what both the Old and New Testament’s say as the second book of Timothy tells us that all scripture is relevant to us.

2 Timothy 3:16-17

16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God[a] may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.

God the creator:
Now in the very first verse of the very first book of the Bible we see that we are told that God is the creator of the heavens and earth.

Gen 1:1

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.

He created all things including man:

Gen 1:27

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

So here we have it – God is the creator of everything!

Now at this point you are probably saying to yourself that this is all very well, but who created God?

Much has been written about this and man ofttimes likes to make things intellectually and scientifically complicated. So I‘m going to keep this explanation simple!

Our Christian walk is a walk of faith (I will be dealing with “What is Faith” in a Blog to come in the near future) and our belief in God is an integral part of this faith walk. The more we walk in faith and the more we believe in the Bible, the more God will reveal himself to us.

We must believe in faith that God has always been in existence and that it is He that is able to create things where there was once nothing. This is how all things created came into existence, planets, sun, moon stars, galaxies, man and so on.

Isaiah 40:28

Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? There is no searching of his understanding.

Hebrews 11:3

Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

God the sustainer:
We are told in the book of Colossians that God was here before all things came into being and that it is God that holds and maintains everything in its place.

Col 1:17 (AMP)

And He Himself existed and is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. [His is the controlling, cohesive force of the universe.]

God sustains and maintains everything, including life. He holds everything in place – all creation!

God is Spirit:

We are told in the Book of John in the New Testament that God is a Spirit.

John 4:24

God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

God is spirit and is therefore invisible to human eyes. The Hebrew word for spirit in the Old Testament is ‘Ruwach – pronounced roo-akh (ref: Strong’s Concordance H7307)’ and also has the meanings of ‘breath’ and ‘wind’ both of which we can feel and hear but cannot see.

This is the same for us as born-again believers – we have the ability to both feel and hear God in our spirit (which is the spirit of God within us) but we cannot see him.

In Genesis 2:7 we learn that it is the spirit of God within us that gives our bodies life. He enables us to breath and to live within the boundaries of the world that He has created for us.

Genesis 2:7

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

In the above verse, the Hebrew word for breath here is ‘ruwach’. Thus, as we’ve learned above from the Hebrew meanings of ‘ruwach’, that the breath of life in us is that which enables us to live, is God’s spirit!

God is love:

Whenever the New Testament writers are referring to God’s love they use the Greek word ‘agapē’ – pronounced ag-ah-pay’ which when expanded to its full meaning reads in English as a love that is unconditional, benevolent, charitable and freely given - we don’t have to do anything to earn it or give anything in return for it, we just need to receive it.

And as we receive God’s agapē so it is our duty as God’s children to shed His love to others in all we do and in our service to Him.

This will bring glory to the name of Jesus!

1 John 4:8

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

God is our Father:

Probably the most famous bible verse that shows us that God is our Father comes from Matthew 6:9, the Lord’s Prayer:

Matthew 6:9

After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

This verse is the start of the Lord’s prayer where Jesus is teaching the disciples, and ultimately us as well, how to pray. It is quite clear from this verse that we can address God as our Father!

When we are born-again we become and have the right to call ourselves children of God. And if we are children of God it, makes sense that He is our Father. Just examine the two verses below to confirm this!

John 1:12, 13

12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

When we receive Jesus as our Lord and Saviour we become born-again and therefore we become the sons and daughters of God and He becomes our Father.

God is three persons but one entity:

This characteristic of God can be difficult to grasp for many new Christians. God is three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Commonly referred to in many Christian circles as The Holy Trinity.

When we examine the scriptures in Genesis 1:1, 2 in the Old Testament and in John 1:1-5, 14 in the New Testament we see quite clearly that God is three persons in one.

Genesis 1: 1, 2 (KJV)

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Alright then in the verses above from Genesis, we are told that God created the heavens and the earth and right there with Him at the very beginning is the Spirit of God (the Holy Spirit). Now let’s jump forward a few thousand years to the New Testament and the book of John – not the Baptist, but John the beloved disciple of Jesus, the one who wrote the Book of John and Revelation.

In the below verses from the book of John we see quite clearly that the Word (The Bible) was with God in the beginning and in verse 14 it clearly states the Word was made flesh and lived among us, this is Jesus.

John 1:1-5, 14 (KJV)

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life; and the life was the light of men.5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.

14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

Now, what do these Genesis and John verses tell us? Simply this, they expose the full Godhead, Father, Son and Holy Spirit – The Holy Trinity!

Just to summarise these verses quickly we have ‘In the beginning’:

a. God (and the Word - Jesus) – Father
b. Jesus (the Word who became flesh and dwelt among us) - Son
c. And the Spirit of God – the Holy Spirit – the Spirit of God and thus the Spirit of Jesus.

