Archives for 2012

Ezekiel 31

Ezekiel 31:10 Lord, do whatever You must do to keep our nation humble, and on its knees. Help us to look to You as our hope, and not to our power or wealth.

Ezekiel 31:11 Lord help me to cling tightly to my faith in Christ, my only hope of righteousness, so that I might never be destroyed or discarded.

Ezekiel 31:14. Lord prevent me from proudly exulting in my own prosperity. Instead make me generous and willing to share whatever I have with others (1 Timothy 6:18).

Ezekiel 32

Ezekiel 32:2 Father, You saw the pharaoh’s as they really were, not as they thought they were. Look deep into my heart and soul, Lord and teach me to see myself as You see me.

Ezekiel 32:7 Sovereign Lord, I praise You because it is within Your power to conceal the heavens, to cover the sun with a cloud, and obscure the light of the moon and stars. All things in heaven and earth are under Your power. Mighty God. Hallelujah!

Ezekiel 32:18 How mournful are you over those around you who will die without knowing Jesus Christ as Saviour? Ask God to break your heart for them, make you weep because of there sad situation. Ask Him to give you a passion to see others saved.

Ezekiel 32:23 Almighty God, I praise You because mighty people come and go, but You are God forever.

Ezekiel 32:27 Ask God to thwart those who terrorise others, whether they are nations or individuals in a neighbourhood, school, or work situation.

Ezekiel 33

Ezekiel 33:7 Lord, I pray that you will help me to be faithful to warn others of the terror of the coming judgement, which will only be escaped through Jesus’ saving blood (1 Thessalonians 1:10).

Ezekiel 33:11 Pray for family members and friends to turn from their wicked ways so they can live.

Ezekiel 33:13 Holy Spirit, help me to live a life of steady goodness so that only good deeds will pour forth from my life (James 3:13). Help me to keep short accounts of my sins, never dismissing sin today because acts of righteousness done in the past.

Ezekiel 33:16 Thank You, Father that my sins will never be brought up again. I praise You my precious Lord for Your ability to forget what you forgive.

Ezekiel 33:31 Lord, please protect me from the trap of hypocrisy. Make me a genuine person, sincere and obedient before You and others.

Ezekiel 34

Ezekiel 34:3-5 Pray for the spiritual shepherds among you, that they will care for the flock of God and watch over it not grudgingly, not for what they will get out of it, but because they are eager to serve God (1 Peter 5:2).

Ezekiel 34:12 Lord, I pray for the sheep who have wandered from the fold. Find them, Lord, pick them up and carry them home on Your shoulders (Luke 15:5).

Ezekiel 34:15 God, my shepherd, thank You for letting me rest in green meadows and leading me beside peaceful streams. I pray for renewed strength today and guidance along right paths (Psalm 23:2-3)

Ezekiel 34:17-19 Such selfish behaviour, Lord, Give me the strength and insight to examine my own behaviour, help me to weed out any and all selfishness, make me lovingly selfless in my treatment of others.

Ezekiel 34:26 How often I have experienced this in my own life, Lord, You send what I need just when I need it. Your gracious provision sustains my life, and I praise You.

Psalm 69

Psalm 69 3 I wait for You to help me Lord, I don’t want to lag behind or run ahead of You but keep in step with Your Spirit (Romans 8:14).

Psalm 69:6 Sovereign Lord, help me to watch my steps today. I don’t want to make another Christian stumble (1 Corinthians 8:13)

Psalm 69:9 Lord, give me a passion for Your house and make me hungry for times of worship.

Psalm 69:13 Make me a persistent prayer, Lord. May I keep right on praying to You trusting that You will answer my prayer with Your sure salvation.

John 19:1-27

John 19:13 Pray that when it is time for you to defend the innocent and the righteous, God will instil in you courage and conviction.

John 19:25-27 Consider the tenderness with which Jesus provided for His mother’s care even at His dying moment. Pray that He will give you a tender heart for your family as well.

Ezekiel 27

Ezekiel 27:3 Lord Jesus, may my beauty be only what you’ve cultivated in me. I don’t want to rely on my own abilities or good looks or accomplishments, as the city of Tyre did. I want to rely only on You, Jesus, only on You.

Ezekiel 27:10 Lord, whatever honour I may receive in my lifetime, please let it glorify You most of all.

Ezekiel 27:12-25 Look at this list of beauties of Tyre, then look around and give thanks to God for the beautiful things in life and he proper enjoyment of the beauty of God’s creation. Lord I bless You today You make all things beautiful in it’s time (Ecclesiastes 3:11).

Ezekiel 27:27 Oh, to be like Paul, Lord, who viewed everything gained or lost as worthless garbage when compared with the priceless benefit of knowing Christ Jesus as Lord (Philippians 3:8).

Ezekiel 27:30 Pray that those who mourn will be comforted (Matthew 5:4).

Ezekiel 28

Ezekiel 28:2 Lord, help me to be honest in my estimate of myself, measuring my value not by my achievements, like the King of Tyre, but by Your standards (Romans 12:3).

Ezekiel 28:15 Lord, please help me as I “make every effort to live a pure and blameless life” (2 Peter 3:14).

Ezekiel 28:22 Lord God, I never want to be Your enemy. I want to be called Your friend, like Abraham (James 2:23). Reveal Your glory and Your holiness in all my life today.

