Prayer In The Life Of A Believer

How important is Prayer in the Life of the believer?

This study was done out of a desire to have more prayer and more pleasing prayer to
YAHUAH in my own life. So it is my hope that the scriptures which convict my heart will
also convict others.
When studying this subject of prayer, I was very shocked first of all to find that there is no
specific command to pray in the first five books of the scriptures (commonly called the
Torah). However, there are a large number of examples of prayer in the scriptures
especially in the book of Psalms.
To begin with, we will examine Yahuah-Yeshua's example for us.
Matthew 6:9 - After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in
heaven, Hallowed be thy name.10 - Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in
earth, as it is in heaven.11 - Give us this day our daily bread. 12 - And forgive us
our debts, as we forgive our debtors.13 - And lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the Esteem, for
ever. Amen.
Unlike the monotone repetitions as some do of this prayer, I believe that Yahuah-Yeshua
was sharing with us what things we should at LEAST pray for on a daily basis. Surely at
least once a day for He said "Give us this day our daily bread". (Note: This not only means
the physical, but also the spiritual food we need)
Prayer is very powerful:
James 5:16 - Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another,
that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails
much.
Examples of things that we can pray for are endless. But the following are some scriptural
guidelines of how, when and where prayer can/should take place. How do we pray?
Perhaps the number one thing YAHUAH expects when we pray is humility. How can
YAHUAH hear the prayer of a proud man?
Job 35:12 - There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil
men. 13 - Surely El will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
What other things can hinder our prayers?

Doubt can hinder our prayers:

James 1:5 - If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of YAHUAH, who gives to
all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 6 - But let him ask
in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and
tossed by the wind. 7 - For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything
from YAHUAH; 8 - he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.
Hebrews 11:6 - But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes
to YAHUAH must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who
diligently seek Him.
Turning away an ear from YAHUAH's word will hinder our prayers
Proverbs 28:9 - He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer
shall be abomination.
Now those are pretty strong words!
Zechariah 7:12 - Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should
hear the law, and the words which YAHUAH of hosts hath sent in his spirit by the
former prophets: therefore came a great wrath from YAHUAH of hosts. 13 Therefore it is come to pass, that as he cried, and they would not hear; so they
cried, and I would not hear, saith YAHUAH of hosts:
Wrong attitude and intentions will hinder prayer:
James 4:2 - You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain.
You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. 3 - You ask and
do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend [it] on your pleasures.
Improper husband-wife relationships will hinder prayer:
1Peter 3:7 - Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving
honor to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the favor
of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.
Praying out of YAHUAH's will hinders prayer:
1John 5:14 - Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask
anything according to His will, He hears us.
Pretentiousness and Hypocrisy hinders prayer

Matthew 6:5 - And when you pray, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray
standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily
I say unto you, They have their reward.
Sleepiness hinders prayer
Matthew 26:40 - And he cometh unto the disciples, and finds them asleep, and
saith unto Kepha, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? 41 - Watch and
pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is
weak.
Or perhaps laziness.
To regard sin hinders prayer:
Psalms 66:18 - If I regard iniquity in my heart, YAHUAH will not hear me:
Unforgiveness hinders prayer:
Mark 11:25 - And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any:
that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.
Our prayers are likened unto an incense offering to YAHUAH:
Revelations 5:8 - Now when He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and
the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having a harp, and golden
bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
Psalms 141:2 - Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting
up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
Therefore our offering must be humble, sweet, pure and right. Without blemish or foolish
choice of words.
Ecclesiastes 5:1 - Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of El Shaddai, and
be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that
they do evil. 2 - Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to
utter any thing before El Shaddai: for El Shaddai is in heaven, and thou upon
earth: therefore let thy words be few.
As Yahuah-Yeshua said:
Matthew 6:7 - But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for
they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. 8 - Be not ye therefore
like unto them: for your Father knows what things ye have need of, before ye ask
him.

