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Prayer: Asking and Receiving

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This book was like a breath of fresh air to me. At a time when I was hurting emotionally and wondered at God's hand in my circumstances, this book opened my eyes to God's gracious, loving, care for His own. Since that time I have reread it many times and always find fresh insigts on God's character, that He desires (and commands)us to pray, and that it is His very nature to hear AND ANSWER prayer. So often we hear "God always answers prayer, either yes, no or maybe", yet Dr. Rice challenges this thinking, by using scripture to show that all true asking, if it's done according to the biblical guidelines, will receive the answer - exactly what was petitioned. He does make it clear that it is not always God's will to heal, and there is a chapter devoted to praying according to His will, and what that means, as well as two chapters devoted to hindered prayer. But he used many scriptures that challenged me to see that when I am not receiving answers to my prayers, that I need to examine and find out why. Dr. Rice is well-known and respected in Christian circles and is very sound theologically, basing everything on scripture. He also gives many examples of answered prayer from his own life and from other Christians. On a personal note - this book helped my prayer life to go from merely "talking" to God, to knowing how to "petition" Him with my requests, and I can personally testify to many answered prayers, that if I had not had the boldness to ask, I am sure I would not have been blessed by seeing God work out the answers in such ways that I knew it was Him alone that could answer so wonderfully. I have also seen Him answer specific requests for opportunities to share Christ with loved ones, and I can say without a doubt that my God is a "Prayer-Hearing" God. I am confident that Dr. Rice's teaching on the Bible verses about prayer will offer new insight and challenges to all who read it.

Dr. John R Rice is a true man of God. Anyone who knew him or read his material knew that he was a man yeilded to God. He knew how to get a hold of God in a real way. He exposes the sin of hypocricy while in prayer and exhorts believers to ask great things from God. This is just an excellent book on the topic of prayer. Just about any John Rice literature is a blessing and a good read.

This book is a welcome antidote to the empty, formalistic prayers we often pray and hear prayed in church today. Rice's faith in God is overwhelming. The introduction alone is enough to drive you to your knees in faith-filled prayer! I gave it 5 stars, but it deserves 6.

This book differs from more recent books on this subject in a number of ways. For instance, Rice sees prayer as asking things from God. Other forms of verbal and nonverbal communication (e. g. worship) with God should not be considered prayer.

Recent books tend to see unanswered prayer as primarily the result of the request being not in God's will or, more often, not being of God's timing. While not discounting these facts, Rice emphasizes sin as the primary cause of unanswered prayer. Rice is not sympathetic with the notion of God answering prayer in a different way from that asked by the one praying. In fact, he compares such a notion to asking an attendant to fill the car tank with gasoline and seeing it filled with something else instead.

Lest his emphasis on sin cause discouragement, Rice also rejects the "unless you meet every single condition, you cannot get anything from God" mentality. He points out that the very fact of praying often leads a sinful believer to confession. Moroever, he points out that, if a person lacks sufficient faith for an immediate answered prayer, he may still qualify for an answered prayer through persistent praying.

I am really loving to read this book, which leads me a good way to pray.

And it gave me a lot of thinking about what the real prayer was and has been. I'd like to recommend this book who did not find what the real prayer meant during their parying lives.I'm sure this book will help you understand and it really means when you are in doubt for the prayer.

One of the best kept secrets to powerful Christian living is prayer. Unfortunately, Christianity in our time has been reduced to a moral code. We are led to believe that Christians are measured by how good they are and not necessarily by the presence of the supernatural in their life. Prayer is the way to invite God in tangible ways into your day-to-day experiences.

If you are like many Christians and know you should pray more but need some encouragement or insights into effective praying, I would heartily recommend "Prayer: Asking and Receiving." It is definitely one of the top two books on prayer that I've ever read (the other one is "How to Pray" by R.A. Torrey). I first purchased it as a paperback when I was in college for about a dollar. A preacher friend was getting rid of some books. I had no idea what a prized possession I bought that day until I began to read it for the first time.

Rice's book is saturated with Scripture and biblical principles that will show you how to pray effectively and get the things you pray for. Each chapter is also peppered with stories from the life of the author. He regularly recounts his own experiences of receiving from God precisely what he asked for in prayer. These stories give the author credibility and allow the reader to be encouraged to renew their passion and practice of prayer.

This book was written in 1942 and so the writing style and some of the illustrations are definitely not contemporary. However, what this book has to offer is worth the effort to go outside of your comfort zone.

Matt Ellis
Brooksville, Florida

This book is terrific. I have come to understand prayer much better. John R Rice points out many verses about prayer throughout the Bible and he also points out many prayers of biblical people in the Bible. He also gives testimony of his own answered prayers that was very encouraging. This book also helps understand how our prayers can be hindered by our lifestyle. Great book!