Daily Prayer
A Prayer about the Misery of Sin
See my troubles and misery and forgive my sins. Psalm 25:2 Compassionate and Holy God, This morning I am thinking about how miserable sin makes us: “Envy rots the bones” (Proverbs 14:30); Thinking we are right and another is wrong rips up relationships; Letting...
A Prayer about Pausing to Remember God’s Wondrous Works
On your wondrous works, I will meditate. Psalm 145:5 Wondrously Working Lord, How often do we pause, do we really chew on, the millions of ways, seen and unseen, you work in this world, in our neighborhood, in our lives? For a few moments, let’s consider...
A Prayer about the Destruction of Death
The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 1 Corinthians 15:27 Heavenly Father, Death is indeed our enemy. You created humans to live forever, glorifying and enjoying you. When sin entered the world, death came right alongside it, and ever since, the devil has...
A Prayer about De-Selfing
….who gave himself for our sins to deliver us from the present evil age, according to the will of our God and Father, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen. Galatians 1:4 Lord Jesus, Grow our awe— You gave your-self: your fully divine, fully human self… For...
A Prayer about Wise Tongues
Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them. Proverbs 29:20 All-Wise God, Forgive our foolishness. Heal our tongues, which often speak “rashly, like the thrusts of a sword” (Proverbs 12:18). We have become deeply...
A Prayer about a Talking Donkey
“And the donkey said to Balaam, ‘Am I not your donkey, on which you have ridden all your life long to this day? Is it my habit to treat you this way?’ Numbers 22:31 King above all Kings, There is perhaps no more amusing story in Scripture than the one about the...
A Prayer about Grieving with Hope
Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. 1 Thessalonians 4:13 Comforting Lord, How kind your Word is— you know that we will grieve when we lose loved...
A Prayer about Waiting with Hope
We too wait with eager hope for the day when God will give us our full rights as his adopted children, including the new bodies he has promised us. Romans 8:23 Gracious God, Thank you for giving us every reason to hope, even as we wait in difficult circumstances—...
A Prayer about the Only True Apocalypse
The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. Revelation 1:1. Lord Jesus, How we thank you for the book of “apocalypse” (the Greek word for “revelation” from which the title of the book of Revelation...
A Prayer about the Only Trustworthy Prophecy
And behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.” Revelation 22:7 Lord Jesus, You are coming soon! What reason for rejoicing! Forgive us for getting caught up in modern day “prophecy” that tries to predict when you...