Praying For God’s Grace Part 2
Day 39: 40 DAYS PRAYER, FASTING AND WORSHIP FEB 3rd to MARCH 14th, 2021. 2021, A YEAR OF NEW BEGINNING - ISAIAH 43:17-19.
Short Exhortation About God’s Grace
Have you ever felt unworthy of God’s grace? Our God is full of mercy and grace and He has the capacity to cleanse you no matter how dirty you are. We all need God’s grace, because by strength shall no man prevail. 1 Samuel 2:9 says, “He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.” When you have tried your best and used up all your strength and yet things seem not to be working, grace can take over from where your strength has failed.
Grace has the capacity to help you in starting your race, in running the race and in finishing the race. Not all those who start well finish well. Demas started well but didn’t finish well. 2 Timothy 4:10 says, “For Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.” The love of the world was Demas major setback. Judas started well but did not end well due to greed and love of money. He was among the seventy-two who healed the sick and cast out demons in Luke 10:1-20. However, he committed suicide eventually and ended badly because he was unable to tame his appetite for greed and stealing (Matthew 27:3-5).
Moses started the journey to the land of Canaan but he was unable to make it (Deuteronomy 1:37). Many of the children of Israel who left Egypt died in the wilderness. Moses pleaded for them several times while they were constantly disobeying God so that God will not destroy them. However, their constant sin against God got to the climax and those who were twenty years upward when they left Egypt did not make it to Canaan except Joshua and Caleb (Numbers 14:29). To start a race is important but it is not as important as finishing the race. So we all need to pray for the grace to finish well. We need the grace to endure to the end so that we can be saved (Matthew 24:13).
Apostle Paul started well and ended well. In 2 Timothy 4:7-8, Apostle Paul said, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for His appearing.” Jesus who is the Author and the Finisher of our faith also finished well. He went through many trials and temptations but that did not deter him from finishing well. At the cross, Jesus said that it is finished (John 19:28-30). We also need the grace to run this race lawfully until we reach the finish line. So we are going to be praying today for the grace to finish well.
Bible References:
Ephesians 2:8-9; Esther 2:17; 2 Peter 1:2; Hebrews 4:16; 1 Peter 4:10; James 4:6; 2 Corinthians 8:7; Titus 2:11-14; Romans 6:14; Romans 11:6; Acts 15:11; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Philippians 1:6; 2 Timothy 4:7-8; Matthew 24:13; 2 Timothy 4:10; Matthew 27:3-5; Deuteronomy 1:37; Numbers 14:29; John 19:28-30
Prayer Points:
1. Father, I thank you for saving me by your grace. I thank you because when work fails, grace steps in and saved me
Ephesians 2:8-9
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast”
2. Lord, I pray that by your grace and favour, I will be preferred by kings and I will be elevated in Jesus’ name
Esther 2:17
“And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.”
3. God, I pray that grace and peace shall be mine in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord
2 Peter 1:2
“Grace and peace be yours in abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord”
4. Lord, I pray that as from now on, I will approach God’s throne of grace with confidence and I will receive mercy and grace that will help me in my time of need
Hebrews 4:16
“Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need”
5. Father, I pray that I will use whatever gifts I have received to serve others as a faithful steward of God’s grace in its various forms in Jesus’ name
1 Peter 4:10
“Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”
6. Father, I pray that you will give me more grace because your Word says, you oppose the proud and show favour to the humble. I receive the grace to be humble so that I can have a immeasurable access to your grace Lord in Jesus’ name
James 4:6
“But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: “God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.”
7. Lord, I pray that by your grace I will excel in everything. I will excel in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in love in Jesus’ name. I pray that I will also excel in giving in Jesus’ name
2 Corinthians 8:7
“But since you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you —see that you also excel in this grace of giving”
8. Father, I pray that sin shall no longer have dominion over me, because I am not under law but under grace. I have dominion over sin in Jesus’ name
Romans 6:14
“For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace”
Acts 15:11
“No! We believe it is through the grace of our Lord Jesus that we are saved, just as they are.”
9. Lord, I pray that I will enter into your rest by grace in Jesus’ name. The years of labour is over, now I enter into my year of grace and favour in Jesus’ name
Romans 11:6
“And if by grace, then it cannot be based on works; if it were, grace would no longer be grace”
10. Father, I pray that the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit will be with me always in Jesus’ name
2 Corinthians 13:14
“May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”
11. Lord, I pray for the grace to finish well. Father, give me the grace to complete this good work that you have begun in my life in Jesus’ name
Philippians 1:6
“And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.”
12. God, I pray for the grace to fight the good fight, to keep the faith and to finish the race in Jesus’ name. I pray that I will not miss my crown in Jesus’ name
2 Timothy 4:7-8
“I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. 8 Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing”
13. Father, I pray for the grace to stand firm to the end in Jesus’ name
Matthew 24:13
“But the one who stands firm to the end will be saved”
14. Lord, we know that you are the Author and the Finisher of our faith, we pray for the grace to finish well. Father, please give us the grace to accomplish our assignment on earth. At the end of our sojourn on earth, we pray for the grace to confidently say “It is finished” just like you said on the cross in Jesus’ name
John 19:28-30
“After this, Jesus, knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, said, “I thirst!” Now a vessel full of sour wine was sitting there; and they filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on hyssop, and put it to His mouth. So when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit.”
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