Heavenly Father, I praise You for the wisdom the Holy Spirit teaches me through Your word, from inspired authors, speakers, and testimonies I hear. I praise You for helping me grow in faith and wisdom, so that I can draw closer to You and truly experience freedom. I give you praise for how you have created me and then brought me into your family through salvation in Christ. Help me today to take command of this day and shake the evil from it.
Holy Spirit, You have enlightened my thinking from the words of Christ that John recorded: Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you remain in My word, then you are truly My disciples. You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.” [John 8:31&32] Help me to continue to seek, read, learn, understand, and use Your word so that I can grow to be one of Your disciples. Let me get to truly know, understand, and apply Your truth so that truth can continue to free me from the snares, pitfalls, and death of sin that try to overwhelm and confuse me or deceive me. Let my discernment and wisdom grow in strength so that I abide in You, and fulfill Your will for my life.
Holy Spirit, You inspired Paul to write: Since I am raised with Christ, I will learn to desire those things that are above, where Christ sits at the right hand of God. Help me to set my affection on things above, not be consumed or love for things on the earth. For I am dead, and my life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ, who is my life, shall appear, then I also shall appear with Him in glory. Teach me to put to death the parts of my earthly nature: sexual immorality, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. Because I am learning these things, the wrath of God comes on the sons of disobedience. I used to live that life with them. I must now put away all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, and filthy language out of my mouth. I can no longer lie to others, for that was part of my old nature or way, because I am embracing the new nature to emulate Christ, who has and is becoming my all in all. Thank you for being my guide and
prompter as I grow in Christ. In Jesus’ name, Amen. [Colossians 3:1-11, MEV and paraphrased by me]