Donovan February 20, 2019 Leave a Comment

Prayer for today: Daily Prayer to Start Each Day Mightily

How to plan a prayer for today

Daily prayer

There is a key realisation that comes with knowledge of Christ. There is a need for prayer for today. To walk in purpose, we need God’s direction daily. The scripture tells us that the enemy is plotting our plunder at every turn. We are encouraged to WATCH and PRAY. Watching entails our need to be attentive and vigilant. It impresses the need for prayer to be responsive on a daily basis.

A great example that we always give when we speak about the need for prayer to be timely and responsive is that of King Hezekiah. 2 Kings 20. When the prophet had pronounced his ending, he responded in prayer, and good pronounced a new beginning. I don’t know what your situation is today, but our prayer for today is that as you respond in prayer, let what had been meant to end you, become a new beginning for you.

Our prayer for today is structure according to what Jesus gave his disciples when they asked to be taught to pray. If it was good enough for Christ and his disciples, it sure is good enough for us all.

Our father: prayer for today

The Lord’s Prayer as your foundation for daily prayer.

Luke 11:1-13

11 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”

2 He said to them, “When you pray, say:

“‘Father,[a]

hallowed be your name,

your kingdom come.[b]

Give us each day our daily bread.

Forgive us our sins,

for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.[c]

And lead us not into temptation.[d]’

Start your day with a reminder to yourself and anything/anyone else that dares to listen. Remind yourself whose you are, who has your back, whose covering you are under. Aim to do this daily. Your father who is in heaven. Bless him name, thank him for his very presence where you are and wherever you will set foot today. Thank him for his promise never to leave nor forsake you. Deuteronomy 31:6

You alone are my God!
You are my father in heaven.
Your very presence in humbling.
Your love is disarming.
I am yours!

Hallowed be thy name

Scripture tells us that every knee shall bow before his awesome name. It also tells us that he exalts his word above even his name. Key thing is that he exalts his holy name. This is the name that grants us victory. This is the name that cause situations to change. This is the one of whom they said “Who is this man that even the winds obey him?” Mark 4:35-41

Hallowed be your name oh God

Thy kingdom come

As a people of prayer, we are called to pray for the kingdom of God to come. It is our all ends all. This is the significance of our very existence, that his kingdom would come.

Let you kingdom come, oh Lord, in me and through me.

Thy will be done

His will is not always what we may desire in certain moment, yet in his sovereignty, even those things that don’t seem good for us bear great fruits.

Father I submit to you will.
You don’t owe me an explanation, do as you will.
Grant me grace and strength to accept your will even when it makes no sense to me. Your ways are higher than mine.

Give us this day

There is a plan for each day. As you raise your supplication for today, remember that. There is a daily bread to be had for today.

Lord give us this day our daily bread.
Release this day a word in season.
No situation today will be without your word and will.

Forgive us

Many are weighed down by sin, past or present as they go through each day. The only time that a weight will be of us is when you are going down. It drags you down fast. Sin is a heavy weight to carry. Lay it down before the king of kings.

Father I am a sinner, forgive me for ______________.
Forgive me for sinful things done unknowingly or knowingly.
Grant me grace to pursue righteousness today and forever more.

As we forgive

Unforgiveness is also a weight that you don’t want to be dragging along into each day. God forgive the forgivers. Consider those whom you may have been carrying unforgiven debts for. Whether they have acknowledged their wrongdoing or not, whether they have asked to be forgiven or not. Today is not about them. It is about you. This isn’t to say you should let people take advantage of you.

I choose to forgive.
I forgive because you have commanded me to.
Grant me grace to look past what others have done to wrong me, as you have looked beyond my sin, to see a son/daughter in me.

Lead us

If the watchman what without the Lord they do it in vain. Whatever you are setting out to do with today, let it not be in vain. Lay it before him. Someone said, “God is not obligated to finish what he didn’t start with you.” He is a God of completion, whatever you start with him, he is faithful to see through.

Lord here are my plans for today ———————.
Guide and lead me through them all.
Protect me from paths that may seem right to me, but lead to death.
Order my footsteps, and grace me to walk only where you have ordered.

Not into temptation

John 16:33 New International Version (NIV)

³³“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

We will never be tempted beyond what we can handle. The better way to look at it is that even in temptation, the Lord is there with us! What a wonderful maker! Whatever is thrown at you today, he is available to stand up with you and for you.

Lord thank you for making me a conquerer.
Thank you that you have already conquered the world.
Strengthen me.

Deliver us from evil

There is evil lurking everywhere. This is the devil’s time, if you look at the news, you will know that we are worse off than we have ever been. The sort of things people are doing to one another are astounding. Our father promises to watch over us at every turn. Whatever pit has been dug for your downfall today, let it be the pit the digger falls into.

