Category: 2019 Prayers

Giving Ourselves to Prayer

Visited by their resurrected Lord
and empowered by the promised
Comforter, the disciples fearlessly
follow their marching orders.
The advance of the gospel is
soon opposed by adversaries.
Attacks from without and within
threaten to fracture the body
of believers in Jerusalem. But
prompt discipline, wise leadership
and unflinching commitment
only serve to enlarge the church.

Lord, we offer ourselves to You:
Brothers, select seven men who
are well respected and are full of
the Spirit and wisdom. We will give
them this responsibility. Then we
apostles can spend our time in
prayer and teaching the word…
These seven were presented to
the apostles, who prayed for them
as they laid their hands on them.
So God’s message continued to
spread. The number of believers
greatly increased (Acts 6:3-7).

Lord, grant me grace for continual
readiness and devotion to prayer.
Open my eyes & heart to understand
the great privilege You have given
me in allowing me free access into
Your throne room. Give me a heart
that is hungry to spend time with U.
And as I do, prepare my mind and
heart for the work You have for me
to do for You & Your kingdom. Amen.

Lord, I ask You to bless all those
in full-time ministry. I pray first of
all for my pastors, that You would
bless them and their families in
every way. I pray also for the staff
at my church to be blessed by You
Lord and to be led by Your Spirit.
Keep them all safe and protect them
from any attack of the evil one.
And help them to stand strong
against every temptation. Amen.

Lord, we realise each person has
a vital part to play in the life of
the church. For we are created
in Christ Jesus for good works;
which God prepared beforehand
that we should walk in them. So,
prompt and lead each of us to offer
our God-given gifts and talents for
service in various church ministries
and so live a life of purpose. Amen.

Empowered to Be Witnesses

With Jesus’ last instruction still
in their ears, the disciples go forth
speaking words of eternal life.
Visited by their resurrected Lord
and empowered by the promised
Comforter, they fearlessly follow
their marching orders in spite
of mocking, threats and abuse.
The advance of the gospel is
soon opposed by adversaries. But
prompt discipline, wise leadership
and unflinching commitment
only serve to enlarge the church.

Lord, we will Be Your Witnesses:
Jesus said: U Shall Receive Power
when the Holy Spirit has come
upon you; and you Shall Be
Witnesses to Me… (Acts 1:8).
Jesus has been taken from
you into heaven, but someday
He Will Return in the same way
you saw Him go. (Acts 1:11).
In the last days…I will Pour Out of
My Spirit on all flesh… and whoever calls on the name of the Lord
shall be saved (Acts 2:17-21).

Lord, thanks for giving us your
Holy Spirit when we accepted
You, to Be Empowered and Be
Your Witness. Give me ears to hear
and teach me how to listen to You.
Enable me to better understand
virtues like grace, forgiveness,
eternity; and most of all You.
Keep me from the distraction
of busyness & draw me closer
to You more and more. Amen.

Lord, let it be settled in my heart
that You Are Returning. Help me
to be sensitive to changing seasons
both in my life & those around me.
Help me to share Your life with
others who are open to know more
about You. Open my eyes to the
signs around me so that I might
prepare for Your Return out of
gratitude for Your great love. Amen

Spirit, I want to experience the reality
of Your Presence & see more of You.
Empower me in concrete ways that
I know I’ll never be the same again.
Fill me with prophecies, healing
or whatever gift You may offer.
I’m open & have Your way in me.
Reveal any obstacle between us or
any change of mind I need to make.
May Your character & Your ways
rub off on me so that my heart can
become more like Yours. Amen.

Seek the Lord thro Life Challenges

The first book (Psa 1-41) is similar
to Genesis, with many of these
psalms discussing man as blessed,
fallen and redeemed by our God.
And in Psalm 31-36, we learn that
Proper Perspective can help us
face life challenges; and can also
bring us from gloom to glory (P31),
from failure to forgiveness (P32),
fr false security to confident trust(33)
from affliction to adoration (34),
from persecution to praise (35)
and from darkness to light (36).

