As we prepare for Advent, feel free to use the prayers below as your prayer guide through Advent. Prayers are written by Kim Butts ©2012 Harvest Prayer Ministries, www.harvestprayer.com.
Sunday, December 8—Second Sunday in Advent. “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God” (Matthew 5:8).
Lord, prepare our hearts to be pure. Help us to run away from sinful desires. Give us the ability to call on You out of a pure heart that seeks after faith, love and peace. Keep us from foolishly arguing. Help us to desire pure hearts as we wait for the coming of the Christ Child. (see also: Psalm 51:10; Proverbs 22:11; 2 Timothy 2:22-23)
Monday, December 9. “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light” (Matthew 11:29-30).
Lord, prepare our hearts to be humble. Help us to learn from You because Your yoke is easy and Your burden is light. May others see Your gentleness and humility in us as we wait for the coming of the Christ Child.
Tuesday, December 10. “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5-6).
Lord, prepare our hearts to trust in You. We rejoice in You because we trust in Your holy name. May we always lean on your understanding instead of our own so that our hearts will not be troubled. Help us to acknowledge You in all our ways so that You will make our paths straight. You are our strength and shield as we wait for the coming of the Christ Child. (see also: Psalm 28:7a, 33:21; John 14:1)
Wednesday, December 11. “Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed in pure water” (Hebrews 10:22).
Lord, prepare our hearts to be sincere. Thank you for cleansing us from sin so that we can draw near to You. Help us to truly desire to know You better, and deepen our faith as we wait for the coming of the Christ Child.
Thursday, December 12. “He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD” (Psalm 112:7).
Lord, prepare our hearts to be steadfast. Even in hard times, help us to trust You without question. Because our hearts can stand firm, we will sing and make music to You as we wait for the coming of the Christ Child. (see also: Psalm 57:7, 108:1)
Friday, December 13. “Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge” (Psalm 62:8).
Lord, prepare our hearts to be prayerful. We call upon You, Father, because You are our refuge—our place of safety. Sometimes we don’t even know what to pray, but You have given us the Holy Spirit to help us. Teach us to listen to You, and to pray the things that are on Your heart. Give us a spirit of prayer as we wait for the coming of the Christ Child. (see also: Psalm 119:145; Romans 8:26-27)
Saturday, December 14. “Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name” (Psalm 86:11).
Lord, prepare our hearts to be undivided so that we will fear Your name. Father, would You put a new spirit in us? Remove our hearts of stone and give us hearts of flesh. We will be Your people and You will be our God as we wait for the coming of the Christ Child. (see also: Ezekiel 11:18-20)