Abraham approached and said,“Will you really sweep away the godly along with the wicked?
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TSK · John 9:31
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But now give back the man’s wife. Indeed he is a prophet and he will pray for you; thus you will live. But if you don’t give her back, know that you will surely die along with all who belong to you.”
When it was time for the evening offering, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and prayed:“O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.
For what hope does the godless have when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
So now take seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and offer a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job will intercede for you, and I will respect him, so that I do not deal with you according to your folly, because you have not spoken about me what is right, as my servant Job has.”
The LORD pays attention to the godly and hears their cry for help.
If I had harbored sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
He threatened to destroy them, but Moses, his chosen one, interceded with him and turned back his destructive anger.
He satisfies the desire of his loyal followers; he hears their cry for help and delivers them.
The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.
The one who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.
Then you will call out, and the LORD will respond; you will cry out, and he will reply,‘Here I am.’ You must remove the burdensome yoke from among you and stop pointing fingers and speaking sinfully.
Even if they fast, I will not hear their cries for help. Even if they offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will kill them through wars, famines, and plagues.”
Therefore I will act with fury! My eye will not pity them nor will I spare them. When they have shouted in my ears, I will not listen to them.”
“‘It then came about that just as I cried out, but they would not obey, so they will cry out, but I will not listen,’ the LORD of Heaven’s Armies had said.
If anyone wants to do God’s will, he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak from my own authority.
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that remains, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.
And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick and the Lord will raise him up– and if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.