John 16&17

Lord Jesus, you have gone to our father, but you are still with me through the Holy Spirit, who you have sent to me. The Spirit minister’s conviction, judgment, and righteousness to me, and ultimately to the whole world.

Your spirit is wisdom and truth to me. He is help and conviction. He is teaching and comfort. Your spirit guides me in all truth. He speaks to me from your authority, Lord Jesus. He speaks to me your words.

He speaks of things to come, and he speaks of the glory of you and our father. He takes your life and breath, Lord Jesus, and he declares them to me.

Lord Jesus, you have given me your word and your spirit. Your joy is filled in me. I am sanctified by your spirit and by your word of truth.

I am one with you and the Father. You are in me, and I am in you. Your glory dwells with me and in me now. I am one with you. You, Lord, in me, and our father in you. All of us called together, in love, in the name of Almighty God, from before the foundation of the world.

John 14&15

Thank you, Father, and thank you, Lord Jesus, for the gift of your Holy Spirit, who dwells now in me. He is my Lord and help, and he abides with me forever. He is the Spirit of Truth.

Many people in the world cannot receive him because they do not see him or know him, but by your grace, Lord, I know him and hear him, for he dwells with me and is always in me.

You, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, do not leave me like an orphan. Oh no, you come to me and make your home with me.

Now I am filled with your spirit, Father. Your spirit is truth, comfort, encouragement, and conviction to me. He teaches me all things and brings to my remembrance all that you, Lord Jesus, have said to me.

So, I am not troubled. I do not fear. I receive your peace, Lord.

I rejoice that you, Lord Jesus, are with our father, and that you and the Father are with me by the presence of your spirit in me. You abide in me, and your words abide in me. 

1 Corinthians 1; Colossians 2; 1 Corinthians 2

Thank you, Father, for your grace, which is given to me by Christ Jesus, who has enriched me in all utterance and knowledge. You are faithful, Father, and you have called me into an abiding fellowship with Jesus, my Lord, and my elder brother.

Thank you, Father, that in the world were so many live in human wisdom, a world that is dark and so foolish that it is obviously stupid, you have made me, and for all who have faith in you, a way to live in peace and truth. For all who are in faith, you have made Christ to be wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. We are complete in Christ.

My faith is not in the “wisdom” of man, but in your divine, perfect, sovereign power, Father.

Romans, 15&16; Colossians 1&2

Father, you are the God of Hope, and through faith in Christ Jesus, you see that I am filled with all joy and peace and that I abound in hope by the power and presence of your Holy Spirit, who dwells and communes with me.

You, Father, have established me in your kingdom, according to your gospel and through the preaching of Jesus Christ. You have given me revelation and understanding of your mysterious means of conversion kept hidden since the world began, but now revealed to all who are enabled to see and hear.

The answer to the mystery of your means of sanctification, salvation, and eternal glorification is your placing of Christ into each believer by your Holy Spirit. The literal Glory of Almighty God dwells in me now and forever.

Thus, you were able to present me to yourself perfect in Christ Jesus, and I am able to walk now, day by day, rooted and built up in Christ and established in faith and abounding in thanksgiving.

Romans, 14; 2 Timothy 2; Romans, 14

I do not want to hinder your work, Father, for the sake of details and religious opinion and doubtful things. For your kingdom is not about eating or drinking or certain feast days or spiritual “giftings”. Your kingdom is about righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. Everyone who serves Christ in these things is acceptable to you, Father, and approved by a man

Let each believer study your word to show themselves approved, workmen who need not be ashamed. Men and women who can rightly divide the word of truth. People who can recognize false teachers, and shun vain babbling.

For each of us, Lord, will give an account of ourselves to God, our father. None of us lives to himself, and no one dies to himself. For whether we live or die, we are the Lords. Therefore, let us pursue the things that make for peace and the things by which we may identify one another.

Romans 12; 1 Corinthians 1; Romans 12

Father, in view of your mercies, I receive, with gladness, your righteousness, redemption, sanctification, and wisdom. These are mine in Christ Jesus.

In response, I offer my body to you as a living sacrifice. By your grace and cleansing atonement, my life is now a holy and acceptable sacrifice, and my life is a reasonable sacrifice in view of the promise of eternity in your glory and pleasure.

