Kingdom Prayers
Monday, September 20. “For you know that we dealt with each of you as a father deals with his own children, encouraging, comforting and urging you to live lives worthy of God, who calls you into his kingdom and glory” (1 Thessalonians 2:11-12). Thank You for the elders and deacons You have gifted us with. Bless the Administrative Team in every aspect of kingdom work in which they are involved.
Tuesday, September 21. “A time is coming and fact has come when you will be scattered, each to your own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me. ‘I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world’” (John 16:32-33). “God, I want to build your kingdom and not my own. Father, I confess that I let fear control me and determine how I spend my time, money, and energy. I am afraid of trouble. I am afraid of hardship. I am afraid of persecution. All of this causes me to be self-protective and to build my own kingdom. Jesus, help me to have the peace you have promised. Help me to no longer be afraid, knowing you have overcome the world. Enable me to step out in faith, not fear.” (rachelbaxter.com)
Wednesday, September 22. “He told them another parable: ‘The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches’” (Matthew 13:31-32). Help us to be faithful in the small, unnoticed acts of service. May we be content with Your approval and not seek the approval of men.
Thursday, September 23. “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God i love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Song in the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us” (John 4:7-12). “God, I want to build your kingdom and not my own. God, you are love. All love starts and flows from you. I will never build your kingdom unless I believe that you love me. Jesus, I know that love is learned through being loved by you. Help me to experience your love in fresh, sweet ways in the days to come. As I see your love in the everyday details of my life, may a love for others be ignited. Jesus, I want to be a person marked by love. I want people to literally feel the love of God when they encounter me.” (rachelbaxter.com)
Friday, September 24. “Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, ‘You shall be holy, for I am holy’” (1 Peter 1:13-16). “God, I want to build your kingdom and not my own. You word calls us to be holy because you are holy. I confess, Jesus, most days I feel like holiness is impossible. If you commanded it, then you have provided a way. So I am asking the Holy Spirit to help turn my passions and desires away from this world and toward you. Please make a way for holiness in my stubborn, sick heart. Make me holy as you are holy.” (rachelbaxter.com)
Saturday, September 25. “And he said: “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Therefore, whoever takes the lowly position of this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 18:3-4). Father, give us the humility and curiosity of a child as we approach Your Word. Teach us about Your Kingdom, where being small and seeming to be insignificant can lead to greatness in Your eyes.
Sunday, September 26. “Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe” (Hebrews 12:28). Lord, help us to grasp and hold on to the truth that Your kingdom is unshakable. Fill our hearts with thankfulness and inspire our worship today.