Week 13 Day 5
I. Prayer to enter the Lord’s presence:
Be still for a moment. “Lord, I give the day that is now past to you. It is yours. I give the day that is to come to you; help me to see where you are working and to join you there. Speak to me during these moments. I commit them and myself to you.”
II. Prayer of Confession:
“Lord, you are faithful to forgive me and cleanse me of my sin when I confess it to you. I confess my sin(s) of ______________. Thank you for forgiveness.” (1 John 1:9)
III. Prayer of Thanksgiving:
Choose to be thankful, speak out loud of what God has done.
“Thank you, Father, for _________________. Fill my heart and my mouth with gratitude throughout this day.”
IV. Scripture Reflection
Read:
Isaiah 26:8 – Yes Lord walking in the way of your truth, we wait eagerly for you. Your name and Your renown are the desire of our souls.
1 Peter 2:9-10
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. 10Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Reflect:
Do you remember the many times of waiting that were written about in scripture as we surveyed the Bible the last few months? Abraham waiting for the child of promise to be born. Joseph waiting in prison. The nation of Israel waiting for rescue in Egypt. The period of silence between the Old and New Testament. Those were long periods of waiting from a human perspective. What about waiting on Saturday after Jesus died? Saturday was only one full day but it must have felt like a grueling day for the disciples. They had given their life to Jesus and now he was gone. We are waiting. We do not wait without hope or without purpose. As we wait we experience God as we live in obedience to scripture. As we wait we live as the church, the people of God, to make God’s love known to those around us.
Respond:
Have you been idle in your waiting? Are you bored waiting on God? He is here. He wants to show himself to you and work through you. Say yes to God right now. Open up your hands to Him and commit to following Him as He leads.
V. Prayer for others:
Pray specifically for the concerns of your life and the lives of others.
VI. Prayer of commitment:
“Lord God, I commit to love you with all my heart and with all my soul and with all my strength and with all my mind and to love my neighbor as myself. Empower me today to love you and others with everything that I am.” (Luke 10:27)
This Month’s Scripture Memory:
Galatians 5:22-23
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.