Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!
Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.
Philippians 4:4-8
This is an excellent passage to commit to memory and I commend it to you as well. I have considered this passage in the brief series of prayer in the Scripture because there is often that saints have brought their petitions to our Lord Jesus Christ and have done so while remaining reverent in an attitude of worship and submission. Thankfully they are recorded for us.
Abraham prayed for healing and conception, likewise Isaac for his wife to conceive and Hannah also. Jacob and David prayed for deliverance from their enemies and King Hezekiah from threatening nations. Moses prayed for the wrath of God to relent and for forgiveness. Solomon prayed to dedicate the Temple.
Of course this list is anything but exhaustive, but praise God that there are many saintly petitioning prayers recorded for us that we can come before God reverently and humbly to ask Him to do for us what we cannot do for ourselves.
When my anxious thoughts multiply within me,
Your consolations delight my soul.
Psalm 94:19
2 comments:
One of my favorite verses!
Very good!
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