God's Word on That

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  • Praying For Yourself When Doubting Your Salvation

    Heavenly Father, I rejoice in and I thank You for all the promises of Your Word which proclaim that I can know for certain that I am born again, and I am going to heaven.  Because I have confessed with my mouth that Jesus is my Lord and Savior, and I truly believe in my heart that You raised Him from the dead, I know I am saved (Romans 10:9-10).  It is no longer a matter of wishing so or thinking so, or hoping so, because it is a matter of knowing so.  I deeply thank You, gracious Father.

    Let us rejoice triumphantly with the graces God bestows on us!

    I am sorry I doubted my salvation, worrying that any personal misstep might mean a loss of Your grace to redeem me from my old self.  I now take courage that since I am in Your hand, You will not let anyone take me away from You (John 10:29).

    I have been taught that salvation from sin and death is entirely Your work to achieve what You want with us.  We contribute nothing to it, but we are not just passive recipients of Your grace; we must actually respond to it. For it is by Your grace alone that anyone is saved – through faith in Jesus – and this is not of ourselves but is a gift from You (Ephesians 2:8). So, I state that I am not ashamed of the gospel because it is the power of God for the salvation of anyone who believes! (Romans 1:16)

    I have read Your Word and I believe in Christ Jesus.  Now I have His everlasting life inside me (1 John 5:12), and I shall not come into condemnation (John 5:24) thanks to Your mercies which are new every morning (Lamentations 3:23). 

    You have brought me from death to life and no longer condemn me (Romans 8:1-2) for by Your grace I have been saved (Romans 6:23).  Thank You, Lord God, for Your free gift of salvation.  I am now crucified with Christ Jesus and am dead to my old ways.  Even so I live; yet it is not I who live, but Christ lives in me.  And the life I now live in the flesh I live by the faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me (Galatians 2:20).  Blessed be You, Father, for this resurrection life!

    By faith in Jesus, Father, I have become Your child (John 1:12).  Thank You for adopting me into Your family (Galatians 4:5-7) because I would never have been saved from condemnation by my own efforts. Now that I know I am saved beyond all shadow of doubt, I will fight the good fight of faith, lay hold of eternal life to which You have called me, and confess Your goodness and kindness before all men (1 Timothy 6:12).  With Your graces, I will hold fast the confession of my faith without wavering, because I know You are faithful with all You promise (Hebrews 10:23). 

  • Praying for Spiritual Strength

    God Father, I pray that out of Your glorious riches You will strengthen me with power through Your Spirit in my inner being, so Christ Jesus may dwell in my heart richly through faith (Ephesians 3:16-17). Please cause me to increase in the knowledge of You, my God. I pray that I be strengthened with all power according to Your glorious might (Colossians 1:10-11). 

    His power in us enables us, encourages us, and equips us.

    Father, please strengthen me spiritually, for my strength must come from Your mighty power within me, or I can do nothing (John 15:5). Please, loving Lord, encourage my heart and strengthen me in every good deed and word (2 Thessalonians 2:17). Then I will be of good courage because You strengthen my heart (Psalm 31:24).

    You, O Lord of Hosts, are the strength of my heart and my portion forever (Psalm 73:26), so I will be of good courage, for all my hope is in You (Psalm 31:24). The Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect me from the evil one… And I will never tire of doing what is right (2 Thessalonians 3:3, 13).

    Lord God, strengthen me physically according to Your Word (Psalm 119:28).  Lord, You are my light and my salvation.  Whom shall I fear?  You are the strength of my life.  Of whom shall I be afraid? (Psalm 27:1).  I thank You, Father, that nothing is too hard for You (Genesis 18:14).  Thank You for the multitude of promises in Your Word which assure me that You will always strengthen me.  Thank You for the truth that I can do all things through Christ Jesus, who strengthens me (Philippians 4:13).

    You always give power to the faint, and to them that seemingly have no might You always increase their strength (Isaiah 40:29).  In every troubled situation I will wait upon You, Lord God, and as I do so, You renew my strength (Isaiah 40:31).  Being strengthened with all might, by Your glorious power, I enter into the realm of patience, endurance, and joy (Colossians 1:11).  And I give abundant thanks to You, gracious Father, because You enable me to share in the inheritance of Your saints in Your marvelous Kingdom of Light (Colossians 1:12).

    I love You, O Lord, my strength (Psalm 18:1).

