Praying for Boldness

You have been my hope, O Sovereign Lord, my confidence since my youth (Psalm 71:5). Now I want to be known as “having been with Jesus”. Your Word tells me: “When they saw the boldness of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus” (Acts 4:13).

Father, I pray You enable me, Your servant, to speak Your Word with great boldness (Acts 4:29). Fill me with Your Holy Spirit so I will speak Your Word boldly (Acts 4:31). Like all the saints who came before me, embolden me also that I may argue persuasively about the wonders of Your kingdom (Acts 19:8) and teach others about the Lord Jesus Christ (Acts 28:31).

Your Word states that I can fearlessly and boldly draw near to Your throne of grace, and receive mercy and find grace to help in good time for my every need (Hebrews 4:16). I have this confidence to enter the Most Holy Place because of the blood of Jesus (Hebrews 10:19). In Him and because of my faith in Him, I dare to have boldness, courage, and confidence of free access to Your Throne (Ephesians 3:12).  I earnestly pray that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so I will boldly and fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which we are all ambassadors (Ephesians 6:19-20).

Jesus is the Author and Developer of my faith. I consider Him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that I will not grow weary and lose heart (Hebrews 12:2-3).

Since I have been given fullness in Christ who is the head over every power and authority (Colossians 2:10), I come to Your throne with my petitions, and for others who do not know how to ascend to Your throne.

I want to be bold but not arrogant (2 Peter 2:10). I am confident of this, that He who began a good work in me will carry it on to completion (Philippians 1:6). We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the confidence we had at first (Hebrews 3:14). So I will not throw away my confidence, for it will be richly rewarded. I only need to persevere so that when I have done the will of God, I will receive what He has promised (Hebrews 10:35-36).

Your Word says the righteous are as bold as a lion (Proverbs 28:1). I have been made the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus (Revelation 5:21), so I too can be bold.  Through His great redemption I am complete in Him (Colossians 2:10). Just as I received Christ Jesus as my Lord, I will continue to live in Him, to be rooted and built up in Him, to be strengthened in faith as I have been taught, and to overflow with thankfulness (Colossians 2:6-7).