If you’re new here, Hello! Welcome to this week’s Prayer of the Week (POW). You can find all POW’s under the category POW! on this blog.
To fully understand what POW is read Introducing POW or for a quick summery you can read the First POW.
May we be a people of prayer who stand on Truth and feed ourselves daily, meditating on His word day and night.
PREPARE
Quiet your heart. Play a worship song or two and surrender yourself fully to Him.
Already Have and All Hail King Jesus stuck out to me this week if you’re looking for suggestions. These clickable links are videos that have lyrics so you can worship along.
When you are finished pray a simple prayer asking God to silence all voices that are not His. You want this to be a time for just the two of you. Here’s an example:
Dear God,
I come to You today fully seeking You. Silence all distractions around me. Quiet all voices that are not of You. I desire connection. Protect our time in Jesus’ name, Amen.
SWORD
Lord, who may dwell in your sacred tent?
Who may live on your holy mountain?
2 The one whose walk is blameless,
who does what is righteous,
who speaks the truth from their heart;
3 whose tongue utters no slander,
who does no wrong to a neighbor,
and casts no slur on others;
4 who despises a vile person
but honors those who fear the Lord;
who keeps an oath even when it hurts,
and does not change their mind;
5 who lends money to the poor without interest;
who does not accept a bribe against the innocent.
Whoever does these things
will never be shaken.
Psalm 15
Read this a few times. Listen. Write down anything that comes to mind or heart as you read. Underline any words that stand out to you. Write down any questions.
FIGHT
Taking the scripture, pray and insert yourself or whoever in the blanks.
Lord, I pray that _______’s walk is blameless, does what is righteous and speaks the truth from his/her/my heart. I pray ______’s tongue utters no slander, does no wrong to a neighbor, and casts no slur on others. I pray ________ despises a vile person but honors those who fear the Lord. Even when it hurts, Lord, I pray _______ will keep an oath and will not change his/her/my mind. I pray _______ would lend money to the poor without interest and will not accept a bribe against the innocent. Lord help ________ to be unshakeable out of obedience to You.
Based off of Psalm 15
DECLARE
Another weapon is the power of DECLARING God’s word over yourself. This is clothing yourself in TRUTH and living out of your true identity. Standing in truth and clothing yourself in this way is a powerful weapon. The enemy of your soul fights that you would just nibble at his lies. He hopes you will disrobe yourself by choice and put on what he offers.
This declaration is taken from an amazing resource you can find here. Hang onto every promise He gives! They will always be answered with YES and AMEN!
For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God.2 Corinthians 1:20
Dress yourself in the following by declaring:
Integrity and Uprightness Protect Me Because My Hope is in the Lord All Day Long. I Will Not Be Put to Shame.
Psalm 25:1-3, 5, 21
Pray with emphasis where He lays emphasis on your heart. Insert whoever He brings to mind… and keep praying. Don’t stop! Whatever and whoever He lays on your heart, go after it!
Ask questions. Wait, listen. Pray. Pray for wisdom, discernment… just pray and lean into Him.
He may lead you to other scriptures or boldly highlight a person to lift up. He may allow you to feel what someone else is feeling. There is no limit to what God will do when you give Him your heart and time.
REST
In you, Lord my God, I put my trust. I trust in you… No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame… Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long… My eyes are ever on the Lord… Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish… for I take refuge in you. May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, Lord, is in you.Taken from Psalm 25
As Scripture says,
“Anyone who believes in him will never be put to shame.”Romans 10:11
Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.Hebrews 11:1
