Day 31: Prayer of Praise
“And
they were shouting with a great roar, ‘Salvation comes from our God who
sits on the throne and from the Lamb!...Amen! Blessing and glory and
wisdom and thanksgiving and honour and power and strength belong to our God forever and ever! Amen.’” Revelation 7:10, 12
The
book of Revelation is riddled with descriptions of heavenly creatures
and crowds who constantly sing praises to God. Every time that we offer
up a prayer or a song of praise or engage in worship, we are joining in
the worship of the heavenly host before God. Turn on some worship music
and spend some time exalting God’s Name and praising Him for who He is
and what He has done. Then conclude this prayer month with a prayer of
praise, thanking Him for how He has revealed Himself to you throughout
this month.
Day 30: Prayer in Jude
“To
him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before
his glorious presence without fault and with great joy – to the only God
our Saviour be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus
Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.” Jude 1:24-25
One
day life on this earth will be over and we will stand before God as the
Judge in the heavenly courtroom. Satan will be there as the prosecuting
attorney and Jesus will stand as our defense. He alone will be able to
“present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great
joy”. The world is full of pain, brokenness, wars, violence and rampant
evil. Creation groans as it awaits the second coming of Christ to usher
in the new creation. Pray that Jesus would soon return and bring us to
live in the glory of the new heaven and new earth, where our faith will
be sight. While we wait, pray also for the testimony of God’s people to
continue to disciple new followers of Christ.
Day 29: Prayer of Jonah
“In
my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me. From deep in the
realm of the dead I called for help, and you listened to my cry...When
my life was ebbing away, I remembered you, Lord, and my prayer rose to
you, to your holy temple.” Jonah 2:2-3, 7
It
is never too late for God to intervene. Never. If Jonah can be
delivered from the inside of a whale, God can certainly deliver you from
what threatens to undo you. Jonah was inside of a whale for three days,
which would have given him plenty of time to sit and think about what
he had done. And in this time we read that he waited and longed for
God’s forgiveness and deliverance. Jonah needed to sit in silence for
three days inside of a fish to realize his mistakes and what God wanted
him to do. What are the longings of God’s heart for you? Spend some time
in silence during your prayer time today,
simply listening to what God would say to you as you wait on Him. This
doesn’t have to be for long - try 5 minutes and see what truths God
reveals to you.
Day 28: Prayer of the Centurion
“When
Jesus had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, asking for help.
‘Lord,’ he said, ‘my servant lies at home paralyzed, suffering
terribly.’ Jesus said to him, ‘Shall I come and heal him?’ The centurion
replied, ‘Lord, I do not deserve to have you come under my roof. But
just say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I myself am a man
under authority, with soldiers under me. I tell this one, “Go,” and he
goes; and that one, “Come,” and he comes. I say to my servant, “Do
this,” and he does it.’” Matthew 8:5-6
In verse 10 we read Jesus’ comments on this man’s faith: “When
Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those following him, “Truly
I tell you, I have not found anyone in Israel with such great faith”.
This man had confidence in both the goodness of Jesus and the power of
Jesus. He was not Jewish and would have followed another religion.
However, he believed in the healing power of Jesus. Have you been
surprised when you have seen faith like this in others? You can have
faith like this too – pray for it.
Day 27: Prayer of Daniel
“Lord,
you are righteous, but this day we are covered with shame – the people
of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and
far, in all the countries where you have scattered us because of our
unfaithfulness to you. We and our kings, our princes and our ancestors
are covered with shame, Lord, because we have sinned against you. The
Lord our God is merciful and forgiving, even though we have rebelled
against him; we have not obeyed the Lord our God or kept the laws he
gave us through his servants the prophets. All Israel has transgressed
your law and turned away, refusing to obey you.” Daniel 9:7-11a
As
believers in the efficacy of Christ’s death in making us the
righteousness of God do we sometimes forget about the sin that still
rears its ugly head in our lives. Do we take our position in Christ for
granted, not recognizing the state of our hearts? Covered with shame. We
don’t like to think of ourselves like that. But notice that Daniel,
praying for all Israel, repeats it. True prayers of confession admit the
extent of our faithlessness before a righteous God. Can we be honest
enough with ourselves to pray like that when we acknowledge our sin for
what it is? When we do we can trust in the abundant love of our God who
is faithful and just to forgive and purify us.
