Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever. (verses 4–6) no artist, but I love praying through art and doodling. I love getting out my markers and Bible to pray over a key verse, writing out the verse in my art journal and doodling as I pray through the words. I love praying […] God is a loving and compassionate god. However, let us not forget that He is also just and will punish those who rebel against Him. Yet, God does so with grace and mercy so that we may learn from our mistakes. Just like how He provided Jonah with a belly of a fish to reflect and repent, what ‘belly’ has God provided you to repent and ask for salvation? God Doesn’t Stop Working With Us Just Because We Messed Up

What follows are 25 powerful prayers from the Bible you can easily adapt for prayer. 1 25 Powerful Prayers from the Bible Prayers of the Old Testament In response to the criminal’s great faith, Jesus promised him that the criminal will be with him in paradise. In this case, we can interpret paradise as heaven. And the promise is eternal life with God and Jesus in heaven. Repentance Can Happen Anywhere, Anytime No matter how severe our sins are, the opportunity for salvation and forgiveness from Christ will always be given. Even in our final breaths. Jesus knew the criminal’s sincere and faithful heart and as such, he would enter the gates of Heaven that very day, despite only accepting Christ near death. Although possible, that is not to say that we should wait till the deathbed to receive Christ. If we have heard of the good news and still choose not to believe until near death, we will still be saved by God’s grace. But our rewards in heaven will not be as much. Salvation is simple, but the reward is difficult. Salvation Is Not Defined By Our Past Deeds Or Good Works

You sent your son, your only son, the Son of Man, Jesus Christ, down to earth to teach us and save us. For our sake, he suffered great pain and rejection and was killed. Yet, in Your great majesty, he rose from the dead to live in Your glory with the holy angels, to give us new life in You. Receive God’s response to your prayer by taking a moment of silence to listen. What is He putting on your heart in response to your prayer? Praying Scripture Deepens Your Prayer Language While Psalms are a popular choice for prayer, you can pray from any Scripture in the Bible. How to Choose a Scripture to Pray: Father God we praise you for the ultimate gift of love in your Son. What a marvelous light of hope you have given to our dark world. We thank you for fulfilling your law perfectly in Jesus Christ when not one of us could. We confess that we cannot save ourselves, and we are grateful for the good news of salvation in Christ alone. Please embolden us with the Holy Spirit like Elizabeth, Simeon, and the shepherds to bear witness to Jesus. It is in his name and for his sake that we pray, Amen. Genesis 37:1-11 The immediate action Hezekiah took after receiving a letter of battle that ridiculed his faith in God was to seek God in hopeful prayer and petition. Neither did Hezekiah complain nor wallow in self-pity. He simply chose God. “As a child bringing his broken toy to his father for repair, so Hezekiah laid the issues in God’s sight for resolution.” (Patterson and Austel) Declaring Who God Is Strengthens Courage

Read the passage slowly, soak in the words and take the versesto heart. You may even want to write itout on paper.We may know Daniel as the person who found favor in God’s eyes and was protected after being thrown into the lion’s den. But, his powerful prayers in the bible are also commendable and one that we should all practice as well. Here, he prayed a prayer for forgiveness , confessing the sins of his people on their behalf.

If you have ever felt depressed, longing for better days when God seemed so close, this Psalm is for you. The Psalmist cries out in a desert land thirsty for God (verses 1–2). He is far from Jerusalem, hearing his enemies cry out “Where is your God?” (verse 3, 10), and remembering the good times he had experienced with the people of God (verse 4). How does the Psalmist keep from despair? By preaching this key refrain to himself: We need to know God and His ways. We also need to discern right from wrong and wisdom from folly when faced with challenging situations. When God equips us with love, knowledge, and discernment, we will be “pure and blameless for the day of Christ” and “filled with the fruit of righteousness”—two glorious outcomes! I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power toward us who believe, according to the working of his great might. (verses 16–19)As my mother battled the cancer that eventually took her life, she meditated on this verse, writing it on the whiteboard of her hospital room to anchor her soul in our God of hope. Her hope has been realized, and she now enjoys all joy and peace in God’s presence. In Christ, we await the same glorious future. Each of the four key petitions is something we need more of in our lives, and is something we can ask God for.