Heavenly Father, thank You for the wise instructions we are taught in Your Word and for the spiritual strength and courage that I have received, through the grace that is mine in Christ Jesus. Thank You that I have been empowered to carry out the good work that You have prepared for me to do, and I pray that You would use me to help and encourage others, by the grace that is mine in Christ. This I ask in Jesus' wonderful name, AMEN.
Heavenly Father, thank You for the Word of life that we have received from Paul, the other apostles, many witness, faithful men, and others. Thank You for those men and women who have shared the gospel of God, through centuries of time so that by grace through faith in Christ I have been born into Your family and become Your child. Give me the will and opportunity to share the truth of the gospel of grace with others, and bring many into the kingdom for Your name's sake. This I pray in Jesus' name, AMEN.
Loving Father, thank You for the example and teaching of Paul. I long to be the person that You want me to be, in the place where You have put me. May my love for the Lord Jesus be such that I rejoice, like the apostle Paul, to endure suffering for the sake of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, in Whose name I pray, AMEN.
Heavenly Father, thank You for the Word of God and the truths that it contains within its sacred pages. Help me to read, mark, learn, and act upon all the things that Christ has done for me so that I may live my life in a manner that pleases You and honours Your holy name. I pray that I may endure life's hardships like a good soldier of Christ and run, with patience, the race of life that is set before me. Keep me pressing on to the goal of my calling and equip me with knowledge and understanding of all that Christ has done for me. This I ask in Jesus' name, AMEN.
Heavenly Father, thank You for the wonderful example of Paul who was passionate from the beginning to the end of his ministry about sharing the truth of the glorious gospel of Christ to the saved and unsaved alike. I pray that I may be a good and faithful servant and that I may prove to be loyal, dependable, disciplined, self-sacrificial, hard-working, patient and single-minded in my Christian walk.. so that I too may be used by You to minister to saved and unsaved people alike - to Your praise and glory, AMEN.
Heavenly Father, thank You that I have been saved by grace through faith in Christ. I want to serve as a faithful soldier, running the race that is set before me and patiently enduring all the hardships that may come my way. Thank You that Your grace is sufficient in every area of life. Help me I pray, to live according to Your will so that I may stand before Your throne and hear You say, "well done, good and faithful servant," for Your praise and glory, AMEN.
Heavenly Father, thank You that Your Word is true and lays out both the glories of our union with Christ and warnings against carnality, disobedience, and unfaithfulness by living our Christian life in a way that dishonours You. Thank You that I have been justified by faith, and I pray that I may become progressively sanctified and I keep my old sin nature in the place of death. Help me to die to my own desire and live for Christ and to present my life as a living sacrifice that is holy unto the Lord. Thank You for my great salvation, and I pray that when I stand before the judgement seat of Christ, I may receive rewards for faithful endurance in this world through a life that honours You. In Jesus' name I pray, AMEN.
Loving Heavenly Father, thank You for Your Word of truth and the grace that it contains. I pray that by Your grace, I may walk in spirit and truth as I search the Scriptures daily to discover what Your Holy Spirit would teach me. Give me understanding of Your Word, a teachable spirit, and guide me into all truth, I pray. In Jesus' name, AMEN.
Heavenly Father, thank You that You sent the Lord Jesus to be the firm foundation upon which I am to stand. Thank You that I am Your child and that You know everything about me. Help me, I pray, to abstain from every kind of evil, and help me to run the race that is set before me, looking to Jesus, the Author and Finisher of my faith. In Jesus' name I pray, AMEN.
Dear Lord God, I seek a true inner purity that only comes from You and I come to You, knowing that I stand unclean, impure and wretched before Your perfect throne of purity and truth. Lord, I ask Your forgiveness for the way that I have not honoured You with my body, knowing that I have engaged in many impure acts and unchaste thoughts. I confess that I am unworthy to even kneel before Your perfect presence, and yet I do understand that Christ died to pay the price for all my sins and all my impurities. Thank You, that by believing in Jesus Who died to pay the price for all my sins, You have washed me clean from every dishonouring act. Thank You, Father.
Help me Lord, to flee fornication and all the accompanying evils that flow from illicit sexual relationships and unclean thoughts, knowing that my body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, Who dwells in me and lives within my heart. Help me to keep my outward actions and inner thoughts pure before Your eyes, whether I am in the public view or hid in a secret place, and away from the gaze of the world’s eye.
Purify the eyes of my heart and help me to keep the focus of my mind on the Lord Jesus, and develop in me I pray, thoughts, words, deeds and motives that are pure in Your sight and that will honour Your Holy name. In Jesus' name I pray,
Amen.
Heavenly Father, forgive me for the times when I have been reluctant to share the gospel with those who scoff at Your Word. Forgive me when I have been quarrelsome with those that seem to thrive on arguing with me. Help me to be ready to give an answer for the truth of the gospel with patience and in gentleness of spirit. Help me to be led by Your Holy Spirit and not by my own emotional reactions. In Jesus' name, AMEN.