Dear Lord, in midst of challenges,
Help us have Proper Perspective
of things; for You care for us, You
are faithful and You are in control.
Help us Seek You first for help,
knowing You have promised to
answer us when we call on You.
Help us Entrust Into Your Hands;
all our burdens and dreams; and
give control of our lives to You.
Help us Trust & Wait upon You, for
You are able to turn any trouble we
face into fulfilment of Your purposes.
In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.

Lord, we Entrust into Your Hands:
In You, O Lord, I put my trust and
seek refuge; let me never be put
to shame… Deliver me speedily!
Be my rock of refuge, a strong
fortress to save me!.. I entrust my
spirit into Your hand (Ps 31:1-5).
Lord, You’re mighty & you’ve already
made the way through Your sacrifice.
I entrust my spirit, as well as every
hope and dream, all my cares and
all burdens into Your hands. And
thro prayer, I let go & give control
of my life all over to You. Amen.

Lord, we will Wait upon You:
Let all the earth fear the Lord;
For He spoke and it was done,
He commanded & it stood fast…
Behold, the eye of the Lord
is on those who fear Him,
on those who Hope in His mercy…
Our soul Waits for the Lord;
He is our help and our shield.
Our heart shall rejoice in Him,
because we have trusted in
His holy name. Let Your mercy
O Lord be upon us, just as we
Hope in You (Ps 33:8-9, 18-22).
Lord, I cry out to You, for You
alone know the depth of my need.
In my distress I will choose to trust,
wait and have hope in the fulfilment
of Your promises. For You can deliver
and can also turn any trouble I face
into fulfilment of my destiny. Amen.

Lord, we will Seek You for Help:
I sought the Lord and He heard me
& delivered me from all my fears…
The angels of the Lord encamps
all around those who fear Him, and
delivers them. Oh, taste & see that
the Lord is good, blessed is the
man who trusts in Him (Ps 34:4-8).
Lord, I give You all my fears & look
to You for help. Do a deep work in
my heart on those things that strike
fear in me. Thanks for Your promise
to answer me when I call on You.
Thanks for freeing me from all fears
and to make me radiant with joy.
And help me Lord to look to You,
to fear You & to trust in You. Amen.

Praying & Waiting Upon God

Backgrounder: The first book
(Psalm 1-41) is similar to Genesis.
Just as Genesis tells how man was
created, fell into sin and promised
redemption, many of the psalms
in book 1 (P1-41) discuss man as
blessed, fallen & redeemed by God.
And as David penned Psa 25-30,
he thought of the multi-faceted
character of the God he served.
The Lord is good & upright (25:8)
my light (27:1), my strength(28:7)
King forever (29:10) & God (30:2).

Dear Lord, we learn from King
David how he prays through his
problems knowing Your nature.
Help us Lord to Wait upon You,
but be merciful in Your timing.
Help us to Not Succumb to Fear;
but keep our eyes fixed on You.
For we know that when we Cry
out to You, U Hear and U Answer.
In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

Lord, we will Wait upon You:
O my God, I trust in You;
let me not be ashamed…
Indeed, let no one who Waits
on You be ashamed (Ps 25:2-3).
Show me Your ways, O Lord,
teach me your paths… For You
are the God of my salvation;
on You I Wait all the day (v4-5).
Deliver me; let me not be ashamed;
for I put my trust in You. Let my
integrity & uprightness preserve
me, for I Wait for You (v20-21).
Lord, I want to know Your will; I’m
willing to do Your will & I will wait
for Your truth to lead me in it.
No matter what storms of life
I may face, I will keep my eyes
on the brightness of Your Son.
But Lord be merciful in Your
timing for I’m but fresh & blood;
I am hurting and I need U. Amen.

Lord, we will Be Courageous:
Lord is my Light & my Salvation,
so why should I be afraid?
The Lord protects me from
danger, so why should I tremble?
Though a mighty army surrounds
me, my heart will know no fear…
Be brave and of good courage
… Yes, wait and hope for and
expect the Lord (Psa 27:1-3,14).
Lord, help me to see the truth in
your Word: that You are my light
and my salvation; You are my
protector from danger; and
You are the strength of my life.
Help me draw close to You and
rest in the confidence I have in U.
Help me to defeat fear as I trust
in you and wait upon you for the
fulfilment of your promise. Amen.

