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A Quiet Time Before the Lord
1 Sam 1:19
And they rose up in the morning early,
and worshipped before the LORD...
Josh 5:13-15 (KJV)
And it came to pass, when Joshua
was by Jericho,
that he lifted up his eyes and looked,
and, behold,
there stood a man over against him with
his sword drawn in his hand:
and Joshua went unto him, and said unto
him,
Art thou for us, or for our adversaries?
{14} And he said, Nay; but as captain
of the host of the LORD am I now come.
And Joshua fell on his face to the
earth, and did worship,
and said unto him, What saith my lord
unto his servant?
{15} And the captain of the LORD'S
host said unto Joshua,
Loose thy shoe from off thy foot;
for the place whereon thou standest
is holy.
And Joshua did so.
Mat 6:6-13 (TLB)
But when you pray, go away by yourself,
all alone,
and shut the door behind you
and pray to your Father secretly,
and your Father, who knows your secrets,
will reward you.
{7} "Don't recite the same prayer
over and over as the heathen do,
who think prayers are answered
only by repeating them again and again.
{8} "Remember, your Father knows exactly
what you need
even before you ask him!
{9} "Pray along these lines: 'Our Father
in heaven,
we honor your holy name.
{10} We ask that your kingdom will come
now.
May your will be done here on earth, just
as it is in heaven.
{11} Give us our food again today, as usual,
{12} and forgive us our sins,
just as we have forgiven those who
have sinned against us.
{13} Don't bring us into temptation,
but deliver us from the Evil One.
Amen.'
Luke 6:12 (KJV)
And it came to pass in those days,
that he (Jesus) went out into a
mountain to pray,
and continued all night in prayer to God.
Psa 63 (TLB)
A Psalm of David when he was hiding in
the wilderness of Judea.
O God, my God! How I search for you!
How I thirst for you
in this parched and weary land where there
is no water.
How I long to find you!
{2} How I wish I could go into your sanctuary
to see your strength and glory,
{3} for your love and kindness are better
to me than life itself.
How I praise you!
{4} I will bless you as long as I live,
lifting up my hands to you in prayer.
{5} At last I shall be fully satisfied;
I will praise you with great joy.
{6} I lie awake at night thinking of you--
{7} of how much you have helped me--
and how I rejoice through the night
beneath the protecting shadow of
your wings.
{8} I follow close behind you,
protected by your strong right arm.
{9} But those plotting to destroy me
shall go down to the depths of hell.
{10} They are doomed to die by the sword,
to become the food of jackals.
{11} But I will rejoice in God.
All who trust in him exult,
while liars shall be silenced.
1 Sam 12:23-24 (KJV)
Moreover as for me,
God forbid that I should sin against the
LORD
in ceasing to pray for you:
but I will teach you the good and
the right way:
{24} Only fear the LORD,
and serve him in truth with all your heart;
for consider how great things he hath
done for you.
Eph6:10-19 (THE LIVING BIBLE)
Last of all I want to remind you
that your strength must come from the
Lord's mighty power within you.
Put on all of God's armor
so that you will be able to stand safe
against all strategies and tricks of Satan.
For we are not fighting against people
made of flesh and blood,
but against persons without bodies--
the evil rulers of the unseen world,
those mighty satanic beings
and great evil princes of darkness who
rule this world;
and against huge numbers of wicked spirits
in the spirit world.
So use every piece of God's armor
to resist the enemy whenever he attacks,
and when it is all over, you will still
be standing up.
But to do this, you will need the strong
belt of truth
and the breastplate of God's approval.
Wear shoes that are able to speed you
on
as you preach the Good News of peace with
God.
In every battle you will need faith as
your shield
to stop the fiery arrows aimed at you
by Satan.
And you will need the helmet of salvation
and the sword of the Spirit--which is
the Word of God.
Pray all the time.
Ask God for anything in line with the
Holy Spirit's wishes.
Plead with him, reminding him of your
needs,
and keep praying earnestly for all Christians
everywhere.
Pray for me, too,
and ask God to give me the right words
as I boldly tell others about the Lord
and as I explain to them that his salvation
is for the Gentiles too.
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