A Daily Prayer

Father, we’re reminded of Your absolute faithfulness as we reflect upon the Israelites journeying in the wilderness.  Even when they were unfaithful, You in Your unwavering faithfulness, provided for their daily needs.  We read the words of the prophet Jeremiah who wrote in Lamentations, “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases.  His mercies never come to an end.  They are new every morning.  Great is Thy faithfulness.”  And we sing along with the hymn writer, inspired by the words of Jeremiah, who penned these words, “All I have needed thy hand hath provided.  Great is Thy faithfulness Lord unto me.”

Father, we thank You for our family members who work hard day in and day out to provide for the material needs of their spouses and children.  We pray for our unemployed readers who want to provide for their families according to Scripture.  We thank You that You promise to supply all our needs according to Your riches in glory.  Open closed doors, provide through the willful generosity of others, and make available opportunities for bartering and other means to stretch the dollar until the door for gainful employment opens.  May endurance and faith increase in the lives of our brothers and sisters during their difficult wait.  As a result we will declare together with the songwriter, “All I have needed Your hand hath provided.  Great is Thy faithfulness Lord unto me.”  Amen.

Your purpose in my life, Lord, is seen in a multitude of ways; whether it is in my vocational training; in the way I raise my children; in the relationships I engender or in the way I use my gifts to touch other lives.  But Your purpose in my life is most visible to others in my response to heartache, betrayal, disappointment, suffering, and loss.  Your purpose can be seen when I choose not to repay evil for evil, but rather good for evil.  Lord, as I keep Your purpose for my life always before me I will remember that much good spiritual fruit can be developed in me in the ups and downs I encounter today.  May I be faithful in making choices today that reflect Your purpose in my life.  Amen.

Father, strange teachings lead me far away from Your truths that I learn as I walk on the straight and narrow path laid out for me.  It is on this path that Your grace is revealed to me.  It is evident as far as the eye can see and reaches way beyond our limited imagination.  Your abundant grace brings me assurance when the world speaks of trouble.  Your abiding grace brings me consolation when others forsake me.  Your sustaining grace is manifested more in the trials of life than in the mountain top experiences.  Thank You for supplying me with Your sufficient grace in the height and depth of my existence. Your amazing grace is supernatural; it never ceases to be amazing and it is good for my heart to be strengthened by Your grace!   Amen.

Father, we march as soldiers in the army of the Lord. We thank you for the many spiritual warriors who have taken on added responsibility and assumed difficult duties leading us to victory in this war against sin and strife.  Bless our leaders who have poured themselves into our lives and set for us an example to follow; in their conversation, their lifestyle, their faith, their doctrine and in their purity.  We honor and bless the previous generation who passed onto us the Living Water and Bread of Life. We now extend the same message to our generation and the next, for with our mouths we will make known Your faithfulness to all generations. Amen.