Introduction: Kingdom Prayers –
The next 7 days our prayer focus is on seeking God’s Kingdom in our lives, in our church and in our community. These prayers will help prepare us for our upcoming Prayer Vigil on March 21st– 23rd.
“Therefore, you should pray like this: Our Father in heaven, your name be honored as holy. Your Kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not bring us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil on.”
Matthew 6:9-13
Prayer:
Father, you are the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of armies; your glory fills the whole earth. Your name is above all names, and at the name of Jesus every knee will bow – in heaven and on earth- and every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father (Ephesians 2:10-11). I ask for your Kingdom to come into my life, my family, and Kingsland Baptist Church. I ask for your Kingdom of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit to come. Reign over my life, my family, and Kingsland. Manifest your presence, your power, and your glory so that all may know that you alone are God. Father, your word tell us “and my people, who bear my name, humble themselves, pray and seek my face, and turn from their evil ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14). Father, I need you, my family needs you, our church needs you. We need you to forgive us for our pride, our selfishness, materialism, legalism, impurity, complacency, and putting our trust in our own strength and abilities. Forgive us for believing lies from the enemy about you, ourselves, and others. Forgive us for gossip, slander, and thinking that we are better than others. Forgive us for thinking more highly of ourselves than we should and not allowing others to see our weaknesses. Forgive us from hiding our hearts from you, from others, and for not having courage to share our story – our testimonies of what you’ve done in our lives. We were lost, covered in sin and darkness, and you rescued us. You saved us, healed us, and delivered us from darkness. Forgive us for not giving you the praise, glory, and honor that you alone deserve. Father, heal our land. Heal our hearts, home, and church. We cry out to you to heal us. The sin and darkness has wounded us deeply. Our hearts, home, and church need your healing. God, bring your Kingdom into our hearts, home, and church. Make your glory shine on us. In Jesus’ name, amen.
40 Days of Prayer 