Your word and your Holy Spirit renew my mind and change how I think and what I think, and I am transformed into the person you created me to be. No longer am I led by my flesh, caught up in the doctrine of the world. Now, I am a new man who lives in the person of the Lord Jesus.

I think soberly, and I am humble in view of my weaknesses. Thank you, Father, for your sovereign plan to redeem me or I would be lost. You have dealt generously with me and placed me as a member in your body, the church.

You are working your gifts in me that I can be of use to you. Now I live in your spirit. I rejoice in hope. I am patient in tribulation, and I am fervent and ceaseless in prayer. 

Romans 10&3; 1 Peter 2; Romans 11

Father, your gifts and calling are irrevocable. Your plans and provision will happen without fail. By your standard, all have sinned and fallen short of your glory. All have gone astray, and are without hope. I, like all mankind, was disobedient and rebellious to you, Father

Yet now, I have obtained mercy, and everyone whom you have for known and called to be yours will receive that same mercy and grace for salvation according to your will and timing.

Your wisdom and knowledge are rich and deep, and your judgment and ways are unsearchable and beyond my understanding nevertheless, your mercy and love are trustworthy and perfectly faithful. For of you and through you and to you are all things. To you be glory forever. 

Romans 10&12; 2 Corinthians 5; Romans 10

Thank you, Father, that you sent preachers into my life; that I heard your word and that faith came alive in me and took root. I heard of Jesus as Savior and Lord, and by your grace, I believed.

Now, through your word and your indwelling presence, I begin to truly know you, Father. I know your provision of salvation by righteousness through faith, faith in Christ Jesus as Messiah.

I know that Christ is the end of the law of righteousness for me because I believe and receive Christ Jesus as my way of salvation.

Your righteousness that comes by faith says I don’t have to go looking for my deliverer, instead my deliverer dwells in me through your Holy Spirit. My words are your words, Lord Jesus, and my heart is tuned to your heart.

You are transforming me by renewing my mind. I am no longer conformed to my old fleshy worldly ways of doing things. Now I am in Christ, and Christ is in me. Old things have passed away. Behold, now I live in my new nature, and you, Lord, are rich to me. 

Romans 8; Colossians 1; Romans 8; John 10

Father, in accordance with your purposes, you foreknew me, and you also predestined me to be conformed to the image of your son and my Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus. He is the first born among many brethren.

You predestined me to be yours, and in your sovereignty, all things work together in my life to see your will accomplished. You call me. You justify me. You are glorifying me.

You pour out your Holy Spirit on me so that I know real love, and I’m able to love you. Your spirit leads me so I am able to begin to be used in your purposes. Now, by your spirit, Christ dwells in me. He is glorious. His presence in me is glory. Where he is, is always glorious.

Now, since you have done all this with me, and for me, it is obvious that you, Father, are for me. Since you, Almighty, Sovereign God, are for me, then nothing can prevail against me.

Lord Jesus, you are at the right hand of the Father, and you make intercession for me. Nothing can separate me from your love, Lord Jesus, nor from the love of our father.

I hear your voice. You know me. You give me eternal life, and I never perish, neither can anything or anyone snatch me out of your hand. 

Psalm 73; Luke 15; Psalm 73

I draw near to you, Father, for that is a good thing for me. I put my trust in you for you are God of heaven above and earth below, and you are the only God. I declare your word and your salvation.

There was a time in my life when I was foolish and ignorant. I was like a dumb beast before you. I wasted my substance in profligate living, but in your mercy, by grace through faith, you brought me to my senses.

I saw how lost I was, and I repented and returned to you, Father. With joy and with forgiveness, you received me back, and now I am your child forevermore. I was lost, but now I am found.

Now I am continually with you, and your Holy Spirit fills me and fellowships with me. You hold me by my right hand. You guide me with your council, and afterward, you receive me to glory.

You, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, are who I have and all I need. With you, there is nothing missing in heaven or on earth. You orchestrate my desires, and you give me those desires.

My flesh and my heart fail, but you, Father, are the strength of my heart and my portion forever!