My God, supply my every need,
Hear now my plea, come down and hear;
The heart is weak, knees knock in fear—
Let me upon your courage feed. Continue reading “Prayer: My God, Supply My Every Need”
Prayer: Make things happen for people to be reached with the gospel
Lord, we don’t know how to make things happen for people to be reached with the gospel. Throw us out into the midst of the nations. Put us in the path of people headed toward perdition. Though we ask no miracle, send us to the lost, like Peter to Cornelius, Phillip to the eunuch, Ananias to Saul. Continue reading “Prayer: Make things happen for people to be reached with the gospel”
Charles Brown’s 11 suggestions for a better prayer life
On the Smithville TN church site, Charles Brown gives 11 suggestions on prayer. Here’s the first:
01 – PRAY MORE. The average Christian spends a very limited amount of time in prayer. We often reserve prayer for emergency use only. How much time would you estimate you spent in prayer yesterday? How much time last week? More Daniels are needed today (Dan 6: 10).
Read them all at this link.
Prayer: Surround us with saintly friends
God of love, surround us with saintly friends, so that when we falter or stumble, they may be close by to steady us. And, likewise, may be walk beside them to give them support and encouragement in the hour of woe, in days of dread, in moments of weakness. Continue reading “Prayer: Surround us with saintly friends”
Fulfill your promise, sworn and made
Let the life of Christ be ours,
The Spirit’s joy in us as well;
Employ around us all your powers,
Repelling fiery darts of hell. Continue reading “Fulfill your promise, sworn and made”
A prayer for all the children, and for our true religion
For the children who have no parents, we pray that we might fulfill their needs.
For children from broken homes, traumatized by divorce, give them assurance that they are innocent and not responsible for their parents’ mistakes. Continue reading “A prayer for all the children, and for our true religion”
A prayer for the eternal plan: Make sluggish feet nimble to move forward
Like the saints who shook the world of old, give us courage, O God, to face the lies of Satan and speak the truth of Christ, for only the gospel can save.
Free us from our worries that we might know the power of Scripture. Continue reading “A prayer for the eternal plan: Make sluggish feet nimble to move forward”
A prayer of gratitude and for wisdom: For the very gift of life
O LORD God, our dear Father in heaven, we give thanks on this new day for the very gift of life that ignites our otherwise lifeless mortal bodies. Continue reading “A prayer of gratitude and for wisdom: For the very gift of life”
Read this and say amen: Let not our age pass by in vain
Let not our age pass by in vain,
Our days without your hand;
Make justice strong, let evil wane
Like time’s few grains of sand. Continue reading “Read this and say amen: Let not our age pass by in vain”
Come save your flock
The wicked world grows daily worse,
And adds its sins to sin,
The evildoer ignores your curse,
To feed his flesh and skin. Continue reading “Come save your flock”