Day 26: Lord’s Prayer
“This,
then, is how you should pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your
name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today
our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our
debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil
one.” Matthew 6:9-13
C.S. Lewis in Mere Christianity comments on the peculiarity of our ability to pray “Our Father.” He explains that these
words mean that you are putting yourself in the place of a child of
God. To put it bluntly, when you pray this you are dressing up as
Christ. If you like, you are pretending. Because, of course, the moment
you realize what the words mean, you realize that you are not a child of
God.
You are not being like the Son of God, whose will and
interests are at one with those of the Father: you are a bundle of
self-centred fears, hopes, greeds, jealousies and self-conceit, all
doomed to death. So that, in a way, this dressing up as Christ is a
piece of outrageous cheek. But the odd thing, Lewis comments, is that
God has ordered us to do it.
What
does having God as your Father mean for you, despite your unworthiness?
Write a letter to God telling Him, what your fears are, what your joys
are, what is going on in your life. Your Father would love to hear your
heart.
Day 25: Prayer of the Disciples
“’Now,
Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your
word with great boldness. Stretch out your hand to heal and perform
signs and wonders through the name of your holy servant Jesus.’ After
they prayed, the place where they were meeting was shaken. And they were
all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God boldly.” Acts 4:29-31
The
disciples were in a place of persecution. They were living a public
life for Jesus and were at the point that they realized how vital their
boldness for Christ was. How’s your boldness? Do you live a life
unashamed of Jesus or do you not speak of him out of fear? Do you allow
Him to interrupt your assumptions and routines and to use your as a
testimony of who He is and the power He possesses? Today,
let us not only pray for more boldness, but to actually practice it.
Ask God for opportunities to share your faith, to share the hope that
you have, to interrupt your daily routines and conversations and season
them with conversation of Jesus. This is the kind of prayer he delights
to answer.
Day 24: Prayer of Faith
“The
prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective. Elijah was a
human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain,
and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. Again he
prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.”
James 5:16b-18
How
often do we see this kind of faith? Do you know anyone with this kind
of faith? Jesus said, “Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in
heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven” (Matt.
18:18). In the same thread James wrote, “The prayer of a righteous
person is powerful and effective.” What does this sentence mean to you?
What things in your life could use an extra dose of faith? Try this: Go
outside and grab a rock or a pebble. Put it somewhere that you will see
it every day. Let this stand as a reminder to put your faith in action,
by asking God for those things that need just a bit more faith. Trust in
God’s provision.
Day 23: Prayer for Knowing God’s Will
“For
this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have no stopped
praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge
of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit
gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in
every way; bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of
God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might
so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful
thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance
of his holy people in the kingdom of light.” Colossians 1:9-12
Discerning
the will of God can be a daunting task. It almost seems sometimes that
when we go to ask God for what His will is, other voices—our own, our
parents, our friends, our culture and even the evil one—can begin to
talk. Sensing the leading of His Spirit isn’t always clear. His will for
our lives runs deep in the routines of class, work, conversations etc.
Seek God’s will today
in prayer: “Lord what does it look like for me to live a life that is
‘worthy’? What does it look like to please you ‘in every way,’ this
day?” He cares about even the seemingly trivial things. His will is not
limited to the future. Listening is the key to this prayer.
Day 22: Prayer of the Holy Spirit
“In
the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what
we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through
wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the
Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance
with the will of God.” Romans 8:26-27
When
we cry, the Holy Spirit takes our tears and transforms them into a
prayer, a prayer for deliverance, for help, for forgiveness, for joy.
