Answered Prayer

• Romans 8:26, 27. “The spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.”BHB 69.9

• Daniel 9:21-23. Prayers are sometimes answered immediately.BHB 69.10

• Luke 18:2-7. Sometimes after delay. Christ’s Object Lessons, 142, 143.BHB 70.1

• 2 Corinthians 12:8, 9. As earthly parents who really love their children will give them what is best rather that what they cry for, so God sometimes answers our prayers different from our desires.BHB 70.2

• Jeremiah 33:3; Ephesians 3:19. God often gives us far more than we ever think of asking for.BHB 70.3

•James 5:14-16. The sick will be healed in answer to the prayer of faith.BHB 70.4

• 1 John 5:14. All requests are to be according to God’s will. The Ministry of Healing, 229.BHB 70.5

• 1 John 3:22. The one who obeys God can expect answers to his prayers.BHB 70.6

• Philippians 4:6. With thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.BHB 70.7

• Colossians 4:2. “Continue in prayer, and watch in the same with thanksgiving.”BHB 70.8

• Matthew 21:22;James 1:6. Prayer is carried on the wings of faith. The Desire of Ages, 126.BHB 70.9

• 2 Chronicles 30:27. Prayers of faith enter God’s holy dwelling place in heaven. The Acts of the Apostles, 564.BHB 70.10

• Acts 12:5-11. Angels are sent to answer the prayers of God’s people. Christ’s Object Lessons, 341, 342.BHB 70.11