When Daniel knew that the document had been signed, he went to his house where he had windows in his upper chamber open toward Jerusalem. He got down on his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his God, as he had done previously. Then these men came by [...]
Tag Archives: freedom
A Prayer for Trusting God in the Midst of Real Fears
May 6, 2013 – 5:31 am
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? Ps. 56:3-4 Heavenly Father, as the reach of the internet keeps getting bigger, our world keeps getting smaller and a whole lot closer. [...]
A Prayer in Praise of Jesus, the One Who Completely Saves
March 21, 2013 – 5:04 am
Because Jesus lives forever, he has a permanent priesthood. Therefore he is able to save completely those who come to God through him, because he always lives to intercede for them. Heb. 7:24-25 Dear Lord Jesus, this grace-saturated, heart-freeing Scripture reminds me of an experience I had recently driving into my home state. [...]
A Prayer about the Freedom and Peace of Being Completely Known
March 13, 2013 – 5:18 am
“Come, see a man who told me everything I ever did. Could this be the Messiah?” John 4:29 Dear Lord Jesus, I wish I could’ve been present to hear this liberated woman recount the tale of her collision with the gospel—her story of meeting you and coming alive to the transforming power of grace [...]
A Prayer about the Entanglements of Pornography
March 4, 2013 – 5:51 am
Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law; but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. [...]
A Prayer for More Freedom in Christ and by Christ
February 27, 2013 – 5:10 am
If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. John 8:36 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Gal. 5:1 Dear Lord Jesus, I’m still not nearly as free as you intend me to [...]
A Prayer for Settling and Centering Our Hearts
February 19, 2013 – 5:00 am
“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Ps. 46:10-11 Sovereign Father, whenever I hear the command to “Be still,” my default mode takes me back to several [...]
A Prayer about Being Known and Loved
February 16, 2013 – 5:35 am
Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Acts 1:24 Dear heavenly Father, there are so many things attributed to you in the Scriptures that are clearly not our domain, calling or business. Heart-knowing is one of them. We often speak of being drawn to someone’s heart, or of being offended, confused, or shut out from their heart; [...]
A Prayer about a Brief Life and a Big Gospel
February 15, 2013 – 6:12 am
Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”—yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little while and then [...]
A Prayer for Seeing All Things through the Lens of Grace
January 16, 2013 – 4:59 am
But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.” 1 Sam. 16:7 Dear heavenly Father, I’m thankful we live in [...]
