Dear Praying friends, I encourage you to continue joining us here in prayer as you are able. I believe that “prayer changes things” and that God wants us to ask for His Kingdom to come. I believe that too often, our prayer lives are only focused on ourselves, while God has much deeper desires. I have learned over the years that “Kingdom” praying is the deepest kind of praying. I do ask for the Lord to help me with my day-to-day living, but I long for more intimacy than those kinds of requests. I hope that you do, too! Have a blessed week as we continue to pray, “SHOW US YOUR GLORY, LORD as WE SURRENDER ALL! Blessings, ~Gina
Monday, August 14, 2023: Read Psalm 35:10
Prayer Pointer: No matter how low down you are; no matter what your disposition has been; you may be low in your thoughts, words, and actions; you may be selfish; your heart may be overflowing with corruption and wickedness; yet Jesus will have compassion upon you. He will speak comforting words to you; not treat you coldly or spurn you, as perhaps those of earth would, but will speak tender words, and words of love and affection and kindness. Just come at once. He is a faithful friend – a friend that sticketh closer than a brother. ~Dwight L. Moody
Prayer “Starter”: Lord, I come to You today just as I am. You see the broken places, the places where I am under attack from the enemy, the places where I am weary and joyless. Thank You for letting me come just as I am. Thank You for being my Rock, my Fortress and my Deliverer. (Psalm 18:2) Thank You for loving me! (add your own prayers) SHOW US YOUR GLORY, LORD as WE SURRENDER ALL!
Think/Journal/Apply: Is there anything keeping you from crying out to the Lord today?
As you have time: Worship Song for Today: O Lord, My Rock and My Redeemer
Tuesday, August 15, 2023: Read Revelation 7:9,10
Prayer Pointer: “Prayer is the great engine to overthrow and rout my spiritual enemies, the great means to procure the graces of which I stand in hourly need.” ~John Newton
Prayer “Starter”: Lord, today I worship You as the One Who sits on the throne. I pray for all my brothers and sisters worldwide to pause today in true worship, letting go of everything that distracts us from You. You alone are worthy of all praise and honor and glory! I know that someday I will join the throngs from every nation, tribe and tongue who will gather around Your Heavenly throne, arrayed in garments made white by the Blood of the Lamb. Until that day, help each of us to remain faithful here on earth. (add your own prayers) SHOW US YOUR GLORY, LORD…as WE SURRENDER ALL!
Think/Journal/Apply: Talk to the Lord about your dreams of a home in Heaven someday.
As you have time: Worship song for Today: Revelation Song
Wednesday, August 16, 2023: Read Ephesians 1:7-10
Prayer Pointer: He is a refiner’s fire, and that makes all the difference. A refiner’s fire does not destroy indiscriminately like a forest fire. A refiner’s fire does not consume like the fire of an incinerator. A refiner’s fire refines. It purifies. ~John Piper
Prayer “Starter“: Adapted from a prayer in Pray the Word for Your Church: Father God, I come before You with praise and thanksgiving in my heart for the great grace You have lavished on me through Christ Jesus. As I have received this day, Lord may I also freely give to those around me. I ask also, for Your Church that we, Your people would become generous in all things. Pry our fingers off or our possessions that we might increasingly share with those who are in need. (add your own prayers). SHOW US YOUR GLORY, LORD as WE SURRENDER ALL!
Think/Journal/Apply: Is there somewhere today where I can meet the need of another?
As you have time: Worship Song for Today: Purify My Heart
Thursday, August 17, 2023: Read Luke 10:1-9, 6-17
Special thanks to Carol Kobulnicky, Emmaus Road Community Church, Laramie, WY for providing today’s post.
Prayer Pointer: In this account, Jesus sends out 72 of his followers, insisting they be dependent on the Lord and the generosity and kindness of others for provisions and protection. They were to heal the sick and announce that the kingdom of God has come near to those to whom they minister. When they returned, they were filled with joy and told Jesus, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”
Prayer “Starter”: Lord, just as Jesus’s disciples were back then, I am utterly dependent on You, too, right now. You call me to be salt and light in the sometimes hostile world around me. You call me to speak peace into others’ lives. You call me to live and pray in Your Name. If even the demons submitted, how is it that we do not? Forgive me, Lord, for striving in my own strength and for not always seeking You first and submitting to Your will. Help me to daily submit to Your holy name, Your holy purposes—to live every aspect of this life You have given me as I should—set apart, seeking Your kingdom first. You expect nothing less. (add your own prayers) SHOW US YOUR GLORY, LORD as WE SURRENDER ALL!
Think/Journal/Apply: Am I willing to fully submit every aspect of my life, acknowledging my dependence on Jesus? Ask Him for help in doing so.
As you have time: Spend time considering how capable and trustworthy the Lord of the Universe is. Incorporate declarations of this trust into your daily prayer life.
Friday, August 18, 2023: Read Psalm 66:10-12
Prayer Pointer: The image of refinement is something God touches on again and again in His Word. He is the true Refiner. We are His silver. And the fire is the fire of His making, for through His fire our Refiner will perfect an awesome work, a divine work. ~Kay Arthur
Prayer “Starter”: Lord, help me and my brothers and sisters throughout the world to worship You today, even in the refining process. Remind each of us when we want to complain that You are for us, not against us. Help us to stand against the wiles of the enemy. Thank You for what You are doing in Your Church worldwide…preparing a Bride without spot or wrinkle. (Ephesians 5:27) All praise and honor and glory belongs to You alone! (add your own prayers) SHOW US YOUR GLORY, LORD as WE SURRENDER ALL!
Think/Journal/Apply: What do you discover about God’s refinement process in Psalm 66:10-12?
As you time: Read these verses on God’s refinement process: Isaiah 48:10, Daniel 12:10, Zechariah 13:9
Suggested reading for more insights on God’s refining process: As Silver Refined by Kay Arthur.
Saturday & Sunday, August 19 & 20, 2023: Take some time to rest and to review anything from the week that the Lord has been speaking to you. Consider gathering with other believers in worship and fellowship this weekend.
Think/Journal/Apply: Are there any acts of obedience to the Lord that you left undone?
Keep praying and believing! New posts for August 21-27, 2023 will post on Monday, 8/21 at midnight!
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