Prevailing Prayer (Updated, Annotated): A Thorough Study on the Subject of Prayer

by Dwight L. Moody

(John 17:20-23).

(Mark 11:24).

Matthew 15:25-28.

(Luke 7:2-3).

(Luke 7: 6-8)

(John 4:49).

(Acts 7:59).

(Hebrews 1:1-3).

(Colossians 1:16-17).

(John 20:29).”

(Isaiah 9:6).

Faith only stands out, and overcomes the sword, the world, and all afflictions.

(1 John ...

There was an officer in the city of Rome who was appointed to have his doors always open, in order to receive any Roman citizen who applied to him for help. In this same way, the ear of the Lord Jesus is always open to the cry of all

who want mercy and grace.

(Matthew 21:19-21).

(John 14:12-14)

(John 15:7)

(John 16:23-24)

How often we go to prayer meetings without really asking for anything! Our prayers go all around the world, without anything definite being asked for. We do not expect anything. Many people would be greatly surprised if God did answer their prayers.

(Matthew 7:7).

I believe if we put all the stumbling blocks out of the way, God will answer our petitions. If we put away sin and come into his presence with pure hands, as he has commanded us to come, our prayers will have power with him.

(Luke 11:9).

Some people think God does not like to be troubled with our constant coming and asking. The only way to trouble God is not to come at all. He encourages us to come to him repeatedly and press our claims.

I believe you will find three kinds of Christians in the church today. The first are those who ask; the second are those who ...

Our Lord teaches us here that we are not only to ask, but we are also to wait for the answer; if it does not come, we must seek to find out the reason.

(Luke 18:1-8)

(Mark 10:49-52)

Prayer is hardly ever mentioned alone in the Bible; it is prayer and earnestness, prayer and watchfulness, prayer and thanksgiving. It is useful to note that throughout Scripture, prayer is always linked with something else.

It may be years before the answer comes; he may keep us knocking, but he has promised that the answer will come.

Nothing is more pleasing to our Father in heaven than direct, unrelenting, and persevering prayer.

We cannot be too frequent in our requests; God will not weary of his children’s prayers.

All true prayer must be offered in full submission to God.

(Luke 9:35).

So, when our prayers for earthly things are not answered, let’s submit to the will of God, and know that it is all right.

(1 Kings 19:4).

(Romans 8:28).

(John 15:7).

We never pray for affliction, and yet it is often the best thing we could ask for.

(John 15:7).

(James 4:3)

There are a great many prayers not answered because the motive is not right; we have not complied with the Word of God and we ask with our motives out of line. It is a good thing our prayers are not answered when we ask with wrong motives.

(Acts 9:1-6)

(Luke 18:10-14).

(Luke 23:42).

(verse 43).

I think when we get to heaven, we will find a great many of our prayers that we thought were unanswered were actually answered.

(Jeremiah 32:17).

Nothing is too hard for God;

(Jeremiah 33:3).