This can be seen in some Pentecostal churches where they repeat a certain phrase over and
over again until they are worked into an altered state of consciousness and then open
themselves up to all kinds of demonic activity.
But does this mean then that every prayer is to be a short 20 second prayer?
I think not. Yahuah-Yeshua at times spent the entire night in prayer. How many of us have
followed this example?
Luke 6:12 - And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to
pray, and continued all night in prayer to YAHUAH.
There are certainly times in our lives that we have more to pray for. It is certain that we
should be careful about what we do speak to YAHUAH and that our prayer is not simply
repeating over and over the same words for the purpose of making it long. We must also
remember that in our prayers we are actually asking YAHUAH to obey us! But as we grow
in Him, we will find that our will is increasingly more HIS WILL.
What should be the position of our body when we pray? There really is no commandment
on this that I'm aware of but there are many examples.
Yahuah-Yeshua lifted His eyes to heaven:
John 17:1 - These words spake Yahuah-Yeshua, and lifted up his eyes to heaven,
and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify
thee:
He knelt down:
Luke 22:41 - And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled
down, and prayed,
He also fell on His face..
Matthew 26:39 - And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed,
saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not
as I will, but as thou wilt.
As did Moshe/Moses for forty days and nights:
Deuteronomy 9:25 - Thus I fell down before YAHUAH forty days and forty
nights, as I fell down at the first; because YAHUAH had said he would destroy
you.
Also David:

1Chronicles 21:16 - And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of YAHUAH
stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand
stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were
clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.
You will notice that most of these were in most perilous and sincere times. When asking for
forgiveness, the humble man whose prayer was answered was standing in prayer...but
wouldn't even look up.
Luke 18:13 - And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his
eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, El Shaddai be merciful to me
a sinner.
Also we can lift our hands:
1Timothy 2:8 - I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands,
without wrath and doubting.
2Chronicles 6:13 - For Solomon had made a brasen scaffold, of five cubits long,
and five cubits broad, and three cubits high, and had set it in the midst of the
court: and upon it he stood, and kneeled down upon his knees before all the
congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven,
And as we spoke of earlier:
Psalms 141:2 - Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting
up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
This brings us to another area of interest. The time of prayer.
It is written that we should:
1Thessalonians 5:17 - Pray without ceasing.
I do not believe that this is literal. However, we should always be mindful of prayer
anytime, anywhere...keeping the lines of communication open between us and our Father,
continuing in the Spirit.
I have recently come to the conviction that we should offer prayer at the time of the evening
sacrifice. It is true that our prayers are likened unto offerings.
Psalms 119:108 - Accept, I beseech thee, the freewill offerings of my mouth, O
YAHUAH, and teach me thy judgments.
Hebrews 13:15 - Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise
to YAHUAH, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.

Proverbs 15:8 - The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to YAHUAH: but

the prayer of the upright is his delight.
It is also interesting that the time of the evening sacrifice, known as the ninth hour of
daylight, was a time of prayer. Consider the example of Kepha (Peter) and Yahuchanan
(Peter and John):
Acts 3:1 - Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of
prayer, being the ninth hour.
Now we know that there is no literal temple today. There wasn't any temple in the days of
Daniel the prophet, yet consider his example:
Daniel 9:21 - Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I
had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me
about the time of the evening oblation.
It was Daniel's custom to pray 3 times a day
Daniel 6:10 - Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into
his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he
kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his
El Shaddai, as he did aforetime.
Here is Ezra's example
Ezra 9:4 - Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of
the El Shaddai of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been
carried away; and I sat astonished until the evening sacrifice.5 - And at the
evening sacrifice I arose up from my heaviness; and having rent my garment and
my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto YAHUAH my El
Shaddai.
Notice again the hour of prayer, the time of the evening offering.
Also EliYah's (Elijah's) example:
1Kings 18:36 - And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening
sacrifice, that EliYah the prophet came near, and said, YAHUAH El Shaddai of
Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art El Shaddai in
Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.
In this next scripture, all the people were praying at the time of incense:

