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A Small Morning Family Prayer

31/01/2022
Gracious Heavenly Father, thank You for this blessed morning. Thank You for waking us up healthy and safe on this new day.
Lord, as we enter a new week, may we find favour in Your sight that will be far better and greater than our past. Make a way where there seems to be no way.
Lord, we may, in our weakness go astray as we face each challenge and temptation ; be it at home, at work, and in our other transactions. Pardon us and help us to overcome such situations.
Lord, may we not retreat in our faith, but abide in You. Hold our hand, and walk us through, so that, together we can face tomorrow.
Lord, thank You for the blessings You have in store for each one of us. May we be confident and conscious that if we have faith, "we will receive".
In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.Today’s Promise:
Jesus, “and whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.” Matthew 21:22 -
A Small Morning Family Prayer

29/01/2022
Gracious Heavenly Father, thank You for bringing us to the close of this week.
Lord, thank You for guiding us and giving us hope through the week. You desired to hear from us and to speak to us each morning. It was not our mental fortitude but Your Spirit that strengthened all of us to face spiritual, emotional, and physical stress. You were by our side always.
Lord, thank You for all the blessings showered upon us and for the hedge of protection around us that saved us through many dangers and snares.
Thank You for walking ahead of us and making the crooked paths straight.
Lord, refresh us and all those who toiled through the week to earn their livelihood. Give them rest and a peaceful weekend. Let their earnings be sufficient enough to meet their needs. Provide them as You provided our needs and wants.
Lord, we trust in Your plans that are designed for us to prosper. You are an awesome God.....Let Your will alone be done in our lives.
In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.Today’s promise:
I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.” – Jeremiah 31:25 -
HE WHO HAS PROMISED IS FAITHFUL

01/03/2023
Gracious Heavenly Father, thank You for this new month added to our life. It's purely Your grace that has brought us thus far.
Lord, thank You for giving us the privilege to gather in Your sanctuary. Be present in our midst as we offer our praises and glorify Your name.
Lord, we thank You for assuring us Your continued presence during happy or sad moments. May we always remember that You care for us and would provide all our needs. Bless all those celebrating their birthdays, anniversaries and other special occasions in this month.
Lord, we thank You for the blessings that are in store for us. We commend those who are saddened and are grief stricken. Comfort them and wrap Your arms around them and strengthen them.
Lord, cast away every anxiety, fear or any other obstacle that may prevent us from praising Your name. May we serve You through the gifts that You have bestowed upon us.
In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.Today's promise:
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:23 -
OUR LORD GIVES WISDOM, IF WE ASK SINCERELY

28/02/2023
Gracious Heavenly Father, thank You for this day.
Lord, this morning we commend all the children who are to take the academic and professional exams starting today.
Lord, fill every child with Your wisdom. Give them a sound mind and good health as they learn their lessons and sit through the exams. Cast away every fear or distraction that may grip their minds.
Lord, we pray for all the parents. Bless the efforts they take to provide for their children's education. Let those families experience Your presence in all that they do.
Lord, we remember the children whose education is discontinued due to various financial burden faced by their parents. Let the concerned authorities in the institution consider their situation and permit those children to take the exam. Assure those children that You can show the way, where there is no way.
Lord, we commend all other challenges each one of us face everyday. Give us the strength and open up the ways to walk boldly, in the light of Your word.
In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.Today's Promise:
Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. Psalms 119:105 -
TESTING OF OUR FAITH DEVELOPS OUR PERSEVERANCE TO DO HIS WILL

27/02/2023
Gracious Heavenly Father, thank You for the gift of peaceful morning and a new week.
Lord, we enter into this week trusting in Your promise that You would work all things together for good to reveal Your glory. We commit ourselves to You, willing to patiently endure till the end and to learn the lesson that You would teach us through each situation that are designed by You, for a purpose to reveal Your glory.
Lord, let every situation we are to face this week refine us, cleanse us and make us stronger, perfect, complete and lack in nothing.
Lord, let the testing of our faith develop patience and steadfastness so that we can run the full race. Reinforce our faith and obedience and develop our perseverance to do Your will, to receive what You have promised us.
In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.Today's Promise:
You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised. Hebrews 10:36 -
OUR SINS ARE FORGIVEN

26/02/2023
Gracious Heavenly Father, thank You for this worship Sunday.
Lord, thank You for providing our needs and delivering us from all the challenging situations we came across. You are our Helper.
Lord, thank You for the extraordinary things You have done in our life. You made us active and dynamic to develop life saving faith in us. Thank You for keeping all our family members under Your loving care.
Lord, transform us, so that we may be an useful instrument and a channel, to bring people to You, who seek Your healing in their body and their crushed spirit.
Lord, let them also experience the life saving faith as they receive Your healing in their sick body and crushed spirit.
Lord, let Your glory be filled and peace abound over this earth.
In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.Today's Promise:
And when He saw their faith, He said, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.” Luke 5:20 -
THE LORD’S STEADFAST LOVE IS EVERLASTING

