A Guide To Intercessory Prayer
by Rev. Richard W. LaFountain

Promises To Use In Prayer
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PRAYER
Isaiah 65: 24.  Before they call I will answer; while they are still
speaking I will hear.

Psalm 37:4.  Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the
desires of your heart.  5.  Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him
and he will do this:

Jeremiah 32: 17.  "Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the
earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for
you. 18.  You show love to thousands but bring the punishment for the
fathers' sins into the laps of their children after them. O great and
powerful God, whose name is the LORD Almighty,

Jeremiah 33:3. 'Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and
unsearchable things you do not know.'

Matthew 18:18-20.  "I tell you the truth, whatever you bind on earth
will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed
in heaven. 19.  "Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree
about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in
heaven. 20.  For where two or three come together in my name, there am I
with them."

Isaiah 26:3 You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast,
because he trusts in you.

Isaiah 32:17 The fruit of righteousness will be peace; the effect of
righteousness will be quietness and confidence forever.

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD,
"plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a
future.

Psalm 37: 37.  Consider the blameless, observe the upright; there is a
future  for the man of peace.


PROTECTION
Psalm 91: 1.  He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in
the shadow of the Almighty. 2.  I will say  of the LORD, "He is my
refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust." 3.  Surely he will
save you from the fowler's snare and from the deadly pestilence.

Isaiah 54:16-17 See, it is I who created the blacksmith who fans the
coals into flame and forges a weapon fit for its work. And it is I who
have created the destroyer to work havoc;  17 no weapon forged against
you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you.
This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and this is their
vindication from me,"  declares the LORD.

Isaiah 43:1-2 But now, this is what the LORD says-- he who created you,
O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: "Fear not, for I have redeemed
you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.  2. When you pass
through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the
rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.

Jeremiah 15:20 I will make you a wall to this people, a fortified wall
of bronze; they will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I
am with you to rescue and save you,"  declares the LORD.

Psalm 5: 11.  But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever
sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your
name may rejoice in you. 12.  For surely, O LORD, you bless the
righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.



SUPPLY
Psalm 34: 9.  Fear the LORD, you his saints, for those who fear him lack
nothing. 10.  The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the
LORD lack no good thing.

Psalm 37:25.  I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the
righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. 26.  They are always
generous and lend freely; their children will be blessed.

Philippians 4:19.  And my God will meet all your needs according to his
glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

II Corinthians 9:8.  And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so
that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will
abound in every good work.



SUCCESS
Joshua 1:8.  Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth;
meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do
everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

Psalm 1:1.  Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the
wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. 2.
But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates
day and night. 3.  He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which
yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he
does prospers.

Romans 8:28.  And we know that in all things God works for the good of
those who love him,  who  have been called according to his purpose.



STRENGTH
Isaiah 40:29-31 29.  He gives strength to the weary and increases the
power of the weak.  30.  Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men
stumble and fall;  31.  but those who hope in the LORD will renew their
strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not
grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

Isaiah 41:10.  So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed,
for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you
with my righteous right hand.

Isaiah 41:13.  For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right
hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.

II Corinthians 12:9. But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you,
for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all
the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on
me. 10.  That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in
insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am
weak, then I am strong.



DELIVERANCE
Psalm 34:17.  The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he
delivers them from all their troubles. 18.  The LORD is close to the
brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.  19.  A
righteous man may have many troubles, but the LORD delivers him from
them all;

Psalm 346.  This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him
out of all his troubles. 7.  The angel of the LORD encamps around those
who fear him, and he delivers them. 8.  Taste and see that the LORD is
good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.



LEADING
Proverbs 3:5.  Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on
your own understanding; 6.  in all your ways acknowledge him, and he
will make your paths straight.

Isaiah 30:20-21.  Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and
the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your
own eyes you will see them. 21.  Whether you turn to the right or to the
left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way;
walk in it."

Proverbs 16: 1-3.  To man belong the plans of the heart, but from the
LORD comes the reply of the tongue. 2.  All a man's ways seem innocent
to him, but motives are weighed by the LORD. 3.  Commit to the LORD
whatever you do, and your plans will succeed.

Psalm 37: 23-24.  If the LORD delights in a man's way, he makes his
steps firm; 24.  though he stumble, he will not fall, for the LORD
upholds him with his hand.

Isaiah 58:11.  The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your
needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be
like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

Psalm 32 8.  I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you and watch over you.



FEARS
II Timothy 1:7.  For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a
spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.

Isaiah 41:10.  So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed,
for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you
with my righteous right hand.