The Holy Spirit is God, just as Jesus is God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit, the Holy Trinity – God in three persons. Just like there are three parts to an egg – yolk, white and shell, three parts but one egg!

Other scriptures referring to who God is

There are many other scriptures throughout the Bible that refer to who God is and I am listing a few of them in the table below. I would encourage you to read and study them in your own time. The more you read God’s Word (the Bible), the more God will reveal himself to you – your mind will be renewed through the washing of the Word!

All verses are from the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible.

Ex 3:14
And God said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you.

Nu 23:19
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

1 Tim 1:17
Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Prov 3:19
The Lord by wisdom hath founded the earth; by understanding hath he established the heavens.

Is 40:28
Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.

Is 44:24
Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;

Rev 1:8
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

Conclusion
To summarise God is:

• Love
• Our Father
• The creator of all things created
• The sustainer and maintainer of all things
• Spirit
• Three persons in one – Father, Son and Holy Spirit – The Holy Trinity
• Believed on by Christians in faith

Dear Father in Heaven
Thank that you are the great "I AM" and that you are the creator of all things created. Thank you that your are the one true God and that there are no other things before you. Thank you for Jesus my Lord and Saviour. Amen!

To Jesus belongs all glory, honour and praise!

Jesus the Name above all names!

Remember: Reading this article is no substitute for reading and studying the Bible for yourself. My word is flawed the Bible is not!

What is Prayer?

 

What is prayer?

To answer this question, it is important that we should first examine full meaning of the Greek word for ‘prayer’, as it is the main language that the New Testament was originally written in and translated into English from.

The main Greek word used for prayer in the New Testament is ‘proseuche’ (pronounced pros-yoo-kay), which is made up of two words, ‘pros’ and ‘euche’.

"Pros" is a preposition and means moving toward or being with (being with or close to) and denotes a sense of personal closeness and intimacy between two people. This indicates that our prayer lives as born again Christians should ever be aimed at drawing closer to God - going deeper with Him in the power of the Holy Spirit and to the glory of Jesus! God desires to have a close, personal and intimate prayer relationship with Him. He loves communing with His children! Our relationship with Him has to be proactive and not one sided!

Dear Readers, let's search for God with all our hearts!

James 4:8

Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Jeremiah 29:12-13

12 Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart. 

"Euche" is a noun and means ‘a prayer of desire or passion, or a vow’ to do something. In our case to continually seek God and draw ever closer to Him!

Bearing this in mind, we now see that when the New Testament writers (under the power of the Holy Spirit) speak of prayer, it means to draw intimately near to God and verbally share with him your earnest desires and passions for whatever it is you want to talk to him about. And as his children, we should want to talk to Him about everything, both good and bad - nothing is hidden from Him anyway, but he wants us to share everything with Him by our own free will choice!

Proverbs 15:3

The eyes of the Lord are in every place,

Keeping watch on the evil and the good.

Prayer is intimate conversation between believers in Jesus, and God our creator.

One on one prayer to God is designed to help a believer to build a close, intimate and personal relationship with the Father in Christ Jesus. It is talking to God and having a conversation with Him. It is the way we go deeper and deeper with God!

Why do we pray?
i. To build a close relationship with the Father in Christ Jesus

Prayer helps us to strengthen our love relationship with Jesus and thus with God the Father and helps as to daily build a closer and deeper relationship with the Father and our Lord Jesus in the power of the Holy Spirit. 

Let’s have a look at an example of this through one of the apostle Paul’s prayers for the Church in Ephesus:

Ephesians 3:14-19

14 For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,

16 That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;

17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,

18 May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;

19 And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.

In verse 14 above we see that the Apostle Paul is praying to the Father in the name of Jesus. 

From verse 16 his prayer, because the church is God’s family, takes on the essence of true love (God's agape love). He starts to pray that God would strengthen the Ephesian believers in their hearts (the inner man) through the power of the Holy Spirit. Today's Christians should make this kind of prayer, praying for others, a daily lifestyle!

In verses 17 through 19 Paul encourages the Church to cultivate, grounded in Jesus, a deeper and deeper love for Jesus so that we may experience the fulness of God that the world cannot understand.

This is certainly the kind of relationship that Paul had with God and we would do well to emulate him!

1 Corinthians 11:1

 Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.

ii. It helps us to overcome sin and temptation

When we face the trials and temptations of life we need to press in to God more earnestly and he will strengthen us to overcome all things in Christ Jesus. We need to go deeper with God in all aspects of our prayer life!

Jesus himself is our prime example of this just before he was arrested and crucified:

Luke 22:39-43

39 And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him.

40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them, Pray that ye enter not into temptation.

