A Prayer about the Savior Who Prays for Us

by | Oct 22, 2023 | Daily Prayer, Gospel living, Spiritual Growth

A Prayer about the Savior Who Prays for Us

Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.

Hebrews 7:25

Heavenly Father,

We admit, we don’t often think about what Christ is doing right now, 

seated on the throne next to you, 

interceding for us. 

We don’t use the word “intercession” very often, 

so we’re not fully sure what it means, 

but pastor Dane Ortlund helps us here, 

comparing it to when a parent intercedes on behalf of a child to a teacher*. 

But then we wonder, 

if Jesus has to intercede for us to you, 

does that mean you’re not fully satisfied 

with the atoning work of the cross? 

Again, Ortlund helps us here, 

reminding us that your “deepest delight 

is to say yes to the Son’s pleading on our behalf.”*

What good news it is 

to know that our Savior intercedes for us.

When we doubt that you love us 

because we keep repeating a sinful habit, 

we hear that Jesus “is able to save to the uttermost” — 

completely, fully, forever. 

When we’ve done it again,

Jesus is interceding for us, 

“[turning your] eyes to his own righteousness.”** 

When we forget to pray, 

Jesus is always, 

every moment, 

praying for us. 

May this incredibly good news 

send us to our knees in gratitude, in hope, in love.

In Jesus’ ever-praying name. Amen. 

 

This entire prayer was inspired and informed by Chapter 8 of Dane Ortlund’s book Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers.

*Dane Ortlund, Gentle and Lowly, 79.

**John Calvin, in Gentle and Lowly, 83.



A Prayer about the Lord’s Generosity

by | Oct 21, 2023 | Daily Prayer, Gospel living, Spiritual Growth

A Prayer about the Lord’s Generosity

Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the first fruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine.

Proverbs 3:9-10

 Generous Father,

How kind and generous you have been with us! 

You have [blessed us in the city, 

blessed us in the field,

 blessed the fruit of our womb 

and the fruit of our ground 

and the fruit of our cattle…

You have blessed our basket

 and our kneading bowl. 

You have blessed us 

when we came in 

and when we went out.] (See Deuteronomy 28:2-6). 

Protect us, Lord, from the temptation to believe 

that our money belongs to us. 

Help us to remember always 

that you are the giver of all good gifts. 

Help us to return to you 

a healthy portion of what you have first given us. 

In so doing, 

we may find our barns filled with plenty 

and our vats bursting with wine, 

or we may not. 

But we will most definitely know 

the profound joy of being freed 

from the “love of money,” 

which can lead us 

to greediness and self-destruction. (See 1 Timothy 6:10). 

Even more, may we treasure most 

the inheritance of grace we have in your Son, 

our Savior, Jesus Christ. 

In his sacrificial name we pray. Amen. 

Read Proverbs 3:9-10; Deuteronomy 28:1-14; 1 Timothy 6:10. 



A Prayer about the Reviving Word

by | Oct 20, 2023 | Daily Prayer, Gospel living, Spiritual Growth

A Prayer about the Reviving Word

My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word! Psalm 119:25

Author God,

We’ve all felt like the sojourner on earth who, 

even as he walked through trials 

such as “soul-melting sorrow,” 

“scorn and contempt,” 

and the “dread of reproach,” 

pleaded with you, 

“strengthen me according to your word” (Psalm 119:19, 22, 28). 

We join him in praying that you would 

“put false ways far from us, 

and graciously teach us your law” (Psalm 119:29).

May we set your rules before us 

and cling to your testimonies, 

that we might not be put to shame. 

Enlarge our hearts, 

that we may run in the way of your commandments, 

remembering that the first and greatest 

is to “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, 

with all your soul, 

and with all your mind,” 

and the second is like it: 

“Love your neighbor as yourself” 

In the name of Jesus, the Word-made-flesh. Amen. 

Read Psalm 119:29-32; Matthew 22:37-39. 



A Prayer about a Safe Place

by | Oct 19, 2023 | Daily Prayer, Gospel living, Spiritual Growth

A Prayer about a Safe Place

For in you my soul takes refuge; In the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, Till the storms of destruction pass by. Psalm 57:1

Redeeming Lord,

We pray for all who need a safe place right now, 

not just any safe place, 

but the safest place of resting 

in your mercy and grace.

While many in Israel and the Ukraine

are seeking to find safe places, 

after homes and lives were destroyed in war,

others throughout the world have suffered the destruction 

of families, careers, relationships, lives. 

When we feel that our souls are “in the midst of lions” 

or that we “lie down amid fiery beasts” (Ps. 57:4),  

may we cry out to you, “God Most High” (Ps. 57:2).

For indeed, you will send from the heavens and save us; 

you have already “put to shame the one who tramples on us” (Ps. 57:3).  

You have shown us your “steadfast love and faithfulness” 

in Jesus (Ps. 57:3), our one true safe place, 

our refuge at all times. 

You have cast your weighted blanket of glory across the earth, 

and our souls awaken with new hope 

to sing your praises (Ps. 57:6-8). 

In Jesus’ safe name we pray. Amen.

Read Psalm 57.



A Prayer about Shouting for Joy instead of Frustration

by | Oct 18, 2023 | Daily Prayer, Gospel living, Joy, Spiritual Growth

A Prayer about Shouting for Joy instead of Frustration

Shout for joy to God, all the earth,

sing the glory of his name;

give to him glorious praise! Psalm 66:1-2

Glorious God,

How easily we shout for joy to you 

when we wake up after a great night’s sleep 

and look out at the sun rising 

over calm waters and sugar-white sand. 

And yet, you know we more easily shout out of frustration or anger 

when we awaken after a terrible night’s sleep 

and face all sorts of Monday madness. 

In some seasons, when we feel that you are “testing and trying us” (Psalm 66:10), 

or when we feel that you have brought us or our loved ones “into the net,” 

“laid a crushing burden on our backs,” (Psalm 66:11),

 or taken us through “fire and water,” 

we more easily shout, “Why is this happening to me?!” 

Move in us, by your Spirit, we pray: 

jog our memories, 

that we might recall the “awesome deeds “ 

you have done (Ps. 66:2)—

the times you “brought us out into a place of abundance” (Ps. 66:12), 

the way you “turned the sea into dry land” (Ps. 66:6). 

Where we have amnesia about your mercy and kindness, 

remind us of our Savior, 

who endured our crushing burden of sin, 

who acquainted himself with our grief, 

that we might be healed (Is. 53: 3,5). 

In Christ, we can surely find our voices 

to “Shout for joy” to you.

In the name of our Suffering Savior. 

Amen.

Read Psalm 66.