Luke 1:10 - And the whole multitude of the people were praying without at the
time of incense. 11 - And there appeared unto him an angel of YAHUAH standing
on the right side of the altar of incense.
And it was at the ninth hour that Yahuah-Yeshua spoke His final words to Father
YAHUAH
Luke 23:44 - And it was about the sixth hour, and there was a darkness over all
the earth until the ninth hour. 45 - And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the
temple was rent in the midst. 46 - And when Yahuah-Yeshua had cried with a
loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said
thus, he gave up the Spirit.
In His offering of prayer he was an offering for us.
David speaks:
Psalms 55:16 - As for me, I will call upon El Shaddai; and YAHUAH shall save
me. 17 - Evening, and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and he
shall hear my voice.
Now we come to the example of Cornelius:
Acts 10:1 - There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of
the band called the Italian band, 2 - A devout man, and one that feared El Shaddai
with all his house, which gave much alms to the people, and prayed to El Shaddai
always. 3 - He saw in a vision evidently about the ninth hour of the day an angel
of YAHUAH coming in to him, and saying unto him, Cornelius.
What was Cornelius doing at the ninth hour? Praying.
Later, when retelling the story..
Acts 10:30 - And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and
at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in
bright clothing,
I will stop short of saying for sure that it is a commandment for us to pray at the ninth
hour. But the scriptures certainly indicate there are many examples of righteous men doing
so. Again, I will mention that there is no inappropriate time to pray.
Psalms 86:3 - Be merciful unto me, O YAHUAH: for I cry unto thee daily.
We should bless and give thanks to YAHUAH for our food before we eat:

John 6:11 - And Yahuah-Yeshua took the loaves; and when he had given thanks,
he distributed to the disciples, and the disciples to them that were set down; and
likewise of the fishes as much as they would.
And bless YAHUAH after we are filled:
Deuteronomy 8:10 - When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless
YAHUAH thy El Shaddai for the good land which he hath given thee.
We can pray though at any time.
Psalms 119:147 - I prevented the dawning of the morning, and cried: I hoped in
thy word.
Acts 16:25 - And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto
YAHUAH: and the prisoners heard them.
Psalms 88:13 - But unto thee have I cried, O YAHUAH; and in the morning shall
my prayer prevent thee.
Incidentally, rising before dawn is something that Yahuah-Yeshua did:
Mark 1:35 - And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out,
and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.
Praying in a solitary place was something that Yahuah-Yeshua suggested and practiced
Luke 5:16 - And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed.
Matthew 6:6 - But thou, when thou pray, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast
shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which sees in
secret shall reward thee openly.
Of course this does not mean that people cannot pray together. The apostles after being
threatened by the Sanhedrin prayed together for boldness:
Acts 4:23 - And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all
that the chief priests and elders had said unto them. 24 - And when they heard
that, they lifted up their voice to YAHUAH with one accord, and said,
YAHUAH, thou art El Shaddai, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea,
and all that in them is: 25 - Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said,
Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?
26 - The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against
YAHUAH, and against his Messiah. 27 - For of a truth against thy holy child
Yahuah-Yeshua, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with

