Archives for 2012

Habakkuk 1

Habakkuk 1:3 Pray for God to heal the sin and misery all around you.

Habakkuk 1:4 Pray for the effective and just administration of the law in your nation and community.

Habakkuk 1:12-13 Lord I declare You as my Holy One, I praise You because you are eternal and just. Even when I don’t understand why You’re doing what You’re doing. I worship and trust you.

Habakkuk 2

Habakkuk 2:1 Lord, I wait patiently to see what You will say to me. I sit quietly, watching for you to come and answer.

Habakkuk 2:4 Dear heavenly father, please help us to live by faith today, in all we think, say, and do.

Habakkuk 2:9 Ask God to oppose those who are trying to get rich by unjust means. Pray that they will realise their wealth provides little true security.

Habakkuk 2:14 Heavenly Farther, what a glorious time it will be when You fill all the earth, and everyone in it, with an awareness of Your glory. I pray that we will not have to wait until that time to be fully aware of Your magnificent might and glory.

Psalm 110

Psalm 110:1 Father God, I praise You for the exaltation of Jesus, my Lord, to Your right hand, in fulfilment of Your Word. (Acts 2:34-35).

Psalm 110:7 Lord, I pray for refreshment for every believer in You today and for victory in every area of their lives.

Hebrews 5

Hebrews 5:7-8 As I have been walking through the streets of Jerusalem today, it has been possible to ponder the way in which Jesus prayed, pleading and crying before God to deliver Him from death. Pray that His example will show you how to learn obedience through suffering.

Hebrews 5:11-14 Heavenly Father, I thank You for the nourishment of Your word. Lord I thank You for the various ways the nourishment is presented to us. Through Bible studies, sermons, books, teachings of other Christians. Lord let Your church that should be on Solid food but still on milk, experience spiritual maturity we pray.

2 Chronicles 34

2 Chronicles 34:3 Lord, thank you today for reminding me that during the eighth year of his reign, Josiah is still only sixteen years old. Join me in prayer for the youth of our nation to rise up to God’s call. He has much for them to do.

2 Chronicles 34:11 Lord, Your Word clearly shows me that through the years, neglect has caused the Temple to deteriorate. It is the same with our spiritual life.
Ask the Lord to help you be deliberate and disciplined in prayer, worship, and reading His Word.

2 Chronicles 34:19 When we look at society in the light of God’s Word, it causes pain. I believe it is the right thing for us to take a day to fast and mourn for your nation. Ask God to lead our nation to repentance and to restore its trust in Him.
I writes these words from the City of Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 34:26-28 I recognise that for the sake of the righteous, God sometimes stays His hand of judgment for a season. This can be a time of serious repentance that saves many lives. Pray that the Lord will stay His judgment and allow time for a wave of conversion to sweep across the face of the earth.

2 Chronicles 34:33 Josiah sets the standard of righteousness. Pray for Godly leaders in the body of Christ who will model wholehearted devotion to God and His Purpose.

Hebrews 4

Hebrews 4:9 Father thank You so much for letting me be in Jerusalem at this time, the city of peace where there is no peace. Help me Lord God, to quiet my mind, spirit, and emotions before You. Teach me the reality of resting in You, of giving up the effort of being good or holy on my own.

Hebrews 4:12 Holy God, I submit my innermost thoughts and desires to Your Word. Cut through the self-protective shell, our tough, callous attitudes, and the scar tissue of old wounds.
Lord expose all my heart to Your healing gaze.

Hebrews 4:14-5:2 Today be bold and courageous. Imagine yourself clinging to Jesus, looking into His gentle face. Pour out your heart and name the temptations you face.

Zephaniah 1

Zephaniah 1:1 Give thanks to God for our ancestors and the way that they have contributed to your life and to who you are today.

Zephaniah 1:7 God, You will judge sin because You are holy and right in all You do. I pray that more will come to faith in the Saviour before that great and terrible day of judgment.

Zephaniah 1:12 O God of our salvation please save me from ever being content in my sins and indifferent to you.

Zephaniah 2

Zephaniah 2:3 Lord, let the work of salvation work it’s work in me today. Save me from all sin heading my way today. Save me from my selfishness, my insensitivity toward You. Help me to walk humbly and do what is right.

Zephaniah 2:10 Pray for God to silence those who scoff at those who worship and follow the Lord.

