Scriptures & Prayers

The daily discipline of spoken scriptural prayer.

The Word of God has the ultimate power to change your world. Each Biblical promise possesses enough power to impact an individual, a family and even a generation. Speaking Biblical Scriptures contains the ability to change your life! Whether you live in the United States or on the other side of the world, God’s Word (the Bible) works for everyone. The key is to understand that God’s power is released through the speaking of Scriptures on a daily basis. The more you speak the verses that pertain to your need, the more your own faith increases. Faith is what pleases God which results in receiving His love, peace and purpose for your life.

Below are different areas that you might be struggling with. Once you read the Scripture and understand what God is speaking through each Bible verse, you will be ready to speak out loud the short prayer provided. Let your faith start building, as you begin to believe Him for your answer.

Forgiveness

The unwillingness to forgive is a self-inflicted prison. It prevents peace. It causes disease. It steals joy. It brings inconsolable sorrow. The only way to truly forgive is to ask God to forgive you first. Then God can work His forgiveness through you to others. Forgiveness is freedom.

Romans 10:9
"That if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved."
The above Scripture is the beginning of our eternal destiny with God. When we declare openly that Jesus is our Lord, and we choose to believe in our heart that God raised Him from the dead, the Bible promises we are saved. Once we voice the following prayer, the Bible promises that our sins are forgiven and our eternal destiny has changed from hell to heaven.
Forgiveness Prayer:

Dear God – According to Romans 10:9, I confess with my mouth that Jesus Christ is my Lord, and I believe in my heart that God raised Jesus from the dead. Therefore, Your Word promises that I am now saved from the power of the devil and 'born again' by Your Spirit. Father God, I ask You to forgive me of all my sins through the shed Blood of Jesus Christ. Please change me, from the inside out, so that I will live to honor You. I rejoice that I am now forgiven, set free, and guaranteed to go to Heaven when I die. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.

1 John 1:9
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."
Once we officially enter into the family of God, one of the best ways to stay pure before God is to daily declare 1 John 1:9. His desire is for us to let go of our sin through the honesty of our words and our heart. God’s desire is that we turn from sin and turn toward Him. Last but not least, as we break free from the past that has imprisoned us, God’s love compels us to forgive our self.
Forgiveness Prayer:

Father God – I thank You for Your Scriptural promise to forgive me in 1 John 1:9...that as I confess my sins (be specific):________________, You are faithful and just to forgive me and to cleanse me from all unrighteousness. Lord, I honor Your Son’s Blood sacrifice and ask you to free me from all my sin, guilt, and unwillingness to forgive. Please compel me with Your love to forgive others and completely forgive myself. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.

Protection

We all desire safety. We all desire protection for our families and loved ones. The Bible tells us about the reality of angels. God created angels to take charge over us. Our Heavenly Father commissions angels to protect us.

Psalm 91:11
"For He shall give His angels charge over you, to keep you in all your ways."
Typically, our number one concern is protection. One of the most serious phobias is fear of death. There is nothing in all eternity that can even begin to compare to the protection of God that is available to you and your family.
Protection Prayer:

Heavenly Father – According to Psalm 91:11, You shall give Your angels charge over me and my loved ones, to keep us in all our ways. Lord – I thank You for all Your angels that protect, guard, guide and preserve me in all my ways. I reject all fear, including the fear of death, and receive instead Your angelic protection wherever I go and whatever I do, from this second on. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.

Psalm 103:20
"Bless the Lord, you His angels, who excel in strength, who do His word, heeding the voice of His Word."
Angels excel as they perform God’s Word. Take note that angels strengthen, or as this Scripture indicates, excel in strength, as they hear our voice speak God’s Word. They exist to act on behalf of those who voice God’s Word. When we speak God’s Word with our mouth and with faith in our heart, God’s angels go where we go.
Protection Prayer:

As Psalm 103:20 declares, I bless You, Lord, with Your angels, who excel in strength, who do Your word, heeding the voice of Your word. I rejoice that as I speak specific Scriptural prayers daily, Your angels that You have assigned to me, excel in strength as they hear my voice. Lord, I thank You that Your glorious angels strengthen and act on my behalf to minister Your perfect will in Your perfect timing. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.

