Praying for Wisdom
Read: 1 Kings 3:4-15; James 1:5 So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. (1 Kings 3:9 NIV) The story of Solomon makes me wonder. If God asked me the same question he asked Solomon, would I say, “Wisdom”? I’m not so sure. Would you? […]
September 2024 Prayer Guide
UGANDA — “I want to thank the Lord for the many lives that are being transformed through studying Scripture—especially the youth,” shares our Ruwenzori language producer. One young person named Titus recently joined a Words of Hope Ruwenzori Bible study. Through participating in the group, Titus continued to grow spiritually, and eventually felt called to […]
Praying for Forgiveness
Read: Psalm 51 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. (v. 1) I was watching a crime drama on television. The criminal was attempting to get rid of the murder weapon, a gun. He walked to the Hudson River and threw it […]
Praying for the Defeat of the Wicked
Read: Psalm 37:1-11 Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong; for like the grass they will soon wither, like green plants they will soon die away. (vv. 1-2 NIV) Are you feeling anxious about conflict in the world? I know I am. News broadcasts and social media […]
Praying for God’s Guidance
Read: Psalm 25:1-7 Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior. (vv. 4-5 NIV) In the movie It’s a Wonderful Life, George Bailey, the main character of the film, is seated at a bar, praying for God’s guidance. A large […]
God’s Mouthpiece
Read: James 3:3-12; Psalm 19:14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my rock and my redeemer. (Psalm 19:14) The words of Psalm 19:14 are another prayer that pastors often use in worship, especially before the preaching of the Word. We often call […]
Prayers of Blessing
Read: Numbers 6:24-26; 2 Corinthians 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. (2 Cor. 13:14) As we continue looking at the subject of prayer, I would like to turn our attention to some of the actual prayers that […]
Replacing Worry with Prayer
Read: Matthew 6:25-34; Philippians 4:4-7 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. (Phil. 4:6) Worrying is something that comes naturally to most of us—we are good at worrying! I worry about all kinds of things—the state of the world […]
Prayer from the Heart
Read: Matthew 6:1-8 When you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret. (v. 6) I read recently about a woman who was very distressed about a particular problem in her life. She was sharing this with a friend, and the friend said to her, […]