Psalm 17:5, 6
5. My steps have held to Your paths; my feet have not slipped.
6. I call on You, O God, for You will answer me. Incline Your ear to me; hear my words.
Strong's Ex. Conc. No. 8605
Prayer: intercession (praying for people to be aligned with God's will), supplication (praying for a specific need)
THE PATH OF THE FAITHFUL
~IS WELL LIT
Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.
Proverbs 6:23
For this commandment is a lamp, this teaching is a light, and the reproofs of discipline are the way to life.
2 Corinthians 4:6
For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
~IS OLD
This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’
~IS GOOD
1 Kings 8:35, 36
35. When the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them,
36. then may You hear from heaven and forgive the sin of Your servants, Your people Israel, so that You may teach them the good way in which they should walk. May You send rain on the land that You gave Your people as an inheritance.
~IS STRAIGHT
Psalm 5:8
Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.
~IS LIFE
Psalm 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
~IS HOLY
Isaiah 35:8
And a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The Way of Holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
~IS NARROW
Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leads unto life, and few there be that find it.
PEOPLE OF PRAYER
WE ARE GOD'S DWELLINGPLACE/HOUSE/HOME
2 Corinthians 6:16
And what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God. As God has said: "I will dwell in them, and will walk among them; and I will be their God, and they will be My people."
Exodus 25:8
And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them.
Leviticus 26:12
I will walk among you and be your God, and you will be My people.
Jeremiah 31:1
"At that time," declares the LORD, "I will be the God of all the families of Israel, and they will be My people."
John 14:23
Jesus replied, "If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.
PRAY FOR OURSELVES
Psalm 119:10
With all my heart I have sought You, [inquiring of You and longing for You]; Do not let me wander from Your commandments [neither through ignorance nor by willful disobedience].
Psalm 119:45
I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD! I will obey Your statutes.
Psalm 143:1
A Psalm of David. Hear my prayer, O LORD, give ear to my supplications: in Thy faithfulness answer me, and in Thy righteousness.
Psalm 31:1
In You, O LORD, I take refuge; let me never be put to shame; save me by Your righteousness.
PRAY FOR ONE ANOTHER
James 5:15, 16
15. And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.
16. Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail.
Colossians 1:9
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding.
PRAY FOR THOSE IN PLACES OF AUTHORITY
1 Timothy 2:1, 2
1. First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone—
2. for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.
Jeremiah 29:7
Seek the prosperity of the city to which I have sent you as exiles. Pray to the LORD on its behalf, for if it prospers, you too will prosper."
PRAY FOR ENEMIES
Matthew 5:43-45
43. You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor’ and ‘Hate your enemy.’
44. But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
45. that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
Luke 6:28
Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
GOD'S HOUSE
1 Corinthians 6:19
19. Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;
20. You were bought at a price. Therefore glorify God with your body.
Mark 11:17
Then Jesus began to teach them, and He declared, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations’? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’ ”
Isaiah 56:7
I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.
THE GOD WHO HEARS
Psalm 4:3
Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for Himself; the LORD hears when I call to Him.
Psalm 3:4
To the LORD I cry aloud, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Selah
Psalm 6:9
The LORD has heard my cry for mercy; the LORD accepts my prayer.
Psalm 34:15
The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry.
Dear God,
My God, my Father, clean out my heart and make me holy. Remove all unrighteousness from my heart, that I might live. I, too, would like to hear the words from you, saying, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant." Please help to walk the old path of Your testimony and Your Word: guide my steps and light the path wherein I am walking.
You are my Strength and my Refuge: Hide me in You. You are my Song and I love to sing Your praise. Strengthen my resolve and help me to stand upright in Your Word, neither wavering or doubting You, nor bending in the vanity of philosophies and theories.
As these days draw to a close, keep Your people near, ever leading, ever guiding us, revealing Yourself every step of the Way in which we walk. You are my God and I am Your child. Let me not be found lacking in anything that You have desired for me.
And, Lord, thank You for saving, and filling, and being the Strength of, our children, our siblings, our parents and our friends; for saving, and filling, and Strengthening the strangers, the foreigners, among us. Thank You for opening the eyes of our enemies to the glories and wonders of Your grace. Save them, fill them with Your Spirit and Strengthen them in these last hours. Pour out Your Holy Spirit even more so upon our persecutors, tormentors, mockers and captors. Give them dreams and visions of Your mercy and grace. Keep calling them all to repentance and redemption through Your Son. For the conductor is giving his last call and the train is about to depart.
In Jesus' Precious Name, I pray,
Amen
HOUSE OF PRAYER by Eddie James
BREATHE by Eddie James
LET US PRAY by Steven Curtis Chapman
