Prayers for Deliverance and Renewal
6. How does he pray for the life-giving power of the Holy Spirit?
"Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake; for thy righteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble." Verse 11. 7. How did Moses appeal to the Lord in a time of great distress?
"And Moses cried unto the Lord, saying, What shall I do unto this people? they be almost ready to stone me." Ex. 17:4. 8. How did the Lord answer his prayer?
"And the Lord said unto Moses, Go on before the people, and take with thee of the elders of Israel; and thy rod, wherewith thou smotest the river, take in thine hand, and go. Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel." Verses 5, 6. 9. How did David cry out in his anguish?
"For innumerable evils have compassed me about; mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am not able to look up; they are more than the hairs of mine head; therefore my heart faileth me." Ps. 40:12. 10. What supplication did he make?
"Be pleased, O Lord, to deliver me; O Lord, make haste to help me." Ps. 40:13. 11. Did David cry to the Lord in vain?
"I called upon the Lord in distress; the Lord answered me, and set me in a large place." Ps. 118:5. 12. With what tender mercy does God look upon the afflicted?
"For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard." Ps. 22:24. 13. What passage shows that the Lord has compassion on the poor and needy?
"But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me; thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God." Ps. 40:17. 14. Why is it safe to cast all our care upon him?
"Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you." 1 Pet. 5:7. 15. When the rebellious Israelites rejected the counsel of the Most High, into what distress were they brought?
"Because they rebelled against the words of God and contemned the counsel of the Most High; therefore he brought down their heart with labor; they fell down, and there was none to help." Ps. 107:11, 12. 16. When they cried to the Lord in their trouble what did he do for them?
"Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder." Verses 13, 14. (Read the entire chapter.) 17. What is a good prayer for the Christian to make when he feels almost overwhelmed with trouble?
"Be merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me; for my soul trusteth in thee; yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast." Ps. 57:1. 18. What prayer does the psalmist offer for protection against his enemies?
"Deliver me, O Lord, from mine enemies; I flee unto thee to hide me." Ps. 143:9. 19. What may we learn from the example of David?—To cry to the Lord for protection against our enemies, instead of opposing them in our own strength. Ps. 59:9. 20. Who sent a great army against Jerusalem in the time of Hezekiah? Isa. 36:1, 2. 22. How did he ask deliverance from the mighty host of his enemies? Verses 14–20. 23. How was his prayer answered? Verses 33–36.