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10-28-2008, 08:21 PM
To Learn and Use God's Word
Father, I'm praying that (name one or more) and others in my circle of family and friends will desire to memorize Scripture...
Help them meditate on Your Word. Use it to transform and renew their minds, to show them the old they need to put off in their lives and the new truths and ways of life to put on. Help them to see and respect the Bible for the living and active Word i is, able to penetrate hearts and judge a person's thoughts and attitudes. (Psalm 119:78b; Romans 12:2; Ephesians 4:22-24; Hebrews 4:12)
May they find the discipline to learn Your Word and live by it— and may it keep their lives pure. Help them to live according to Your principles, holding Your Word in their hearts so they won't give in to temptation and sin against You. May they remember and apply Scriptures to their lives, for Your Word will set them free to say no to every temptation. (Psalm 119:9, 11, 112; John 8:32)
Help them to know and learn to use the Scriptures as effectively as Jesus did—to defeat Satan by quoting Scripture when he tries to tempt them. Help them be ready, learning verses that will bring victory over the temptations they face and lifting them in prayer like a sword! (Job 22:22; Proverbs 3:1; Matthew 4:1–11; Psalm 119:16; Ephesians 6:17–18)
Teach them to depend on Your Word.
In Jesus' name, amen.
- Jim & Kaye Johns
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Dear Heavenly Father, I pray for all Christians to keep focused on You as the center of their homes. May Your love reign in every home. Lord, deliver Your people from the spirit of division so that harmony and peace may be in the midst of Your people. Lord, give us grace to prefer one another and not compete with each other. May You be Lord in every home, as wives submit to their husbands, and husbands love and cherish their wives. Heal our land from the sin of divorce so that our children can be raised by both of their parents in the same home. I ask this in the name of the Lord Jesus. Amen.
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October 29
Dear Lord, a wise man was once quoted as saying, "Men do not grow in stature unless they align themselves with a noble faith!" Lord, help us to open our eyes to see the circumstances in which we find ourselves today. Help us to see that human life is a precious gift from You, and thus sacred! Help us to realize when we are being led away from You, and that it is we who have moved, for You do not change! ... Forgive us for trying to re-write Your Word to suit our desires and our vices! Help us to see that Your ways are best for us before we bring on our own downfall!
In Jesus' holy name we pray.
Amen.
© 2000 by D. L. Hammond, Permission to copy granted
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October 29
Imitating God
Ephesians 4:29-5:2
Dear Father, worthy of my love and obedience,
Let nothing evil come out of my mouth - only what is good for building others up. Let whatever I say fit the occasion, that it may impart grace to those who hear.
Don't let me do anything that would grieve your Holy Spirit within me, by which I have been sealed for the day of redemption. Help me get rid of all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and slander, and especially anything malicious. Help me to be kind to others, tenderhearted, and forgiving, even as you have forgiven me in Christ.
Father, I want to imitate you, as a loving child would imitate a father.
And may I walk in love, even as Christ loved me and gave himself up for me, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to you.
In the name of Jesus who sacrificed himself for my sake. Amen.
Father, I'm praying that (name one or more) and others in my circle of family and friends will desire to memorize Scripture...
Help them meditate on Your Word. Use it to transform and renew their minds, to show them the old they need to put off in their lives and the new truths and ways of life to put on. Help them to see and respect the Bible for the living and active Word i is, able to penetrate hearts and judge a person's thoughts and attitudes. (Psalm 119:78b; Romans 12:2; Ephesians 4:22-24; Hebrews 4:12)
May they find the discipline to learn Your Word and live by it— and may it keep their lives pure. Help them to live according to Your principles, holding Your Word in their hearts so they won't give in to temptation and sin against You. May they remember and apply Scriptures to their lives, for Your Word will set them free to say no to every temptation. (Psalm 119:9, 11, 112; John 8:32)
Help them to know and learn to use the Scriptures as effectively as Jesus did—to defeat Satan by quoting Scripture when he tries to tempt them. Help them be ready, learning verses that will bring victory over the temptations they face and lifting them in prayer like a sword! (Job 22:22; Proverbs 3:1; Matthew 4:1–11; Psalm 119:16; Ephesians 6:17–18)
Teach them to depend on Your Word.
In Jesus' name, amen.
- Jim & Kaye Johns
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Dear Heavenly Father, I pray for all Christians to keep focused on You as the center of their homes. May Your love reign in every home. Lord, deliver Your people from the spirit of division so that harmony and peace may be in the midst of Your people. Lord, give us grace to prefer one another and not compete with each other. May You be Lord in every home, as wives submit to their husbands, and husbands love and cherish their wives. Heal our land from the sin of divorce so that our children can be raised by both of their parents in the same home. I ask this in the name of the Lord Jesus. Amen.
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October 29
Dear Lord, a wise man was once quoted as saying, "Men do not grow in stature unless they align themselves with a noble faith!" Lord, help us to open our eyes to see the circumstances in which we find ourselves today. Help us to see that human life is a precious gift from You, and thus sacred! Help us to realize when we are being led away from You, and that it is we who have moved, for You do not change! ... Forgive us for trying to re-write Your Word to suit our desires and our vices! Help us to see that Your ways are best for us before we bring on our own downfall!
In Jesus' holy name we pray.
Amen.
© 2000 by D. L. Hammond, Permission to copy granted
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October 29
Imitating God
Ephesians 4:29-5:2
Dear Father, worthy of my love and obedience,
Let nothing evil come out of my mouth - only what is good for building others up. Let whatever I say fit the occasion, that it may impart grace to those who hear.
Don't let me do anything that would grieve your Holy Spirit within me, by which I have been sealed for the day of redemption. Help me get rid of all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and slander, and especially anything malicious. Help me to be kind to others, tenderhearted, and forgiving, even as you have forgiven me in Christ.
Father, I want to imitate you, as a loving child would imitate a father.
And may I walk in love, even as Christ loved me and gave himself up for me, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to you.
In the name of Jesus who sacrificed himself for my sake. Amen.