Morning Prayer ~ September 18, 2024

Morning Moment of Prayer...

Dear Heavenly Father...Today I know that I am cupped in the palm of Your Almighty hands, and I worship You with a full and grateful heart. There is no one like You who holds my life so intimately and loves me still as You continually bring healing to my life. I pray to walk in Holy Spirit power today, and may every encounter I have bring glory to Your name and encouragement and restoration to any who cross my path. Open my eyes to see like You do. In the Name of the One Who Loves me Most, Lord Jesus. Amen!

By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
John 15:8

Morning Prayer ~ September 17, 2024

Morning Moment of Prayer…

Dear Lord Jesus…Here we are again! The start of a brand-new day. In this moment of quiet, I pour out my life before You. Please empty me completely of my selfishness, self-absorption, and any and everything that keeps me from the fullness of Holy Spirit power, joy, and most of all, Your limitless love. I pray that Your Word inside of me will continue to speak to me throughout the day and may I not only be refreshed and revived but bring that same refreshment to many. In the Wonder-Filled Name of Jesus, Amen!

The instructions of the LORD are perfect, reviving the soul.
The decrees of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.
Psalm 19:7 NLT

Morning Prayer ~ September 16, 2024

Morning Moment of Prayer…

Dear Lord Jesus…I am ready for this day, all because of You! I am so thankful that You have called me Your own and that You completely surround my coming and going. I thank You that fear is no longer a part of my life and that Your kingdom, not any kingdom or nation on the earth, is the one I love and serve first and foremost. Please work through me today to be a light and encouragement to everyone I meet, seeing Your Holy Spirit’s supernatural gifts of prayer language, prophecy, discernment, or any of them, displayed through my life to bring others into Your embrace. In Your Extravagant Name, Lord Jesus. Amen!

There your people finally settled,
and with a bountiful harvest,
O God, you provided for your needy people.
Psalm 68:10 NLT

Morning Prayer ~ September 14, 2024

Morning Moment of Prayer…

Dear Lord Jesus…I am so reminded in this moment that You carry me in the palm of Your hand. I am so grateful that anxiety and worry are nearly non-existent in my life since putting Your first and meeting You in the secret place of Your presence (Mt.6:6). I am so thrilled to wake up each new day, knowing that an adventure is in store, that You are with me, and that in the power of Your Almighty name, the enemy is defeated! Today, I place any remaining cares I have, once again, squarely in Your hands ________ (take time to name them and leave them there!). I am ready. I seal this prayer in Your Majestic Name, King Jesus. Amen!

Rejoice always,
pray without ceasing,
in everything give thanks;
for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Morning Prayer ~ September 13, 2024

Morning Moment of Prayer...

Dear Lord Jesus...Lead my day! I come humbly into Your presence, excited and energized by the Holy Spirit for this brand-new day. I recognize all my faults and failings, but I am clothed in Your spiritual armor, and I trust Your continued work in my life. Because You have done so much for me, today, I battle-pray for these folks that are struggling emotionally ________ (take time to name them and what you sense they are going through). I pray to be an encourager and a light to their lives. Please help me to know when to speak and when not to speak to them. I surrender all! In Your Majestic Name, I pray, King Jesus. Amen!

He also brought me out into a broad place;
He delivered me because He delighted in me.
Psalm 18:19

Morning Prayer ~ September 12, 2024

Morning Moment of Prayer...

Dear Lord Jesus...I revel and rejoice in Your unfailing love for me! Every morning, I wake up and wonder at the mystery of Your beyond-reason love that never ceases towards me, no matter what I’ve done, haven’t done, said or not said, or when I have been completely selfish, self-serving, or self-absorbed. Yet, You love too much to let me wallow in my stuff. Slowly, surely, and decisively, You have set me free to live in Holy Spirit joy, power, happiness, and fulfillment—no matter my circumstances. I am so grateful, and today, I seal this prayer, in Your Magnificent Name, the Name of All Authority, King Jesus. Amen!

O Lord, you are so good, so ready to forgive,
so full of unfailing love for all who ask for your help.
Psalm 86:5 NLT

Morning Prayer ~ September 10, 2024

Morning Moment of Prayer…

Dear Lord Jesus...As I lay the burdens of my heart at Your footstool, I know that You are aware of every intimate detail surrounding them. I surrender my thoughts and desires for how I think You should intervene in each of these situations and the folks involved. I know that You are going to do things that my heart can’t even imagine and as Holy Spirit gives me the patience and power to wait, I pray for the perfect unfolding of Your plans in these areas of my concern ______ (name them). In the Name of the King of Angel Armies, Lord Jesus. Amen!

