Dear Heavenly Father, thank You that Jesus endured the cross as an example of how we should endure. Please help us to look at the good examples You have provided and get rid of what distracts us from running the race You set for us. Please help us to look at Jesus continually.
I pray this in Jesus’ name.
God is so good.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for encouraging us to seek You. Thank You for making it possible for us to find You. Please help us to follow the instructions You give. Please help us to call, come, pray, seek and find. Please remove the barriers in our hearts that stop us from seeking with our whole heart. Thank You for Your desire to be found.
I pray this in Jesus’ name.
God is so good.
Dear Heavenly Father, humbling ourselves is a hard thing to do. We want to be independent and solve our own problems. We forget that Your loving mighty hand is controlling the details of our lives. Please help us to cast our anxieties on You. Thank You for caring and knowing what we need.
I pray this in Jesus’ name.
God is so good.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for being an example and showing us the love of Christ. Please help us to learn what it means to live as “beloved children”. We want love to feel good but sometimes love comes with challenges. Please help us to be willing to sacrifice for Your sake.
I pray this in Jesus’ name.
God is so good.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You that You want a relationship with us. Thank You that Jesus died on the cross, was buried, and rose again. Please help us to understand what we should do to remain or abide in You. We are prone to doing things on our own and accomplishing nothing. Please give us a hunger to “bear much fruit” that pushes us to remain as You intend.
I pray this in Jesus’ name.
God is so good.
Dear Heavenly Father, we know many who are suffering in different ways. We come to You pleading for help. Please remind the suffering of Your love. We know Your Word tells us that You have a purpose for suffering (James 1:2-4; 2 Corinthians 12:9), but we just want the suffering to end. Please help us to remember Your promises.
We praise You for the joys You give. Many times even in suffering You bring cheer. Thank You for giving us many blessings.
I pray this in Jesus’ name.
God is so good.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for giving us Your words. Thank You for telling the Israelites to fix Your words in their mind and beings. Thank You for the physical imagery of keeping them close. Thank You for reminding us in 2 Timothy 3:16-17 that, “All Scripture is inspired by God and beneficial for teaching, for rebuke, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man or woman of God may be fully capable, equipped for every good work.”
We know that Your word is important, but it can be too easy to put it aside for easier, short-term pleasures. Please help us to prioritize the importance of the Bible and “fix Your words into our minds and beings.” There is nothing more important.
I pray this in Jesus’ name.
God is so good.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for providing Jesus as the bread of life. All of humanity needs to recognize the necessity of trusting in Jesus Christ for salvation from sins. Thank You that once we are saved we will always be saved. Please help those of us who have trusted in Jesus to share the good news with others. Please show the unsaved that they have a hunger for the bread of life so they can glorify Your name for all eternity.
I pray this in Jesus name.
God is so good.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for Your perfect example of faithfulness. Please help us to remember that You value faithfulness in the small things as well as the big. We need Your help in all things. Please help us to see our dishonesty and make corrections. Faithfulness honors You and we want to glorify Your name.
I pray this in Jesus’ name.
God is so good.
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