  • Praying for Spiritual Growth

    Father, I deeply desire to fully know the love of Christ Jesus, which surpasses knowledge so I would be filled with all Your fullness (Ephesians 3:19). With the Lord at my right hand, I choose to walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7). O Lord, my gracious God, please strengthen my spiritual vision that I may see You everywhere.

    Let us feed on God’s Word and thus grow in God’s grace.

    Thank You, Father, for showing me that as I desire and drink the sincere milk of Your Word, I will grow spiritually (1 Peter 2:2).  All scripture has been given by Your inspiration (2 Timothy 3:16), and I want to live by every word that proceeds from Your mouth (Matthew 4:4).  I will study Your Word so I will never need to be ashamed, because I will know how to rightly divide Your Word of truth (2 Timothy 2:15). 

    I rejoice, O Lord, in the promise of Your Word that tells me I will flourish like the palm tree and grow like a cedar in Lebanon, as long as I stay planted in Your Word (Psalm 92:12-13).  My delight, dearest Father, is in Your Word, and, in Your Word, I will meditate day and night (Joshua 1:8).  You assure me this will cause me to be like a tree planted by the rivers of water that brings forth its fruit in its season and whatever I do shall prosper (Psalm 1:2-3). 

    As I walk in the light of Your Word (Psalm 119:105), Father, I will meditate on Your precepts (Psalm 119:15), giving myself totally to them (1 Timothy 4:15).  As You teach me to speak the truth in love, I shall grow up into Christ in all things (Ephesians 4:15).  I pray to live a life pleasing to You in every way, bearing fruit in every good work, and growing in the knowledge of You (Colossians 1:10).

    Thank You, Father, for helping me to grow in grace, and in the knowledge of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.  To Him be glory and honor forever more.  Amen (2 Peter 3:18).

  • Praying to Do God’s Good Works

    Father, I pray that Your Will be done in my life as it is in heaven (Matthew 6:10).  For I am the work of Your hands, Your own workmanship, recreated in Christ Jesus, born anew, that I may do good works which You predestined for me, that I should walk in them – living the good life which You prearranged and made ready for me to live (Ephesians 2:10).  Teach me to do Your Will, for You are my God; let Your good Spirit lead me on level ground (Psalm 143:10) that I may bring glory to Your name. 

    Let us trust God for He has made us the way we are for a reason.

    You have made known the mystery of Your Will according to Your good pleasure, which You purposed in Christ, to bring all things in heaven and on earth together under one head, even Christ my Lord. In Him we were chosen, having been predestined according to the Your plan, since You work out everything in conformity with the purposes of Your Will (Ephesians 1:9-11). You worked to purify for Yourself a people that are Your very own, eager to do what is good (Titus 2:14). Because of Your mercy, I know that I will receive an inheritance as a reward, for it is You, O Lord God, that I serve (Colossians 3:24).

    Your Word says that those who suffer according to Your Will should commit themselves to You, their faithful Creator, and continue to do good (1 Peter 4:19). For it is by doing good works we silence the ignorant talk of foolish men (1 Peter 2:15). Like a slave of Christ, I set myself to doing Your Will from my heart (Ephesians 6:6). I choose not to be foolish, but to understand what Your will is (Ephesians 5:17). I know that as long as I am in Your Will, it is better to suffer for doing good than for doing evil (1 Peter 3:17).

    I trust in You, therefore I will devote myself to doing what is good (Titus 3:8). Your word tells us that we all must learn to devote ourselves to doing what is good, in order that we may provide for daily necessities and not live unproductive lives (Titus 3:14). For when my ways are pleasing to You, Lord, You makes even my enemies to live at peace with me (Proverbs 16:7).

    So, I will not stop praying for You to fill me with the knowledge of Your Will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding (Colossians 1:9). This is the confidence I have in approaching You, that as long as I ask according to Your Will, You will listen to my pleas (1 John 5:14). You search our heart and know the mind, because the Spirit intercedes for us in accordance with Your Will. (Romans 8:27). This causes me to give thanks in all circumstances — for this too is Your Will for me in Christ Jesus (1 Thessalonians 5:18).

  • Praying to Follow God’s Will

    Jesus, You gave Yourself up for my sins and to sanctify me, in order to rescue and deliver me from this present wicked age and world order in accordance with the Will and purpose and plan of our God and Father (Galatians 1:4).  Therefore, in view of God’s mercy, I offer my body as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God – which is my spiritual act of worship – and I will no longer conform to the pattern of this world, but submit to being transformed by the renewing of my mind, that I may prove what is that good, acceptable and perfect Will of God (Romans 12:1-2). 

