Daily Prayer

LOVE IN THE VINEYARD

Song of Songs 7:12 "Let us go early to the vineyards to see if the vines have budded, if their blossoms have opened, and if the pomegranates are in bloom ~ there I will give you my love."

Dear Lord, I will rise early to meet You. I will spend time alone with You, whispering the secrets of my heart. I will wait for Your assurance and celebrate Your presence. In the vineyard of Your love I will be satisfied. For You are the Vine and I am the branch. Abiding in You, I receive all that I require to live as Your child in this world ~ all the peace, the power, the grace, the hope, the mercy, the love. So I will rush to Your Vineyard in the early hours, where I know I will find You waiting. I love You. Amen.

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Real Jeopardy

2 Corinthians 4:3-4 (NLT)
³ If the Good News we preach is hidden behind a veil, it is hidden only from people who are perishing. ⁴ Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.

Father there is real jeopardy revealed in these verses for those who are without faith in Christ. May we ever be alert to every opportunity to share the good news of Christ and never by our silence enhance the danger of those who are perishing.

Father you encourage and exhort us in Psalm 107:2 (NLT) “Has the LORD redeemed you? Then speak out! Tell others he has redeemed you…..” Father help us to be faithful witnesses of your grace by our life and our lips, and may we be able to say with the Psalmist: “I have not kept the good news of your justice hidden in my heart; I have talked about your faithfulness and saving power….” Psalm 40:10 (NLT)

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Prayer for the Cold and Homeless

God of compassion,

your love for humanity was revealed in Jesus,

whose earthly life began in the poverty of a stable

and ended in the pain and isolation of the cross:

we hold before you those who are homeless and cold

especially in this bitter weather.

Draw near and comfort them in spirit

and bless those who work to provide them

with shelter, food and friendship.

We ask this in Jesus' name.

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... a prayer from the Church of England

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Eternal God

Everything is temporal, recent and transient! That is why the Holy Spirit whispers faithfully, reminding us of the Christ of God, eternity walking in flesh, God Almighty come to live among us and to save- to give us eternity!

What is our greatest prayer? When we turn our faces toward the Eternal One and ask...

"God have mercy on me, a sinner"

Then we are finally being what God intended us to be in the first place!

Father God, help me to recognize that I am a sinner in need of a Savior. Help me to live this new year with a new set of eyes and see life from your lofty and eternal perspective.

(Taken from A.W. Tozer daily devotions)

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Prayer for Reconciliation

I would like to pray regarding the current situation of racial conflict in our country. It is not my purpose to determine who was right or wrong in any of the particular incidents . But I do wish to pray that we might find a way to resolve these conflicts and move to a situation of justice toward all involved.

Father,

I pray that as a nation we might come to see that all human beings, whatever their skin color, are made in Your image. That we might put aside our hatreds and learn to love all people as You would have us love them. And that we as a country may provide genuine justice for all its citizens, whoever they may be.

In Jesus' Name,
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Father, in the year ahead, make us people of faith in your goodness. Let us be gracious to all we meet, and let your love flow out of us onto them. May all people see Jesus in us and be drawn to your truth, beauty, and goodness. Amen

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WHO GETS THE GLORY?

Psalms 29:2 "Give unto the Lord the GLORY due unto his name; worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness."

Dear Lord, I am so prone to want the glory. To tell everyone of my good deeds. To get praise and acclamation for myself. Lord I truly want to be a secret servant. I want all that I do and say and think to bring YOU the GLORY due your Holy Name. When I start to praise myself and accept the glory, Lord please put Spiritual Tape over my mouth and cause my heart and mouth Glorify YOU! I love You. Amen

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Daily Balance

Psalm 39:4-5 (NLT)
⁴ “LORD, remind me how brief my time on earth will be. Remind me that my days are numbered— how fleeting my life is. ⁵You have made my life no longer than the width of my hand. My entire lifetime is just a moment to you; at best, each of us is but a breath.”

Psalm 118:24 (NIV)
²⁴ This is the day the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.

Father these verses are so complimentary to each other in that one speaks of the brevity of life and the other the blessings of life. They present a balance that we need to be mindful of each day of the year. We should not take a single day for granted nor lose sight of the opportunity, joy and possibilities each day presents. Every day is an adventure in living, in discovering new aspects of life, and developing our relationship with you and those we love.

Father we ask you will to help us remember the brevity and blessing of each day and to live each one in that daily balance.

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A New Prayer

Dear Lord,
It's another new year. I haven't lived up very well to all those resolutions I've made in years past. It makes me a bit hesitant to offer up any more declarations... I'm absolutely certain You are still molding and shaping me, changing my attitudes, and showing me areas of my heart that need cleansing. I'm not done being changed, but the changing needs to come from You. This year I pray that You will open my eyes and ears that I might see and hear those things that You are showing and speaking to me. Sometimes I'm afraid I still don't want to see or hear, so Lord, I pray that my heart would be softened and pliable, that I wouldn't need to face great pain or sorrow in order to surrender my will to yours. And Lord, this year I pray that I would learn to love deeper, to give more freely. I'm supposing You will offer plenty of opportunities for practice, so please help me to have my eyes open and heart ready when those times arise.
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Give us Vision

Give us, O God, the vision which can see Your love in the world in spite of human failure.

Give us the faith to trust Your goodness in spite of our ignorance and weakness.

Give us the knowledge that we may continue to pray with understanding hearts.

And show us what each one of us can do to set forward the coming of the day of universal peace.

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-- Frank Borman, Apollo 8 space mission, 1968

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HOPE!!

Thank you, LORD, for being our HOPE in all circumstances. We give You glory and praise and honor for who You are!

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A Time for Change

The new year is a time for resolutions. The standard joke is that we make them in January, and we break them before February. The truth is, it is hard to change without the power of God.

Father,

Give us the ability to know the things in our lives that need to be changed. Help us to discern the things that are better left alone. And help us to trust in you and not in ourselves for the ability to make those changes. Help us to focus on You and Your power and not our limited abilities. Help us to realize how limited we really are and how much we need you, even for dealing with the things we think we have control over.

In Jesus' name,
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Prayer For a New Year

Father, we thank you for the blessings you have given us in this past year, the trials you have brought us through, and the things yuou have taught us. We pray that in the year ahead you would give us grace, wisdom, and strength. May your name be hallowed in us and through us. May your kingdom come and your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Amen.

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My Heart for 2015

Dear Lord ~ I don't want to wrap and pack neatly in a box the Nativity Scene on my coffee table. Packed away for another year, I choose this year to leave them out, to reflect on the meaning of John 1:1 "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God." And verse 14 "And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us..."

Lord in this New Year, I long to have even a greater awareness of what that verse really means. Who you are, and what it meant to leave the glory of heaven to become flesh, dwell on this earth and show us how to live, and then die on that cross to redeem us. I want to know you better in 2015 than I did last year. Lord teach me. I love you. Amen.

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