There are some wounds that go too deep to find words and some joys that
are too great to be expressed with vocabulary. What aspects of life, or
this world, make your heart cry out for God’s healing? What situations
or people do you carry as a burden in your heart that seems too heavy
for words? Ask God to intercede in these situations and ask the Holy
Spirit to carry these burdens to the Father in a way that only He can
do.
Day 21: Prayer of Stephen
“While
they were stoning him, Stephen prayed, ‘Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.’
Then he fell on his knees and cried out, ‘Lord, do not hold this sin
against them.’ When he had said this, he fell asleep.” Acts 7:59-60
What
people in your life do you need to forgive? It’s incredibly difficult
to truly forgive those who have hurt you, who have misused your trust
and who have made you question yourself and the call that God has placed
on your life. Is there someone who comes to your mind? Write out a
letter that expresses how this person hurt you as well as how, with the
strength of the Holy Spirit, you forgive them,. Then either destroy the
letter to show that you’re not holding on anymore, or maybe, if it is
wise, give it to them as a sign of forgiveness. Cover this letter in
prayer, remembering how much Jesus has forgiven you.
Day 20: Prayer of Mary
“His
mercy extends to those who fear him, from generation to generation. He
has performed mighty deeds with his arm; he has scattered those who are
proud in their inmost thoughts. He has brought down rulers from their
thrones but has lifted up the humble. He has filled the hungry with good
things but has sent the rich away empty. He has helped his servant
Israel, remembering to be merciful.” Luke 1:50-54
Mary
was the most unlikely woman to be the mother of the Messiah. She was
not rich, nor powerful, nor in a high social standing. God called this
lowly woman to the incredible task of bringing the Saviour into the
world. It doesn’t matter how incredible or impossible the task might
seem, God equips the called. Life is filled with excitement, anxiety,
surprise and confusion and on top of this the future isn’t always laid
out as clearly as we would like it to be. Sometimes we feel called
towards something that seems far too out of reach. Sometimes we are
working on something that feels tedious and inconsequential and we want
more than what we’ve been called to do. Talk to God about your current
situation and your plans for the future. Recording it in a prayer
journal might be helpful to refer to later and see how God has worked.
Day 19: Prayer of Jesus
“My
prayer is not for them [His disciples] alone. I pray also for those who
will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one,
Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so
that the world may believe that you have sent me. I have given them the
glory that you have me, that they may be one as we are one – I in them
and you in me – so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the
world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have
loved me.” John 17:20-23
When
he was about to die, Jesus prayed for us. He prayed that we would be
united as the body of believers. Redeemer is a unique blend of
denominations, all seeking the same God, saved by the same Christ,
filled with the same Holy Spirit. Focus your prayers today
on our unity and then on our unity with the global church, asking God
that we would remain unified in our mission to be Christ-like children
in this dark world. Perhaps you can pray together with a friend,
especially one of another denomination, showing the unity that we have
as believers in Christ. As this verse says, the reason we remain unified
is so that Jesus is glorified and all would know that He is the Son of
God.
Day 18: Prayer of Jehoshaphat
“Lord,
the God of our ancestors, are you not the God who is in heaven? You
rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. Power and might are in your
hand, and no one can withstand you. Our God, did you not drive out the
inhabitants of this land before your people Israel and give it forever
to the descendants of Abraham your friend? They have lived in it and
have built in it a sanctuary for your Name...” 2 Chronicles 20:6-8
Before going into battle, Jehoshaphat remembered the history of God’s help in giving the land of Israel to His people.
Reflect on our beautiful country of Canada and recall how God has
blessed us in a free land where we are able to proclaim His Name freely.
Spend some time praying for our country, for our leaders, for God’s
protection and for His Name to remain honoured.