Zephaniah 3

Zephaniah 3:1 Ask God to show you how You can be a part of reducing the spread of violence and come in Your nation, region, and community.

Zephaniah 3:5 God, I praise You because You do no wrong; each day Your justice is more evident than before.

Zephaniah 3:9 Please purify my lips, Lord, let my heart and voice worship You in spirit and in truth (John 4:23-24), in unity and singleness of heart and mind.

Zephaniah 3:11 Father, please remove all pride and arrogance from among Your people today. May we be lowly and humble, fully and wholeheartedly trusting in the name of the Lord.

Zephaniah 3:20 Pray for a good name, one that will glorify God among all who know You.

Psalm 95

Psalm 95:6 Lord, I worship You today; I bow down before you. I kneel before You, my Lord and maker.

Psalm 95:8 Father, please guard me from hardness of heart. Keep my heart tender and teachable, now and always.

Hebrews 3

Hebrews 3:6 Pray for your bothers and sisters in Christ by name as the Holy Spirit brings them to mind, that God will strengthen their confidence in Jesus.

Hebrews 3:13-14 Intercede on behalf of your brothers and sisters that they will stay tender hearted toward God and trust Him as firmly and as freely as when You first became a Believer.

Nahum 1

Nahum 1:2-6 Lord, I praise You because You are a passionate God. You are jealous of anything that gets in the way of my love for You. I praise You because Your power is great. You display Your mighty power in all parts of creation. Yet, You love me! How I praise You!

Nahum 1:7 God knows those who trust in Him. Pray a prayer of thanks that He will never forget or overlook you.

Nahum 2

Nahum 2:10 Pray for those who live in areas of national upheaval. Pray that God will be with all those, young and old, who go to bed tonight in fear.

Nahum 2:13 God, I thank You that I am no longer Your enemy. Because of the saving work of Your Son, Jesus, You now call me Your friend (John 15:15). What marvellous news!

Nahum 3

Nahum 3:1 pray for your city to be ruled by truth and life instead of by murder and lies.

Nahum 3:5 Thank You, God, for delivering me from the sham that was a part of my sinfulness before You redeemed me.

Nahum 3:15 Lord, please protect me from the enemy of my soul today, and keep me from stumbling into sin.

Psalm 102

Psalm 102:7 When you have trouble sleeping, don’t just lie there counting sheep, speak to the Shepherd pour out prayers and thanksgiving to God until sleep returns.

Psalm 102:16 Lord, please rebuild the broken places of my life. Heal my hurts and restore what I’ve ruined with sin.

Psalm 102:18 Pray for the Bible to be distributed among nations, peoples, and future generations who have not yet heard or read its testimony.

Psalm 102:25-26 Look around you. Material things will not last. Only God himself and the people He created are destined for eternity. Spend some time today praising God that He made you for an eternity with Him.

Hebrews 1

Hebrews 1:1-3 Spend time in praise and adoration of Jesus, the reflection of God’s glory, the exact representation of God, the maker and sustainer of the universe, our Saviour, who is now seated at the gift hand of God.

Hebrews 1:8-12 Pray these words from the psalms as a hymn of praise to Jesus.

2 Kings 21

2 Kings 21:1-2  O God, our children, our precious children. May they not be hardened to You like Manasseh, who does what is evil despite his father’s godliness. Help us Lord, to seize every opportunity to pass our faith on to the next generation.

2 Kings 21:16 Sin hardens the human heart until life itself has no value. Pray for God to convict our nation of unjust killing of the innocent weather through abortion or the murders taking place in our nation.

2 Kings 21:22 Come what may! May I never abandon You, Lord. No matter what delights or schemes or treasures the world has to offer, help us to remember that You are our hearts desire, our only hope, our God.

Matthew 28

Matthew 28:1-10 As a new day is dawning, I praise You, and offer thanksgiving to the Living Lord, who bought the hope of new life out of the tomb and into our lives. Lord, I pray for a fresh wonder of the gift of eternal life.

Matthew 28:9  I worship You, resurrected Saviour. I praise You for the work You finished on the cross, for the death You died willingly, and for rising from the grave. I thank You for salvation from sin that Your work provides for me. Hallelujah!

Matthew 28:16-20 Ask God to give you energy and zeal as you renew your determination to carry out the Great Commission, and an awareness of His Spirit within you as you live each day.