Lord, we will Expect Your Answer:
To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock;
Do not be silent to me… Hear…
my supplications when I cry to You,
when I lift up my hands toward
Your holy sanctuary (Ps 28:1-2).
O Lord my God, I cried out to You
for help & U restored my health.
You kept me from falling into
the pit…You have turned… my
mourning into dancing; You have
put off my sackcloth and cloth
me with gladness (Ps 30:2-5,11).
Father, thank U for being my Rock
and for hearing my prayers for help.
Even when my situation remains
the same, grant me grace to keep
trusting you for your gracious help.
For only You Lord can give hope
that does not disappoint. Amen.

Christ Jesus Prays for Our Unity

The Upper Room Discourse
contains Jesus’ final words of
instruction and encouragement
to His disciples before His death.
Only John records these intimate
moments between Jesus & His
men as He models true humility,
describes the Holy Spirit who
will comfort and empower them;
and Intercedes for Protection and
Unity of His disciples worldwide.

Lord, we pray for Unity among us:
I do not pray that You should take
them out of the world, but that You
should Keep Them fr the evil one.
They are not of the world, just as
I am not of the world. Sanctify them
by Your Truth… As You Sent Me
into the world. I also Have Sent
them into the world (Jn 17:15-18).
My prayer is not for them alone.
I pray also for those who will
believe in me thro their message,
that all of them May Be One…
that they also may be One In Us,
that the world may believe that
You sent me (Jn 17:20-21). Amen.

Lord Jesus, I praise You for your
great salvation for all mankind.
Thank you for not only saving me
but also being my High Priest,
Caring for me. Thanks for Heb 7:25
promise that You will always
Intercede for me before Father God.
Provide & protect me Lord & enable
me to conform to Your will. Amen.

Lord Jesus, You have sent us
into the world with an assignment.
You have provided Your Word to
protect us from worldly influence.
Help us soak our mind, will and
emotion with Your Word; and let
it flavour every aspect of our life.
And help us to be truly salt of the
earth & light of the world. Amen.

Lord, I pray for Unity with family
members & with other believers
regardless of any differences
in views, values, race or culture.
May we be truly one with the
Father, the Son & the Holy Spirit.
May this Unity I have with You and
with others show the world, that
You Jesus came from the Father.
May this Unity draw prebelievers
to You Jesus so that they too
may experience Your love. Amen.

Christ Sends Empowering Spirit

The Upper Room Discourse
contains Jesus’ final words of
instruction and encouragement
to His disciples before His death.
Only John records these intimate
moments between Jesus & His men
as He models true humility (c13),
describes the Holy Spirit who will
comfort & Empower them (c14-16)
and intercedes for protection and
unity of His disciples worldwide (17)

Lord,we look to Your Spirit for Help:
Very truly I tell you, it is for your
good that I am going away. Unless
I go away, the Helper will not come
to u; but if I go, I will Send Him to u.
When He comes, He will convict
the world of sin, of righteousness
and of judgment (John 16:7-8).
When the Spirit of truth comes,
He will Guide you into all truth…
He will tell you about the future…
He will glorify me by telling u what-
ever he received from me (v13-14).
These things I have spoken to you,
that in Me you may have Peace.
In the world you will have tribulation
but be of good cheer, I have
Overcome the world (v33) Amen.

Lord Jesus, hard times are to be
expected in this life; but Thank You
for sending Your Spirit to Help us.
I don’t go through difficulty alone;
for You are always with me to
help, counsel and pray for me.
Thank You for Your powerful
presence. As I yield to You and
follow Your leading, let Your
power flow through me. Amen.

Holy Spirit, only You can sort out
the voices in my mind; and I trust
You to do just that. Keep me from
deception & lead me to the truth.
Show me enough of the future
and how it fits with Your purposes.
Lord Jesus, let the Spirit bring You
glory in me by revealing Your truth
to me that I can share with others.
And let me experience You as
personally as disciples did. Amen.

