Prayer
Commanded -- Isa 55:6; Mt 7:7; Php 4:6. To be offered To God. -- Ps 5:2; Mt 4:10. To Christ. -- Lu 23:42; Ac 7:59. To the Holy Spirit. -- 2Th 3:5. Through Christ. -- Eph 2:18; Heb 10:19. God hears -- Ps 10:17; 65:2. God answers -- Ps 99:6; Isa 58:9. Is described as Bowing the knees. -- Eph 3:14. Looking up. -- Ps 5:3. Lifting up the soul. -- Ps 25:1. Lifting up the heart. -- La 3:41. Pouring out the heart. -- Ps 62:8. Pouring out the soul. -- 1Sa 1:15. Calling upon the name of the Lord. -- Ge 12:8; Ps 116:4; Ac 22:16. Crying to God. -- Ps 27:7; 34:6. Drawing near to God. -- Ps 73:28; Heb 10:22. Crying to heaven. -- 2Ch 32:20. Beseeching the Lord. -- Ex 32:11. Seeking to God. -- Job 8:5. Seeking the face of the Lord. -- Ps 27:8. Making supplication. -- Job 8:5; Jer 36:7. Acceptable through Christ -- Joh 14:13,14; 15:16; 16:23,24. Ascends to heaven -- 2Ch 30:27; Re 5:8. Quickening grace necessary to -- Ps 80:18. The holy spirit Promised as a Spirit of. -- Zec 12:10. As the Spirit of adoptions, leads to. -- Ro 8:15; Ga 4:6. Helps our infirmities in. -- Ro 8:26. An evidence of conversion -- Ac 9:11. Of the righteous, avails much -- Jas 5:16. Of the upright, a delight to God -- Pr 15:8. Should be offered up In the Holy Spirit. -- Eph 6:18; Jude 1:20. In faith. -- Mt 21:22; Jas 1:6. In full assurance of faith. -- Heb 10:22. In a forgiving spirit. -- Mt 6:12. With the heart. -- Jer 29:13; La 3:41. With the whole heart. -- Ps 119:58,145. With preparation of heart. -- Job 11:13. With a true heart. -- Heb 10:22. With the soul. -- Ps 42:4. With the spirit and understanding. -- Joh 4:22-24; 1Co 14:15. With confidence in God. -- Ps 56:9; 86:7; 1Jo 5:14. With submission to God. -- Lu 22:42. With unfeigned lips. -- Ps 17:1. With deliberation. -- Ec 5:2. With holiness. -- 1Ti 2:8. With humility. -- 2Ch 7:14; 33:12. With truth. -- Ps 145:18; Joh 4:24. With desire to be heard. -- Ne 1:6; Ps 17:1; 55:1,2; 61:1. With desire to be answered. -- Ps 27:7; 102:2; 108:6; 143:1. With boldness. -- Heb 4:16. With earnestness. -- 1Th 3:10; Jas 5:17. With importunity. -- Ge 32:26; Lu 11:8,9; 18:1-7. Night and day. -- 1Ti 5:5. Without ceasing. -- 1Th 5:17. Everywhere. -- 1Ti 2:8. In everything. -- Php 4:6. For temporal blessings -- Ge 28:20; Pr 30:8; Mt 6:11. For spiritual blessings -- Mt 6:33. For mercy and grace to help in time of need -- Heb 4:16. Model for -- Mt 6:9-13. Vain repetitions in, forbidden -- Mt 6:7. Ostentation in, forbidden -- Mt 6:5. Accompanied with Repentance. -- 1Ki 8:33; Jer 36:7. Confession. -- Ne 1:4,7; Da 9:4-11. Self-abasement. -- Ge 18:27. Weeping. -- Jer 31:9; Ho 12:4. Fasting. -- Ne 1:4; Da 9:3; Ac 13:3. Watchfulness. -- Lu 21:36; 1Pe 4:7. Praise. -- Ps 66:17. Thanksgiving. -- Php 4:6; Col 4:2. Plead in the Promises of God. -- Ge 32:9-12; Ex 32:13; 1Ki 8:26; Ps 119:49. Covenant of God. -- Jer 14:21. Faithfulness of God. -- Ps 143:1. Mercy of God. -- Ps 51:1; Da 9:18. Righteousness of God. -- Da 9:16. Rise early for -- Ps 5:3; 119:147. Seek divine teaching for -- Lu 11:1. Faint not in -- Lu 18:1. Continue instant in -- Ro 12:12. Avoid hindrances in -- 1Pe 3:7. Suitable in affliction -- Isa 26:16; Jas 5:13. Shortness of time a motive to -- 1Pe 4:7. Postures in Standing. -- 1Ki 8:22; Mr 11:25. Bowing down. -- Ps 95:6. Kneeling. -- 2Ch 6:13; Ps 95:6; Lu 22:41; Ac 20:36. Falling on the face. -- Nu 16:22; Jos 5:14; 1Ch 21:16; Mt 26:39. Spreading forth the hands. -- Isa 1:15. Lifting up the hands. -- Ps 28:2; La 2:19; 1Ti 2:8. The promises of God encourage to -- Isa 65:24; Am 5:4; Zec 13:9. The promises of Christ encourage to -- Lu 11:9,10; Joh 14:13,14. Experience of past mercies an incentive to -- Ps 4:1; 112:2.