Archives for 2012

Jeremiah 50

Jeremiah 50:2 God, I raise my flag of salvation high! I want to be part of spreading the Good News of the love of Jesus Christ in every nation, city, village and home.

Jeremiah 50:6 Pray for Christians who are wandering like lost sheep. Pray for those who are seeking direction but are looking in all the wrong places.

Jeremiah 50:20 Let no sin be found in me today, Lord; create in me a clean heart, and renew a right spirit within me (Psalm 51:10)

Jeremiah 50:25 Lord, please open Your armoury and fight against our enemy today. Only with your help and your weapons can I hope to win the fight against sin and the Devil.

Jeremiah 50:34 Lord You are mighty and strong! You redeem me, You defend me. Only in You Lord do I find rest. You are worthy of my praise.

Jeremiah 50:38 Father I want to love only You and hate any idol or any other thing the world offers me (1 John 2:15)

Jeremiah 50:44 Who would dare challenge You or oppose Your will, Lord? How foolish that would be! But we are often a foolish people. Help us to submit our lives to Your will and to Your way.

Jeremiah 51

Jeremiah 51:5 Lord, I thank You that You do not forsake Your people. Even if we are unfaithful, You remain faithful. What a wonderful God we serve! You are worthy of our trust.

Jeremiah 51:6 Father, help us to flee from evil desires and evil places. Help me to ‘pursue faith and love and peace, and enjoy the companionship of those who call on the Lord with pure hearts” (2 Timothy 2:22).

Jeremiah 51:15 Almighty God, I praise You because You made the earth by Your power, and You preserve it by Your wisdom.

Jeremiah 51:17 Lord, You know everything. You know those who love You (John 21:17).

Jeremiah 51:20 Father, let me be a weapon in Your hand today. Use my life to frustrate evil and spread good.

Jeremiah 51:34 Pray that God’s people who feel crushed and weak because of circumstances beyond their control will find strength and victory in God.

Jeremiah 51:44 I praise You for defeating and exposing as false all the idols of the nations. Please deliver those who are still enslaved by false goods and man made religions.

Jeremiah 51:50 Lord, help me to remember You and be faithful to You regardless of where I am or what my schedule may be.

Jeremiah 51:56 Lord, I thank You that You only punish those who deserve it. You never punish without reason. I praise You for Your justice.

Ecclesiastes 3

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Lord, help me to rejoice, rather than despair, in the seasons and cycles of life. Give me a greater appreciation for life’s ceaseless flow.

Ecclesiastes 3:9-15 An eternal perspective and a healthy fear of God are difficult to maintain in this world. Ask God to keep your heart trained on Him and free from the corrupting influences of sin as you enjoy the good things of life.

Ecclesiastes 3:16-17 Injustice so pervades our society. Lord, Thank You that Your judgment is always in accordance with truth and holy integrity.

John 5:19-47

John 5:24 Reflect on this mystery and promise that those who respond in faith to Jesus’ words will never be condemned but have already passed from death into life. Let’s respond in praise and prayer.

John 5:25 Pray that Jesus will so live in you that when you speak, the “walking dead” will hear your voice and accept that Jesus is Lord and live.

John 5:41-44 It was so far away and so long ago, Lord, that you walked on earth, speaking these words and doing miracles. And yet these words and these images hold such beauty, hope, and welcome for me. I believe, Lord, help every area of my unbelief.

Jeremiah 43

Jeremiah 43:10-13 Father, I praise You because You can use even the enemies of Your people to accomplish Your will.

Jeremiah 44

Jeremiah 44:3 In light of this verse take time to meditate on your worship practices.Honestly face what is good and what is not good about them. Submit them to God for His inspection and revitalisation.

Jeremiah 44:7 Father save me from the self-destructive desires of my own heart.

Jeremiah 44:12 Lord God Almighty, Your words are so clear, I’m amazed that Your people ignored them. I have also done the same if I am honest. Forgive me. Consume my sinful habits and desires, and let Your mercy preserve my life.

Jeremiah 44:21 Lord, You know all things. Help me to please You in everything I think, say, and do.

Jeremiah 44:27 Pray for the salvation of your family, friends, and neighbours, so that God may show them His mercy rather than His anger and judgment.

Ecclesiastes 2

Ecclesiastes 2:3 Pray for those you know who try to escape from life’s difficulties through alcohol and substance abuse. Ask God to reveal to them the true and lasting peace that comes from knowing Him.

Ecclesiastes 2:9-11 Power, prestige, accomplishment, no such things can give lasting fulfilment or joy. Ask God to guard your heart and mind from their deceptive allure.

Ecclesiastes 2:12-16 Father, keep me from a fatalistic or cynical view of things. Yes, my life here on earth will one day end, but let my time, however long or short, be filled with the hope of spending eternity with You in heaven, where I will never be forgotten.

Ecclesiastes 2:24-26 Father, thank You for these gracious gifts, wisdom, knowledge, and joy. Help me to please You and seek Your blessings rather than the foolish treasures of the world.

John 5:1-18

John 5:6 Intercede on behalf of those you know who are in need of healing. Pray that God will reach down and give them the will and courage to yield themselves to His touch and blessing.

