Question 148

Section 6: Of Prayer

1. a. Psalm 145:15–16; Psalm 10:4; Matthew 6:25,&c

   Psalm 145:15–16

   ^145:15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. ^145:16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.

   ^145:15 The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season. ^145:16 You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.

   Psalm 10:4

   ^10:4 The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God: God is not in all his thoughts.

   ^10:4 In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God.

   Matthew 6:25–34

   ^6:25 Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? ^6:26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? ^6:27 Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? ^6:28 And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: ^6:29 And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ^6:30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith? ^6:31 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed? ^6:32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. ^6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. ^6:34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.

   ^6:25 Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? ^6:26 Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns-and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? ^6:27 Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? ^6:28 And why do you worry about clothes? Consider how the lilies of the field grow: They do not labor or spin. ^6:29 Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was adorned like one of these. ^6:30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? ^6:31 Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' ^6:32 For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. ^6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. ^6:34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own.

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2. b. Acts 17:27–28; Acts 14:16–17

   Acts 17:27–28

   ^17:27 That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us: ^17:28 For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

   ^17:27 God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us. ^17:28 'For in Him we live and move and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, 'We are His offspring.'

   Acts 14:16–17

   ^14:16 Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. ^14:17 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

   ^14:16 In past generations, He let all nations go their own way. ^14:17 Yet He has not left Himself without testimony to His goodness: He gives you rain from heaven and fruitful seasons, filling your hearts with food and gladness."

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3. c. 1 Corinthians 15:58; Deuteronomy 8:3; Psalm 27:13

   1 Corinthians 15:58

   ^15:58 Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

   ^15:58 Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.

   Deuteronomy 8:3

   ^8:3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.

   ^8:3 He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

   Psalm 27:13

   ^27:13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

   ^27:13 Still I am certain to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living.

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4. d. Psalm 62:11

   Psalm 62:11

   ^62:11 God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

   ^62:11 God has spoken once; I have heard this twice: that power belongs to God,

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