Heavenly Father, trials & troubles
are normal part of this life. I don’t
like this truth, but it reminds me
of my need for You God. I praise
You for being more powerful than
any worldly troubles I may face.
Remind me to keep looking to You
for You are always in control and
You are for me. In His name, Amen.

Christ Teaches Abiding In Him

The Upper Room Disgcourse
contains Jesus’ final words of
instruction and encouragement
to His disciples before His death.
Only John records these intimate
moments between Jesus & His men
as He models true humility (c13),
describes the Holy Spirit who will
comfort & empower them (c14-16)
and intercedes for protection and
unity of His disciples worldwide (17)

Lord, we purpose to Remain in You:
I am the vine; you are the branches.
IF You REMAIN In Me and I in you,
you will bear much fruit; apart
from Me you can do nothing…
By this My Father is glorified that
you bear much fruit (Jn 15:5-8).
IF You KEEP my commandments,
you will abide in My love. This is My
commandment that you Love one
another as I have loved you (v10-12)
You are My friends IF You DO
what I command. I no longer call
you servants… Instead I have
called you friends (v14-15) Amen.

Lord, as I purpose to Remain in U,
help me to walk closely with You
each day and stay constantly in
communication with You – both
by talking and listening to You
speak to my heart. Help me to
stay deeply in Your Word, getting
to know You better. And help me
to increase in the knowledge of
Your ways and Your will. Amen.

Lord, we note your command
to love one another as You have
loved us sacrificially. Help me
Follow Your command to love
others with Your kind of love.
And help me to do good works
and share the gospel so that
others will come to believe in You.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

Lord Jesus, I desire that you will
become my Best Friend & help me
Develop Deep Friendship with You.
Help me enjoy staying deeply in
Your Word, learning more about
Your nature, Your ways & Your will.
Help me to stay constantly
in communication with You –
both by talking and listening to
You speak to my heart. And help
me most of all do Your will. Amen.

Christ Gives You Peace

The Upper Room Discourse
contains Jesus’ final words of
instruction and encouragement
to His disciples before His death.
Only John records these intimate
moments between Jesus & His men
as He models true humility (c13),
describes the Holy Spirit who will
comfort & empower them (c14-16)
and intercedes for protection and
unity of His disciples worldwide (17)

Lord, we Receive Your Peace:
Let not your heart be troubled; you
believe in God, believe also in Me…
I will not abandon you as orphans
– I will come to you (John 14:1, 18).
The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom
the Father will send will teach
you all things; and bring to your
remembrance all things that I said
to you. Peace I leave with you,
and the peace I give isn’t like the
peace the world gives. So don’t be
troubled or afraid (v25-27). Amen.

Lord, in a fallen & troubled world,
we need peace of mind so that
we can turn off nagging worries.
And we need peace of heart, not to
be paralysed by crippling emotions
but face the future with confidence.
Temporary pleasures are the best
the world can offer; for only God
has power to give us real peace.
Keep us Lord from chasing after
pleasurable diversions; but instead
draw us to truly rest in You. Amen.

Lord Jesus, the same Spirit in
whose power You lived on earth,
is the Spirit You have poured out
in us, when we accepted You and
were redeemed by your blood.
Help us recognise and cooperate
with the indwelling Christ so that
we can draw on U for every need.
Reveal clearly to us the mind
of Christ in every situation that
we face & grant us peace. Amen.

Lord, We praise and thank You
for overcoming the world through
Your completed work on the cross.
Thank You for promising to provide
peace of mind and peace of heart.
For in challenging circumstances,
we really need to have Your peace.
Help us keep our eyes firmly fixed
on You and enter into Your peace.
In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.

Christ Gives Example to Follow

The Upper Room Discourse
contains Jesus’ final words of
instruction and encouragement
to His disciples before His death.
Only John records these intimate
moments between Jesus and His
men as He models true humility
(chap 13), describes Holy Spirit
who will comfort and empower
them (chap 14-16) and intercedes
for the unity and protection of
His disciples worldwide (chap 17).