Isaiah 41:13.  For I am the LORD, your God, who takes hold of your right
hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.

Psalm 34:4.  I sought the LORD, and he answered me; he delivered me from
all my fears.



SOULS
Psalm 2:8.  Ask of me, and I will make the nations your inheritance, the
ends of the earth your possession.

Psalm 126:5.  Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. 6.  He
who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of
joy, carrying sheaves with him.

II Peter 3:9.  The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some
understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to
perish, but everyone to come to repentance.



CHILDREN
Isaiah 54:11.  "O afflicted city, lashed by storms and not comforted, I
will build you with stones of turquoise, your foundations with
sapphires. 12.  I will make your battlements of rubies, your gates of
sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones. 13.  All your
sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be your children's
peace.

Pslam 127: 3.  Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from
him. 4.  Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one's
youth. 5.  Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will
not be put to shame when they contend with their enemies in the gate.

Isaiah 59:21.  "As for me, this is my covenant with them," says the
LORD. "My Spirit, who is on you, and my words that I have put in your
mouth will not depart from your mouth, or from the mouths of your
children, or from the mouths of their descendants from this time on and
forever," says the LORD.

Isaiah 44:3.  For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on
the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my
blessing on your descendants

Proverbs 22:6.  Train  a child in the way he should go, and when he is
old he will not turn from it.



WISDOM
Isaiah 50: 4.  The Sovereign LORD has given me an instructed tongue, to
know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning,
wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.

Psalm 19:7.  The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The
statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple. 8.  The
precepts of the LORD are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of
the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes. 9.  The fear of the LORD
is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the LORD are sure and
altogether righteous. 10.  They are more precious than gold, than much
pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. 11.
By them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.

Proverbs 1:7.  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but
fools  despise wisdom and discipline. Exhortations to Embrace Wisdom

James 1: 5.  If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives
generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. 6.
But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts
is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. 7.  That man
should not think he will receive anything from the Lord;




FORGIVENESS
Psalm 86:5.  You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to
all who call to you.

I John 1:8-10.  If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and
the truth is not in us.  9.  If we confess our sins, he is faithful and
just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all
unrighteousness. 10.  If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to
be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.

Isaiah 1:18.  "Come now, let us reason together," says the LORD. "Though
your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they
are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.

Isaiah 43: 25.  "I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for
my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.


GROWTH
Philippians 1:6.  being confident of this, that he who began a good work
in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

Acts 20:32.  "Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace,
which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who
are sanctified.

Ephesians 3:20.  Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all
we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,

Jude 24-25  To him who is able to keep you from falling and to present
you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy-- 25.
to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority,
through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore!
Amen.






HEALING
Exodus 15: 26.  He said, "If you listen carefully to the voice of the
LORD your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to
his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of
the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals
you."

Psalm 103:1. Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise
his holy name. 2. Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his
benefits-- 3. who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,
4. who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and
compassion, 5. who satisfies your desires with good things so that your
youth is renewed like the eagle's.

James 5:14.  Is any one of you sick? He should call the elders of the
church to pray over him and anoint him with oil in the name of the Lord.
15.  And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person well; the
Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. 16.
Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so
that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and
effective.

Matthew 8:16.  When evening came, many who were demon-possessed were
brought to him, and he drove out the spirits with a word and healed all
the sick. 17.  This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet
Isaiah: "He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases."



SLEEP
Proverbs 3: 24.  when you lie down, you will not be afraid; when you lie
down, your sleep will be sweet.

Psalm 4:8.  I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD,
make me dwell in safety.

Psalm 127:1.  Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in
vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchmen stand guard in
vain. 2.  In vain you rise early and stay up late, toiling for food to
eat-- for he grants sleep to  those he loves.


WORD
Isaiah 55:10-13.  As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do
not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and
flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
11.  so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me
empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for
which I sent it.  12.  You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace;
the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the
trees of the field will clap their hands.  13.  Instead of the thornbush
will grow the pine tree, and instead of briers the myrtle will grow.
This will be for the LORD's renown, for an everlasting sign, which will
not be destroyed."

Jeremiah 23:29.  "Is not my word like fire," declares the LORD, "and
like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?

Acts 20:32.  "Now I commit you to God and to the word of his grace,
which can build you up and give you an inheritance among all those who
are sanctified.

Hebrews 4:11-12.  For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than
any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit,
joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
13.  Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight Everything is
uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give
account.

2 Timothy 2:9.  for which I am suffering even to the point of being
chained like a criminal. But God's word is not chained.

2 Timothy 3:16.  All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for
teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17.  so
that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.