Praying Scripture back to God (day 7)

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Adoration
The Lord my God is God in the heavens above and in the earth below. (Joshua 2:11)

The Lord stretches out the north over empty space; He suspends the earth on nothing. (Job 26:7)

He who made the Pleiades and Orion And turns deep darkness into morning And darkens day into night, Who calls for the waters of the sea And pours them out over the face of the earth— The Lord is His name. (Amos 5:8)

Pause to express your thoughts of praise and worship.

Confession
Let the power of my Lord be great, just as You have spoken, saying, "The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression." (Numbers 14:17–18)

Ask the Spirit to search your heart and reveal any areas of unconfessed sin. Acknowledge these to the Lord and thank Him for His forgiveness.

Renewal
May the name of the Lord Jesus be magnified in my life. (Acts 19:17)

In view of God's mercy, may I present my body as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God, which is my reasonable service. (Romans 12:1)

Pause to add your own prayers for personal renewal.

Petition

May I do no injustice in judgment, nor show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge my neighbor fairly. (Leviticus 19:15)

Personal Concerns
Spiritual warfare
The spritiual climate
The economy
The lack of aspiration and apathy
Growth in character
Personal disciplines
Physical health and strength
My activities for this day
Special concerns

Intercession
O Lord, be gracious to us; we have hoped in You. Be our strength every morning, Our salvation in time of distress. (Isaiah 33:2)

World Affairs
The poor and hungry
The oppressed and persecuted
Those in authority
Peace among nations
Current events and concerns

Affirmation
Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, And the man who gains understanding, For its profit is greater than that of silver, And its gain than fine gold. She is more precious than jewels, And nothing I desire can compare with her. Long life is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor. Her ways are pleasant ways, And all her paths are peace. She is a tree of life to those who embrace her, And happy are those who hold her fast. (Proverbs 3:13–18)

Wisdom is foremost; therefore I will get wisdom, And though it costs all I have, I will get understanding. I will esteem her, and she will exalt me; I will embrace her, and she will honor me. (Proverbs 4:7–8)

Pause to reflect upon these biblical affirmations.

Thanksgiving
Has any other people heard the voice of God speaking out of the midst of the fire, as the children of Israel have, and lived? Has any god ever tried to take for himself one nation from the midst of another nation, by trials, by miraculous signs and wonders, by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and by great and awesome deeds, like all the things the Lord God did for Israel in Egypt before their very eyes? The Israelites were shown these things so that they might know that the Lord, He is God; there is no other besides Him. Out of heaven You made the children of Israel hear Your voice to discipline them. On earth You showed them Your great fire, and they heard Your words out of the midst of the fire. Because You loved their fathers, You chose their descendants after them, and You brought them out of Egypt by Your presence and Your great power; You drove out from before the Israelites nations greater and mightier than they, to bring them in and to give them their land as an inheritance. (Deuteronomy 4:33–38)

Pause to offer your own expressions of thanksgiving.

Closing Prayer
Lord Jesus, I have nowhere else to go; You have the words of eternal life. I believe and know that You are the Holy One of God. (John 6:68–69)

You are the resurrection and the life. He who believes in You will live, even though he dies, and whoever lives and believes in You will never die. (John 11:25–26)

Boa, Kenneth: Handbook to Prayer : Praying Scripture Back to God. Atlanta : Trinity House, 1997, c1993

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