    Let us consecrate ourselves as our Father requests us to do.

    For this is the Will of God, that I should be consecrated, separated and set apart for pure and holy living, that I learn to possess – that is to control and manage – my own body in a way that is holy and honorable (1 Thessalonians 4:3-4). And I have been made holy through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ (Hebrews 10:10). Your Word says that if a man cleanses himself, he will be an instrument for noble purposes, prepared to do good works (2 Timothy 2:21).

    Since Christ suffered in His body, I must arm myself also with the same attitude, because the one who has suffered in the body is done with sin. As a result, I will not live the rest of my earthly life for evil human desires, but rather for the will of God (1 Peter 4:1-2).

    Loving Lord, You have promised to equip me with everything good for doing Your Will (Hebrews 13:21), providing me with gifts as You see fit according to that Will (Hebrews 2:4). And furthermore, that when I have done Your Will, O my God, I will receive all the rest of Your promises (Hebrews 10:36). So You equip me, enable me, and then reward me! Praises to You, O Loving Father!

    Father, I thank You that You chose me – actually picked me out for Yourself as Your own – in Christ before the foundation of the world, that I should be holy and blameless in Your sight. In love You predestined me to be adopted as Your child through Jesus Christ in accordance with Your pleasure and Will to the praise of Your glorious grace! (Ephesians 1:4-6).  Your Will be done on earth in my life as it is in heaven.  Amen / So be it!

  • Praying for Obedience

    Dearest Lord Jesus, I love You and I want to obey You.  I am thrilled with Your Word which teaches me that as I obey You and keep Your commands, I will experience God’s love, and You will make Your abode with me (John 14:23).  Your abiding presence gives me fullness of joy (Psalm 16:11) and inspires me to obey You yet more and more. 

    As I ponder the importance of obedience in my life, Lord God, I am truly stunned by Your promise which tells me that if I will obey Your voice and keep Your covenant, I will become Your special treasure (Exodus 19:5).  Your Word teaches me that all Your promises are “yes” to me in Christ Jesus (2 Corinthians 1:20). 

    Please forgive me, Lord God for each time I have disobeyed You in any way, whether intentionally or not.  I truly repent of all disobedience not because it is a failure on my part, but because it wounds Your heart.  You so deserve better than that! Show me Your ways, O Lord and teach me Your paths.  Lead me in Your truth, and guide me, for You are the God of my salvation (Psalm 25:4-5).  Let Your Spirit guide me into all truth, according to Your Word (John 16:13).  I now surrender to Your Will in all things (Luke 22:42), as I commit myself to obeying You.

    Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and provide me with a spirit of willing obedience. Then I will teach Your ways to those who are rebellious, and sinners will return to You. (Psalm 51:12-13)

    With Your guidance and mercy, I will lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ Jesus, the Messiah, the Anointed One (2 Corinthians 10:5). I will tithe my income, loving Lord, as an act of obedience to You, and as an avenue of blessing (Malachi 3:10).  I will lay up treasures in heaven where moth and rust cannot corrupt, and where no thief can break in and steal them (Matthew 6:20).  I will set the course of my life for obedience, for abundance, for wisdom, for health, and for joy. 

    I will be active in sharing my faith, so that I may gain a full understanding of every good thing we have in Christ (Philemon 6).

    By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and got up and went, even though he did not know where he was going (Hebrews 11:8). Lord, help me to be willing to follow You in obedience even when I’m not sure where we are heading.

    Lord, if being obedient to You causes me to suffer, I shall commit myself to my faithful Creator and continue to do as You ask. You are honorable and always faithful; You will always cause obedience to bear good fruit. (1 Peter 4:19)

  • Praying to Submit All to God

    To all matter there is a bright as well as a dark side.  Samson’s lion yielded honey, and so will our adversaries if we rightly consider them!  A vein of good is to be found in every mine of evil [for the devil cannot be perfect or do anything perfectly].  Faith’s way of walking is to cast all care to the Lord, and then anticipate good results from the worst calamities.

    Let us surrender our hearts to Him, that He may perfect us.

    Lord, You know just how rebellious I have been.  I ask Your forgiveness for manipulating circumstances and people – for trying to manipulate You to get my own way.  May Your Will be done in my life, even as it is done in heaven (Matthew 6:10).

