Archives for November 2012

Ezekiel 19

Ezekiel 19:9 Lord, this is such a sad picture of the punishment of the king of Israel receives for his rebellion. Remind our leaders today that rebellion against God as an a nation has consequences.

Ezekiel 19:13 Pray for people you know who are going through a hard and trying wilderness experience right now. Ask God to renew and refresh them with His presence.

Ezekiel 20

Ezekiel 20:1 Ask God to prompt the leaders of our churches throughout our nation to sincerely return to seeking His guidance.

Ezekiel 20:5 Lord, be our God, help us to seek You and You alone, not the false idols that others trust.

Ezekiel 20:10 Thank You Lord for how far You have brought me since I first started to trust You. Thank You for the various milestones that have been placed in my spiritual life along the way.

Ezekiel 20:12 Father, thank You for setting us apart to be holy. Please equip me with all I need for doing Your will and produce in me, through the power of Jesus Christ, all that is pleasing to You (Hebrews 13:20-21).

Ezekiel 20:21 Lord, let my children far surpass me in their faithfulness to You. Lord I read in Your word that by them obeying Your instructions they would give them life. Protect them from evil and unbelieving hearts that would turn them away from the living God (Hebrews 3:12).

Ezekiel 20:25 God, please protect us from following worthless customs and laws that do not lead to life. I find it disturbingly easy to lose sight of You in my everyday busyness, help me to keep my eyes and ears open to hear and see You working in my life, Lord.

Ezekiel 20:30 Lord, help me not to pollute myself by worshiping detestable idols. Please purify my intentions and fulfil my plans to please You in everything I do.

Ezekiel 20:33 Lord, I praise You for Your awesome power, and thank You that it has worked salvation not judgement in my life.

Ezekiel 20:40 Lord, “send out Your light and Your truth; let them guide me. Let them lead me to Your holy mountain, to the place where You live,” the place where I want to live (Psalm 43:3)

Ezekiel 20:48 God, strike a fire of love, purity, and faith in my heart today that will not be put out.

Psalm 35

Psalm 35:2 Lord God, You are a mighty warrior. Please put on Your armour, take up Your shield, prepare for battle, and fight my enemies for me.

Psalm 35:7 Pray for victims of injustice, who have been entrapped or abused though they did nothing wrong.

Psalm 35:10 Lord, who can compare with You? You rescue the weak and helpless, You protect the poor and needy. Use me, Lord, as Your servant to rescue and protect.

Psalm 35:18 Lord, I will thank You in front of my whole church. I will praise You before everyone. Give me the chance to tell someone else of Your marvellous deeds today.

Psalm 35:27 Thank You, Father, for those who have stood with me and been loyal to me over the years. Give them joy, as they have given me joy.

John 15

John 15:1-8 Lord Jesus, You are the True Vine the Source. If we stay connected to You, we will naturally bear fruit. Just as a branch draws life and substance from the vine I ask You Jesus to root this beautiful metaphor in my heart, and please root my heart firmly in Yours.
Thank You Heavenly Father because You are the Vinedresser, You own us and care for us. Thank You for pruning us by removing anything that hinders our usefulness and for trimming our weaknesses.

John 15:14-15 Jesus You have chosen us and called us to be Your friend and follower, and all You ask in return is obedience. Lord, give me strength and faith to obey You completely.

Ezekiel 17

Ezekiel 17:5 Lord, please let my roots go down deeper and deeper into the soil of Your marvellous love (Ephesians 3:17)

Ezekiel 17:10 Lord, I pray that my life will not wither and die like this seedling. Help everyone of us who love You and desire to serve You to live and grow knowing that apart from You I can do nothing. (John 15:5)

Ezekiel 17:15 Just as Israel didn’t get away with their sin and rebellion, remind me that neither will I, Lord. Save me from self-deception. Remind me that sin always has consequences.

Ezekiel 17:24 Father, I praise You because You will do what You have said. You are always true to Your word.

Ezekiel 18

Ezekiel 18:5, 9 Lord God, please by the power of Your Holy Spirit make us faithful, merciful, just, and obedient to You in all we do.

