Prayer works

Key verses

Hebrews 4:7 (b) - Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts."

Proverbs 21:16 - "A man who strays from the path of understanding comes to rest in the company of the dead." (A call to keep reading and thinking!)

Isaiah

Isaiah 14:27 says "For the LORD Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him? His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?"  To that, I say, the prayers of his people can turn it back.  For example, see Abraham's conversation with God concerning Sodom and Gomorrah, where Lot, Abraham's nephew, lived.  Abraham managed to get God to agree to not destroy the cities if there were 10 righteous people present, and he whittled that down from 50.  So our persistent cries to God can change his mind.  Prayer is powerful!

Hebrews

If life seems to be too much for you, take heart.  Jesus will provide us with a rest greater than Sunday (or the weekend), or even of entering into a paradise here on earth as the Israelites did under Joshua.  Is this truly what this passage is talking about, or is it just talking about how, even though Christ has come, we still have the observance of the "Sabbath"?  I think it does seem to speak to more than just the one day a week, but the language structure to me is a little convoluted.

Luke

Isnt' it amazing?  Jesus knows exactly what you need!  Don't be afraid to ask for it.