Dear Heavenly Father, there is so much going on in the world around us. We need to stand firm in the faith You have given to us. We need maturity and strength to keep going. Please help us to be motivated by love. We need Your guidance to know how Your love should drive our behavior. We know Your Word is a powerful tool, please help us to read and study it to drive our maturing love.
I pray this in Jesus’ name.
God is so good.
Jesus teaches us to ask for “daily bread”. We can easily fall into the trap of “leaning on our own understanding” even with something as basic as our needs. Proverbs gives us the wisdom to look to God for direction. We need to cling to Him in everything.
I love the gift of prayer. When we go to God in prayer with the right attitude, God promises to hear us (1 John 5:14). As we study God’s Word, we will find the principles He has given to live as He intends. Our needs will be met.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for reminding us to trust and seek You. We need You to direct our lives.
I pray this in Jesus’ name.
God is so good.
God has been teaching me about prayer for the last several years. I wish I could say that I mastered the lesson – not in this life. I am thankful for verses like this one that remind us to seek God. We should have God in every part of our lives. God invites us to “seek His strength and presence continually.” That is an invitation I plan on accepting again and again.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for inviting us to share in Your strength and presence. Please help us to continue to seek You over and over again.
I pray this in Jesus’ name.
God is so good.
As believers we should know why God is worthy of worship. This verse gives us one reason – God’s kingdom cannot be shaken. Our world is very shaky. I am thankful God gives me a solid foundation.
The rest of the verse tells us to offer God acceptable worship. Worship that has reverence and awe. I think we would show an understanding of the solid foundation God gives if we stopped allowing an “anything goes” philosophy. We need to stop and think about how we choose to worship God whether alone or with others. God is worth the extra thought.
Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for the strength that makes Your kingdom unshakable. Please help us to think through how we worship You. May our worship be acceptable, filled with reverence and awe.
I pray this in Jesus’ name.
God is so good.
Pleading in Prayer 