Heavenly Father, I know above all that Your word is true. I know when it says, “The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever puts his trust in the Lord will be safe,” That my soul is safe with You. I may lose my life here eventually, but I will not lose eternity with You, for I put my trust there. I praise You for being a God who stands with me and for me, forgives, and demonstrates mercy and grace. Help me today to take command of my day and shake all the evil from it.
Holy Spirit, I have been praying, especially through scripture, for a long time, and I have been doing so to teach others since 2017. I have been doing them for my website since March 2021. I have learned that Your word, especially Your promises, helps me to pray in humility but with boldness so that You listen to me. I know that I have prayed many prayers that do not contain scripture, too, and You have heard those, too. Studying Your word, King David had men guarding the Walls of Jerusalem, watching day and night for any trouble. He also assigned them the job of
praying and testifying to the promises You have made over Your people. These brave men faced real life and death daily as the first defense against any attack or evil coming to enter the city. They were also the spiritual first offense for the people of Israel. People often do not realize the power of prayer, as they view physical might. Yet both rely on the will of the person, the heart of the person, and the passion of the person. A person defeated in their heart is as weak physically as they are spiritually. Help me to be like Joshua and Caleb and courageous both in my physical life as well as in my spiritual life. Help me to pray as strongly as when I worked out to play sports or to do hard labor. Let me be wise in what and how I pray, but be passionate and honest before You. Let me stand as one who knows they have done all they can and have to wait on You.
Therefore, let me not sleep as others do. But let me be alert and sober. For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night. But let me, who is of the day, be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation. For God has not
appointed me to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, who died for me, so that whether I am awake or asleep, I will live together with Him. So, I will comfort myself and edify my brothers and sisters. I will acknowledge those who labor around me, and/or are appointed over me in the Lord, and instruct me. I will esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among the members of the body of Christ. I have been exhorted to warn those who are unruly, comfort the faint-hearted, support the weak, and be patient toward everyone. I will not render evil for evil to anyone. But always seek to do good to others. I will rejoice always. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning me. I will not quench the Spirit. Nor will I despise prophecies. I will examine all things. Firmly hold onto what is good. Abstain from all appearances of evil. May the very God of peace sanctify me completely. And I pray to God that my whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of
our Lord Jesus Christ. For I know that faithful is He who calls me, for He also will do it. Amen. 1 Thessalonians 5:6-24