But as it is written:
“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard,
Nor have entered into the heart of man
The things which God has prepared for those who love Him."
1 Corinthians 2:9

Morning Prayer ~ September 9, 2024

Morning Moment of Prayer...

Dear Lord Jesus...I am grateful for this brand-new day and all of its possibilities and opportunities in You. As I wait here in Your presence, I am filled to overflowing. Even as these issues want to distract my heart and mind ______ (take time to name them and put them in His hands), I choose to trust You for each of these circumstances, knowing that You love me beyond what I could ever think or imagine and also knowing that You don’t need my help! My trust is in You as You pave the road before me today. In Your Name Above All Names, King Jesus. Amen!

Behold, I will do a new thing,
Now it shall spring forth;
Shall you not know it?
I will even make a road in the wilderness
And rivers in the desert.
Isaiah 43:19

Morning Prayer ~ September 8, 2024

Morning Moment of Prayer...

Dear Heavenly Father...As I take the time to quiet my heart and mind, I ask for Holy Spirit’s profound and felt presence to draw me close to You. You are teaching me to control my thoughts, and the freedom to do this has been transforming. Truly! I can bring every thought captive to Your limitless love. And as I wait upon Him, He is bringing to my mind those folks that I need to forgive ________ (take time to do this; it’s important!). From the smallest to the greatest hurts and offenses, You call me to be completely unoffendable. What freedom! No one owes me! But I owe everything to You, dear Lord. In the Majestic Name of Your Son, King Jesus, I pray. Amen!

 Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven.”
Matthew 18:21-22

Morning Prayer ~ September 6, 2024

Morning Moment of Prayer…

Dear Lord Jesus…One of the greatest gifts You have given me is the freedom to not live in the future but instead, be present and aware of what You are doing TODAY! May everything I do be filled and empowered by Your Holy Spirit within me so that everyone I meet will experience Your love and healing through my life. I now surrender everything, yes everything, about this day to Your will completely. In Your All-Powerful Name, I pray, King Jesus. Amen!

This is the day the LORD has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24

September 5, 2024

Morning Moment of Prayer…

Dear Lord Jesus… Here I am! Your beyond-reason love never changes, and it relentlessly pursues me. I have such comfort in this knowledge, as this week winds down. No matter what happens, Your name is higher, and Your Word will prevail. I LOVE to seek Your face, and You never fail to cause my heart to rejoice. Today, I battle-pray for those I know laboring under chronic illness ________ (name them). As I am seated in You in heavenly places, I have no authority of my own. Yet, You have called me to pray and speak healing for those in need in the power of your name. I do this now, be healed in the Name of Jesus of Nazareth ______ (name the folks)! Amen.

But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus…
Ephesians 2:4-6

Morning Prayer ~ September 4, 2024

Morning Moment of Prayer…

Dear Lord Jesus…Oh, how grateful I am for Your rescue! As I begin this day, I consider the many blessings You have given me _______ (do this and give thanks!). Most of all, I am so thankful for the freedom Your power and grace have granted me to remove the spirit of shame from my life. Only You could do this, Lord! What joy released, what healing overflowing, and what transformation the Holy Spirit has brought in and through my life. I pray to start this day well, in Your Name That Alone is Exalted, King Jesus. Amen!

God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
Psalm 46:1

Morning Prayer ~ September 3, 2024

Morning Moment of Prayer…

Dear Lord Jesus…I am so grateful that my life is secure in You! How do people do it without You? Oh, Lord, please work through me today to reach as many as I can for Your kingdom, no matter if it is just a smile, a kind word, or Your Spirit leads me to pray boldly for healing or deliverance. I am ablaze for You, and I sense Your leading already as I begin to walk through this day. Here I am, Lord. And in Your All-Powerful Name, I pray, King Jesus. Amen!

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
John 14:6

Morning Prayer ~ September 1, 2024

Morning Moment of Prayer...

Dear Lord Jesus...I humble myself before Your majestic throne today. Words cannot express how thankful and grateful I am for Your transforming power. Nothing in my life has been the same since I asked You to take over everything about me completely. Most of all, the feelings of shame and guilt that I carried for years have been completely removed by the power of Your Word and the Holy Spirit’s delivering strength. Truly, you have made me radiant and may Your love alone radiate through me to today toward everyone I meet. Again, I can’t thank You enough. In the Name of the One Who Alone Can Remove Shame, King Jesus. Amen!

They looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces were not ashamed.
Psalm 34:5

Morning Prayer ~ August 31, 2024

Morning Moment of Prayer…

Dear Lord Jesus…Oh, the wonder of Your amazing and extravagant grace! Its power to free me from the torment of guilt and shame and its effective working by the Holy Spirit to transform my life and call me to greater freedom, love, ministry, and intimacy with You has brought me new purpose. Who knew? Who knew that Your platform of grace is my platform to stand upon, especially when I fail. From its launching pad, strongholds are breaking within me, and I am finally learning to walk in all You have for me. So, Lord, I pray Your grace pours through me today to others. In Your Marvelous Name, King Jesus. Amen!

…that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.
Ephesians 2:7

Morning Prayer ~ August 30, 2024

Morning Moment of Prayer…

Dear Lord Jesus…I find such rest in You and Your Word. When You say that You will do all the heavy (and light!) lifting in my life if I simply let go my cares and trust You, You have never failed to come through! How many times have I gotten in Your way, delayed Your plans, or disrupted them altogether, simply because I think I know what is best? Far too many times. Today and every day, I choose You. I lay my burdens down, trust you to open and close doors, and give me discernment in every situation. I am ready! In Your Name, Which is Filled with All Grace, King Jesus. Amen!

Our soul has escaped as a bird from the snare of the fowlers;
The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
Our help is in the name of the LORD,
Who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 124:7-8

Morning Prayer ~ Thursday, August, 29, 2024

Morning Moment of Prayer…

Dear Heavenly Father…Oh, how I love that You fight my battles for me! When I am tempted to get irritated, frustrated, angry, or hurt when I am wronged, or I see injustice of any kind, You are the one who steps in and holds my heart. You are the One who knows that my battles truly originate in the spiritual realm and with any person. I ask for Holy Spirit discernment as I move through my day in powerful prayer, binding any demonic activity set against me or those I love in the power of Lord Jesus’ Name! I do that now! Amen…

And he said, “Listen, all you of Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat! Thus says the LORD to you: ‘Do not be afraid nor dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours, but God's.”
2 Chronicles 20:15

Morning Prayer ~ Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Morning Moment of Prayer...

Dear Lord Jesus...I worship and adore You, my Rock, my Strength, and My Fortress ______ (take time to offer your own words of praise). As another day begins with You, I can’t wait to see what adventures You have in store for me. From the ordinary to the extraordinary, I ask for Your Spirit’s help to keep renewing my mind, healing my body, and transforming my emotions to align with Yours. I want to live in Your Shalom (health, wholeness, wellness, goodness, prosperity of soul, and peace). May everything I do bring You glory as You hold this day in Your hands. Your Kingdom come, Lord! And in Your All-Sufficient Name, I pray, King Jesus. Amen!

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13

Morning Prayer ~ Monday, August 26, 2024

Morning Moment of Prayer… 

Dear Lord Jesus...I sense your presence in my deepest waters and in the midst of Your greatest triumphs in my life. I am beginning to understand how Paul could say, it didn't matter what was going on in my life -- You are greater still. I love all that You are speaking to me and Your Holy Spirit’s working in me. Yes, Lord! Sometimes You make things uncomfortable to remind me to keep my heart and mind on You! I am all Yours and as this day begins, may I brag about You to everyone I encounter. In the Name of the Good Shepherd, King Jesus. Amen!

Now this is the confidence that we have in Him,
that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.
1 John 5:14

Morning Prayer ~ Sunday, August 25, 2024

Morning Moment of Prayer...

Dear Lord Jesus...Everything in my life is better when I daily surrender to You. Please start this day hearing the adoration and praise from my heart and lips _______ (take time to worship and be drawn into His felt presence). I pray that everything around me that looks ordinary will become extraordinary as Your Kingdom power reigns over and through my life in the Holy Spirit. As I read Your Word today, I pray for a fresh word from Your heart to mind (a “rhema” word) guiding my steps and feeding and encouraging my soul. I am Yours. In Your Marvelous Name, King Jesus, I pray. Amen!

But Jesus answered him, saying, “It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word (rhema: a current, now word) of God.’
Luke 4:4