Thank you Lord for watching over me and my family.
Deliver us from evil as we go through this day.
Thank you for protecting me from things that I don’t even know are after me.
Thank you for delivering me from enemies that I don’t even know are enemies.
Thank you for covering me against plots done in secrecy again me.

Thine is the kingdom

Heaven is his throne and earth is his footstool. Thine is the kingdom of heaven, and every other realm. This is a key reminder to ourselves as well. Faith comes by hearing. Say this out audibly, let it increase your confidence in the Lord and in what it to come of this day. What is God to a non-believer? He is still God!

You rule over earth and all in it.
You rule over heaven and all in it.

The power and the glory

Omniscient/omnipresent, all knowing here, there and everywhere. Your situation will not come as a surprise to God. He is Apha. He is Omega and everything else in between. The earth in all its magnificence couldn’t even begin to express the vastness of his power and glory. The greatest of orators couldn’t begin to adequately describe him. Scribes couldn’t adequately write of him. Scripture in all its volume and translations couldn’t contain him.

You are so glorious.
My situations bow before your glory.
You know me in way that I don’t want to be known.
You see me in times where I don’t want to be seen. King David said, where can I hide from you.

Forever and ever

In the beginning was the word, that in the end will also be You are God yesterday, today and forever more. He is not man that he would lie, neither is he a son of man that he would change his mind. His promises to you will be kept, though they may tarry, they shall come to pass.

I rest in the truth that you will not change.
You watch over your word to perform it.
Your promises are kept, yes and amen.
You are a covenant keeping God.

It shall be

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Originally posted 2018-10-29 14:13:28.

Donovan February 18, 2019 8 Comments

Powerful PRAYER POINTS FOR NATIONS

How to pray for nations: Prayer points for nations

Abraham was promised that the Lord would make a nation out of him. This is a promise that he carried to death. This is a promise he carried into old age when he didn’t have an heir, thus didn’t have the means for that promise to come to pass.

Do you really live in the truth that God makes a way where there seems to be none? This is a truth that at times evaded Abraham himself, the epitome of faith. This is the same man who trusted God enough to be ready to give us the answer to his prayer, the means to his promise in the form of Isaac.

Abraham understood that he served a God of means. He served a God whose ways are above ours. You don’t need to understand how he will do it, but to believe that he can and that he will. Let these prayer points for nations bring change into your sphere.

I challenge you to pray for nations with conviction. Approach the throne of grace with boldness. God will show up and show off on our behalf.

Father may your glory be seen in this. Every voice that is raised to the heavens, let it be in unison of spirit. Accept these prayers as a fragrance of humility and trust in you. Show your glory in our nations. Raise nations after your own heart. In the mighty name of Jesus. Amen.

NATIONS PRAYER POINTS

1. Leaders

1 Timothy 2:1-3 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quite and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our savior.

Father, remove leaders and men of authority that you did not set up. Give our nations selfless leaders, men and women of wisdom and understanding; leaders who will not cause your people to err.
Father grant us wise leaders whose hearts will set to know and to search out and to seek true wisdom and the reason of things, and to know that wickedness is folly; to perceive the words of understanding; to receive the instruction of justice, judgment and equity.

1 Chronicles 13:1 And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, and with every leader.

Father grant our leaders the ability to distinguish between righteous counsel and the deceitful counsels of the wicked. Surround them with righteous men and women who will give them sound advice. May government halls and buildings around the world be filled with wise counsel and understanding.

2. Peace

Jeremiah 29:7 And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away as captives, and pray unto the LORD for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.

Father guard us and keep us in perfect and constant peace for our minds are stayed on You, because we commit ourselves to You, we lean on you and hop confidently on you. Lord ordain peace for us, for you have also wrought in us and for us all our works.
Lord teach us the way of peace in our goings as nations, make our crooked paths straight so that when we go in them w may know peace. Lord we pray that your thoughts and plans for us as nations, for peace and welfare may be established on earth.
Grant us the ability as nations to follow after the things which make for peace, and things which cause us to build up one another as nations. Lord may your peace rule in the hearts of men all over the world, let it mount guard over hearts and minds in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

3. Love

Romans 5:5 And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

Father remove hatred and contentions from the hearts of men in various nations across the world, cause your love to reign in the hearts of men and cover all transgression between nations.
Open our hearts and minds as nations that we may come to know the love of Christ which surpasses mere knowledge and facts, that we may be filled unto all the fullness of God and become nations wholly filled and flooded with God.
Grant us the ability to walk in love towards all men, may we see beyond our racial and tribal differences. Teach us to esteem and delight in on another as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, a slain offering and sacrifice to God.
May our hearts be comforted and cheered as they are knit together in love, that they may become more intimately acquainted with Christ. Lord make us to increase and excel and overflow in love for one another and for all people, just as we also do for you.
Lord direct our hearts into realizing and showing the love of God and into steadfastness and patience of Christ and in waiting for His return. Grant us the ability to love in deed, truth, in practice and in sincerity.