Healing

Nobody likes to be sick. Nobody likes pain... But there is a God in Heaven Who desires us to be well and whole. He not only desires to remove your pain but to remove your desire to inflict pain.

3 John 2
"Beloved, I wish above all things that you may prosper and be in health, even as your soul prospers."
God’s will for you is His Word. In other words, if you are wondering what God’s will is for your own life, open up the Bible and read. As this Scripture so beautifully communicates, God’s highest desire is that you prosper in every single area of your life – including physical health.
Healing Prayer:

My Lord God – According to 3 John 2, I rejoice that You wish above all things that I prosper in every single area of my life, including physical health. My faith declares that I believe with my whole heart that it is Your one hundred percent will for me and ______________ to be healed, healthy, and whole. Infuse my faith with Your Word. Place in me a desire to never stop speaking Your Word. I ask You to bless my Doctors, but I honor You as my Ultimate Physician. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.

Isaiah 53:5
"And by His (Jesus’) stripes, we are healed."
This Scripture emphatically reveals that Jesus was tortuously whipped or "striped," so that we can be thoroughly healed and made whole. Just embrace Jesus as your Lord, be in agreement with the Bible by voicing healing Scriptures daily, and leave the timing up to God.
Healing Prayer:

My Lord God – I rejoice that Isaiah 53:5 promises, that by Jesus’ stripes, I am healed. Please continue to reveal to me the profound understanding that there is a Heaven with Jesus and a Hell with Satan. I choose Heaven with Jesus. Because of my decision to embrace Jesus as my Lord, I am free to daily declare all healing Scriptures, including the above: "By Jesus’ stripes, I am healed"... until my healing and wholeness manifest. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.

Wisdom & Guidance

Some decisions are easy. Some decisions seem impossible to make with our limited knowledge. But the Creator of the Universe knows all things. He sees the beginning from the end. He holds all knowledge.

James 1:5
"If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, Who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given him."
How do we go about getting specific wisdom, knowledge, and spiritual understanding from the Most High God? We must ask Him. When an unexpected issue, problem, or crisis occurs in our life, it is imperative that we go to God first.
Wisdom Prayer:

Father God - As James 1:5 promises, if I lack wisdom, let me ask of You first. Please place in me, from this second on, an all-consuming desire to daily seek Your perfect counsel and specific wisdom first. Therefore, I come before Your throne right now, Father, and ask for Your perfect wisdom and direction in the following situation(s): ______________. Reveal Your perfect knowledge and lead me to Your perfect answer. Place me in Your perfect path, point me to Your perfect purpose, and fill me with Your perfect peace as I await Your step-by-step instruction. I thirst for Your natural and spiritual wisdom as I embrace You, as Lord. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.

Psalm 32:8
"I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye."
The Hebrew (Biblical) definition for guide is "to advise, to counsel, to consult." As this Scripture conveys, the Holy Spirit, our Guide, will instruct and teach us in God’s way. All we have to do is yield our hearts and lives to Jesus, and God promises to advise and counsel us with His eye.
Guidance Prayer:

Father – As Psalm 32:8 promises, You instruct me and teach me in the way I should go; You will guide me with Your Eye. I yield my heart and life to Jesus Christ. Lord, I desire Your guidance, teaching, and instruction, especially in the following situation(s):________________. Please advise me, step by step, into the perfect way of God. I await Your direction as You guide with Your Eye. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.

Peace

There is nothing like peace. Most everyone is in search of peace. But the world’s peace is infinitely different than God’s peace. The Bible tells us how to access a peace that passes all understanding.

Isaiah 26:3
"You (God) will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You."
God Almighty is the only One Who can keep us in perfect peace when our minds, thoughts, and emotions are centered on Him. When we make a decision to trust God and to rely entirely on His Word, His peace overtakes us, regardless of what we are going through.
Peace Prayer:

Lord God – According to Isaiah 26:3, You will keep me in perfect peace as my mind is stayed on You, because I trust in You. Father, please help me to continually keep my mind, thoughts, and emotions centered on You. My deep desire is to dwell in Your physical, emotional, mental, financial and spiritual peace. Fill me to overflowing with Your Presence, as I have made a faith decision to trust You completely. I praise You for Your permanent peace that is overtaking me now and always, regardless of what trials I face. In Jesus’ Name I pray, Amen.