Daily Prayer
A Prayer about Hope in Dark Valleys
A Prayer about Hope in Dark Valleys Do you need hope in dark places? Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me. Your rod and your staff protect and comfort me. Psalm 23:4 Lord, our Good Shepherd, As we walk...
A Prayer about Our Faithful Shepherd
A Prayer about our Faithful Shepherd Do you need guidance and rest? [Note: Often the best prayers come straight from Scripture. Over the next two days, we will take the simple language of the NLT translation of Psalm 23 and make it into a personal prayer.] The Lord...
A Prayer about Being in a Spiritual Battle
Therefore, put on every piece of God’s armor, so you will be able to resist the enemy in time of evil. Ephesians 6:13 Lord of Angel-Armies, May we never forget or discount the spiritual battle that rages right here right now. The evil one prowls around like a...
A Prayer about Respecting the Aged
Stand up in the presence of the elderly, and show respect for the aged. Fear your God. I am the LORD. Leviticus 19:32 Eternal Lord, We live in a culture that prefers agelessness, a culture that strives to remain eternally young. We live in an aging culture, where...
A Prayer about Blessing Others in Our Death
All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 139:16 Author God, I was recently reminded how crucial it is to prayerfully consider now how we might approach suffering at the end of our lives. To my chagrin, in a novel I...
A Prayer about Trusting God to Deliver from Trials
The Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials…. 2 Peter 2:9 All-Seeing God, We confess, sometimes your Word seems to mock us. We read that you “rescue the godly from trials,” that you will “deliver…from the snare of the fowler…” and that danger will not come...
A Prayer about Letting Jesus Lead
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.” Matthew 16: 24 Precious Father, How stunning that you, our heavenly, hallowed, (holy) Father, the perfectly right and just...
A Prayer about Becoming Aware of the Spirit
And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the word of God with boldness. Acts 4:31 Heavenly Father, Lord Jesus, Holy Spirit, Forgive us for failing to...
A Prayer about God’s Wrath and Mercy
Then I heard a loud voice from the temple telling the seven angels, ‘Go and pour out on the earth the seven bowls of the wrath of God. ’ Revelation 16:1 Holy, Wrathful, and Merciful Judge, We confess, your wrath is not our favorite subject. It’s true, we may avoid it...
A Prayer about the Prince of Hope
Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I will restore to you double. Zechariah 9:12 Holy Lord, Zephaniah and Zechariah have fierce warnings for your people about what will happen if they don’t repent of their rebellion and turn back to you. But these...