the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together, 28 - For to do
whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.
29 - And now, YAHUAH, behold their threats: and grant unto thy servants, that
with all boldness they may speak thy word, 30 - By stretching forth thine hand to
heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child
Yahuah-Yeshua. 31 - And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where
they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and
they spake the word of YAHUAH with boldness.
Yahuah-Yeshua said
Matthew 18:20 - For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there
am I in the midst of them.
There is seemingly no end in sight on this subject but I hope that this has encouraged many
to be more of a man or woman of prayer. In our relationship with YAHUAH, I believe that
prayer is as important as reading His word. Oftentimes we can have a point in our life
where we are praying often but neglecting the reading of His word. Other times it might be
the other way around. Perhaps it is a delicate balance that we must maintain depending
upon our circumstances.
One thing is certain, we cannot expect to have a relationship with YAHUAH apart from
these two things. Our prayers should be out of natural love and desire to speak with Him.
For prayer is our communication to Him and His word is His communication to us. We
must stay in touch with YAHUAH at all times. The closer we walk with Him, the more we
are like our Master Yahuah-Yeshua. And that, I hope is our ultimate desire
May YAHUAH's word bless you as we conclude with these final scriptures:
Psalms 34:1 - I will bless YAHUAH at all times: his praise shall continually be in
my mouth. 2 - My soul shall make her boast in YAHUAH: the humble shall hear
thereof, and be glad. 3 - O magnify YAHUAH with me, and let us exalt his name
together. 4 - I sought YAHUAH, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my
fears.
5 - They looked unto him, and were lightened: and their faces were not ashamed.
6 - This poor man cried, and YAHUAH heard him, and saved him out of all his
troubles. 7 - The angel of YAHUAH encamps round about them that fear him,
and delivers them. 8 - O taste and see that YAHUAH is good: blessed is the man
that trusts in him.
May YAHUAH bless you and keep you always Saints.

Additional Information About Prayer

Promises About Prayer...

Next article in sequence is "YAHUAHS Assembly" "Time to Repent" "Bottomless Pit" Articles
Introduction- Reading John 15
Believers often complain that their prayers are not answered. You'll hear them say:

'For months I've wrestled with YAHUAH about this problem; but my prayers are not answered.'

'What's wrong? Does YAHUAH still answer prayer?'

'Is He still interested in the human race?'

'Or is there something wrong with me?'

These are common queries: perhaps you have even raised them yourself: but I can assure you that
YAHUAH does answer prayer. Indeed, many of the greatest promises ever made by the Saviour concern
answers to prayer. This morning we will consider of few of those promises. I'm sure that when we have
finished you will see that, contrary to popular opinion, astonishing answers to prayer are still
obtainable.
To begin with let us understand that answered prayer does not depend upon vain repetition, personal
enthusiasm or human intelligence. To obtain meaningful results in prayer we must first recognize
certain divine conditions. Meet those conditions and you will get results, spectacular results! Fail to
meet them and your prayers will reach no higher than the ceiling: you will be as 'one who beats the air.'
Also remember that more can be accomplished by prayer than we believers remotely imagine. So many
times we pray without results: all because we do not understand and meet those mandatory
conditions: many of which are not even known by folks in the assembly. So let us without further delay
learn what those conditions are.
The Believer's Potential
Let me begin with the Master's instructions about a believer's potential in this matter of prayer. It is a
promise which is prefaced with the words "verily, verily," which means "truly, truly." In other words, what
the Master is saying is absolutely true. It is guaranteed. It is an unequivocal promise which has the
backing of the Son of YAHUAH! It cannot fail. Were it to fail, the Almighty and His Son would lose
credibility in the courts of heaven; not to mention the doubt that would overflow the assembly. Here is that
promise. It comes in two parts: the first part outlines a believer's potential and the second specifies a
mandatory condition which applies to prayer.

John Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall
14:12 he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my

Father.

verse And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may
13 be glorified in the Son. 14: If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

Pause awhile, dear believer, and try to appreciate the astonishing, yea almost incredible, twin facts
outlined in that divine assessment of a believer's potential:

The works that I do shall he do also - and greater works!

If ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do it.

During the next few weeks and months, think about this promise. If possible, memorize it and then act
upon it: because here is invaluable information about a believer's future role, a promise dependant initially
on the Master going to his Father: which he has already done; and that 'the Father may be glorified in
the Son.'
What this message implies is that the followers of Yahuah-Yeshua Messiah (Jesus Christ) are potentially
the most powerful beings on earth: for they can - if they so choose - do greater things than the Master
himself! What are those greater things? Are they waking on water, feeding thousands with literal loaves
of bread, raising the physically dead, or what? We are about to find out.
Ask in the Master's Name
The second part of the Saviour's promise is particularly important: that's why it is repeated in the Gospel
of John. Here it is:

John
14:13

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be
glorified in the Son.

