7 Prayers That Work

Dear Lord Jesus, Tonight is the night you were betrayed. You had your last dinner with your close friends, and Peter said he'd die for you, and Judas Iscariot slipped out to meet the Pharisees and collect his 30 pieces of silver. Then you took the disciples to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray with you and for you; you were headed into the greatest struggle in all of history. Judas kissed you. Oh, the nerve of him! Then the soldiers took you away for an illegal trial, built on lies and false accusations, while John watched and Peter cursed out the servants for suggesting that he knew you. How could they could betray you, they who knew you so well and who served with you for three years. If they could betray you, what hope is there for me? I am unfaithful, fearful, weak, ungrateful, even doubting. I am so unworthy of your unfailing faithfulness and grace. How can I become more resolute? Lord Jesus, fill me with the Holy Spirit. May I go into garden and pray to you for str...

Dear Lord, God of heaven and earth, I know You aren't the least bit worried about the state of our world, but I am. You aren't concerned that my children will grow old in a less-than-free country, but I am. You aren't panicking that the gospel will cease to get out, but I am. You've been doing this awhile. You know that the gospel spreads under persecution. You know that people finally stop relying on their own wits when their leaders abuse power, and they remember You. That eventually, when life gets hard enough, Your people repent. When they see a difference in Your children, the lost seek You, that revival will sweep across a people like a field caught on fire. That's what You want. We want ease. Change us, Lord! Change me! Make me a warrior. Give me courage to stand for truth and to speak out against injustice-- not to be politically correct-- but to be spiritually correct. Give me Your heart of compassion and Your Holy Spirit. Make me t...