Isaiah 8; Colossians 3

I do not spend much time worrying about the conspiracies of men. Of course they conspire to sin. They are sinners, and until God saves us and converts us, we will sin without conscience or repentance.

I am not afraid of the threats of corruption, nor am I troubled. Instead, I keep my eyes on you, Father. I hallow you. You, Lord God, are the one I fear and the one I spend my concern on.

You are a sanctuary for me. You are a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense to those who will not believe. To those who plot evil you are a trap and a snare. They will stumble and fall and be broken and snared in their evil plots.

I am filled and led by your Holy Spirit, Father. I am your disciple. I wait upon you. My hope is in you, Lord Jesus. I’m hidden in you with all your other brothers and sisters.

Psalm 36; John 14

I trust in you, Lord. For a time, I dwell here in this flesh and in this world. I feed on your word and on your faithfulness. I delight myself in you, Father. You give me a new heart, and you give me the desires of that heart.

I commit my ways to you, Lord. I trust in you. You bring things to pass in my life as you have ordained in heaven. Through Christ I become your righteousness. Your righteousness and justice shine in my life like noonday sun.

I rest in you, Lord Jesus, and I wait patiently on you. I cease from anger, and I forsake wrath. I do not fret.

My heart is not troubled. I believe in God, my father, and I believe in you, Lord Jesus. I know you have prepared a place for me in our father’s house and that someday you will come again and receive me to yourself that where you are I will be also.

I know, Lord Jesus, that you are the way, the truth, and the life, and that I have come to God, our father, through you by grace through faith.

1 Timothy 4 & 6; Psalm 36

Thank you, Father, that I am nourished in your word of faith and in good doctrine. I do not give heed to deceiving spirits and perverted doctrine.

I meditate on your word and give myself entirely to you, Father, with Jesus as the Lord of my life. I pray I am a good witness to believers in word and conduct, and in love, and in spirit, and in faith, and in purity.

I am content with you, Father. I brought nothing into this world, and it is certain I can carry nothing out. I do not trust in uncertain riches. I trust in you the living and sovereign God. You give me richly of all things to enjoy.

Your loving kindness is precious to me, oh God. I put my trust under the shelter of your wings. I am abundantly satisfied with the fullness of your house. You give me drink from the river of your pleasures. The fountain of life is with you, Lord. You are light to my eyes and life to my soul.

2 Thessalonians 3

Lord God, I pray your word would run swiftly and powerfully and fill our country and be glorified. I pray you would have your way with the people I live with and that your truth would be believed and glorified and that our nation would repent and come to obedience. Deliver us from unreasonable and wicked leaders.

Lord, you are faithful. Establish me and guard me from the evil one. Direct my heart into the love of God and into the patience of Christ. Fill me, Holy Spirit, that I will keep your word in my mind and heart and that I will obey you with joy.

Give me wisdom and understanding about who I associate with. Give me energy that I will be useful and not a burden to anyone. Take charge of me today, Holy Spirit, that I will live orderly and work in quietness and eat my own bread.

I am energized by your presence and communion, Father. You are my Lord, and through you, I have peace always in every way.

1 Timothy 1; 2 Thessalonians 3

Father, you are King Eternal, immortal, invisible. You are God. You alone are wise. To you be honor and glory forever.

You are merciful to me through Christ Jesus. You showed me patience and a pattern for being a believer in your eternal gospel.

Christ Jesus came to save sinners, and I was certainly one, but I obtained mercy. Your grace, Lord Jesus, was exceedingly abundant. You filled me with faith and love.

Now I follow good doctrine. I do not give heed to foolishness or disputes, rather I live in Godly edification and faith. I love from a pure heart, from a good conscience, and a sincere faith.

I do not grow weary in doing good. I do not keep company with disobedience. I do not contemplate evil. You, Lord Jesus, the Lord of Peace, give me peace always in every way. You are with me always, and I am always in you.