Day 17: Prayer of Ezra
“But
now, for a brief moment, the Lord our God has been gracious in leaving
us a remnant and giving us a firm place in his sanctuary, and so our God
gives light to our eyes and a little relief in our bondage. Though we
are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage. He has shown us
kindness in the sight of the kings of Persia: He has granted us new life
to rebuild the house of our God and repair its ruins, and he has given
us a wall of protection in Judah and Jerusalem.” Ezra 9:8-9
In
the midst of feeling the guilt of their sins, Ezra sees a glimmer of
hope. God has not turned His back on them in their sin, but looks upon
them in grace and mercy. Although we often want to avoid naming our sins
and thinking about how far off the path we’ve been, there is healing in
confessing our sins before God. Knowing that you are forgiven and
viewed under the covering of Jesus’ cleansing blood, offer up a prayer
of confession. Then bask in His grace and love.
Day 16: Prayer of Habakkuk
“How
long, Lord, must I call for help, but you do not listen? Or cry out to
you, ‘Violence!’ but you do not save? Why do you make me look at
injustice? Why do you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are
before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. Therefore the law is
paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous,
so that justice is perverted.”
“Lord,
I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. Repeat
them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy.” Habakkuk 1:2-4, 3:2
Habakkuk’s
prayer is a call for God to do something about evil. God sees
everything that happens and sometimes seems slow in responding to the
evil and wickedness that surrounds us, but He never abandons victims of
injustice and cruelty. Pray for those around the world who are affected
by the evil that runs rampant across the globe. Keep in mind persecuted
Christians worldwide and especially the current situation in Iraq, Syria
and the Ukraine.
Day 15: Prayer of Amos
Then I said, ‘O Sovereign Lord, please stop or we will not survive, for Israel is so small.’” Amos 7:5
Humans
are fragile. Our governments and systems are fragile. God is incredibly
powerful and nothing is too great for Him to do. God’s majesty and
strength is unmatched and His abilities and knowledge have no end. In
view of how great and awesome and sovereign our God is, Amos was calling
for grace so that God would not destroy the Israelites because of their
sinfulness. What do you think of when you reflect on the holiness and
magnitude of our God? Offer up these thoughts as a prayer to Almighty
God.
Day 14: Prayer of Hezekiah
“In
those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The
prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, ‘This is what the Lord
says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will
not recover.’ Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the
Lord, ‘Remember, Lord, how I have walked before you faithfully and with
wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes.’ And
Hezekiah wept bitterly.” Isaiah 38:1-3
I’m
sure we all know people who are suffering physically for various
reasons. Prayer is a powerful thing, for we serve a healing God, One who
feels our pain along with us. Intercede for those you know who are sick
or have physical ailments, believing that God can heal today just as He did when He walked this earth.
Day 13: Prayer of Paul
“I
pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power
through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your
hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established
in love, may have power, together withal the Lord’s holy people, to
grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to
know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the
measure of all the fullness of God. Now to him who is able to do
immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power
that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ
Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen.” Ephesians 3:16-20
Paul
is essentially praying that we would understand the love of God, but he
also says that it is too great for us to understand, that it surpasses
knowledge. How do we understand something that cannot be understood? The
love of God is at the centre of the Gospel and the centre of all
history. The more deeply we enter into the richness of the Gospel, the
more deeply we realize we can still yet enter into it. Think about this:
it is the greatest thing that we could ever spend time focusing on.
Although we may not be able to understand it fully, we can experience
it, read about, talk about it, see it in action. Write a love letter
back to God, expressing how thankful you are for His love, how much you
love Him and how you wish to see His love working in areas of your life.
Day 12: Prayer of Job
“You
formed me with your hands; you made me, yet now you completely destroy
me. Remember that you made me from dust – will you turn me back to dust
so soon? You guided my conception and formed me in the womb. You clothed
me with skin and flesh, and you knit my bones and sinews together. You
gave me life and showed me your unfailing love. My life was preserved by
your care.” Job 10:8-12
You are on this earth for a reason. You have been given the life that you are living to fulfill God’s
plans
for you. You live to see another day, so God is not finished with you
yet. Life is a gift. Health is a blessing. Breath is not a guarantee.
