Prayer: Answer To, Promise

Furthermore, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered My covenant.

If you do mistreat them, and they cry out to Me in distress, I will surely hear their cry.

…because his cloak is the only covering he has for his body. What else will he sleep in? And if he cries out to Me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.

So the LORD said to Moses, “I will do this very thing you have asked, for you have found favor in My sight, and I know you by name.” …

For what nation is great enough to have a god as near to them as the LORD our God is to us whenever we call on Him?

But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul. …

Then Solomon stood before the altar of the LORD in front of the whole assembly of Israel, spread out his hands toward heaven,

For You, O Lord GOD, have set them apart from all the peoples of the earth as Your inheritance, as You spoke through Your servant Moses when You brought our fathers out of Egypt.”

As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people, …

But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,

…if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.

I am a laughingstock to my friends, though I called on God, and He answered. The righteous and upright man is a laughingstock.

You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.

He prays to God and finds favor; he sees God’s face and shouts for joy, and God restores His righteousness to that man.

Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.

For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.

You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,

I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.

Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.

The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.

The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.

Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.

Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.

I wait for You, O LORD; You will answer, O Lord my God.

Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.

Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”

But I call to God, and the LORD saves me.

Morning, noon, and night, I cry out in distress, and He hears my voice.

Then my enemies will retreat on the day I cry for help. By this I will know that God is on my side.

O You who listen to prayer, all people will come to You.

With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.

For the LORD listens to the needy and does not despise His captive people.

I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of Egypt. Open wide your mouth, and I will fill it.

For You, O Lord, are kind and forgiving, rich in loving devotion to all who call on You. …

When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.

He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer. …

The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.

He fulfills the desires of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.

…if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding,

…then you will discern the fear of the LORD and discover the knowledge of God.

…in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

What the wicked man dreads will overtake him, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

The LORD is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.

It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, He will send them a savior and defender to rescue them.

O people in Zion who dwell in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. He will surely be gracious when you cry for help; when He hears, He will answer you.

Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.

Then you will call, and the LORD will answer; you will cry out, and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ If you remove the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger and malicious talk,

Even before they call, I will answer, and while they are still speaking, I will hear.

Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.

You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.

They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”

Call to Me, and I will answer and show you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.

This is what the Lord GOD says: Once again I will hear the plea of the house of Israel and do for them this: I will multiply their people like a flock.

Then the LORD became jealous for His land, and He spared His people.

And the LORD answered His people: “Behold, I will send you grain, new wine, and oil, and by them you will be satisfied. I will never again make you a reproach among the nations.

And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD.

For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live! …

Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger.

Ask the LORD for rain in springtime; the LORD makes the storm clouds, and He will give everyone showers of rain and crops in the field.

I will strengthen the house of Judah and save the house of Joseph. I will restore them because I have compassion on them, and they will be as though I had not rejected them. For I am the LORD their God, and I will answer them.

This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They are My people,’ and they will say, ‘The LORD is our God.’”

And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites. For they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward. …

Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. …

Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.

For where two or three gather together in My name, there am I with them.”

If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

And when you stand to pray, if you hold anything against another, forgive it, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your trespasses as well.”

Then Jesus said to them, “Suppose one of you goes to his friend at midnight and says, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, …

Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart: …

So keep watch at all times, and pray that you may have the strength to escape all that is about to happen and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”

But a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.

God is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”

We know that God does not listen to sinners, but He does listen to the one who worships Him and does His will.

And I will do whatever you ask in My name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

If you ask Me for anything in My name, I will do it.

If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

In that day you will no longer ask Me anything. Truly, truly, I tell you, whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

Until now you have not asked for anything in My name. Ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.

In that day you will ask in My name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf.

For the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God.

I have indeed seen the oppression of My people in Egypt. I have heard their groaning and have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you back to Egypt.’

And now what are you waiting for? Get up, be baptized, and wash your sins away, calling on His name.’

In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groans too deep for words.

For there is no difference between Jew and Greek: The same Lord is Lord of all, and gives richly to all who call on Him,

…for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

For through Him we both have access to the Father by one Spirit.

Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,

Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

…let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.

Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.

And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. …

Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you.

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.

…and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.

And this is the confidence that we have before Him: If we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.

And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we already possess what we have asked of Him.