Pastors Corner

Isaiah 48

Isaiah 48:4 Father, I read today about Your stubborn people, help me not to be stubborn and obstinate, please heal me from all hardheadedness.

Isaiah 48:10 Lord, wherever suffering has to be in my life, please use it to refine me and not break me. I know I need refining, Lord, but offering myself to Your refining fire is frightening at times. But my true desire is to become more like You, whatever the cost.

Isaiah 48:13 It was Your hand that laid the foundations of the earth. The palm of Your right hand spread out the heavens above, You spoke, and they came into being. You are an awesome God! I look around me at what You have created, the earth and the heavens and everything in them. I praise You for Your power displayed in creation.

Isaiah 48:17 Just as He spoke to Israel telling them, I am the Lord, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. I am the Lord your God, who teaches you what is good and leads you along the paths you should follow. Spend sometime meditating on this verse. God is willing and ready to show you the way that is best for you, the way He wants you to go. Ask Him to help you recognise that way and then walk faithfully in it.

Isaiah 49

Isaiah 49:4 Lord, thank You, Your Word has quickened me again this morning. When sometimes it seems our work is useless and we think we have spent our strength for nothing and to no purpose at all, help us to know we can leave it all in Your hand and trust You for our reward.

Isaiah 49:8 Lord, You always respond at the right time. Please help me have the patience to wait on Your timing and trust Your loving wisdom.

Isaiah 49:14 Pray for those who feel deserted and forgotten by God. Ask God to give them some reassuring encouragement that He is present with them no matter what they are going through.

Isaiah 49:23 I wait for You Lord. I listen to You so that I will never be ashamed. Lord let this be the stance that every blood washed child of God takes today, so Satan’s power to bring shame and disgrace to Your church will be broken. I agree with Your Word today and make a stand.

Isaiah 49:26 As this verse closes this chapter meditate on the names of the Lord recorded here; your Saviour, Redeemer, the Mighty One of Israel. Take time to contemplate what each one means to you personally and be blessed.

Proverbs 28:1-14

Proverbs 28:1 Lord you told us this year that You, the Lion of the tribe of Judah would roar through Your church again. Give us the courage to boldly declare the Good News about Jesus Christ, even when we are surrounded by skepticism or opposition (1 Thessalonians 2:2)

Proverbs 28:9 “The prayers of a person who ignores the law are despised.” Lord, let my prayers be consistent with the way I live my life.

Proverbs 28:14 Lord, help me to live in reverence to You so I can know true happiness. Please keep me away from stubbornness and hard heartedness.

Matthew 25:1-30

Matthew 25:13 We want to always be ready, Lord, for Your return. We know it could come at any moment, but we also know we often live as if it will never come. Redirect our thinking and our lifestyle to reflect the possibility of Your imminent return.

Matthew 25:14-30 Ask the Lord how He wants you to invest the time, talents, and resources He has given you. Ask Him if there is anything that needs to be done today.

Isaiah 46

Isaiah 46:2 Lord, thank you for Your word today. It gives me a clear picture of what happens to us when we create idols in our lives. As we see in this verse both the idols and the ones carrying them are bowed down. The gods cannot protect the people, and the people cannot protect the gods. They go off into captivity together. I declare today that the power of the Holy Spirit will in power me to dismantle and destroy every idolatrous thing that has found it’s way into this glorious temple my body, which is for You and You only.

Isaiah 46:3-4 Dear heavenly Father, thank You for Your constant care since before I was born. Thank You for promising to be my God as long as I live, even until I’m very old. Carry me along and save me, Lord.

Isaiah 47

Isaiah 47:4 Lord Almighty, my Redeemer, thank You for your sweet presence that fills this room this morning as You speak to me through Your Word. You have conquered my heart. I submit to You and bow before You as Your willing subject.

Isaiah 47:8 That sounds like my world, Lord! I live in a pleasure-crazy culture, with people who are at ease and feel secure, bragging as if they are the greatest in the world! Please protect me from being squeezed into the mould.

Isaiah 47:13 Pray for those who look to astrologers and psychics for guidance. Ask God to thwart that advice so they will look instead to Him for direction.

Proverbs 27:14-27

Proverbs 27:21 “Fire tests the purity of silver and gold, but a person is tested by being praised.” Lord help me not to fail this test! Remind me constantly that all the good that comes out of my life, comes from You and all praise belongs to You.

Matthew 24:29-51

Matthew 24:30 Lord Jesus, the prospect of the last days and all the suffering they will bring fills me with dread, but the prospect of Your coming with power and great glory, oh how I want to see that! Come, Lord Jesus.

Matthew 24:44 Lord, I know that I am to be ready for Your return every day of my life. Teach me to hold my life and all its trappings loosely in my hands so as to be ready when You appear on the last day.

Matthew 24:45-46 Lord I want to be a loyal sensible servant for You, faithful in the work You have set for me. Teach me, and discipline me, I pray, so that I will be found holy in Your eyes when You return.

Isaiah 44

Isaiah 44:5 Lord we declare we belong to You! If you need a reminder write yourself a note and keep it with you. So that whenever you see it, you will rejoice that you belong to Him.

Isaiah 44:6-8 We declare there is no other god. Not one! Let our lives not just our lips reflect this belief.