79 Powerful Biblical PRAYER FOR CHILDREN POINTS

4. The Gospel

Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

Father raise more laborers of the gospel within our nations, may the good news we deliver enrich the poor in spirit, heal the brokenhearted, deliver the captives, bring recovery of sight to the blind and set at liberty them that are bruised.
Lord open the minds of unbelievers in various nations across the globe to see the illuminating light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, Who is the image and likeness of God.
Thank you Lord for committing the message and ministry of reconciliation to us, may those who hear our message mix it with faith and be fruitful in their lives.
Lord we pray that your word may spread rapidly and run its course and be glorified and triumph, that ministers of your word may be delivered from wicked and unreasonable men.
Grant freedom of utterance to all ministers of the word and boldness to proclaim the mystery of the good news.

5. Immorality

Romans 13:13 Let us walk earnestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

Father grant us the grace to live and conduct ourselves honorably and becomingly as in the day, not in reviling and drunkenness, not in immorality and debauchery, not in quarrelling and jealousy.
Grant us the grace to shun immorality and all sexual looseness, to flee from impurity in thought, word or deed.

Thank you for using these prayer points. We encourage you to share them with other believers. We also have other prayer resources available for download, as well as a free prayer course that you should consider taking. Send us an email if you would like to partner with us.

Originally posted 2018-02-09 21:48:24.

Donovan January 26, 2019 Leave a Comment

Incredibly Important Prayer for Men Prayer Points

Men’s Ministry Prayer Points

Fatherhood

Why prayer for men? Is there a need for prayer points for men?

Dr Ed Cole said, “Manhood and Christlikeness are synonymous.”

The more the family unit has deviated from Christlikeness, the bigger society’s problems have become. There are so many facets to Christ, that is difficult to define or specify them in their entirety in such a short space.

― Edwin Louis Cole, Maximized Manhood: A Guide to Family Survival

Statistics

3 million children live in single parent families, which is 22 per cent of all children in families; this proportion has remained around the same for over a decade.

Source

Children in single parent families are twice at risk of living in relative poverty than those in couple families (poverty rates are 47 per cent and 24 per cent respectively)

importance of men's ministry prayer points

20 per cent of single parent households were in persistent poverty in 2015, compared with 5 per cent of couple households (iv)

UK Stats

UK Stats 2

85% of all youths in prison come from fatherless homes – 20 times the average. (Fulton Co. Georgia, Texas Dept. of Correction)

90% of homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes. [US D.H.H.S., Bureau of the Census]

Incredibly Important Prayer for Men Prayer Points 1

75% of adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless homes. [Rainbows f for all God’s Children]

Statistics

The Extent of Fatherlessness

There are a few things that we can pray for here. One is policy. The other is that we would see our community and the church at the forefront of “UBUNTU”, I am because you are! We are trusting God to raise more men to truly take up the mantle of a village raising a child. Not for any reward, but because it is the Lord’s way!

Policy

Lord we pray that you would raise more politicians after your heart into places and offices of influence.
We pray that you would cause a shift towards policies that serve our families, not the prison complex, not corporations or the government.

Step up/in

Lord show me where there is brokenness and how I can help.
Highlight children around us that are in need of your love.
Grant me the grace to be a city on a hill for children walking in dark places.
Raise more fathers for the fatherless.
Mentorship in absent father homes

Stewards

Matthew 25:14-30
Parable of the Three Servants

One of the greatest challenges the church faces today is a lack of stewardship, especially when it comes to finances. The hardest part of this to accept is that, the issue starts with the leaders. This tells us that if unchecked, it will become a culture that is passed down to the next generation.

Our consciences are being seared generation after generation, until we become unable to see the wrong that is being done. Our role as intercessors is to close the gap between God and his people. We are unwittingly trying to be friends with the world and with God at the same time. We are falling in love with the things of the world, while trying to keep hold of God.

As men, we are called to be stewards of our families, our marriages, children and all else that God places in our care. We will answer for how we have used it, when we meet our maker. When we begin to openly admit that, Lord we cannot do it without you. Human nature is to serve self. Earthly wisdom is sensual and demonic. God’s strength is then made perfect in our weakness. Father we need you, perfect your strength in our lives.

