Daily Prayer
A Prayer about Not Repaying Evil for Evil
"See to it that no one repays evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone." 1 Thess 5:15 Good Father, Not only are you “abundantly good,” you sent your Son to defeat evil, in our hearts, and in this world. We know our hearts are...
A Prayer about the Perfection God Promises
You therefore must be perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect. Matthew 5:48 Heavenly Father, As a recovering perfectionist, I confess, this verse always makes me anxious when I first read it. But then I reread Dr. Dan Doriani’s commentary on Matthew, and he...
A Prayer about True Freedom
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1 Merciful Father, When the apostle Paul told the Galatians they had been set free for freedom, he wasn’t talking politics; he was talking about the...
A Prayer about Being Truly Transformed
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Romans 12:2 Everlasting God, I did it again. I just scrolled away twenty minutes, looking at this and that, following this trail on someone’s post about their wayward cat, ...
A Prayer about the Wisdom We So Desperately Need
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. Proverbs 9:10 Awesome God, In this confusing and chaotic world, how desperately we need your wisdom. Parents need your wisdom to know how to help their children stay safe...
A Prayer about Loving Our Enemies
But I say to you, ‘Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.’ Matthew 5:44 Lord Jesus, You knew we’d struggle to love the friend who shared our shameful secret; You knew we’d struggle to pray for the boss who unjustly let us go. And yet, you commanded...
A Prayer about the Questions God Asks
Where have you come from, and where are you going? Genesis 16:8 Pursuing God Thank you for chasing after us when we try to run away. Like Hagar in the wilderness, we can run ourselves into the ground, but you seek us, and you draw us out of our hiding, asking...
A Prayer about Finding Joy When Life Is a Struggle
Let the righteous one rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in him. Psalm 64:10 Saving God, Thank you for calling us to rejoice, even when we’re under attack. My Bible reading plan took me today to Psalms 63-68, many of them authored by David when he was being chased...
A Prayer about Walking in the Spirit
If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Galatians 5:25 Merciful Lord, Sin has twisted us, contorting our desires so that we limp along, trying out crutches like sex and drink and gossip and envy and strife and shopping (Galatians 5:19-21) which...
A Prayer about Meditating on the Wondrous Works of God
On the glorious splendor of your majesty, and on your wondrous works, I will meditate. Psalm 145:5 Our God and Our King, Thank you for the words of Psalm 145 to give voice to our awe and gratitude at the wondrous works you have done. If we will pause to meditate, ...