Psalm 100:4-5 (ESV) Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him; bless his name! For the LORD is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. Today is day 7 of the fast and the last day. Our prayer is that you have grown closer to God and that God has given you uncommon victories. Don't let this be a one-off as you embark on the rest of your year. Serve God through the rest of the year, and be thankfu

1 Thessalonians 5:23 (ESV) Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Day 6. It seems like just yesterday, we were on day one! Today, let's pray for sanctification so that we can be blameless before God. Prayer Father, in the name of Jesus, I praise and thank You for being the God of Peace. I pray that You would sanctify me completely from my inner spirit to my

Romans 15:5-6 (ESV) May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Today, let's join together in a prayer for unity for our families, our churches, our workplaces, and our nation. Prayer Heavenly Father, I know that it is by Your Spirit that we have the power to forgive. I know that through the fruit of Your spi

Philippians 1:9-11 (NIV) 9) And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 10) so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, 11) filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God. Today is simple. Take a moment to read and meditate on the passage from Philippians, and then pray the following for your spouse, your child,

Matthew 5:6 (NKJV) Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled. What is emptiness? The dictionary says  it's "the fact or state of containing nothing or of being without the usual or appropriate contents." Now how do we empty ourselves? Is it physical or spiritual? The answer might surprise you. It is BOTH. Because, you see, we are a spirit, we have a soul, and we live in a body--and unfortunately due to the fallen state of humanity, ou

Matthew 6:33 (NKJV) But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Have you ever felt like your prayers weren't getting answered? "God, why are you not sending me that job? Why aren't you sending me that new car?" James says in 4:3 that we may be "asking amiss for our own pleasures" instead of seeking God first. The Lord's Prayer, if you walk through it, always  places God at the forefront. Jesus gave us a blueprint for ou

Why do we fast? The reason we fast is simply this: we need to grow closer to God. We need to gain the wisdom and authority that comes from drawing near to Him. In Mark 9, Jesus cast a demon out of a possessed boy that the disciples had been unable to cast out; when they asked why they were unable, Jesus replied, "This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting." ( Mark 9:29 (NKJV) ) We know that there are situations that require fasting in order to reach a breakthrou

Isaiah 52:10 (NKJV) The LORD has made bare His holy arm in the eyes of all the nations; and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God. The word shall  is a crucial distinction here in Isaiah. It doesn't say may  or might , which leaves some room for uncertainty-- shall  carries the weight of certainty and finality with it. Many of our laws are written with the same verbiage, showing that the law must be applied if all conditions are met. What Isaiah means h