Jeremiah 40

Jeremiah 40:6 Pray for God’s servants who are ministering in difficult, depressing circumstances.

Jeremiah 40:10 God, teach me to make the most of bad situations. When life is difficult or even unbearable, when I don’t know where I’ll find the strength to go on, show me the way.

Jeremiah 41

Jeremiah 41:1-3 Lord, make me wise about those people I can trust and those I can’t trust.

Jeremiah 41:18 Lord, I don’t want the fear of anyone except You to motivate me. Let me be instead motivated by righteousness, not by fear of what others may do to me.

Jeremiah 42

Jeremiah 42:6 Father, help me to obey You completely, whether I know what You’re doing or not, whether I understand or not, whether I like it or not.

Jeremiah 42:11 Lord, please be with me today. Deliver me from evil and rescue me from the Devil’s power (Matthew 6:13; 2 Thessalonians 3:3).

Jeremiah 42:15-16 Lord Almighty, God of Israel, help me not to insist on having my own way. I know that only in following Your way can I find life fulfilment and joy.

Ecclesiastes 1

Ecclesiastes 1:2 Lord, everything in life is meaningless apart from You; help me find your purpose for the life You’ve given me.

Ecclesiastes 1:8 Father, teach me how to get along joyfully in a world that is plagued by so much futility. True fulfilment is found only in You, dear God.

John 4:27-54

John 4:39-41 Sometimes, Father, we think of evangelism as a fearsome task, but You have promised joy for the harvesters. Give me a zealous heart to tell others the Good News!

John 4:42 Pray that more people in our society will welcome the presence of Jesus with the eagerness of the Samaritans and receive Him with joy. May many come out of there place of sin as it were to seek You as the source of their salvation.

John 4:43-54 Jesus, Great Healer, I praise You for Your healing touch among the people of God today. As we see Your power and grace demonstrated it causes our faith to be renewed and strengthened.

2 Kings 25

2 Kings 27:7 Lord, how horrible, Zedekiah watches his children being killed. Yet sometimes we are so blinded to how easily the devil could destroy our children if we fail to pray for them and teach them Your ways. Keep my priorities straight. The lives of my children depend on it!

2 Kings 25:21 Your judgment is inescapable, God. I thank You that You sent Jesus to take sins punishment for me. Because of His death on the cross in my place, I need never fear Your judgment, Hallelujah!

2 Kings 25:24-26 The promises of the kingdoms of this world carry no weight. The peace and wealth of the enemy is short lived. Ask the Lord to protect your heart from this deception.

2 Chronicles 36

2 Chronicles 36:14-16 You have always been kind to me, Lord, warning me of the consequences of my sin. Forgive me for when I have not listened. Correct me before it is too late. May I never scorn Your Word and those You have sent to me in Your name.

2 Chronicles 36:17-20 No one on earth from east to west, or even from the wilderness, can raise another person up. It is God alone who judges; He decides who will fall.
But as for me, I will always proclaim what God has done. I will sing praise to the God of Israel (Psalm 75:6-7, 9)

2 Chronicles 36:22-23 You never forgot Your people, Lord! How amazing are these few words! You punished Your people, but You didn’t forget them or Your plan to restore them. What confidence in You I find reading these words.

Psalm 137

Psalm 137:5-6 As you live like a foreigner here on earth (1 Peter 2:11), how often do you remember Jerusalem, where the King of kings established His kingdom and will return to reign?

John 4:1-26

John 4:7-9 Jesus, how easily You broke down or disregarded the walls of race and nationality and gender as You sought out those who needed to know You. Teach me to do likewise.

John 4:13-14 Lord Jesus, I know You are the source of sweet, refreshing water that springs within us. So why do we so often neglect to drink? Remind me to hold out my cup so that you can fill it up.

John 4:21-24 Thank God for His Presence with you wherever you are and that you can worship Him anywhere and everywhere, in spirit and in truth.

Jeremiah 39

Jeremiah 39:2 Everything happened just as You told Jeremiah it would, God. Help me to trust you to fulfil your perfect will in the future just as You have done so precisely in the past.

Jeremiah 39:7 Such horrific events, Lord, and because Zedekiah wouldn’t listen to You. Nothing good ever comes from ignoring Your clear word. Please help me to follow You more closely and more obediently every day.

Jeremiah 39:15-18 Father, I trust You as did this Ethiopian preserve my life and keep me safe. When danger or difficulty or fear is my companion hold me up and protect me, Lord.

Jeremiah 52

Jeremiah 52:2 What a disturbing epitaph for Zedekiah, O Lord. Instead of evil, may my life be characterised by words and thoughts and actions that are pleasing to You (Psalm 19:14).

Jeremiah 52:27 The path to exile was taken one small step at a time, Lord. I read of all the opportunities You gave Your people to turn back to you. Help me to choose Your ways day after day, Lord, remembering that turning away in small ways can snowball into disaster.

Jeremiah 52:28-29 Pray for families who have been separated from loved ones due to war and political upheaval.

John 3

John 3:29-30 Ask God for the privilege of becoming one who prepares the way, like John the Baptist, for others to know Him. Then move aside so God can plant he seeds of faith.