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Jeremiah 29:12-13
In those days when you pray, I will listen.If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.
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Psalms 34:18
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.
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Deuteronomy 4:7
For what great nation has a god as near to them as the Lord our God is near to us whenever we call on him?
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John 4:24
For God is Spirit, so those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.”
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Isaiah 58:9
Then when you call, the Lord will answer.‘ Yes, I am here,’ he will quickly reply.“ Remove the heavy yoke of oppression. Stop pointing your finger and spreading vicious rumors!
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1John 3:20-22
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James 4:8
Come close to God, and God will come close to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, for your loyalty is divided between God and the world.
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John 14:23
Jesus replied,“ All who love me will do what I say. My Father will love them, and we will come and make our home with each of them.
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Matthew 6:5-8
“ When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get.But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you.“ When you pray, don’t babble on and on as the Gentiles do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again.Don’t be like them, for your Father knows exactly what you need even before you ask him!
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Psalms 119:2
Joyful are those who obey his laws and search for him with all their hearts.
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Psalms 17:1
O Lord, hear my plea for justice. Listen to my cry for help. Pay attention to my prayer, for it comes from honest lips.
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Psalms 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.
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Proverbs 15:8
The Lord detests the sacrifice of the wicked, but he delights in the prayers of the upright.
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Psalms 119:151
But you are near, O Lord, and all your commands are true.
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Psalms 46:5
God dwells in that city; it cannot be destroyed. From the very break of day, God will protect it.
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Isaiah 1:15-16
When you lift up your hands in prayer, I will not look. Though you offer many prayers, I will not listen, for your hands are covered with the blood of innocent victims.Wash yourselves and be clean! Get your sins out of my sight. Give up your evil ways.
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Hosea 7:14
They do not cry out to me with sincere hearts. Instead, they sit on their couches and wail. They cut themselves, begging foreign gods for grain and new wine, and they turn away from me.
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1 Kings 18 27-1 Kings 18 28
About noontime Elijah began mocking them.“ You’ll have to shout louder,” he scoffed,“ for surely he is a god! Perhaps he is daydreaming, or is relieving himself. Or maybe he is away on a trip, or is asleep and needs to be wakened!”So they shouted louder, and following their normal custom, they cut themselves with knives and swords until the blood gushed out.
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Matthew 23:13
“ What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either.