The Bible has many scriptures on the subject of prayer that help to shed light on it’s importance and power. Become familiar with these scriptures. They will build your faith that God wants to hear from you and  communicate with you. He cares about what is on your heart and mind today. Prayer can change your circumstances and bring victory into your life. Use your God given “power tool” of prayer to impact your life for good.

2 Chronicles 7:14 NLT
Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.

Psalm 5:3 NIV
In the morning, LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly.

Psalm 19:14 NLT
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer.

Psalm 37:4 NIV
Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Psalm 116:1-2 AMP
I love the Lord, because He hears [and continues to hear] my voice and my supplications (my pleas, my cries, my specific needs). Because He has inclined His ear to me, therefore I will call on Him as long as I live.

Psalm 141:2 NIV
May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.

Proverbs 15:29 NIV
The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

Jeremiah 29:12-14 NASB
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. I will be found by you,’ declares the LORD..

Matthew 7:7-8 NLT
Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.

Matthew 18:18-19 NLT
I tell you the truth, whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven. I also tell you this: If two of you agree here on earth concerning anything you ask, my Father in heaven will do it for you.

Matthew 21:22 NLT
You can pray for anything, and if you have faith, you will receive it.

Mark 11:22-25 NLT
 Then Jesus said to the disciples, “Have faith in God.  I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, ‘May you be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and it will happen. But you must really believe it will happen and have no doubt in your heart.  I tell you, you can pray for anything, and if you believe that you’ve received it, it will be yours. But when you are praying, first forgive anyone you are holding a grudge against, so that your Father in heaven will forgive your sins, too.

John 15:7 NIV
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

John 16:23-24 NLT
At that time you won’t need to ask me for anything. I tell you the truth, you will ask the Father directly, and he will grant your request because you use my name. You haven’t done this before. Ask, using my name, and you will receive, and you will have abundant joy.

Romans 12:12 NLT
Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.

Colossians 4:2 NLT
Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NLT
Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 6:18 NLT
Pray in the Spirit at all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers for all believers everywhere.

Philippians 4:6 NLT
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.

Hebrews 4:16 NLT
So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.

James 1:6-7 NIV
But when you ask, you must believe and not doubt, because the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That person should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.

James 5:16 NLT
Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.

1 Peter 3:12 NLT
The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right, and his ears are open to their prayers. But the Lord turns his face against those who do evil.

1 John 5:14-15 NIV
The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right, and his ears are open to their prayers. But the Lord turns his face against those who do evil. And if we know that he hears us–whatever we ask–we know that we have what we asked of him.

 

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