Ezekiel 18:10 Pray for the salvation and righteousness of each of your children and family members, mentioning them to God by name.

Ezekiel 18:22 Thank You, God, for forgiving all the sins of my past and giving eternal life in Jesus Christ.

Ezekiel 18:25 Lord, I praise You for Your infinite justice, by which all human justice must be measured.

Ezekiel 18:31 Father thank You for the day when I could willingly turn my back on my former sinful ways and my rebellion, O Lord. Thank You for giving me a new heart and a new spirit to live in fellowship with You. Help us to repent in sincerity, seek God for a new heart and a renewed spirit. May we understand that true spiritual transformation involves repentance.

John 14

John 14:1-4 Lord, when I consider the generosity and extravagance of Your hospitality.You have done so much for us in this life and still have laid up for us a glorious eternal future. Help me to walk worthy of Your precious gift of life.

John 14:6-7 Jesus, You are my way, my truth, my life. Only in Your arms can I be at peace with God and know eternal life, now and forever. Hold me close, Lord, I pray.

John 14:12-14 Pray for an expect the “greater things” that The Lord promised for the church.

John 14:15-16 Father, I praise You for sending the Wonderful Counsellor to be present with and in me. Holy Spirit, thank You for leading, guiding,and comforting me with God’s truth.

John 14:25-26 Lord, help us to understand that The Holy Spirit enables God’s people to understand and live by the truth. Spirit of God, whatever I’m doing, wherever I go, fill my mind and heart with the truth of God’s words.

Ezekiel 13

Ezekiel 13:2 Lord, as you spoke to Ezekiel to speak against the false prophets of Israel who were inventing their own prophecies, and to tell them to listen to the Word of The Lord. Father I pray for those who wield local, national, and international influence in the world. May they actively and willingly listen to You and be governed by what Your Word says.

Ezekiel 13:10 Lord, help us to face trouble when it arises and not deceive ourselves or others by saying “All is peaceful!” when there is no peace at all!

Ezekiel 13:19 Lord, with these lying spirits at work, I pray You will plant in Your people a love for truth and an aversion to lies.

Ezekiel 13:22 Father, I want to be an encourager of the righteous, but I also want to be honest with those who are still living in their sins. Help us! Only with Your love and guidance can We be what We should be.

Ezekiel 14

Ezekiel 14:3,5 Lord, help us to embrace things that lead us in the paths of righteousness, instead of on the downward spiral into a sinful lifestyle. Capture our hearts, O Lord!

Ezekiel 14:10 Ask God to cleanse You from all falsehood and hypocrisy. Trust that He can do it through the redemptive work of Jesus, the Saviour.

Ezekiel 14:12-23 Lord, because the people lie on You and rebel against You, justice must be carried out. Sovereign Lord, to hear You mention Noah, Daniel, and Job four times in these verses as examples of men honouring You in there generation and to know You saved them. How wicked and evil things must have become when You had to say that even if these three men were there they could not save the people. I am so glad today that I can say because of the cleansing blood of Jesus Christ and the way of repentance which You have laid out for us, I can say I know that nothing happens to me without cause. I praise You for Your promise that everything in my life will work together for my good, because I love You. (Romans 8:28)

John 13

John 13:6-11 Consider whether you are willing to let others serve you in Christlike humility. Think about how your gracious acceptance of their help can be a gift to them. Thank Gd. Servants that care for you.

John 13:15-17 Pray that The Lord will give you the grace and humility to serve others his week. Ask Him to show you someone who especially needs your service.

Please continue to join us in prayer for the conflict in the Middle East lifting up God’s purpose for Israel and the people in that region.

Ezekiel 11

Ezekiel 11:2 Ask God for the wisdom to discern error and for the courage to oppose it.

Ezekiel 11:5 Lord, I praise You because You know all things, including every thought that comes into my mind. Purify my thoughts with Your all-knowing, all loving presence, Lord.

Ezekiel 11:19 Lord, let my life model the singleness of heart and purity of spirit that You have promised to Your people. Change me when I’m hard hearted Lord! Make me soft and tender, a tribute to Your love’s power in my life.

