Father God,

Today, I pray for meat, not earthly meat on which our teeth chew, but for spiritual meat on which our souls must chew into understanding. I also pray that You would make Your people able to chew upon the meat of the Word that You provide. I pray that we as Your children would be able to feast and grow and bear fruit from that spiritual meat.

Cause us to walk in the ways of spiritual milk that ready us for the meat of becoming more and more Christ-like. Remove from us besetting sins, compromises, deceptions, self-justifications, and anything that hinders our chewing of spiritual meat.

Then let that spiritual meat give strength to our spiritual frames such that we can be conquerors over the fiery arrows, over the storms, over the persecutions, over the spiritual attacks seen and unseen. Give us the strength in Christ to tear down the gates of hell and set captives free from the enemy’s darkness. Cause us to press into the Word holding no part of our lives back from its instruction and submission.

In Christ’s Name,

Amen.

Father God,

Today, I pray for a right understanding of how to fight against the spiritual attacks of the enemy. So many means of resistance are promoted which contradict one another, which either make it seem so complex or so simple, which either make it into nothing or into everything. We walk about in this world pushing back against powers and principalities, tearing down strongholds, tearing down gates, defending against fiery arrows, so its reality is undeniable.

Make us to understand Ephesian’s armor of God as we gird ourselves for the battle. Make us to understand the power of prayer when Satan’s storm comes against us. Strengthen our mustard seed of faith when the waves rise against us and pound us over and over. Make our feet to stand firmly on the rock of our salvation when the floods come rushing.

Then, Lord, drive back the spiritual attacks, extinguish the arrows, shine light into their shadows, silence the deceiving voices, and lift us up from the mire. Put an end to the influence and oppression that threatens to undo us. Give us the victory that only Your Spirit can do through the prayers of the saints.

In Christ’s Name,

Amen.

Father God,

Today, I pray for the broken hearted who struggle to hear Your promises of answered prayers. So many have been through so much and prayed so many times and still wait for answers. Their hearts burn holding on to faith. Their eyes sting from the tears. Their knees and arms ache from the ongoing pleas. Hear the cries for relief. Grant them eyes of hope and faith to see that You will complete in them what You started.

I pray that You would guide them on when to stand still and see the salvation of the Lord versus when they are to move forward following their Shepherd towards the green pastures. I pray that You would sustain them during the dark nights of their souls and catch their tears in a bottle. Guard the hairs on their heads and use the curses of the enemy for their blessing and provision.

Have mercy on us all that we might be found a faithful servant, willing to trust our heavenly Father to give us good gifts even when we have waited for so long for those answers to our hearts most longed for prayers.

In Christ’s Name,

Amen.

Father God,

Today, I pray that we would find assurance that the promises of Isaiah 54:11-15 continue for us today in the promises of Matthew 7:9-11. Though Israel was afflicted and storm-tossed, You promised to set their stones in antimony and lay their foundations with sapphires. Even that was not enough as the following verses add promise upon promise. Then in Matthew 7 we hear simply how much more that our Father in heaven will give good gifts to those who ask Him.

Enable us to ask You today for all our needs so that we can rest in the steadfast truthworthiness of our Lord and see Your Hand deliver us and provide for us. Turn every thought of need into a prayer to the throne of grace. Turn every provision and deliverance into a praise of thanksgiving to our gracious Father.

Move mountains into the sea for the sake of Your children today and give us the peace that transcends all understanding both before and after we receive the answers to our soul’s prayers.

In Christ’s Name,

Amen.

Father God,
Today, I pray that Your children would understand what Isaiah 54:5 means when it tells us that our Maker is our husband. We look back to verse 4 and we read the command to “Fear not” and “be not confounded” followed by a series of “for” explanations. We come to verse 5’s “for your Maker is your husband” and realize that God intentionally chose us as His bride. Then we read that the “Lord of Hosts is his Name” and “the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer”, and the “God of the whole earth”.

We see the rest of the chapter describing the outworking of being the bride of this Lord, knowing that we are cared for upon this earth by the One who holds all things securely in His Hands. That makes sense of verse 1 calling the barren one to “sing”.

Therefore, as we come to this understanding, let us sing as children of the Living and Sovereign God knowing that although we may see a present time of darkness, He always provides all we need to overcome and bear the fruit of thanksgiving.