Commit yourself, your actions and your thoughts, to God in your prayers today. Guided by today’s verse, reflect on what it means to give Him your life, to surrender to Him.
Day 11: Prayer of Nehemiah
“You
saw the suffering of our ancestors in Egypt; you heard their cry at the
Red Sea. You sent signs and wonders against Pharaoh, against all his
officials and all the people of his land, for your knew how arrogantly
the Egyptians treated them. You made a name for yourself, which remains
to this day. You divided the sea before them, so that they passed
through it on dry ground, but you hurled their pursuers into the depths,
like a stone into mighty waters. By day you led them with a pillar of
cloud, and by night a pillar of fire to give them light on the way they
were to take...In all that has happened to us, you have remained
righteous; you have acted faithfully, while we acted wickedly.” Nehemiah 9: 9-12, 33
Returning
to the land of Israel after the exile, Nehemiah remembered the history
of what God had done for Israel in the past, recognizing His incredible
power, faithfulness and honoured Name. Reflect on your own history and
the history of your family. How has God been present in the past? What
does that mean for you and the situations you find yourself in today?
Maybe even write down the history of how God has worked in your life,
as those in the Bible did. Recalling what God has done in the past as an
incredible way of encouraging us for the future.
Day 10: Prayer of Asa
“Then
Asa called to the Lord his God and said, ‘Lord, there is no one like
you to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, Lord our God, for
we rely on you, and in your name we have come against this vast army.
Lord, you are our God; do not let mere mortals prevail against you.’” 2 Chronicles 14:11
Asa
was facing the impossible. His small army was no match for the hordes
of the enemy. There was no hope in human ability. However, in the face
of his enemies, Asa asked God to work through the impossible. He
essentially was asking in faith for a miracle of victory. He knew that
God’s power and might is beyond any earthly foe. What impossible war are
you fighting? How do you trust in God’s sovereignty and deliverance in
the midst of it? Let your prayers be saturated in faith (even if it’s
faith as small as a mustard seed,) and believe in God’s miracles of
victory.
Day 9: Prayer of Jabez
“Jabez
cried out to the God of Israel, ‘Oh, that you would bless me and
enlarge my territory! Let your hand be with me, and keep me from harm so
that I will be free from pain.’ And God granted his request.” 1 Chronicles 4:10
The
name “Jabez” means, “he causes pain”, or “sorrow”. Every time someone
called his name, they would essentially be declaring that he caused pain
and sorrow. What negativity has been spoken over you? What lies about
you do you believe? Bring these to God and ask Him to speak truth into
your life, declaring who you truly are, what your identity is in Him.
Day 8: Prayer of Elisha
“And
Elisha prayed, ‘Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.’ Then the Lord
opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of
horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha. As the enemy came down
toward him, Elisha prayed to the Lord, ‘Strike this army with
blindness.’ So he struck them with blindness, as Elisha had asked.” 2 Kings 6:17-18
Ask
God to open your eyes. Open your eyes to the work that He is doing in
your life, your family, your studies, your church, your city. Open your
eyes to the broken hearted, the depressed, the less fortunate, those who
need a helping hand, and those who need to see Jesus. Open your eyes to
what needs to be changed in your life. Open your eyes to the army of
God that surrounds us and protects us from enemy forces. Ask God to open
your eyes to these things and keep them open as you go about your day.
Day 7: Prayer of Elijah
“At
the time of sacrifice, the prophet Elijah stepped forward and prayed:
‘Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today
that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all
these things at your command. Answer me, Lord, answer me, so these
people will know that you, Lord, are God, and that you are turning their
hearts back again.’ Then the fire of the Lord fell and burned up the
sacrifice, the wood, the stones and the soil, and also licked up the
water in the trench.” 1 Kings 18:36-38
In
this short, simple prayer, before the crowds and the prophets of Baal
on Mount Carmel, Elijah prayed that God would reveal Himself as the only
God of Israel. In what area would you like it to be evident that God is
King and Lord? Ask God to reveal Himself in that situation, whether it
is a global issue, family circumstance, health problem, etc. He is the
only true God.