41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone’s cast, and kneeled down, and prayed,

42 Saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done.

43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.

And the Apostle John says this:

1 John 5:4-5

4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

iii. It helps us to find out God’s will for our lives

It is impossible for any believer to know God’s will for their life unless they are talking to Him in prayer. That’s just plain common sense!

But let’s strengthen our common sense with scripture, and no better scripture than this one with Jesus once again as our prime example:

Luke 6:12-13

12 And it came to pass in those days, that he (Jesus) went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

13 And when it was day, he called unto him his disciples: and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named apostles;

In these verses we see that Jesus has a big decision to make. From the many followers he had at the time, he needed to decide which of them would be the chosen twelve apostles. To be able to make the right decision Jesus knew he needed to seek the will of God the Father so he took himself aside and prayed all night.

Only then, once he knew the will of the Father was he able to make the decision of which of his disciples would he choose as the twelve apostles. A decision that would rock the world of the time!

We, as disciples of Jesus, always need to pray about all things!

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

16 Rejoice evermore.

17 Pray without ceasing.

18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

iv. Prayer helps us to achieve the work God wants us to do

Once we know (through prayer) the works that God wants us to do, we will also need to ask Him in prayer how we can achieve them. God has predestined us for good works for us to do once we are born again.

John 14:12-14

12 Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. 13 And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

Ephesians 2:8-10

8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:

9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

v. An active prayer life is one of the keys to our spiritual awakening

When we lead an active prayer life our spirits are lifted up to be with Jesus in the throne room of God.

When this happens changes not only happen within us but in those around us as well. Prayer brings revival - miracles, signs and wonders occur!

Revelation 8:3-4

3 Another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, with the prayers of all God’s people, on the golden altar in front of the throne. 4 The smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of God’s people, went up before God from the angel’s hand.

The prayers of God’s children in Christ Jesus reach His throne room. They then have a profound effect on what happens on earth under God’s hand. This is  so needed especially now in these end times!

Revelation 8:5

5 Then the angel took the censer, filled it with fire from the altar, and hurled it on the earth; and there came peals of thunder, rumblings, flashes of lightning and an earthquake.

An important part of our spiritual awakening comes to the fore when we start praying for others (called intercessory prayer) as Jesus and the Holy Spirit intercede on our behalf in prayer, we need to always follow the example Jesus sets for us.

Hebrews 7:25

Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them.

Romans 8:26-27 

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.

27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God.

When we intercede for others as Jesus and the Holy Spirit intercedes for us, we help them (our brothers and sisters in Christ) to live their lives in accordance with the will of the Father and to receive all His promises and benefits. 

This is how the family of God ought always to be towards each other in their prayer lives, daily! Encouraging one another and building each other up in the Faith.

1 Thessalonians 5:11

 Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.

vi. Prayer is our key weapon in Spiritual Warfare

It is important for every new believer and indeed, every believer to know that because we are God’s children we automatically become the target for God’s enemy, who is Satan or the devil as he is quite commonly known as.

Satan’s mission on earth is to kill and destroy anything that belongs to God and anything that He created. This is primarily us, His Church and mankind in general.

John 10:10

The thief (Satan) cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

There is much to be said about Spiritual Warfare that warrants it receiving more attention. This I have done in a separate articles in four parts. Follow the below links:

Part 1: https://rayskilton.blogspot.com/2023/02/spiritual-warfare-part-1-of-4-are.html

Part 2: https://rayskilton.blogspot.com/2023/02/spiritual-warfare-part-2-know-your.html

Part 3: https://rayskilton.blogspot.com/2023/03/spiritual-warfare-part-3-what-are.html

Part 4: https://rayskilton.blogspot.com/2023/03/spiritual-warfare-part-4-what-are.html

2. Did Jesus pray?
In a nutshell – most definitely, yes and in accordance with the will of the Father!
Jesus was constantly in prayer to the Father. We should follow his example always and pray in accordance with the Father's will.

Luke 5:16

And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.

Hebrews 5:7

Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared;

Matthew 26:39

And he went a little farther, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.

There are at least twenty-five other scriptures in the New testament that tell of Jesus praying. See if you can find others as you read the Bible.

2. How do you pray?

Jesus gives us the model prayer in Matthew:

Matthew 6:9-13

9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

10 Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

11 Give us this day our daily bread.

12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Jesus says in verse 9 that when we pray, we should pray in this order:

Verse 9: After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

Acknowledge that you are praying to the Father in heaven as a child would address its earthy father and recognize that His name is holy and to be revered. The ‘Our’ here indicates that we need to recognize that we are part of a family of God’s children and that as a good Father we should recognize that He loves us all.

Verse 10: Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Make sure that what you are praying for is in accordance with His will and not your will, and ask with the right motive, one that is selfless, so that His kingdom will come on earth.

