Prayer Psalm: 20 Prayer Point. Our greatest hope is that Jesus will be victorious. That’s why Jesus taught us to “pray, your kingdom come, your will be done.” Pray today that Christ will bring his kingdom into the broken places of our world. Pray for the faith to trust not in military and political power (chariots …
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Prayer Psalm: 18 Prayer Point. Although Psalm 18 arises out of David’s life experience, it belongs to his son, Jesus. It is Jesus who is suffering unjustly in our place. It is God the Father who rescues his Son from death and crowned him the King of Kings. Meditate on the love, forgiveness and power of …
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Prayer Psalm: 119:1-24 Prayer Point. The Law of God is more than a set of rules, it is the path to becoming fully alive. Pray that God will give you a desire to follow Jesus (who perfectly kept the Law), a heart that does not stray from God, and a love for God and his way …
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Prayer Psalm: 5 Prayer Point. “In the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.” Before you begin your day today, give your concerns to God, lay them at his feet and then sit in silence. Having sat quietly, now go through the day with an expectation that God can and will act. …
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Prayer Psalm: 2 Prayer Point. It is easy to forget about the power of God when we watch news or read the papers. Psalm 2 reminds us that Jesus, the Anointed One, is on the throne. He is in control. Pray that these words might become real to us, that we might live in our world …
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Prayer Psalm: 138 Prayer Point: When Jesus taught us to pray, “hallowed be your name,” he may have had this Psalm in mind. David so treasures God that he is not content to worship him himself, he wants the whole earth to praise him. Pick two or three of the reasons David gives to worship God …
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Prayer Psalm: 51 Prayer Point: David composed this psalm in the aftermath of his biggest moral failure (read the subtitle). We too must be broken by our sin and humbly return to God. Use this psalm as your own prayer of repentance. Let it guide you as confess your sins to God and ask for his …
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Prayer Psalm: 59 Prayer Point: David composed this prayer with spies lurking outside his home looking for an opportunity to kill him, an innocent man hunted by a wicked king. Pray this psalm for a group of oppressed people that God brings to your attention: it could be the unborn, factory workers in Bangladesh who work …
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Prayer Psalm: 49 Prayer Point: The apparent prosperity of the wicked is one of the hard realities of our world. We despair because we value the wealth of this world, more than riches of the world to come. Pray that we might see the world from God's perspective, so that we will pity the destiny of …
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Prayer Psalm: 47 Prayer Point: The world may be chaotic, but Jesus has been crowned king of heaven and earth. Praise God that he has defeated sin and death through the death and resurrection of his Son and pray that the day will come when every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ …
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