April.25.07: Light for the Day "We Should Pray ..." (Viet)  (<<)  (>>)
(Home)   (VN)   (C1)   (C2)   (K)   (S)   (F)   (It)   (De)   (Ar)  
("Pray To Receive Christ")

-- James 5:13-15
 13 Is any one of you in trouble? He should pray. Is anyone happy? Let him sing songs of praise. Family_Pray 14 Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.

-- Psalms 145:18-19
 18 The LORD is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth. 19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them.



You should never let adversity get you down --
+ except on your knees. + ~ Anonymous


A young soldier fighting during World War II managed to jump into a foxhole just ahead of a spray of bullets. He immediately attempted to deepen the hole for more protection. As he was frantically scraping at the dirt with his hands, he unearthed a silver crucifix, obviously left by a previous occupant of the foxhole. A moment later, a leaping figure landed beside him as shells screamed overhead. The soldier turned to see that this new companion was an army chaplain. Holding up the crucifix, the soldier cried, "Am I glad to see you! How do you work this thing?"

On a more serious note, Captain Eddie Rickenbacker wrote about his World War II experience. While flying on a special mission to the Pacific Islands, his plane crashed. He and his crew were lost at sea for twenty-one days before being rescued. He said, "In the beginning many of the men were atheists or agnostics, but at the end of the terrible ordeal each, in his own way, had discovered God. Each man found salvation and strength in prayer, and a community of feeling developed which created a liveliness of human fellowship and worship, and a sense of gentle peace."

Are you facing a problem today?
Start the search for its solution with prayer.

-- G’s LDB



Faith in a prayer-hearing God will make a prayer-loving Christian. ~ A.Murray

Praising God is one of the highest and purest acts of religion. In prayer we act like men. In praise we act like angels. -- T.Watson

Actions in heaven begin when someone prays on earth. -- Anonymous


-- 2 Chronicles 7:14
 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.

-- Psalms 34:17-18
 17 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; He delivers them from all their troubles. 18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

-- Psalms 50:15
Call upon Me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.

-- Psalms 86:1-9
 1 Hear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. 2 Guard my life, for I am devoted to You. You are my God; save Your servant who trusts in You. 3 Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long. 4 Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. 5 You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to You. 6 Hear my prayer, O LORD; listen to my cry for mercy. 7 In the day of my trouble I will call to You, for You will answer me. 8 Among the gods there is none like You, O Lord; no deeds can compare with Yours. 9 All the nations You have made will come and worship before You, O Lord; they will bring glory to Your name.

-- Isaiah 55:6
 Seek the LORD while He may be found,
Call upon Him while He is near.

-- Jeremiah 29:11-13
 11 For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the LORD, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.
12 Then when you call upon Me and come and pray to Me, I will hear you. 13 When you search for Me, you will find Me; if you seek Me with all your heart.

-- Jonah 2:7
When my soul fainted within me, I remembered the LORD;
And my prayer went up to You, Into Your holy temple.

-- Luke 23:42-43
42 Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when You come into Your kingdom." 43 Jesus answered him, "I tell you the truth, today you will be with Me in paradise.".

-- Philippians 4:6-7
6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

-- Jude 1:20
But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.

-- Romans 8:26
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express.

-- Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God.



Our greatest victories are won on our knees and with empty stomachs. ~ J.C.Ruibal

The Lord afflicts us at times; but it is always a thousand times less than we deserve, and much less than many of our fellow-creatures are suffering around us. Let us therefore pray for grace to be humble, thankful, and patient. ~J.Newton

Prayer is surrender - surrender to the will of God and cooperation with that will. If I throw out a boathook from the boat and catch hold of the shore and pull, do I pull the shore to me, or do I pull myself to the shore? Prayer is not pulling God to my will, but the aligning of my will to the will of God. ~ E.E.S.Jones