2 Thessalonians 1 & 2

Lord Jesus, when you are revealed from heaven with your mighty angels, you will, with flaming fire, take vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey your Gospel. These are punished with everlasting destruction from your presence and from the glory of your power.

When you come in that day, you will be glorified and admired among all those who believe. Before that day, there will be a falling away, and the man of sin will be revealed. He is the son of perdition, and he opposes and exalts himself above all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as god. He claims to be god.

Even now the mystery of lawlessness is at work, only you, Holy Spirit, restrain it until God, our father, removes your restraint. Then the lawless one will be revealed for a time. After that, you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, will consume the lawless one with the breath of your mouth and the brightness of your coming.

For now, Lord Jesus, you love me and give me hope. You comfort my heart and establish me in every good word and work.

1 Thessalonians 5

Thank you, Lord, that I no longer live in darkness. Instead, by your grace and salvation, I am a son of light and a son of the day.

I keep watch, and I am sober. I put on the breastplate of faith and love. My mind is covered by the sure hope of salvation. I am so thankful that you, Father, did not appoint me to wrath, but instead you chose me to obtain salvation through my Lord Jesus Christ.

Today I am careful to follow you, Holy Spirit. I pursue what is good both for myself and for others. I do not render evil for evil. I warn those who are unruly. I comfort the faint-hearted. I uphold the weak, and I am patient with all.

I rejoice always. I pray without ceasing, and in everything I give thanks for I know this is your will for me. I receive with joy your Holy Spirit, and I welcome gospel preaching.

I test all things by your word, and I choose that which is good.

You, Father, the God of Peace, sanctify me completely. My whole spirit, soul, and body is preserved blameless for the coming of my Lord Jesus Christ.

1 Thessalonians 2; James 1; 1 Peter 1; 1 Thessalonians 3 & 4

Hallelujah, Father, I pray today that I would walk worthy of your love. Thank you for calling me into your kingdom and glory.

I have received your word, Father, and welcomed it, not as the word of man, but as your divine living word. I receive, with meekness, your word ingrafted in me which has saved my soul.

I am joyfully born again by your incorruptible seed which is your word. Your word works powerfully in me, and my mind is renewed.

Today, Holy Spirit, fill me and take charge of me that I would increase and abound in love for you and for others. Establish my heart blameless in holiness before you. Sanctify me today, Lord, that I would possess my vessel in sanctification and honor not in the passion of lust. For I am called by God to holiness, and I am filled with you, Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 5

Thank you, Lord Jesus, that you love me and have given yourself for my salvation, as an offering and a sacrifice to God, our father. Now I live in your light, Lord. I walk as a child of light.

I learn what things are pleasing to you, Lord, and I walk in those things. You are wisdom for me, Lord, and through that wisdom, I know what your will is.

I am filled with your spirit, and I speak to you and to others in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs. I sing and make melody in my heart to you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. I give thanks always, for all things, to you, Father, in the name of my Lord Jesus Christ.

I love my wife as Christ loved the church. I give myself – my time, attention, and desires – for her. I pray your word for her and me that she and I will flourish and be filled with your glory, Lord.

Ephesians 4 & 5

Thank you, Lord Jesus, that you teach me. I have heard you. I put off my old man who reverts to deceitful lust. I’m renewed in the spirit of my mind, and I put on the new man who is born in me and created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.

My actions and decisions are yours, Holy Spirit. I tell the truth. I may get angry, but I do not sin. I do not hold on to the anger nor give the enemy a foothold in my mind and spirit.

I do not covet or steal. I do my work with attention and quality. I am generous. No corrupt communication comes out of my mouth, but only word that ministers grace to the hearer and builds up.

I am sealed with the Holy Spirit. You are with me at all times and forever, Lord, so I try hard not to disappoint you. I put away all bitterness and clamor and evil talk. I pray that I am kind and tenderhearted.

I am quick to forgive others as you, oh Lord, have forgiven me. I walk in love as you, Lord Jesus, have loved me and given yourself for me.