Daily Prayer
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...
A Prayer about What Makes Life Meaningful
There is no remembrance of former things, nor will there be any remembrance of later things yet to be among those who come after. Ecclesiastes 1:11 Eternal God, As my daily Bible reading takes me to Ecclesiastes, I am reminded of how easily we set our hopes on...
A Prayer about Enjoying God
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11 God Who Delights in Us, Yesterday, my friends and I prayed to believe in your delight in us through your Son Jesus Christ and...
A Prayer about the Lord’s Right Now Delight in Us
The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. Zephaniah 3:17 Lord, We believe; help our unbelief. We believe you have already come into...
A Prayer about Drawing Near to Jesus
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16 King Jesus, Yesterday, my daily prayer gang and I wondered at your sympathy, your capacity to suffer with us, to get inside...
A Prayer about Jesus’ Sympathy for Us
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Hebrews 4:15 Gracious and Generous God, How often do we pause to consider how a sympathetic Savior changes...