Bible Handbook

Secret Prayer

• Matthew 6:6. If we grow in grace, we must have seasons of secret communion with the Lord. Testimonies for the Church 6:47, 50; Testimonies for the Church 5:161. BHB 70.12

• Mark 1:35. If the day is crowded with cares, we can do as the Saviour did,- arise before daylight in the morning and spend the time alone with God. BHB 70.13

• Matthew 14:23. The Saviour also spent time alone with the Father after the perplexities of the day were past. BHB 71.1

• Psalm 55:17. At “evening, and morning, and at noon” there should be special seasons of prayer. BHB 71.2

• Psalm 88:1, 2. We may pray during the day or night. The Great Controversy, 210. BHB 71.3

• 1 Thessalonians 5:17. We should be in a prayerful form of mind continually. Testimonies for the Church 5:200, 201. BHB 71.4

• Job 22:27, 28. It is the privilege of the Christian to believe that his prayer is heard. BHB 71.5

• Isaiah 43:26. The Lord is pleased when we plead the promises He has made. BHB 71.6

• Isaiah 41:21. God invites us to produce our cause, and bring forth our strong reasons. BHB 71.7

• Luke 11:1. We should ask the Lord to teach us how to pray. BHB 71.8

• Romans 8:26, 27. The Holy Spirit presents the prayer of the broken and contrite heart before God in an acceptable manner. BHB 71.9

• Amos 5:4. There is life in earnest prayer. Testimonies for the Church 6:266; The Great Controversy, 621, 622. BHB 71.10

• Philippians 4:6. We should always thank the Lord for what He has done for us when we present our requests for greater blessings. Testimonies for the Church 5:317. BHB 71.11