Isaiah 44:22. Lord, thank You, for blotting out my sin of rebellion and sweeping it away like the morning mists. You have scattered my offences like the clouds. I praise You and thank You for the unfathomable price You paid to set me free.

Isaiah 44:25 Father God, as You did long ago, expose the false prophets in our midst and purge Your church of lies.

Isaiah 45

Isaiah 45:4 Father,thank You for working out Your plan for Your people in intimate detail. You called pagan Cyrus for Your purpose. I rejoice that You are always working, even in unexpected ways, for the good of those who belong to You.

Isaiah 45:11 Lord, help me not to question anything You do, even when I am discouraged or confused. You are wise and good in all your deeds, O Lord.

Isaiah 45:15 Truly, my Saviour, You work in strange and mysterious ways. Ask the Lord to work in your life today, in any way He chooses.

Isaiah 45:19 Thank You, Lord, for your bold promises and for Your clear Word. Help us to obey all that we understand and trust You for all we don’t. Understand.

Isaiah 45:24-25 Lord, You are the source of all my righteousness and strength. My only hope is to depend on You, moment by moment, to supply all my needs.

Proverbs 27:1-13

Proverbs 27:1 Lord, protect me from taking tomorrow for granted. I come in line with Your Word in James 4:14-16. If the Lord wants me to, I will live and do this or that.

Proverbs 27:9 Lord, give me friends who only speak honestly to me, and make me that kind of friend to others.

Proverbs 27:17 Lord may our relationship with our friends be edifying to You, and may we sharpen each other to be the effective instruments You designed us to be for Your glory.

Matthew 24:1-28

Matthew 24:1-2 Heavenly Father fuel the fire of our faith so that our love for You will not grow cold when trouble and persecution surround us.

Matthew 24:4-14 Pray that God will enable you to look forward to the day of His coming with courage, dignity, and the anticipation that the day will bring justice and righteousness
to the world.

Matthew 24:23-24 Holy Spirit, there are so many people who claim to know and preach the truth. We need Your help Lord, to discern what is true and right and good and what is from You.

Isaiah 40

Isaiah 40:5 Thank You Lord, Your glory has been revealed. We have seen it in the person of Jesus Christ. We pray that Your kingdom will be revealed to more and more of the earth’s population.

Isaiah 40:8 We have seen how the things of this life wither, the grass, the flowers, even our own bodies. But one thing is sure and never fades or grows old, Your Word. I thank You, loving God, that it stands forever.

Isaiah 40:11 Pray for the youngest lambs in the flock of God and those who are responsible for their care. Ask God to bless the maturing and upbringing of the next generations of His people.

Isaiah 40:27-31 Lord, we thank You for seeing our troubles and for giving us strength when we are weary. Most of all, Lord, I thank You for giving us wings to fly spiritually!

Isaiah 41

Isaiah 41:4 Lord You are the first and the last, the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. You are the one who is, who always was, and who is to come, the Almighty One (Revelation 1:8). You are my God.

Isaiah 41:10 Father, thank You that we can pray your Word and see it come to past. I will not be afraid because I know You are with me. I will not be troubled because I know You are my God. Strengthen me, Lord! Help me! Hold me up with Your victorious right hand.

Isaiah 41:21 Lord please point me to the idols in my life. Protect me from the tendency to put my trust in anyone or anything but You.

Proverbs 26:17-28

Proverbs 26:17 Lord, please grant us the ability to mind our own business. Help us to understand what is our business and what isn’t. Keep us Lord we pray from interfering in other peoples business.

Proverbs 26:24 Let us search our heart for any trace of hatred, and ask God to cleanse us thoroughly from all semblance of hate, so He can be glorified in and through our lives.

Matthew 22:23-46

Matthew 22:37. Lord I ask you to give my heart the devotion, my soul the strength, and my mind the clarity to love You for all hat You are.

Matthew 22:39 Father help me to love those I meet today. Let me be as aware of their feelings as I am of my own, as watchful of their welfare as I am my own, and as concerned for their souls as I am my own. In Jesus name Amen.

Isaiah 38

Isaiah 38:1 For the past few days the Scripture readings have been highlighting the life of Hezekiah. Are your affairs in order? Take time to examine yourself and ask God to reveal anything in your life that displeases Him.

Isaiah 38:3 Lord, when I am old I want to be able to say, as Hezekiah does, that I have been faithful to You and done what is pleasing in Your sight. I can’t live a life as I should on my own without You. Please help me, Lord!

Isaiah 38:15-17 Lord may I accept Your discipline with the same faith and joy with which I accept Your blessings. Both are from Your good a loving hand.

Isaiah 38:20. Lord this verse reminds me that You delight in creative expressions of praise and worship. May we sing or make music to You in our prayer time today.

Isaiah 39

Isaiah 39:8. Heavenly Father please teach me to think not only of my lifetime and my comfort and security but also of others and those who will come after me.

Proverbs 26:1-16

Proverbs 26:6. Lord God, please make me wise in choosing who I trust.

Matthew 22:1-22

Matthew 22:1-14. Father, thank You for inviting us to Your table in the kingdom to feast with You forever. I come clothed only in Your forgiveness and grace through Jesus Your Son.

Matthew 22:15-22 Pray for the wisdom to understand what you owe to earthly leaders and institutions. Make a pledge to God your highest allegiance and true worship that belongs to Him.