Prayer Psalm: 43 Prayer Point. The author of Psalm 43 believes God has abandoned him but notice how he prays: “Why are you so downcast, O my soul? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.” Pray this on behalf of someone you know who is going through …
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Prayer Psalm: 35 Prayer Point. There are two ways we can respond to injustice. We can seek vengeance, or, as Psalm 35 encourages us, leave matters of justice in God’s hands. Where do you see injustice in our world? Lift the victims of this injustice up to God in prayer and ask him to rescue them. …
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Prayer Psalm: 37 Prayer Point. The wicked prosper in our world and that won’t change until Christ returns. What can change is our response. Psalm 37 lists several sinful responses to evil. Repent by confessing to God the ones you see in your life. Pray for the faith to trust God, delight in him, commit yourself …
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Prayer Psalm: 39 Prayer Point. “Each man’s life is but a breath … he bustles about, but only in vain, he heaps up wealth, not knowing who will get it.” Through David’s eyes we see a true perspective of the world. The question is: will we bury ourselves in more busyness and wealth-building or will we …
Prayer Psalm: 15 Prayer Point. The answer to David’s question in verse 1 is: no one. No one has lived up to the standard laid out in verses 2-5 save one, Jesus, and he did it for us. How have you fallen short of God’s requirements in verses 2-5? Confess your failures to God. Thank him …
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Prayer Psalm: 138 Prayer Point. Psalm 138 gives us a number of reasons to praise God. Pick one or two that speak to you and use those to offer your own prayer of thanksgiving. Matthew 3:13-17 Pray. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you understand what you are reading. Read. Read the passage slowly either alone or in …
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Prayer Psalm: 51 Prayer Point. Doubt that God can forgive even the worst sins, then you need to read this psalm. David, the author, has just committed adultery and then murdered the husband to cover his crime and yet there is hope for him. How do we come clean when we sin? Use this psalm as …
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Prayer Psalm: 59 Prayer Point. David wrote this psalm while his enemies lurked outside his home looking for an opportunity to kill him. Despite his fear, he places those concerns in God's hands. How do we pray this same prayer? By remembering that we were the enemies who found an opportunity to kill Jesus and when …
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Prayer Psalm: 119:45-72 Prayer Point. Walking God's path is not easy as this section of Psalm 119 reminds us. Scattered throughout the psalm are appeals to God for help. Pick one or two that resonate with you and make it your prayer this morning. Matthew 2:1-12 Pray. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you understand what you …
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Prayer Psalm: 45 Prayer Point. God will throw a wedding feast when his Son, Jesus, will marry his bride, his people, the church. Today's psalm was written for the wedding of a Jewish King, but I think it is best understood in light of the wedding of King Jesus. The poet expresses a number of hopes …
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