Pastors Corner

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.

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.