Archives for 2012

Jeremiah 18

Jeremiah 18:6 Master, please shape me and use me like clay in the potter’s hand. I want no shape but the one You mould, Lord.

Jeremiah 18:12 Lord, please make me more and more submissive to you; curb my rebellious tendencies.

Jeremiah 18:18 God, I don’t want to be a part of spreading rumours and gossip. Make me aware of the temptation to gossip and give me the strength to resist it.

Jeremiah 18:23 Father, please frustrate the plans of those who would hinder Your work in my life.

Jeremiah 19

Jeremiah 19:1 Lord, I am willing to be used to communicate Your message, even when it’s a message that others will not want to hear.

Jeremiah 19:8 Father, please protect me from folly; prevent me from building monuments to my own stupidity. When people see me, I want them to praise You for Your work in my life, not gasp at my shattered efforts to make something of myself.

Jeremiah 20:1-2 Pray for those who have been unjustly arrested and imprisoned, especially those who have been so treated because of their service to God.

Jeremiah 20:9 God, let Your Word burn in my heart like a fire with such heat that I can’t hold it in but must share it with those around me.

Jeremiah 20:11 Thank You, Lord, for standing beside me like a great warrior. What comfort it gives me when I face trouble to know that You are right there!

Jeremiah 20:13 I praise You, Lord Jesus, for Your great love and kindness. I praise You that, though You were very rich, yet for my sake You became poor, so that by Your poverty You could make me rich (2 Corinthians 8:9)

Proverbs 31:1-9

Proverbs 31:8 God,give us opportunities to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves. May we be instruments of Your justice in an unjust world.

James 4

James 4:1-3 Lord, so often we distort the ability You have given us to take pleasure in good things let envy and ambition take over. Help me enjoy Your good gifts, trusting that you have given me precisely enough for my good.

James 4:7-10 Lord, I bow before You, acknowledging my spiritual and emotional bankruptcy. Fill me with Your Spirit and make me whole with Your love.

James 4:11-12 Pray that God will give you a spirit of love and acceptance for your neighbours and the ability to encourage them to holiness without criticism, judgment, or condemnation.

James 4:13-17 I submit my future, my ambitions, and my plans o your scrutiny. Lord, Thank You for Your guidance.

Jeremiah 14

Jeremiah 14:1-4 Pray for the areas of the world that are suffering from drought.

Jeremiah 14:7 O Hope of Israel, our Saviour, please help us today in all we do today for the sake of Your own reputation, so that others will see and understand Your power in our lives.

Jeremiah 14:14 Lord, please silence those who tell lies in Your name, who speak the foolishness they have made up in their lying hearts.

Jeremiah 14:17 Contemplate the wounds of God’s precious people, the way Christians are being hurt and oppressed in our land and throughout the world and pray for them.

Jeremiah 15

Jeremiah 15:2 Lord, to whom else can we go? You alone have the wisdom and direction and comfort we need. Please keep our eyes solely on You.

Jeremiah 15:16 Father, when life is getting me down, Your word sustain me. When sorrow overcomes me, You are my great joy and hearts delight. I bear Your name, O Lord God Almighty! What more can I ask for in life.

Proverbs 30: 18-33

Proverbs 30:18-19 Creator God, like the writer I can say so much about this world amazes me. You have done great things, and they are far too wonderful for me.

Proverbs 30:24-28 Lord, thank You that You allow even the smallest creatures on earth to demonstrate Your wisdom. Please help me do the same.

Proverbs 30:32 Pray for a healthy sense of shame. Ask God to protect you from becoming comfortable with sin.

James 2

James 2:1-9 Ask the Holy Spirit to illumine your spirit and root out any tendency you have to discriminate against people. Pray that the Holy Spirit will help you see others with God’s perspective.

James 2:12-13 Heavenly Father, I praise You for Your mercy and love in the way You have dealt with my sin. May Your perfect law of love and mercy be my rule as I deal with the short comings of others.

James 2:21-26 Pray that God will draw you and support you as you take that difficult step of faith and obedience He has been prompting you to take for Him.

Jeremiah 9

Jeremiah 9:3 God, by Your grace and power, enable me to stand up for the truth, even when it’s hard or embarrassing or awkward. May my loyalty to You come before my own comfort.

Jeremiah 9:7 Lord, when You choose test me like gold in a fire, give me the strength and purity to pass the test with flying colours (Job 23:10).

Jeremiah 9:13 Father, help me to follow Your instructions and lean on Your wisdom in all I do today.

Jeremiah 9:19 Lord, I pray for all the victims of natural disasters around the world today. May we do what we can to help them physically and financially.

Jeremiah 9:24 O Lord, let me boast in only this; that I truly know You and understand that You are just and righteous and that Your love for me will never fail. How wonderful You are Lord! How could I even think of boasting in anything else?