    Father, my life is out of control, so I submit myself to You.  If I resist the devil, he will flee from me (James 4:7).  Obedience is far better than any sacrifice (1 Samuel 15:22).  Father, You are much more interested in my listening to You than in my offerings of material things.  Rebellion is as bad as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as bad as worshipping idols (1 Samuel 15:23).  Please forgive me for doing things that upset You.

    Lord, help me to walk through the process of surrendering my all to You.  I exchange rebellion and stubbornness for a willing and obedient heart – when I refuse to listen, please anoint my ears to hear; when I am blinded by my own desires, please open my eyes to see. 

    Lord I truly want to follow You.  I am putting aside my own desires and conveniences.  I yield up my desires that are not in Your plan for me.  Even in the midst of my fear and worry about tomorrow, I surrender all and entrust my future to You.  For You told me not to worry about tomorrow because tomorrow will worry about itself – each day has enough trouble of its own (Matthew 6:34). I have enough to do today just to stay out of trouble and on the path that You have set for me.

    I will not let my heart be troubled. I will trust in You, my loving God and Father, and in Jesus, my saving Lord (John 14:1). I will persevere in this, so that when I have done the Will of God, I will receive what He has promised (Hebrews 10:36). I am an overcomer by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of my testimony (Revelation 12:11).

    I am Your child.  All to You I surrender. 

  • Pleading the Blood of Jesus

    Heavenly Father, thank You for the Blood of the Lamb, Jesus, which – through Your eternal Spirit – purges my conscious from dead works in order to enable me to serve You (Hebrews 9:14).  Thank You for redeeming me from an empty way of life, through the precious Blood of Christ who became an eternal sacrifice for my sins (1 Peter 1:18-19).  Through Your Son, who shed His precious Blood for me, I am able to believe in You, Father, because Your Word assures me You raised Jesus from the dead and gave Him glory, so all my faith and hope can be placed in You (1 Peter 1:21). Through the Blood of Jesus, You have reconciled me to Yourself, and being reconciled, I am likewise saved through His life (Romans 5:10).  Thank You so much for the power of His Blood.

    Gracious Father, I come in the name of Jesus to plead His blood on my life and on all that You have given to me, and on all that over which You have made me a steward.  Your Word tells how the Israelites applied sacrificial blood to the doorposts of their houses in order to keep the plague from coming near their dwellings (Exodus 12:13).  Following Your example to them, I claim the protective power of Jesus’ blood for me and my family, Lord.  I plead the blood of Jesus on the portals of my mind, my body which is the temple of Your Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19), my emotions, and my will. I believe I am protected by the blood of the Lamb that gives me access to the Holy of Holies, Your Throne (Hebrews 9:11-14). 

    Lord, God, You have said that the life of the flesh is in the blood (Leviticus 17:11).  Thank You for His blood that has cleansed me from sin and sealed the New Covenant of which I am a partaker (Hebrews 13:20).  Father, even as I lie down to sleep, I plead the blood of Jesus upon my life – within me, around me, and between me and all evil and even the author of evil.

    You teach me in Your Word that I am able to overcome the enemy by the Blood of the Lamb, and by the Word of my testimony (Revelation 12:11).  Therefore, I plead the protection of the Blood of Jesus Christ, over me and my home and my family.  I plead the blood of Jesus on my children my grandchildren, and their children and on all those who you have given me in this life.    I praise You for Your promise that assures me that when You see the Blood of Christ Jesus, You will be sure to protect us.  I know You will plant Your hedge of protection around us (Job 1:10), because I have vowed: as for me and my house, we will serve You, Lord, (Joshua 24:15).

    Thank You, gracious loving Father!

    Thank You, Father for sending Jesus to be a sacrifice for me, and I respond to this fact of my faith with total trust in the power of His Blood.  With Your help, I will declare His righteousness to the world, and I will accept the certainty that all my sins have been fully remitted through His Blood (Romans 3:25).  In the same way that I have been justified through His Blood, I know I will be saved from Your wrath through Him (Romans 5:9).  Father, thank You for the power of Jesus’ Blood in my life.

  • Praying to Follow Jesus

    In Jesus the entire fullness of God’s nature dwells bodily, and I have been filled by Him, who is head over every ruler and authority (Colossians 2:9-10). Father, You are the supreme authority – a God of order and peace (1 Corinthians 14:33), a God of hope who fills us with joy and peace (Romans 15:13).  It is my decision to surrender my will to You that I might find protection and dwell in the secret place of the Lord Most High (Psalm 91:1) and experience Your peace. 

