11:1 Now Jesus was praying in a certain place, and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.” 2 And he said to them, “When you pray, say:
“Father hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom come.
3 Give us each day our daily bread,
4 and forgive us our sins,
for we ourselves forgive everyone who is indebted to us.
And lead us not into temptation.”
5 And he said to them, “Which of you who has a friend will go to him at midnight and say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves, 6 for a friend of mine has arrived on a journey, and I have nothing to set before him’; 7 and he will answer from within, ‘Do not bother me; the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed. I cannot get up and give you anything’? 8 I tell you, though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, yet because of his impudence he will rise and give him whatever he needs. 9 And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. 11 What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent; 12 or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!” (ESV)
Father, of the Kingdom of heaven, eternal and unchanging in love and compassion, may YOUR authority be acknowledged and YOUR righteous and loving kingdom rule and will be fully manifested on the earth.
Provide for YOUR people today the physical resources we need to do YOUR will on earth this day. Give us food on our tables and roofs over our heads. Teach to be content with what we need rather than being consumed with our desires.
Forgive us our sins due to the sacrifice of the Messiah Jesus, YOUR LAMB, for our sins on the cross. In light of that great sacrifice help us become filled with mercy, grace, compassion, longsuffering, patience, and forgiveness towards those who sin against us. Teach us to be a forgiving people.
Holy Father, remember our weakness and frailty. Guard us against ourselves. Take from us the unhealthy and unholy desires that lead us to think that immoral actions rather than righteousness are the right decision to make this day. Help us not trust in sin to save us from practical problems.
Lord, give to us a new hunger and thirst for righteousness and for true transforming encounters with YOU.
Lord, give us the faith to ask for healthy and holy words, actions, and attitudes. Keep us from failing to ask because we have lost heart and doubt if YOU will answer. Give us the trust to ask of YOU to bring YOUR kingdom to our hearts and minds.
Teach us to seek for YOU, YOUR kingdom, and YOUR righteousness.
Make this an inner hunger and thirst of our souls.
Provide us the energy to knock on the door of the throne of grace and expect to gain YOUR grace in times of need.
Daily let us keep asking, seeking, and knocking. Grant us the perseverance to be crying out to YOU day and night for YOUR kingdom to come and will be done on earth as in heaven.
Father, send us a great spiritual awakening and give us the power of the Holy Spirit in a new wave of effectiveness in presenting YOUR gospel to the world in love, logic, and life. HOLY SPIRIT, now bear YOUR fruit in us! Let us experience YOUR pouring into our hearts YOUR love by revealing to us more and more deeply the LORD Messiah Jesus to us.
Lord, make YOUR Church a house of prayer upon the earth. Teach us to pray. Help us to pray. Fill us with a hunger to pray. Let us trust that praying is effective because YOU hear our cries.
We deserve nothing but defeat and shame, but now in YOUR love and compassion give us victory and glory. Lift up YOUR people and let us effectively be light and salt in this generation bringing truth and loving holiness into the middle of this age.
Let us be better than the church has ever been in all history. Make us mature in our faith, balanced in our thinking, and beautiful in our lives.
That YOU may be glorified, that we may gain good from YOU and that we may be of some good to those we touch.
We are in a desperate time. Good Father, awaken us, renew us, restore us, revive us, and reform us.
Drown us with YOUR gifts of conviction and repentance. Humble us that we may be lifted up. Take from us our pride and provide for us a reality check, about our spiritual state.
Lord have mercy now and help us now!
Amen
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