Ezekiel 12

Ezekiel 12:2 Lord, I want to listen to You, I want to be open to Your truth. Please make me attentive to Your every word.

Ezekiel 12:6 Lord, make me a sign, a living testimony, for the People around me.

Ezekiel 12:16 Pray for those who are suffering as a result of war, famine or disease.

Ezekiel 12:25 Lord, I praise You for Your truth; what You say always happens.

Ezekiel 12:28 Heavenly Father, please protect us from procrastination in our spiritual life. Help us not to delay, especially when it comes to obeying You.

Psalm 127

Psalm 127:1-2 Lord, help me to understand that employing my skills for You is futile without Your presence and anointing upon them.

John 12:20-50

John 12:24 Whether or not you may be asked to die for Christ, ask Him to put to death your pride, ambition, and selfishness so that you can be fruitful in His name.

John 12:31 Thank God that the “prince of this world.” The Devil, is ultimately powerless through Jesus’ death. Praise God that “the God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet” (Romans 16:20)

John 12:35-36 Lord, even when I seem to be stumbling blindly though some of the hardest, darkest times of my life, I believe that You are the light of he world and that You will never leave me in darkness.

John 12:42-43 Pray that neither fear of human judgment nor hunger for human praise will dominate your trust in Jesus and your obedience to God’s commands.

Daniel 9

Daniel 9:3 Lord, on reflection of the dreams you gave to Daniel which left him shaken by seeing the things that were to come. It turned his heart to pray even more for his people. Teach me to lament when I see sin abounding among Your people. Guard me from an unaffected individualism that keeps my praying focused on me alone.

Daniel 9:14 Lord God, praise You because You are just in everything You do. What confidence that gives us Your children as we live our lives for You.

Daniel 9:17 Let us move away from our selfishness and all self sufficiency and be like Daniel and plead with God to smile on the church and bless it.

Daniel 9:23 Loving Saviour, thank You, that You are always waiting to hear and answer prayer. Thank You for often answering the moment we begin praying.

Daniel 9:25 Thank You, Father, for Your Anointed One, the Christ, the Word, the Son of Man, the Son of God, Immanuel, the Prince of Peace, and the Rock of my salvation. Hallelujah!

Daniel 10

Daniel 10:1 Lord, we praise You for those times when You revealed the future to us Your people, knowing perfectly what we need to know and what we don’t need to know.

Daniel 10:12 Let us humble ourselves before God and pray for Him to give us understanding regarding the questions in our lives. Lord I realise prayer ignites spiritual warfare invisible to us.

Daniel 10:13-14 Lord, help us not to get weary but to understand that spiritual warfare can delay
victories because both spiritual kingdoms seem to have princes.

Daniel 10:16 Touch my lips, Lord, and let me speak under the direction of the Holy Spirit today.

Daniel 10:18-19 Lord, help us not to fear spiritual warfare. What a comfort the words from these verses are to me. Please give us peace and freedom from fear. Please help us to take heart and be strong.

Daniel 10:20-21 Please grant us Lord, Your knowledge to know that, understanding warfare enables us to cooperate with God’s purposes.

Ecclesiastes 10

Ecclesiastes 10:4 Lord, most of us have wanted to quit at one time or another. Not just our jobs, some have wanted to quit life. I pray You will protect us Lord, not just from mistakes, but also from stifling discouragement.

Ecclesiastes 10:12 Lord, give us a hunger for use words, the Scriptures most of all. Help our speech to be consistent with the principles You have revealed in the bible.

John 8:31-59

John 8:32 Jesus, how awesome is the truth of Your Word and Your presence in my life. I thank You for the freedom with which You have blessed me, the freedom to live in peace and joy and contentment.

John 8:36 Jesus, You said that You have! Yet still so often many of us live as if we were still stuck in our sin. Help us to appropriate the freedom from sin You have already won, I pray.

John 8:44 Ask The Lord to illumine Your heart and mind so that you can recognise the lies of Satan and banish them from your life.