77 Bible Verses about Answered Promises
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For however many are the promises of God, in him they are "Yes." Therefore also through him they are "Amen," to the glory of God through us.
He will call on me, and I will answer him. I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him, and honor him.
The poor and needy seek water, and there is none. Their tongue fails for thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer; you shall cry, and he will say, 'Here I am.' "If you take away from the midst of you the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking wickedly;
It shall happen that, before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.
'Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great and hidden things, which you do not know.'
I will bring the third part into the fire, and will refine them as silver is refined, and will test them like gold is tested. They will call on my name, and I will hear them. I will say, 'It is my people;' and they will say, 'The LORD is my God.'"
"I tell you, ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened to you.
If you will ask me anything in my name, I will do it.
If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.
and whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.
Moreover I have heard the groaning of the children of Israel, whom the Egyptians keep in bondage, and I have remembered my covenant.
I have surely seen the affliction of my people that is in Egypt, and have heard their groaning. I have come down to deliver them. Now come, I will send you into Egypt.'
If you take advantage of them at all, and they cry at all to me, I will surely hear their cry;
The LORD said to Moses, "I will do this thing also that you have spoken; for you have found favor in my sight, and I know you by name." He said, "Please show me your glory." He said, "I will make all my goodness pass before you, and will proclaim the name of the LORD before you. I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will show mercy on whom I will show mercy."read more.
He said, "You cannot see my face, for man may not see me and live."
For what great nation is there, that has a god so near to them, as the LORD our God is whenever we call on him?
You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
I am like one who is a joke to his neighbor, I, who called on God, and he answered. The just, the blameless man is a joke.
You shall make your prayer to him, and he will hear you. You shall pay your vows.
He prays to God, and he is favorable to him, so that he sees his face with joy. He restores to man his righteousness.
Those who know your name will put their trust in you, for you, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek you.
LORD, you have heard the desire of the humble. You will prepare their heart. You will cause your ear to hear,
For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.
For in you, LORD, do I hope. You will answer, Lord my God.
Offer to God the sacrifice of thanksgiving. Pay your vows to the Most High.
Then my enemies shall turn back in the day that I call. I know this, that God is for me.
For the LORD hears the needy, and doesn't despise his captive people.
I am the LORD, your God, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
For you, Lord, are good, and ready to forgive; abundant in loving kindness to all those who call on you. Hear, LORD, my prayer. Listen to the voice of my petitions. In the day of my trouble I will call on you, for you will answer me.
He has responded to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer. This will be written for the generation to come, that a people yet to be created may praise the LORD. For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary. From heaven, the LORD looked at the earth;read more.
to hear the groans of the prisoner; to free those who are condemned to death;
Yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;
What the wicked fear, will overtake them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.
The sacrifice made by the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
It will be for a sign and for a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to the LORD because of oppressors, and he will send them a savior and a defender, and he will deliver them.
For the people will dwell in Zion at Jerusalem. You will weep no more. He will surely be gracious to you at the voice of your cry. When he hears you, he will answer you.
You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you.
They shall come with weeping; and with petitions will I lead them: I will cause them to walk by rivers of waters, in a straight way in which they shall not stumble; for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.'"
"Thus says the Lord GOD: 'For this, moreover, will I be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them: I will increase them with men like a flock.
Then the LORD was jealous for his land, And had pity on his people.
For thus says the LORD to the house of Israel: "Seek me, and you will live; but do not seek Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal, and do not pass to Beersheba: for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Bethel shall come to nothing. Seek the LORD, and you will live; lest he break out like fire in the house of Joseph, and it devour, and there be no one to quench it in Bethel.
Seek the LORD, all you humble of the land, who have kept his ordinances. Seek righteousness. Seek humility. It may be that you will be hidden in the day of the LORD's anger.
Ask of the LORD rain in the spring time, The LORD who makes lightnings, and he gives rain showers to everyone for the plants in the field.
"And when you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites, for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen by others. Truly, I tell you, they have received their reward. But you, when you pray, enter into your inner chamber, and having shut your door, pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you. And in praying, do not use vain repetitions, as the Gentiles do; for they think that they will be heard for their much speaking.read more.
Therefore do not be like them, for your Father knows what things you need, before you ask him. Pray like this: 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.
"Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened. Or who is there among you, who, if his son will ask him for bread, will give him a stone?read more.
Or if he will ask for a fish, who will give him a serpent? If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him.
Again, truly I tell you, that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven.
Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them.
If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him?"
The Lord said, "Listen to what the unrighteous judge says. Won't God avenge his chosen ones, who are crying out to him day and night, and yet he exercises patience with them? I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?"
Therefore be watchful all the time, praying that you may be able to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man."
Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, 'Give me a drink,' you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water."
We know that God does not listen to sinners, but if anyone is a worshipper of God, and does his will, he listens to him.
And whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.
"And in that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you.
In the same way, the Spirit also helps our weaknesses, for we do not know how to pray as we ought. But the Spirit himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered.
For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; for the same Lord of all is rich to all who call on him.
For through him we both have our access in one Spirit to the Father.
Now to him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us,
Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.
let us draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having our body washed with pure water,
Without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him.
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach; and it will be given to him. But let him ask in faith, without any doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind. For let that man not think that he will receive anything from the Lord.
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
Therefore confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous person is powerfully effective.
This is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he listens to us. And if we know that he listens to us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.
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