Keep Putting into Practice All You Learned and Received from Me — The purposes of this prayer are: Guidance/Purpose and Wisdom. Heavenly Father, in the closing of his letter to the Philippians, Paul urged his church in Philippi to fill their minds with good and noble qualities: “And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is…

Say Among the Nations, “The Lord is King!” — The purposes of this prayer are: Glorify God/Worship, Holiness/Righteousness, Confidence/Hope and Justice. God of Creation, Psalm 96 is a celebration of your sovereignty over the whole world and the justice you enforce over its peoples: “Say among the nations, ‘The Lord is king! The world is firmly established; it shall…

Live Your Life in a Manner Worthy of the Gospel of Christ — The purposes of this prayer are: Guidance/Purpose, Confidence/Hope, Salvation and Perseverance. Sovereign God, Jesus assured his followers that they would experience suffering in their lives. Paul told the Philippians that you would graciously offer them the privilege of suffering for Jesus, writing, “Only, live your life in a manner worthy…

Do Not Be Alarmed, For His Life is in Him — The purposes of this prayer are: Healing, Lovingkindness, Opportunity and Ability/Success. Merciful God, there was a time while on his missionary trip to Macedonia that you empowered Paul to work a miraculous healing and resurrection. Luke wrote in Acts that, “When we were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked…

I Am Surrounded by People Who Love to Argue and Fight — The purposes of this prayer are: Justice, Protection and Mercy. God of Justice, the prophet Habakkuk spoke a passionate plea to you for justice and mercy: “This is the message that the prophet Habakkuk received in a vision. ‘How long, O Lord, must I call for help? But you do…

Such a Person is Righteous; He Will Certainly Live — The purposes of this prayer are: Holiness/Righteousness, Justice, Obedience and Resist Temptation. Merciful Lord, you explained to the Israelites through your prophet Ezekiel that each person will be held responsible for his own sins, and not the sins of his forbears: “’Suppose a man is righteous and does what is…

I Am Poor and Needy — The purposes of this prayer are: Glorify God/Worship, Justice, Mercy, Lovingkindness and Humility. Compassionate Lord, David wrote a psalm in which he pleaded for your help and followed up his plea with profuse praise for your mercy and love: “Rescue me, because you are so faithful and good. For I…

Bless Ye the Lord, All Ye His Hosts — The purposes of this prayer are: Glorify God/Worship and Guidance/Purpose. Lord of Hosts, our purposes in life are to obey all of the commandments of Jesus, to love you with all of our heart, soul, strength and mind, and to offer you continuous praise and worship for all the blessings…

To Our God and Father Be Glory Forever and Ever — The purposes of this prayer are: Sustenance, Glorify God/Worship, Lovingkindness and Friendship/Fellowship. Loving God, Paul thanked the Philippians for their generous and sustaining support that they furnished to him while he was in prison, writing, “You Philippians indeed know that in the early days of the gospel, when I left…