Praying to Get Results: Plead the Promises of God

Text: Jeremiah 33:3; Matthew 21:22; John 14:14; Isaiah 41:21, Jeremiah 1:12

Prayer is the key to heaven, but faith unlocks the door. There must be faith for prayers to be answered. Where does faith come from? From hearing...the WORD OF GOD. We should pray Scripture after Scripture, reminding God of Promise after promise, pleading these like a lawyer does his case-the Holy Spirit pouring in His assurance of being heard. We should search the Scriptures...meditate...mark its many promises...memorize, memorize, MEMORIZE! There are thousands of promises: a promise for every need, burden, problem, situation study Bible to know the promises

We must learn to plead the promises of God!" "In Him all the promises of God are yes." (2 Corinthians 1:20).According to D.L.Moody “tarry at the promise, and God will meet you there” . Promises predict the answers. They are the formwork into which we pour our prayers. They foretell what to expect. They shape our praying. They motivate, direct, and determine our supplication. Promises like these, “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. (Jeremiah 33:3); All things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive. (Matthew 21:22); If ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do it. (John 14:14). God, the Holy Spirit, Angels even the adversaries, mankind and the whole creation all respond when the word of God is released into the air.

This makes our praying different. How? We pray FROM THE ANSWER...WITH THE ANSWER IN MIND...from the answer to the issue or circumstances. This is the way of the Lord, the way of faith. He promises-we believe. We act on His Word. In this way answered prayer not only satisfies us; it delights the heart of God by fulfilling His own Word.
This is how we pray. We pray from God's promise which is His answer, and expect it to be fulfilled. The Bible contains thousands of promises, and these hold the answers to our thousands of needs and prayers. They are so varied-all sizes and shapes. With them, our praying takes on another form, and moves into God's action. THE BIBLE BECOMES OUR ANSWER BOOK!
So we find the promise that fits our need. The Bible answers to every situation. The promises are for our living. We learn always to do "everything by prayer and supplications with thanksgiving" and learn to "live by every Word of God". Philippians 4:6, 7; Luke 4:4. We must learn to make the bible our prayer book!