Jeremiah 10

Jeremiah 10:3-5 Dear Lord, please protect us from futile and foolish ways, steer us far away from all that has to do with the occult, from counterfeit beliefs, and from irresponsible teachings.

Jeremiah 10:16 Heavenly Father, You are the creator of everything that exists, including me. I praise You for Your creative powers.

Jeremiah 10:23-24 I know, Lord, that my life is not my own. I can’t plan my own course, even though it is so easy to try. So please lead, guide and correct me Lord.

Proverbs 30

Proverbs 30:1 O God, when we are weary and worn out, renew our strength, give us the wings of eagles so we can live to glorify Your Holy Name. (Isaiah 40:30-31)

Proverbs 30:8 Lord, how caught up the culture we live in is in gaining riches. Please rescue us from that trap. Remove falsehood and lies far from us so we can be the glorious church You designed us to be.

James 1

James 1:2-4 Pray that, in times of trouble, You will experience joy in knowing that You are developing endurance and strength of character.

James 1:5-6 Give me wisdom, Lord, and confidence in You so that I’m sure of what you want from and for me.

James 1:12 Praise God for the promise of an eternal reward that gives you a sense of peace even in the storms that buffet you now.

James 1:14-15 Father, alert us to the temptations that arise from within our own evil desires and give us the wisdom and power to recognise and resist them. In the name of Jesus.

James 1:21 Holy God, overwhelm me with the desire to be obedient to Your word. I pray that You plant in me a holy discontent with my inclination to speak and think evil.

Jeremiah 7

Jeremiah 7:4-10 God,help me not to be fooled by empty promises and easy solutions. Help me to understand the depth of what you offer me and what you expect from me. Forgive me when I use you as a convenience or safety net, and then beat a path to my sins.

Jeremiah 7:16 Father, help me to know when to pray and when to stop praying for a situation.

Jeremiah 7:23 I know, Lord, that if I only do as you say, all will be well! Help me to simply, and deeply, trust and obey.

Jeremiah 7:29 God, please produce the kind of godly sorrow in my life that will help me turn away from sin and stay away ( 2 Corinthians 7:9-11).

Jeremiah 8

Jeremiah 8:3 Lord, You alone are God, and Your punishment is sure for those who refuse to turn to You. But Your love and forgiveness are just as sure for those who repent and follow You devotedly. I praise you today for both Your justice and mercy.

Jeremiah 8:5 Father, please protect me from self-destructive tendencies and habits.

Jeremiah 8:11 Lord, help me to respond to hurting people with genuine compassion and wisdom.

Jeremiah 8:15 Lord,please send peace and healing to Your people today.

Psalm 118

Psalm 118:6 Lord, You are for me! You are on my side! I will not be afraid, because if You are for me, who can possibly be against me? (Romans 8:31)

Psalm 118:14 Thank You Lord, because You are our strength and song and have become our salvation.

Psalm 118:22-23 I praise You because the stone rejected by the builders has now become the cornerstone (Matthew 21:42). Jesus Christ, I make You the cornerstone of my life.

Psalm 118:24 Lord, this day, like every day, is the day You have made.I will rejoice and be glad in it.

Hebrews 13

Hebrews 13:1-2 Dear God, show us how we can become more hospitable to those who need our friendship and encouragement. Put needy people in our life and give us the grace to minister to them.

Hebrews 13:3 Pray for someone who is in prison, perhaps someone you read about in he news, that the person will seek and find the One who can rescue him or her from futility and despair.

Hebrews 13:20-21 What a privilege that we can pray this prayer by inserting our name and the names of others too.

Jeremiah 26

Jeremiah 26:2-3 Father, help me never to pick and choose which of Your requirements I will obey. Help me to heed every word that You have spoken.

Jeremiah 26:4 Thank You, merciful God, for the many “second chances” You have given me, just as You gave the people of Judah many second chances.

Jeremiah 26:12 Help me to speak the truth. Lord, even when it’s hard, as it was so often for Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 26:19 Father, help me to learn from the examples of Your obedient servants, like Hezekiah.

Jeremiah 26:24 God, help me to speak bravely in defence of the righteous.

Hebrews 12

Hebrews 12:1-3 Let your mind’s eye see this huge crowd of witnesses, encouraging you and cheering you on as you run your race. Hear them as you run toward Jesus, who started you on the race and who stands at the finish line.

Hebrews 12:7-9 Father, I know that Your discipline always arises from Your love for me, and that it is always for my good. So forgive me, I pray, when I miss the point or run and complain when You discipline me.

Hebrews 12:12-14 Pray that God will strengthen you as you take a new grip on your faith and plant your feet firmly on the path of a clean, holy, and peaceable life.

Hebrews 12:16 Lord, give us the foresight and self-discipline to avoid Esau’s fate. Help us not to give up eternal goals in order to enjoy the table of temporary pleasures that sometimes tempt us.