Day 6: Prayer of Solomon
“Now,
Lord my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father
David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my
duties. Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great
people, too numerous to count or number. So give your servant a
discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right
and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?” 1 Kings 3:7-9
We
all feel incapable and weak at times, even the wisest man who ever
lived. Reflect on what seems impossible in your life and spend time
seeking God’s guidance, wisdom and strength.
Day 5: Prayer of Hannah
In
her deep anguish Hannah prayed to the Lord, weeping bitterly. And she
made a vow, saying, “Lord Almighty, if you will only look on your
servant’s misery and remember me, and not forget your servant but give
her a son, then I will give him to the Lord for all the days of his
life, and no razor will ever be used on his head.” 1 Samuel 1:10-11
God
cares deeply about the things that lay heavily on our hearts. He sees
each tear we cry and each burden that weighs us down. Bringing the
desires of our hearts to Christ and knowing He hears and cares is a deep
blessing. Reflect on what causes your heart to weep bitterly and how,
when you do receive what your heart desires, you can dedicate it back to
God.
Day 4: Prayer of Samson
Then
Samson prayed to the Lord, “Sovereign Lord, remember me. Please, God,
strengthen me just once more, and let me with one blow get revenge on
the Philistines for my two eyes” Judges 16:28
Samson
had disobeyed the laws of being a Nazirite. He had given away the
secret of his God-given strength and had suffered the consequences for
it. Now, given the chance to destroy the Philistines, Samson asks God to
remember him; to remember the strength that had been given to him
before. Is there some gift from God that you used incorrectly (or maybe
didn’t use at all)? Let today’s
prayer be focused on the gifts that God has given you (both talents and
spiritual gifts,) and ask how those can be used for His glory.
Day 3: Prayer of Abraham’s Servant
“Then he prayed, ‘Lord, God of my master Abraham, make me successful today,
and show kindness to my master Abraham. See, I am standing beside this
spring, and the daughters of the townspeople are coming out to draw
water. May it be that when I say to a young woman, ‘Please let down your
jar that I may have a drink,’ and she says, ‘Drink, and I’ll water your
camels too’ – let her be the one you have chosen for your servant
Isaac. By this I will know that you have shown kindness to my master.’” Genesis 24:12-14
We
all have many requests of God: healthy relationships, good grades, a
positive housing situation, a successful career, etc. Throughout
Scripture we see multiple examples of people being open and honest in
bringing their requests to God. What requests are burning in your heart
that you can bring to God?
Day 2: Prayer of Jeremiah
“Although
our sins testify against us, do something, Lord, for the sake of your
name. For we have often rebelled; we have sinned against you. You who
are the hope of Israel, its Saviour in times of distress, why are you
like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays only a night?” Jeremiah 14:7-8
In
this prayer, the appeal is to His Name. It’s the anchor to this prayer.
Indeed, the theology of Name and what it represents is a powerful part
of Christian prayer. The context for this prayer is that due to its
sins, Israel has no right praying to God or expecting Him to answer
prayer. The plea, then, is to His Name – for the sake of His revealed
nature, His reputation, for what it is He has invested in His name. May
your prayers today be for the sake of His name.
Day 1: Prayer of David
“Praise
be to you, Lord, the God of our father Israel, from everlasting to
everlasting. Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory
and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is
yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.
Wealth and honour come from you; you are the ruler of all things. In
your hands are strength and power to exalt and give strength to all.
Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.” 1 Chronicles 29:10b-13
This prayer of adoration proclaims who God is and recognizes that all things come from Him. In your prayers today,
focus on giving God the glory for all He has given you and praise Him
for who He is, being specific in how you have seen Him work in your
life.