In Christ’s Name,
Amen.

Father God,

Today, I pray that You would hear the prayers of those who cannot put words together nor know where to start with their prayers. For those who feel the weight of the world’s heaviness bear down upon them like a smothering avalanche, I pray that You would cause Your Spirit to both convey their prayers to Your throne room and give them peaceful air to breathe.

For those who cannot see clearly the path before them due to darkness, due to the enemy’s oppression, I pray for light and courage to continue walking rightly after Your ways. I pray that as with the barren and desolate woman of Isaiah 54, You would supernaturally provide the increase, the multiplication, the abundant provision.

For those whose souls are rocked, I pray that You would be their rock, their fortress, their refuge, and their deliverer. Though they cannot see how You will provide, I pray both for Your provision and for their preservation unto perseverance.

In the midst of the night, remind us all that no weapon formed against the Lord’s people will be able to separate us from the love of our heavenly Father. Give us the victory today and uphold Your Name unto the world as the One and Only Living God.

In Christ’s Name,

Amen.

Father God,

Today, I pray for the fulfillment of Isaiah 54:4 as the barren one breaks forth into singing in response to the work of the Servant. I pray that we would respond to the Servant’s work for us with singing and with a conquering of fear as commanded in verse 4.

Cause us to respond correctly to the finished work of Christ and participate in the spreading abroad of the godly offspring to possess the nations. Though the world seem to outnumber us, multiply Your work and establish us in that work in security. As 54:10 promises, do not let Your steadfast love depart from us and do not remove Your covenant of peace. Have compassion on us as we walk in this present age.

Today, make us to rest in this covenant of peace which both promises eternal life and which promises that we will never be alone and defenseless upon this earth as we await that eternity. Give us the already victory of building the kingdom upon this earth as we await the not yet of the heavenly banquet before the throne with our Savior. Enable us to step into the day before us without fear for the Almighty goes before us.

In Christ’s Name,

Amen.

Father God,

Today, I pray that You would answer the prayers of Your children for wisdom in whatever form we need it. So many are seeking just to understand Your Word so that they can walk through the day in righteousness. So many are dealing with specific questions for specific times in their lives so they can stand for truth. So many are following You in these ways yet have decisions before them that are not a question of right or wrong, and need Your Spirit to guide them.

In each of these, our wisdom, our knowledge, our experience, our abilities fall short. We do not see, nor know, nor understand the depths of our days as You do. We are dependent on Your Hand to guide, on Your light to reveal, Your Wisdom to teach us.

As we wait for Your Spirit to answer these prayers, also give us peace to trust Your Provision. As we receive Your guidance through Word and Spirit, give us courage to go forward with the carrying out of Your Truth. As we move forward in peace with courage, give us victory in overcoming the darkness of the world that comes against You and against us. As we move in Your wisdom, provide us the fruits of walking in Your ways in all things.

In Christ’s Name,

Amen.

Today,

I pray against the darkness which pulls the unresisting further into its pit. As those who seek their own ways continue to resist God’s chastisements, His providences that could release them, His messengers telling them truth, they go deeper and deeper into the darkness, seeing less and less of reality.

In so many ways at all times, the enemy works through deception, turning even the godly away from the Truth, but especially the ungodly who have no reason to pursue Truth. I pray for those who have slid further and further into the enemy’s snares to awaken from their slumber, to see clearly the danger of their descent into madness, and to pursue the light that leads them out.

I pray for freedom for the captives. I pray that those now captive would let go of the darkness to which they hold and turn to the light of Truth that they might be freed.

In Christ’s Name,

Amen.

Father God,

Today, I pray that we, as Your children, would worship You in spirt and in truth. I pray that we would come before You in Colossians 3:23 doing all things for Your glory rather than seeing our worship as confined to a set period on Sundays. I pray that we would see that our daily one-anothering is part of our worship as we love those made in Your image. I pray that our love for Christ would manifest in our obedience to His commands.

May we go beyond a liturgy of a day to a liturgy of our week in which all that we do honors You. Forgive us for our holding back our lives that should be lived in gratitude for the saving work of Christ done for us.

In Christ’s Name,

Amen.