Praying Scripture back to God (day 8)

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Adoration
You, the Lord, alone have declared
What is to come from the distant past.
There is no God apart from You,
A righteous God and a Savior;
There is none besides You.
You are God, and there is no other. (Isaiah 45:21–22)

You are my hope, O Lord God;
You are my trust from my youth.
As for me, I will always have hope;
I will praise You more and more. (Psalm 71:5, 14)

Pause to express your thoughts of praise and worship.

Confession
You are not a God who takes pleasure in wickedness; Evil cannot dwell with You. (Psalm 5:4)

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
Like Enoch, may I walk with God. (Genesis 5:24)

Like Noah, may I find favor in the eyes of the Lord. (Genesis 6:8)

Pause to add your own prayers for personal renewal.

Petition
May I consider the members of my earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these, the wrath of God is coming, and in them I once walked when I lived in them. (Colossians 3:5–7)

Growth in Christ
Greater desire to know and please Him
Greater love and commitment to Him
Grace to practice His presence
Grace to glorify Him in my life
My activities for this day
Special concerns

Intercession
Just as we have many members in one body, but all the members do not have the same function, so we who are many are one body in Christ and individually members of one another. And we have different gifts, according to the grace given to us. (Romans 12:4–6)

Churches and Ministries
My local church
Other churches
Evangelism and discipleship ministries
Educational ministries
Special concerns

Affirmation
I believe that it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that I am saved. (Acts 15:11)

I trusted in Christ when I heard the word of truth, the gospel of my salvation. Having believed, I was sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit of promise, who is a deposit guaranteeing my inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession, to the praise of His glory. (Ephesians 1:13–14)

Pause to reflect upon these biblical affirmations.

Thanksgiving
I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever; With my mouth I will make Your faithfulness known through all generations. I will declare that Your lovingkindness will be built up forever, That You will establish Your faithfulness in the heavens. And the heavens will praise Your wonders, O Lord, Your faithfulness also in the assembly of the holy ones. For who in the heavens can be compared with the Lord? Who is like the Lord among the sons of the mighty? God is greatly feared in the council of the holy ones And more awesome than all who surround Him. O Lord God of hosts, who is like You, O mighty Lord? Your faithfulness also surrounds You. (Psalm 89:1–2, 5–8)

Pause to offer your own expressions of thanksgiving.

Closing Prayer
You are the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is Your flesh, which You have given for the life of the world. (John 6:51)

You are the light of the world. He who follows You will not walk in the darkness but will have the light of life. (John 8:12)

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

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