SEEKING GOD

Promises: a 40-day devotional

THE FOUR PRAYERS

1. “Lord, SPEAK to me today.”

Isaiah 50:4 (NIV) -  The Sovereign Lord has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.

Psalm 119:147 (NLT) -  I rise early, before the sun is up; I cry out for help and put my hope in your words.

Psalm 5:3 (NLT) -  Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly.

2. “Lord, SEARCH me today.”

Psalm 139:23-24 (NLT) -  Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you and lead me along the path of everlasting life.

Psalm 90:8,12 (NLT) -  You spread out our sins before you - our secret sins - and you see them all. Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in wisdom.

Psalm 19:12 (NLT) -  How can I know all the sins lurking in my heart? Cleanse me from these hidden faults.

3. “Lord, SHOW me today.”

Psalm 143:8 (NLT) -  Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you.

Psalm 25:4-5 (NLT) -  Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow. Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. All day long I put my hope in you.

Psalm 25:12 (NLT) -  Who are those who fear the Lord? He will show them the path they should choose.

4. “Lord, SEND me today.”

Psalm 27:11 (NLT) -  Teach me how to live, O Lord. Lead me along the right path, for my enemies are waiting for me.

Psalm 119:133 (NLT) -  Guide my steps by your word, so I will not be overcome by evil.

John 20:21 (NLT) -  Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.