”Jesus answered and said to them. “Are you not therefore mistaken, because you do not know the Scriptures nor the power of God,” Mark 12:24 (NKJV)
Prayers: Teach us Your Word, O Lord!
It is important to know the Scriptures
Nothing is impossible for God
“But looking at them, Jesus said, “With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible,” Mark 10:27 (NKJV)
Prayers: May the Lord make everything we ever aspire in our lives come to pass.
The word of God is powerful
”For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart,” Hebrews 4:12 (NIV)
Prayers: May Your word enrich us and transform our lives in a powerful way.
We have a living hope through Jesus Christ
”Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,”
Prayers: Thank you Lord for your great mercy that gives us an everlasting hope!
Be merciful
“Be merciful, just as your Father (God) is merciful,” Luke 6:36 (NIV)
Prayers: Create in us a heart that shows mercy to others, O Lord.
Be skilful in everything you do
“Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom,” Ecclesiastes 9:10 (NIV).
Prayers: Bless every work I do, O Lord.
Let us do good to all people
”Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers,” Galatians 6:10 (NIV)
Prayers: May the Lord give us the power to show kindness to those around us.
The just shall live by their faith in God
““Look at the proud! They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked. But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God,” Habakkuk 2:4 (NLT)
Prayers: Increase my faith, O Lord!
God’s words remain permanent forever!
“Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away,” Mark 13:31 (NKJV)
Prayers: May all Your promises in Your holy Word be fulfilled in our lives.
Watch and pray to avoid temptations
“Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The Spirit is indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak,” Matthew 26:41 (NKJV)
Prayers: May Your Holy Spirit guide us in all our ways so that we will not enter into any temptations.
Time and chance
“I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all,” Ecclesiastes 9:11 (NIV)
Prayers: May God grant us time and chance that will be favorable to us.
What relationship does light have with darkness?
“Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?” 2 Corinthians 6:14 (NIV)
Prayers: Give us the power and direction not to be unequally yoked with unbelievers, O Lord.
