Daily Prayer
A Prayer about God’s Plans for Us
‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ says the Lord. ‘They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.’ Jeremiah 29:11. Sovereign Lord, It’s not even the end of January, and some of the plans and goals we made for this year have...
A Prayer about the Foolishness of Sin
The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’ They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good. Psalm 14:1 Merciful and Forgiving Lord, Thank you for this reminder that without Jesus, our Savior, we are all fools. Our sin nature, the...
A Prayer about the Precious Gift of Prayer
“Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.” James 5:13 Good, Good Father, May we grasp the precious gift you’ve given us in prayer. Whether we are in trouble or triumph, we can cry out to you, with tears or with...
A Prayer about Our Struggle to Believe
“Is anything too hard for the Lord?” Genesis 18:13 All-Powerful God, Every time I read this awkward scene for Sarah in Genesis 18, I cringe, mostly because I recognize myself in her struggle to believe. The Lord has promised Abraham and Sarah descendants as...
A Prayer about Taking Our Fears to the One Who Created Us
Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. Isaiah 43:1 Creator and Lord, Over and over in Scripture, we read the words, “Do not fear.” Help us to hear you speaking them to us. Help us to know in our very bones that we can trust...
A Prayer about Letting Go of Resentment
Love…keeps no record of wrongs. 1 Corinthians 13:5 Gracious God, This morning, a wise author* pointed out that we should read 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 replacing the word love with God. Indeed, when I read “God keeps no record of wrongs,” your Spirit pricked my heart. ...
A Prayer about Looking to the Lord as He Looks at Us
The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, and his ears toward their cry. Psalms 34:15 Precious Father, We confess, in the midst of affliction we tend to turn our eyes on the trials and tragedies piling up before us. As we finish praying through Psalm 34, help...
A Prayer about the Lord Who Hears and Responds
The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them. Psalm 34:7 Rescuing Lord, As we continue praying through Psalm 34, we see even more reasons to bless your name “at all times” as we prayed about yesterday: We were sprawled out on the...
A Prayer about Blessing the Lord at All Times
I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth. Psalm 34:1 Gracious Lord, We join David today in proclaiming your goodness: May we bless you at all times— times when we’ve acted supremely foolish, times when we are crushed in spirit, ...
A Prayer about the Lord’s Guidance
You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory. Psalm 73:24 Faithful Lord, As we read Asaph’s words, we relate. He begins Psalm 73 confessing his envy of the wicked, who seem to prosper, their bodies “fat and sleek,” with no “trouble”...