John
16:23

And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.

Here we are presented with an amazing condition concerning answered prayer. Again I ask you to
concentrate on these verses and, if you can, memorize them. Notice the three mandatory parameters in
prayer:

ASK. This word needs no explanation.

ASK in the Saviour's name.

ASK for things that will glorify the Father.

ASK in the Saviour's Name. To ask in the Saviour's Name does not mean that we must tag the name
Yahuah-Yeshua, onto the end of every prayer to guarantee results. Try doing this and see how far you
get. Oh no; to ask in the Messiah's Name means:

To ask for the benefit of His cause, for the spiritual welfare of YAHUAH's flock.

To ask for the salvation of souls.

To ask with the Father (YAHUAH's) glory in mind, so that sin may be overthrown in the lives of
true believers.

To ask in the right Spirit and with the right motives; not for personal gain or luxury.

To ask by the authority of the Son of YAHUAH.

In other words, to ask in the Saviour's Name means to ask as he would ask, with the right motives, the
right attitude and for the right things. Only when this compulsory condition is met, will you receive
astonishing, yea unimaginable, results; and - dare I say it! - greater by far than the physical miracles the
Saviour performed during his earthly ministry!
Unanswered Prayer
In his famous Sermon on the Mount the Master says this:

Matthew
7:7

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be
opened unto you:
8: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to
him that knocketh it shall be opened.

How well known these words are: but how few find in them a living reality. Why is this? The answers are
legion, but here is, arguably, the most probable:

James 4:3

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it
upon your lusts.

In other words, people ask for the wrong things and with the wrong motives: for personal gain, glory or
pleasure. I will not expand on this thought, simply because everyone will think that it doesn't apply to
them. The fact is, most of us have little or no idea how to assess our own motives. We delude
ourselves into thinking we have pure motives: but He who weighs the soul knows better. The fact is we
ALL ask amiss at times and don't even know it. This is the number one reason why most prayers go
unanswered. Yes, we all ask amiss!
Abiding in Him

Strange as it may seem, a believer may appear to meet these mandatory conditions and still fail to get
meaningful results. Why is this? The answer - and I hesitate to say it - often lies in the area of personal
holiness.

John 15:7

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye

will, and it shall be done unto you.

To abide in Messiah means to be constantly in tune with Him; to be faithful and obedient. In other
words we must not expect results from the Almighty if we waver in our faith and doubt His word or His
love. Nor will we ever achieve any meaningful results if we cling to sin.
His 'words' mean His Message, His law. For His 'words' to abide in us, we must obey His message, His
law. As a result the more we abide in Messiah, the more righteous will be our lives and the more
spectacular will be the answers to our prayers. Righteousness, and I cannot repeat this too often, is a
mandatory parameter if you want spectacular answers to prayer. The apostle James reminds us of
this fact.

James 5:16

...The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Fruitful / Lasting Results

YAHUAH's main reasons for answering prayer is the salvation of souls and that believers may exhibit
the fruit of His Spirit in their lives, fruit that will last for all time.

John
15:16

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you,
that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain:
that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

This text links those guaranteed promises about prayer to the salvation of souls: "that ye should and
bring forth fruit." In other words it directs all intercessors to the true purpose of prayer:

To bear the fruit of the Holy Spirit in one's life. (Galatians 5: 22: But the fruit of the Spirit is love,
joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23: Meekness, temperance...)

And the winning of souls for the Kingdom of YAHUAH; souls who will not only accept
salvation through Yahuah-Yeshua, but will themselves glorify YAHUAH in their lives and then go
forth to win others for the Kingdom of Heaven.