Lord, we will follow Your Example:
When Jesus knew that His hour
had come that He should depart
from this world to the Father,having
loved His own,He loved them to the
end…So He got up from the table,
wrapped a towel around his waist
& poured water into a basin. Then
he began to wash the disciples’
feet, drying them with the towel
he had around him (John 13:1-5).
I have given you an Example, that
u should do as I have done to you…
Now that u know these things, God
will Bless u for Doing them (v15-17)
A new Commandment I give to
you that you love one another as
I have loved you, that you also love
another. By this all will know that
you are My disciples, if you have
love for one another(v34-35) Amen

Lord, I want especially those in my
CG to serve You. And I desire them
to be served by You, to experience
the cleansing that only You can
provide. Help me get the gospel
right as I walk with them. For it
is not primarily about what they
must do for You. But about what
You’ve already done for them & for
them to really appreciate it. Amen.

Lord, we noted your advise to the
disciples to Follow Your Example
of servanthood and submission
to the needs of the moment.
Like the disciples, we may tend
to miss our mission to serve and
to meet the needs of others.
Motivate us Lord by Your promise
that those who serve others will
Be Blessed by You in special ways
we wouldn’t want to miss. Amen.

Lord, we receive Your Command
to love one another through our
actions. And to express love for
those who don’t yet know Christ.
You promise that when we demo
sacrificial love for one another,
the world will notice our actions.
And recognise us as disciples of
the one who sacrificed himself
on the cross in order to save
all of us from our sins. Amen.

My Shepherd, Guide & Protector

The first book (Psa 1-41) is similar
to Genesis. Just as Gen tells how
man was created, fell into sin and
promised redemption, many of
these psalms discuss man as
blessed, fallen & redeemed by God.
In Psalm 19-24, the Lord can be
seen in many different roles. He
is the Creator (19), the Helper (20)
the King (21), Crucified One (22),
the Shepherd (23) & the Glorious
One (24). For each role, there is
a corresponding responsibility for
the people who would follow Him
as their God, King & Shepherd.

Dear Lord, Thank You for Your
redemption and loving care.
Shine Your light on our blind spot
and lead us to Confess our sins.
Hear & Answer our Cries For Help
on relationship, work or health.
Draw us stay close to U our good
shepherd & Respond to your voice.
In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

Lord, we will Confess our sins:
The commands of the Lord are
clear, giving insight for living…
They are a warning to yr servant,
a great reward for those who
obey them… Cleanse me from
these hidden faults. Keep your
servant from deliberate sins!
Don’t let them control me…
May the meditation of my heart
be pleasing to U, O Lord, my rock
and my Redeemer (Psa 19:8-14).
Lord, I am blind to so much,
and there is no way I can know
all the sins lurking in my heart.
But you know them. Holy Spirit,
Shine your light on my blind spots
so that I can confess my sin
and receive your forgiveness.
And help me grow in openness
before you so that I might walk
in your grace and freedom. Amen

Lord,we’ll Seek U when in trouble:
In times of trouble, may the Lord
respond to your cry. May God…
keep you safe from all harm.
May he send you help from
his sanctuary… May he grant
your heart’s desire and fulfill all
your plans… May the Lord answer
all your prayers (Psa 20:1-5).
Lord, we cry out to You about
the relationship, finance or health
situation we are so concerned.
Hear from heaven & answer us!
Send help from your sanctuary &
rescue us by your great power!
Grant our heart’s desires. And
Thanks for hearing & responding
to the cries of your people. Amen

Lord,we’ll Stay Close as Yr sheep:
The Lord is my shepherd;
I have everything I need…
He leads me (to) peaceful streams…
He guides me along right paths…
Even when I walk through the dark
valley of death, I will not be afraid,
for You are close beside me. Your
rod & staff protect me (Ps 23:1-4).
Lord, it’s comforting to know
I’m not alone in life’s journey.
Thank You that You are ever
vigilant watching over me.
May I always respond to Your voice
and stay close to You. I will follow
You as You call my name. Amen.