Thursday, April 17, 2008

Benefits of using Bible to pray

Prayer has been an important part of our Christian life. We talk to our Lord and encourage our brothers and sisters through prayers. One thing that I have learnt in my prayer life is that praying using the bible verse. Word of God in the bible contains promises of God and by using it we are actually claiming the promises of God in our life. Besides using our own word we can use the word of God to empower our prayer. When we are emotionally down sometimes we out of words to pray. Here are few benefits we can get when we use the bible verse to pray:


  1. Gives us direction. Sometimes we are lost so we don't know what to pray. By using the bible verse it will guide us. It is like the lamp unto our feet that gives light to our path (Psalms 119:105 NIV -Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.)
  2. Remind us the promises of God. Sometimes we may forget the promises of God in our life. By reading back relevant verse, we are reminded back the covenant of God.
  3. Enable us to pray more specifically. Especially according to His will. Maybe sometimes we are praying for our will to be done but not His will. So when we are praying with God's word it will help us to know what God want us to pray.
  4. Give us more faith and hope. As we know faith comes from reading and hearing the word of God (Romans 10:17 Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ). Therefore our faith will be increase when we pray using bible verse. When God made His promises, He shall keep it. That is why we have hope in Him.
  5. Help us to grow in our relationship with God. Praying with bible verse help us to strengthen our relationship with God because we can know our God better by knowing His word. What better way to know our God better than reading the words that He gave us. This is effective when we do our quiet time with God.

2 Timothy 3:16-17 (New International Version)

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work

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