John 18:1-18

John 18:1-18 If God is actually much more willing and able to give good things to us than parents are to give good things to their children, then all possibility of doubt or anxiety as to our prayers being answered must vanish forever. In light of our reading ponder the nature of Peter’s self deception regarding his commitment to follow Jesus. Ask God for the grace to confront your own self-deceptions. Open your heart wise to His gaze.

Ezekiel 23

Ezekiel 23:8 Lord, help us to successfully leave behind our sinful former life and display our new nature, created in Your likeness, righteous, holy, and true (Ephesians 4:24).

Ezekiel 23:14 Father, please deliver me from all misplaced affections. I pray that all the enticements and attractions of sin will no longer hold power over me. I place my heart and life under Your power instead.

Ezekiel 23:24 Though a mighty army surrounds me, Lord, I will not fear (Psalm 27:3), because You are with me. Give me a clear sense of Your presence with me today, Lord.

Ezekiel 23:35. I will not forget You, Lord. Keep my thoughts fixed on You, instead of on things that would distract me.

Ezekiel 23:48 Lord, please come by the power of Your Holy Spirit and put an end to the unwholesomeness and idolatry in our community and nation. Lord show us how to be a part of the solution, not the problem.

Ezekiel 24

Ezekiel 24:3 Father, please let my life always be an example of godliness, not an illustration of wickedness.

Ezekiel 24:16 Sovereign Lord, when You asked Ezekiel not to grieve over the death of his wife, You asked a hard thing. But he obeyed. Help me likewise to love and obey You even if it means the loss of my dearest treasure and closest friends.

Ezekiel 24:18 Lord, give me the strength and courage to do everything You tell me to do, even when it goes against every emotion and instinct.

Ezekiel 24:24 Father, make my life an example for others to follow so that they will know that You are Lord.

Ezekiel 25

Ezekiel 25:3 Lord, help me never to scoff when disaster comes on Your people.

Ezekiel 25:11 Sovereign Lord, I praise You because everything You do is designed to teach men and women that You are God.

Ezekiel 26

Ezekiel 26:2 Lord, protect me from the arrogance of Tyre, from rejoicing in the troubles of others, instead, let my heart break over the things that break Your heart.

Ezekiel 26:7 Sovereign Lord, I praise You because You command even the most powerful rulers on earth and make them do Your bidding. Why should I fear the future, Lord, when You are in control?

Ezekiel 26:12 Father, I pray that I will never take pride in the things I own and that I will not seek security within the walls of my home or boast in the strength of its construction. I want to boast only in You and trust You alone for my security, Lord.

Psalm 129

Psalm 129:1, 4 Lord, deliver us this day from a victim mentality. Help us to assert, no matter what our circumstances, that The Lord is good.

John 16:17-33

John 16:22-24 Take time to express your gratitude to God that through Christ Jesus you have direct access to the Father and that He will grant anything you request in Jesus’ name.

John 16:31-33 Today what are your heartaches and sorrows about your place in the world, with all it’s anxieties? Pour out your heart to Jesus and let Him absorb them. Appropriate this promise, “I have overcome the world.”

John 17

John 17:15-16 My God and Father, teach me daily what it means to live in this world but not be of the world. I pray that with Christ in me, I will be an antidote in a sin sick society and yet stay immune to the influence of sin.

John 17:17 Pray along with Jesus that God’s people will be made pure and holy by the teaching of God’s truth.

John 17:21 Pray that the church universal will provide a unified testimony in the world so that people will know that Jesus is the only gateway to God.

Ezekiel 21

Ezekiel 21:5 “All the world will know that I am God.” Pray for the entire world to know that Jesus Christ is Lord.

Ezekiel 21:24 Wherever I go, whatever I do, Lord, please fill all my actions with Your righteousness. And, Lord, give me a holy sense of shame when I sin, a shame that sends me running to You for forgiveness.

Ezekiel 21:26 Sovereign Lord, I pray that You will lift up those who are broken-hearted and crushed in spirit today, and that You will humble the proud and arrogant.

Ezekiel 22

Ezekiel 22:4 Sovereign Lord, please purge my heart of the slightest trace of murder and idolatry.

Ezekiel 22:6-7 Ask God to make you aware of the needs of parents, immigrants, widows, and orphans and then help you to see how you can meet those needs.

Ezekiel 22:18 Lord, I don’t want to be worthless scum and waste matter but pure silver. I know that all my righteous deeds are but filthy rags (Isaiah 64:6). I thank You for rescuing me when I was hopelessly lost and for giving me Your righteous nature (2 Peter 1:4)

Ezekiel 22:30 Pray for God’s strength and power to allow you to stand in the gap for your brothers and sisters in Christ, that they may resist temptation and avoid sin. Let us continue to stand in the gap for Israel in this Palestinian conflict at present. (Psalm 121:4)

Psalm 128

Psalm 128:2 Thank God for providing a source of income for your labour. Ask Him to make your labour fruitful not only for your family budget but for His Kingdom as well.

Psalm 128:5 Pray that you will see Jerusalem prosper all the days of your life.

John 16:1-16

John 16:1 Ask The Lord, to help you to listen to His Word and digest it so you won’t fall away from your faith in Him.

John 16:5-11 In prayer today, thank God for the Counsellor, the Holy Spirit, that He sent when Jesus left this world. Ask the Holy Spirit to be your comforter, your guide, and the One who
convicts you when you sin.

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.