Genesis 18:27
18:27 Then Abraham asked, “Since I have undertaken to speak to the Lord (although I am but dust and ashes),
Matthew 7:7
Ask, Seek, Knock
7:7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened for you.
Matthew 7:11
7:11 If you then, although you are evil,
know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts
to those who ask him!
Luke 11:8
11:8 I tell you, even though the man inside
will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of the first man’s
sheer persistence
he will get up and give him whatever he needs.
Luke 18:1
Prayer and the Parable of the Persistent Widow
18:1 Then Jesus told them a parable to show them they should always pray and not lose heart.
Ephesians 6:18
6:18 With every prayer and petition, pray
at all times in the Spirit, and to this end
be alert, with all perseverance and requests for all the saints.
Hebrews 4:16
4:16 Therefore let us confidently approach the throne of grace to receive mercy and find grace whenever we need help.
Hebrews 10:20-22
10:20 by the fresh and living way that he inaugurated for us
through the curtain, that is, through his flesh,
10:21 and since we have a great priest
over the house of God,
10:22 let us draw near with a sincere heart in the assurance that faith brings,
because we have had our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience
and our bodies washed in pure water.