0652. 637. Phases of Prayer

637. Phases of Prayer

Prayer has many phases.

1. Self cries for help in distress, like those who are said to have cried unto the Lord—Psa_107:6, Psa_107:13, Psa_107:19, Psa_107:28.

2. The needy cry for personal aid when the need of adversity grips them—Neh_1:6, Neh_1:11.

3. The abiding one asks as Christ would plead—Joh_15:7.

4. The servant of God prays when he requires the Lord’s direction—Exo_14:15.

5. The harassed one seeks the Lord’s equipment in meeting his enemies—Neh_4:9.

6. The communing saint loves to pour out his soul in secret—Mat_6:6.

7. The unselfish one gives himself out in intercession for others—Col_4:12.

By: DR. F. E. MARSH