    Ah, the peace of following Jesus. He leads me beside still waters; He restores my soul.

    Father, You deserve honesty from the heart (Psalm 51:6).  Yes, utter sincerity and truthfulness.  Please give me this wisdom.  Sprinkle me with the cleansing blood and I shall be clean again.  Wash me and I shall be whiter than snow (Psalm 51:7).  You have rescued me from the dominion of darkness and brought me into the kingdom of the Son of Your love, in whom I have redemption, the forgiveness of my sins (Colossians 1:13-14).

    Father, You gave Jesus to be my example.  Now He has returned to You and has sent the Holy Spirit to be my Helper and Guide.  In this world there are temptations, trials, and tribulations.  But Jesus has overcome the world, and I am of good cheer because of that (John 16:33).  I choose to take up my cross and follow You, Lord Jesus (Matthew 10:38).  I desire to lose my lower life on Your account that I might find the higher life (Matthew 10:39). 

    I belong to Jesus Christ, the Anointed One, who breaks down and destroys every yoke of bondage.  In His name and in obedience to Your Will, Father, I submit to the control and direction of the Holy Spirit whom You have sent to live in me.  Jesus is my Lord.  I choose to become His servant.  He calls me His friend (John 15:15).

    Dear loving God, I love You and I desire to be filled with all Your fullness.  Therefore, I kneel before You, good God, my Father, and the Father of my Lord Christ Jesus, from whom the whole family in heaven and on earth is named.  Please grant to me, according to the riches of Your glory, that I would be strengthened with all might by Your Holy Spirit in my innermost being.  May Christ Jesus dwell in my heart by faith so I, being rooted and grounded in that love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints the breath, length, depth and height of Christ’s love for me and for the world.  Father, please enable me to know and experience fully the love of Christ, which surpasses all human knowledge; and fill me with all Your fullness.  Thank You, Lord, for always being present with me.  Thank You, Father, that You are able to do exceedingly abundantly above all I ask or think, according to Your great power that is at work within me.  Thank You exceedingly, O Lord my Father, for this working in me.  Unto You, O God, be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. (Ephesians 3:14-21)

  • Praying to Live in the Present

    Heavenly Father, I know that each day is a new gift from You.  Thank You for today, a day You have made.  I will rejoice and be glad in it (Psalm 118:24).  Through Your grace, I will wash in the cleansing, sanctifying waters of Your Word this day and every day (Ephesians 5:26).  The truth of Your Word sanctifies me (John 17:17) and I thank You, Lord God.

    Let us pray to stay in God’s warming light this day.

    Lord, through the Holy Name of Jesus I offer You a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of my lips (Hebrews 13:15).  Please help me draw thanksgiving forth from my innermost resources; reach down into the most secret places of my heart that I may offer significant thanksgiving to You.  Thank You for my parents who gave me life, and all those who have helped me along my way.  I am grateful for the victories and achievements I have experienced in spite of my hurts – the bruises and abuses that boxed me in when I was a small child.  You used them for good (Genesis 50:20), even though Satan intended them for my destruction.  You prepared me to listen to the inner voice – the voice of Your Holy Spirit.  You have taught me since my youth (Psalm 71:17)

    Now, forgetting those things that are behind, and reaching forth to things which are before, I press on toward the goal to win the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus for me (Philippians 3:13-14).  You are my ever-present help, O Lord (Psalm 46:1).  Because You are always there, I will set You continually before me. Because You are at my right hand, I will not be moved (Psalm 16:8).  Therefore, my heart is glad, and I am thankful for all that You have done (1 Kings 8:66).

    Give me Your grace to make the most of every moment of today and help me seize every opportunity that comes my way.  I will redeem the time today, and I will walk purposefully and wisely as You reveal Your Will to me (Ephesians 5:15-17).  Today, dear Father, I will trust in You with all my heart, leaning not to my own understanding.  In all my ways, I will acknowledge You, and I know You will direct my paths (Proverbs 3:5-6). 

    Father, my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also rests secure, and I will rest in Your hope (Psalm 16:9).  You are showing me the path of life each step of the way, O Lord.  In Your presence I find fullness of joy every moment of this day, and at Your right hand I experience pleasures evermore (Psalm 16:11).  Thank You, loving Father.