Family

The biggest unit that the devil can attack and achieve the greatest impact is that of family. When he hurts family, he hurts generations. This is why it is important to pray for family.

Father I am grateful for the family that you have entrusted to me. You know why you have chosen to give them to me. Thank you.
Grant me grace to serve them selflessly at all times.
Give me wisdom and humility to see my own flaws, that I may better love them.

Marriage

Marriages are the anchor of the unit of family, as we say a prayer for family, we cannot neglect to pray for marriages. Where marriages are strong and held together, children tend to be raised better, in a more stable environment that enables them to thrive. When marriages are strong man’s purpose is helped along, as is woman’s. When marriages are preserved, communities are better places.

Lord I bless your name for my spouse. I thank you for the purpose that this union carries.
Break everything in me that stands against your will for my marriage.
Crush everything in me that is not love.
Soften my heart, that I may love like you do.
Teach me your ways, that I may love my spouse as Christ loved the church.
Give me wisdom, strength, foresight and love to enable me to help my spouse achieve their dreams. I don’t want to be a spouse that holds them back. Enable me to enable them.
Show me way to support your purpose for my spouse’s life.

Children

The bible tells us that children are a gift from above, and indeed they are. We know that the Lord gives them to us carrying their purpose. As stewards, we are trusted to best enable that purpose to come to pass. Let us pray for children

Lord thank you for the children that you have given me.
Show me how best to support your purpose for them.
Open my eyes to their plights and struggles that they would never walk alone or feel alone.
Grant me wisdom to teach them your ways.

Finances

The most blatant failure for the modern church is our finances. We have collectively plundered the desperate. Our goal ought to always be to be the best possible stewards of all financial resources that God places into our hands.

Open my eyes to recognise every resource that you have put at my disposal.
Give me wisdom to find the best purpose for every resource you have given me stewardship over.
Lord while the uses their resources their way, may I use them your way.
Grant me wisdom, foresight and strength to best manage your resource. Let my heart not be drawn to the shiny things of this world.

FORNICATION: prayer points for men

The greatest sapping power for men and women is fornication. Sex is such a powerful element of our lives. If not harnessed, we lose our way. Our society is set up in such a way that it was been generally more acceptable for men to live in sinful ways when it comes to sex, more than if women were to.

1 Corinthians6:18 Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

1 Corinthians 7:2 Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

1 Thessalonians 4:3 For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

Father grant us the strength to abstain and flee from fornication.
Father instill in us the Spirit of the fear of the Lord to walk circumspectly in the sphere of life.
Lord we pray for those who are living in fornication, grant them the strength and ability to repent Lord.
Lord we pray for those who have repented from fornication, grant them the ability to overcome sin consciousness. Father overwhelm them with your love and warmth.
We pray against stigmatisation against those once involved ifornication, may brotherly love prevail.
Lord we pray for a generation of young men completely sold out to you with an absolute commitment to purity and holiness.
Lord we come against the spirits of fornication, grant us strength and ability to reist them.

YOUNG MEN: prayer for men

Titus 2:6 Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.

1 Timothy 6:11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

2 Timothy 2:22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Father we pray for wisdom and a sound mind among young men, grant them the abilityto be self-restrained and to behave prudently taking life seriously.
We pray that young men aim at and pursue righteousnes, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness (patience), and gentleness of heart.
We pray that young men shun youthful lusts and flee from them, and aim at and pursue righteousnessand conformity to the will of God in thought, word, and deed.
Lord grant us vision and may our aspirations and dreams becom a reality.
Lord grant us foresight and an eye for detail.
Lord grant us the ability to deal wisely and circumspectly in the affairs of life.
Father we pray for an increased in understanding of your word and will for our lives. Grant us the ability to be properly atuned to your voice and will for our lives.
Father we pray for an increased fellowship with the Holy Spirit amongst young men.
Father grant us the wisdom and ability to find and choose the right life partners. Lord guide our choices along your divine will for our lives.
Lord increase in us a hunger to labour in the things of God, Lord raise more labourers amongst young men.
Father teach to recognise and answer your call.

HUSBANDS: Men’s ministry prayer points

The purpose of husbands often gets lost in the hassles of day to day lives. It is often lost in expensive weddings and honeymoons. As husbands, we are stewards!

Ephesians 5:23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

Colossians 3:19 Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Father we pray that husbands adhere to the instructions of your word and do the. We pray for success in their homes.
Lord grant husbands the ability to lovetheir wives unconditionally.
Lord let your love be shed abroad in homes, grant husbands the ability to communicate effectively with their wives.
Father we come against the Spirit of Adultery and break all adulterous relations.
Father we speak against divorce let marriages be preserved.
Father we come against alcoholism.

Originally posted 2018-11-21 18:12:07.