Conditional Promises

(Reminder: To pray in Jesus’ name is to pray as his representative and therefore to pray only for things that Jesus would pray for.)

Psalm 37:4 Also delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Psalm 145:18-19 The Lord is near to all those who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He will fulfill the desire of those who fear him. He also will hear their cry, and will save them.

Jeremiah 29:13 You shall seek me, and find me, when you shall search for me with all your heart.

Matthew 6:33 But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Matthew 18:19-20 Again, assuredly I tell you, that if two of you will agree on earth concerning anything that they will ask, it will be done for them by my Father who is in heaven. For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there I am in the middle of them.

Mark 11:24-25 Therefore I tell you, all things whatever you pray and ask for, believe that you have received them, and you shall have them. Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone; so that your Father, who is in heaven, may also forgive you your transgressions.

Mark 16:17 These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons . . .

Luke 10:17 The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in your name!”

Luke 18:1 He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up

John 14:13 Whatever you will ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

John 14:14 If you will ask anything in my name, I will do it.

John 15:7 If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you.

John 15:16  . . . I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatever you will ask of the Father in my name, he may give it to you.

John 16:23-24 In that day you will ask me no questions. Most certainly I tell you, whatever you may ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. Until now, you have asked nothing in in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be made full.

John 16:26-27 In that day you will ask in my name; and I don’t say to you, that I will pray to the Father for you, for the Father himself loves you . . .

James 5:16 Confess your offenses to one another , and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective.

1 John 3:22  . . . whatever we ask, we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do the things that are pleasing in his sight.

1 John 5:14-15 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.

(Emphasis mine)