Joyful Results
The Most High wants His people to be happy. One of the fruits of the Holy Spirit is joy. Answered prayer
brings a quality and quantity of joy far beyond anything this world can understand, let alone offer. Here is
the promise of Messiah.

John
16:23

And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
24: Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that
your joy may be full.

Believe
The first step in getting extraordinary answers to prayers is to build up one's faith. This is done by a
daily study of the Bible. The Word of YAHUAH is clear about this:

Romans
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of YAHUAH.
10:17

Mark
11:22

And Yahuah-Yeshua answering saith unto them, Have faith in YAHUAH.

23: For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be
thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart,
but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall
have
whatsoever
he
saith.
24: Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray,
believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

To be sure the Most High will always answer basic prayers, i.e. for 'forgiveness of sin' and for 'life's
essentials,' even when a person's faith is weak. But when extraordinary things are requested, those
'greater things,' (the high level spiritual realities which the Saviour's physical miracles merely
symbolized) then faith is of paramount importance. That is why it is vital that we build up our faith. Daily
Bible study is the answer.
So then faith
(Romans 10:17)

cometh

by

hearing,

and

hearing

by

the

word

of

YAHUAH.

The Father's Love

There is coming a time, and I somehow suspect that it has already started, when the Father will so tune
our attitudes, aims, performance and prayers that we will begin to ask for the right things, with the
right motives, for the Father's glory and in the Saviour's Name. The results will astonish us all. I think
that day has already come!

John
16:26

Summary

At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the
Father for you:
27: For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have
believed that I came out from YAHUAH.

Let me here summarize the almost incredible - but absolutely true - facts about prayer I have
mentioned. Facts which we, who call ourselves believers, would do well to ponder, memorize and put into
practice.

Greater things. The Saviour has promised that his true followers would do 'greater things'
than he did. This includes taking the gospel to many more souls and seeing multitudes accept
YAHUAH's offer of mercy and salvation.

Ask in prayer. To ask in prayer is a mandatory condition.

Matthew
7:7

Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be
opened unto you:

Ask in Messiah's Name. This means, to ask for the good of his cause, in the right spirit, with the
right motives and for the right things. It certainly does not cover requests for personal gain, luxury
or power. Nor does it mean vainly repeating the name of Yahuah-Yeshua.

Abide in Him. To abide in Him means to express your faith in YAHUAH by obeying Him. As the
old chorus says, Trust and Obey, for there's no other way, to be happy in Yahuah-Yeshua: but to
trust and obey.

James:5:16

... The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

Expect Results. First look for the fruit of the Holy Spirit (love, joy, peace etc.) in your own life.
Second, look for the salvation of souls through your word and example.

Because after all is said and done, these are the two main reasons why the Most High is anxious to
answer our prayers. He wants you and others to be saved and be happy in Him.
Also remember the Father's love. YAHUAH is more anxious to answer prayer than we are to pray. It is His
pleasure to answer prayer. It brings Him great joy. Indeed He is anxiously waiting for His followers to pray
for extraordinary results! He marvels that so few believe enough to ask for them. Alas! there are so few
intercessors in His assembly. Most believers pray for themselves, their families and their friends.
Comparatively few pray for the salvation of souls, the furtherance of the Gospel, the welfare of the
assembly and the glory of YAHUAH. This is why the truth is making so little progress in the face of evil's
onslaught.

Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the
Elohim saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment. 16: And he saw
Isaiah
that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor:
59:15
therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained
him.

I'll end with an invitation to join me in prayer - for extra-ordinary results, for greater things!
These will include:

The feeding of multiplied millions with spiritual food.

The healing of countless sick souls, the spiritual blind, deaf, dumb and the moral lepers of
society.

The raising of the spiritually dead!

You have the Master's promise that all these things are possible if you ask in faith, with the right motives
and for the father's esteem! Now go to it and pray.