His Word

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.

Prayer is such a privilege. Prayer connects us to God and literally brings the power of heaven to earth! God placed few limitations on how or what we pray, but our prayers—what we pray for, when we choose to pray, how we pray—often reveal much about our heart and its condition. It exposes whether we are praying “thy will be done” or “my will be done.”

Praying God’s Word is the most powerful and effective way to pray, aligning our heart with God’s purpose and desire. We can always pray for grace, mercy, strength, favor, and peace because these are all things He promises to us in His Word—it is His will for us to have these things. But praying God’s Word also protects us during spiritual battle, bringing forth life in the darkest of situations and saving us from the fiery darts of the enemy (Ephesians 6:16). God loves it when we agree with Him and repeat His promises to Him in prayer. Heaven is moved when we pray God’s truth back to Him.

If God’s word is truly a “lamp for my feet and a light on my path” (Psalm 119:105), then it also is to serve as the guide for our prayer life. Read His Word, meditate on it, and let the Holy Spirit speak to you through it, then pray it back to Him. Psalm 46:1-3 states, “God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore, we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging.” It is in times of chaos and uncertainty we can pray these powerful words and know that God is our refuge and strength. When we pray this way, it changes us, transforms us, and unites our heart with God’s purposes in a most powerful way.

Praying God’s Word takes us to a higher level in our relationship with Him. Our faith increases and rises to a new place in strength. A place where we are agreeing with God and affirming his promises. “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him” (1 John 5:14-15). It aligns our hearts with God and positions us to receive answered prayer and glorify God’s name. We choose to obey God’s Word as we pray it, quieting our heart to listen to the Holy Spirit, meditating on it, internalizing it, and then praying it back to Him. 

Jesus told a vivid parable about the power of praying in alignment with God. Luke 18:10-14 states, “Two men went to the Temple to pray. One was a Pharisee, and the other was a despised tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed this prayer: I thank you, God, that I am not like other people—cheaters, sinners, adulterers. I’m certainly not like that tax collector! I fast twice a week, and I give you a tenth of my income. But the tax collector stood at a distance and dared not even lift his eyes to heaven as he prayed. Instead, he beat his chest in sorrow, saying, O God, be merciful to me, for I am a sinner. I tell you, this sinner, not the Pharisee, returned home justified before God. For those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.” The goal of the Pharisee was to express moral superiority, but when we stand in comparison to God, his holiness, love, grace, and mercy, our only response will be that of the tax collector: “God, have mercy on me.” That is a prayer God rushes to answer.

The key to answered prayer is held in Jesus’s words: “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you” (John 15:7). Let God’s Word transform your prayers.

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Psalms 12:6 NIV And the words of the Lord are flawless, like silver purified in a crucible, like gold refined seven times.

Jeremiah 15:16 NLT When I discovered your words, I devoured them. They are my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your name, O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies.

Psalm 119:140 NIV Your promises have been thoroughly tested, and your servant loves them.

Philippians 4:6-7 NIV Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

1 John 5:15 NIV And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.

John 14:13 NIV Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Ephesians 6:18 AMP Pray at all times, on every occasion, in every season in the Spirit, with all manner of prayer and intercession. To that end, keep alert and watch with strong purpose and perseverance, interceding on behalf of all the saints.

Psalm 119:18 GNT Open my eyes so that I may see the wonderful truths in your law.

Proverbs 30:5 NIV Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

Psalm 18:30-31 NIV As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; He shields all who take refuge in him. For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God?

Psalm 19:7-10 GNT The law of the Lord is perfect; it gives new strength. The commands of the Lord are trustworthy, giving wisdom to those who lack it. The laws of the Lord are right, and those who obey them are happy. The commands of the Lord are just and give understanding to the mind. Reverence for the Lord is good; it will continue forever. The judgments of the Lord are just; they are always fair. They are more desirable than the finest gold; they are sweeter than the purest honey.

Matthew 7:7-8 NIV Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.

Job 23:12 TLV I have not departed from the commands of His lips. I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.

Isaiah 40:29-31 NIV He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall, but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not be faint.

Hebrews 4:12 ESV For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.