25/02/2023
Gracious Heavenly Father, we thank You for Your never failing goodness and grace bestowed on us, throughout the week.
Lord, we lift up our hands and praise You, and be fully satisfied as with the richest of foods;
Lord, You are an awesome God. Thank You for being gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
Lord, help us today, to live our lives in such a way as is pleasing to You, knowing that, as Your children we are witnesses to Your glory, Your grace, and Your kingdom.
In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.Today's Promise:
But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness to children’s children. Psalm 103:17 -
REJOICE & PRAY WITHOUT CEASING. HE WILL GO BEFORE You

24/02/2023
Gracious Heavenly Father, thank You for ushering us into another day.
Lord, we commit ourselves and all our works in Your mighty hands. May we thank You in all circumstances and remain prayerful without ceasing.
Lord, we seek and pray for Your presence to go before us and make the crooked paths straight.
Lord, accept our prayers and strengthen us during this Lenten season as we meditate upon Your words.
Lord, You are an awesome God who extended Your love to all people and sacrificed Your Son's life to give us everlasting life. May we share this message loudly with others through our actions.
Lord, we intercede this time for the poor, sick, and the marginalized. Let their hope and desires not fade away but be fulfilled by Your grace and love.
Watch over us, protect everyone of us and lead us through.
In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.Today's promise:
I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: Isaiah 45:2 -
PRESENT YOUR BODIES AS A LIVING SACRIFICE

23/02/2023
Gracious Heavenly Father, thank You for the blessed morning, filled by Your Grace.
Lord, as we progress through this Lenten season, may our spiritual growth be nurtured and enhanced by Your Spirit. May we not be under a pretence of humility and self-denial but truly understand the meaning of carrying the Cross ✝️.
Lord, may we employ ourselves humbly, diligently, cheerfuly, and in simplicity; May we present our body and soul as a living sacrifice and become worthy of Your calling to deny ourselves and take up the Cross ✝️ daily.
Lord, transform us and renew us by Your Spirit, and help us to understand Your command and about Your will.
In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.Today's Promise:
Jesus, "You are My friends if you do what I command you". John 15:14 -
HE IS FAITHFUL & JUST TO FORGIVE US

22/02/2023
Gracious Heavenly Father, thank You for ushering us into another day.
Lord, thank You for Your ever enduring grace that brought us thus far through many dangers and difficult days.
Lord, as we enter into the period of another season of Lent, a time for inner reflection and examination, be close to us. We commit ourselves to pray everyday to understand what is right and what is needed for repentance of our sin.
Lord, strengthen us by Your Spirit, when we are weak in our spirit. Create and make in us a clean and remorseful hearts, so that, our sins are blotted out and we receive perfect absolution and forgiveness.
Lord, hear our petitions and pour down Your mercy in abundance so that we are healed in body and in soul. May we persevere and extol Your exalted and blessed Name.
In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.Today's promise:
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 -
HE GIVES POWER TO THE WEAK. JUST TRUST IN HIM

21/02/2023
Gracious Heavenly Father, we thank You for Your great promises which strengthen us each day.
Lord, we rejoice over the promises revealed through us to the Glory of Your name.
Lord, grant us Your steadfast faith in the grace of Jesus Christ to hold firm our true faith.
Lord, You make everything new in Your appointed time.
Lord, as the deer pants for the water, we also cry out to You. Refresh our thirst with Your living waters.
Lord, guard us, watch over us : in the hours of temptation and treacherous moment, so that we may remain calm under Your divine care.
In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.Today's promise:
He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might He increases strength. Isaiah 40:29 -
HE WHO PROMISED IS FAITHFUL. WE WILL NOT BE ORPHANED

20/02/2023
Gracious Heavenly Father, thank You for adding a new week in our life.
Lord, we thank You for all that You have done for us, for all You are doing for us, and going to do for us.
Lord, thank You for showing us Your goodness, inspite of our imperfections. May we set our hopes on You without wavering or weakening.
Lord, let our spiritual light never be dimmed or extinguished, but be well oiled and glow bright so that we may see the path ahead of us clearly, the paths of life, and bring praise and honor to You.
Lord, we commit ourselves to You, and go ahead to meet the challenges of this week, boldly.
Lord, we will not allow our hearts to be troubled in any manner, instead, believe firmly in Your promise that, "we will not be orphaned".
In Jesus' name we pray, Amen.Today's Promise:
Jesus, “I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. John 14:18