James 4:2-3

2 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures.

1 John 5:14

This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

Verse 11: Give us this day our daily bread.

God is our sole provider. Let your requests for provision be made known to him. You won’t always get what you want, but He will always give you what you need, even the things you didn’t know you needed!

Verse 12: And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

When we come before God we need to have a repentant heart. Examine your heart and repent of any unconfessed sin and even more importantly, forgive those that have sinned against you, cleanse yourself of any ill feeling, anger, jealousy and grudges that you may be holding against others.

Verse 13: And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

Temptation in this verse can also be translated from the original Greek as trials. We will all face trials and temptations in life, Jesus himself tells us so, and we need to ask God daily to give us the strength to overcome them in Christ Jesus and to lead us away from them. In Jesus we are overcomers and will be protected from evil.

John 16:33

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

Just quoting the Lord’s prayer verbatim every day is not really prayer, it will just become a mantra. The Lord’s prayer serves as an example of how we should pray and shows us a way to prepare ourselves for prayer, to come in to God’s presence through Christ Jesus.

If we live our lives according to the Lord’s prayer we will find ourselves walking closely with him in the Spirit. Prayer is one of the keys to living the life through the Spirit that the Apostle Paul refers to in Romans 8:1-17. Please read this for yourself, it will change your life dramatically for the better!

Our prayers and petitions we pray in the name of Jesus.

John 15:16

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

3. How do we end a prayer time?

Journalise:
Keep a journal in which you can make a note of your prayers and include in your notes a date the prayer was made, what God said to you if anything and any relevant scriptures you received and just as importantly, record when the prayer was answered.

The answering part might be immediate, or it may take a while to be fulfilled. Be patient and don’t give up. My wife and I prayed that our youngest son would come back to the Lord for twenty years, he is now back and serving the Lord and his whole family are now save!

When you pray, believe and have faith that it will come to be:

The Bible tells us clearly that when we pray we must believe that we have received whatever it is we are praying for, and we will receive.

It also warns us not to hold any unforgiveness in our hearts against anybody. The inference here is that if we do, our prayers could be hindered!

Mark 11:24-25

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

Matthew 9:27-30

27 And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.

28 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him: and Jesus saith unto them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? They said unto him, Yea, Lord.

29 Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you.

30 And their eyes were opened;

Give praise and thanks to God with a grateful heart:

This is probably the most important part of a Christian’s prayer life – giving thanks to the Lord for everything! Especially that he answers our prayers.

Philippians 4:6-7

6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

2 Chronicles 5:13

It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of music, and praised the Lord, saying, For he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord;

4. List of bible verses related to prayer to read and study

Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7

And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us. 1 John 5:14

Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving. Colossians 4:2

Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them. Mark 11:24

Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. Jeremiah 29:12

Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer. Romans 12:12

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. Matthew 6:7

The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth. Psalm 145:18

Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. Jeremiah 33:3

For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them. Matthew 18:20

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. Matthew 6:6

In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. Psalm 18:6

And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him. 1 John 5:15

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. James 5:16

But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed. James 1:6

And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto God: and the prisoners heard them. Acts 16:25

But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you, Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. Luke 6:27-28

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. John 15:16

These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren. Acts 1:14

But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober and watch unto prayer. 1 Peter 4:7

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. John 14:13

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. James 4:2

Remember always that if we do not have love (the agape, unconditional love of God) – then we have nothing and are nothing but empty vessels!

1 Corinthians 13:1

If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.

If you do not know Jesus as your Lord and Saviour, just pray from your heart a simple prayer like the example below.

Dear Lord Jesus, I confess before you that I am a sinner. I repent of my sins before you. I ask that you forgive me my sins and to come into my heart to be my Lord and Saviour and to fill me with your Holy Spirit and to help me to walk a Christian life according to your teachings in the Bible. Amen.

Congratulations, you are now born-again. You now need to be water baptised and start studying the Bible for yourself and join a local fellowship in order to grow in your faith!

To Jesus belongs all glory, honour and praise for He alone is worthy.

Prayer

Dear Father in Heaven

Thank you for Jesus my Lord and Saviour. Thank you that it is by His name alone that I am saved, and it is only through Him that I receive your sonship and can share in your spiritual blessings that are for Your children only. Help me, Father by the power of your Holy Spirit to walk in a manner that is worthy of my salvation in Christ Jesus and keep me from developing a sinful, rebellious heart of unbelief. Help me in my unbelief I pray!. Amen.

To Jesus belongs all glory, honour and praise!

Jesus the Name above all names!

Remember: Reading this article is no substitute for reading and studying the Bible for yourself. My word is flawed the Bible is not!