Pray
Heavenly Father, I come to You now to renew my place in
You. I acknowledge that You are the Creator of all things and the Provider of all I
need. You are the Great I AM. The First and the Last, the King of kings and
Lord of lords. You alone are life. No one comes before You, and today, I will
pursue life in You as my greatest passion.
Father, thank You for ransoming me with the life of Your
Son. Jesus, thank You for being my substitute and paying for all of my sins. I
believe in Your resurrection, and it is through my faith in You that I can now
approach my Heavenly Father with freedom and confidence. I claim the power of
Your resurrection in my life and I now bring every aspect of my life, including
my family [name your spouse and/or children] and my work under Your authority
and Your Kingdom.
In You, Jesus, I have received a new life and have been
raised to walk in the newness of that life. I ask that Your Holy Spirit search
me, know me and reveal to me any aspect of my life that is not pleasing to You.
Show me the things in my life that prevent me from knowing Your will, and give
me the strength to repent. Holy Spirit, I also ask you to awaken my heart to
everything You want to do through me and the steps You want me to take for You.
Jesus, I believe You have new things to declare for my life and I ask in Your
name that You make them known to me.
Jesus, I
also ask You to reveal to me in every way possible those in my current
relationships for whom I should intercede in prayer and reach out to in Your
name. I pray today for opportunities to be Your light in their life so they
will grow in the knowledge of You.
Father,
I pray for all of the leaders at Stonecreek Church who join with me for this
time of prayer. Search us, break us and unify us as men and women of the one
true living God so new things can be accomplished for Your Kingdom in our
homes, our community and around the world.
Holy
Spirit, fill Your church with the strength and endurance to bring spiritual
revolution in these times. Stir our hearts to pray as never before and to have
discernment and a boldness to share the life we have in Jesus.
Now,
Father, I pray for 10/10/10 and every new thing You will bring about in me, my
community and our church. You are able to do immeasurably more than all I
can ever ask or imagine. To You be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus
throughout all generations, forever and ever!
Amen.
Reflect | Endurance
Holy
Spirit, fill Your church with the...endurance to bring spiritual
revolution in these times.
We are now two weeks into our prayer journey together.
You are almost half-way. And just like a marathon runner in the middle of his or her race, now is when we must hold firmly in our mind the reasons why we have joined together in one prayer as one church.
In Hebrews 12:1, the Bible says, "let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us." What things have easily entangled you and kept you from spending time in prayer? Look back to your notes from Day 3 and ask if there are any little former sins that still easily trip you up. Firmly fix in your mind the fact that the race marked out for us is to bring spiritual revolution to our home, our workplace, our church, our community and our world.
God has new things to declare. Our part is to pray with endurance. Pray with perseverance. Pray for God to renew in us a steadfast spirit so that we will finish this race to see new the things God has in store in Christ. (Psalm 51:10, 12)
Respond
Take time
to review any notes you have made these first two weeks of our prayer journey. As you do, keep in mind the following categories:
LETTING GO
OF FORMER THINGS:
What former
things have you felt led to leave in the past and not dwell on anymore (Isaiah
43:18-19)? Take time to thank God and celebrate any breakthroughs in this area.
DECLARING
NEW THINGS:
What new
things or next steps do you feel God is asking you to declare? What words or
ideas come to mind? How do you plan to act on these and how could you make
10/10/10 a day to declare these new things?
Who is God
guiding you to reach out to and help take a next step?
Where have
you felt led to pray for Stonecreek and the new things God has for us as a
church family?
If you have a story you would like to share about something you feel God is doing through this One Prayer Journey, please share it with us online.
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