Welcome to Week 52 of A 2020 Prayer Life!
What follows is a series of daily meditations and exercises to help us develop our prayer lives.
Do not short-circuit the process by reading ahead. Take one day at a time.
Do not short-circuit the process by reading only. Spend time in prayer. And allow your prayer time to be guided by each day's reflections and instructions.
What follows is a series of daily meditations and exercises to help us develop our prayer lives.
Do not short-circuit the process by reading ahead. Take one day at a time.
Do not short-circuit the process by reading only. Spend time in prayer. And allow your prayer time to be guided by each day's reflections and instructions.
This represents the final week of our 2020 Prayer Life emphasis. We trust this year's experience has been a benefit to you and your relationship with God.
To find out about next year's congregation-wide, weekly study, go to our Christian Classics page.
To find out about next year's congregation-wide, weekly study, go to our Christian Classics page.
December 23
Week 52 is our last week of the 2020 Prayer Life. Our hope, though, is that the thinking, learning, meditating, applying, and praying we have done during the previous fifty-one weeks will have an impact far beyond the confines of this calendar year.
During this final week, we want to revisit the themes we have explored this year in order to reinforce our discoveries and deepen their impact.
In your prayer time, call the Lord, "Maker." Meditate on what characterizes a good maker. Praise Him for those attributes.
In your prayer time, call Him, "Father." Meditate on what it means for you to be His child. Thank Him for those truths. Talk to Him about how you might live more fully into that relationship.
During this final week, we want to revisit the themes we have explored this year in order to reinforce our discoveries and deepen their impact.
In your prayer time, call the Lord, "Maker." Meditate on what characterizes a good maker. Praise Him for those attributes.
In your prayer time, call Him, "Father." Meditate on what it means for you to be His child. Thank Him for those truths. Talk to Him about how you might live more fully into that relationship.
December 24
During this final week, we want to revisit the themes we have explored this year in order to reinforce our discoveries and deepen their impact.
In your prayer time, call the Lord your Shepherd. Praise Him for the ways that He is a good shepherd. Thank Him for the ways that you have experienced His leading, His providing, His protection, and His comforting presence.
In your prayer time, call Him your Judge. Praise Him that He is just. Thank Him that you can trust Him to make things right. Thank Him that your Judge is also your Savior.
In your prayer time, call the Lord your Shepherd. Praise Him for the ways that He is a good shepherd. Thank Him for the ways that you have experienced His leading, His providing, His protection, and His comforting presence.
In your prayer time, call Him your Judge. Praise Him that He is just. Thank Him that you can trust Him to make things right. Thank Him that your Judge is also your Savior.
December 25
During this final week, we want to revisit the themes we have explored this year in order to reinforce our discoveries and deepen their impact.
In your prayer time, call the Lord "Emmanuel." Meditate on the profound truth of a God who promises to be with us -- and who crosses distances and barriers we cannot in order to be with us. Praise Him for being Emmanuel.
In your prayer time, call Him "Savior." Marvel at the grace of the One who "came to seek and to save the lost." Reflect on the "good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people... that to you is born...a Savior." Talk to Him about how He has been your Savior. Thank Him for being the Savior!
In your prayer time, call the Lord "Emmanuel." Meditate on the profound truth of a God who promises to be with us -- and who crosses distances and barriers we cannot in order to be with us. Praise Him for being Emmanuel.
In your prayer time, call Him "Savior." Marvel at the grace of the One who "came to seek and to save the lost." Reflect on the "good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people... that to you is born...a Savior." Talk to Him about how He has been your Savior. Thank Him for being the Savior!
December 26
During this final week, we want to revisit the themes we have explored this year in order to reinforce our discoveries and deepen their impact.
In your prayer time, call the Lord your Refuge. Recall times when you have sought refuge with the Lord. Thank Him for being your refuge.
In your prayer time, call Him your Redeemer. Meditate on His choice to redeem you. Contemplate the price He paid for your redemption. Thank and praise Him for being your Redeemer.
In your prayer time, call the Lord your Refuge. Recall times when you have sought refuge with the Lord. Thank Him for being your refuge.
In your prayer time, call Him your Redeemer. Meditate on His choice to redeem you. Contemplate the price He paid for your redemption. Thank and praise Him for being your Redeemer.
December 27
During this final week, we want to revisit the themes we have explored this year in order to reinforce our discoveries and deepen their impact.
In your prayer time, call the Lord your Rock. Meditate on the attributes of a rock. Think about times in your life when it is important for you to remember -- deliberately remember -- that your God is a Rock. Praise Him for His rock-like attributes. Thank Him for being your rock.
In your prayer time, call Him your King. Ponder the attributes of a good king. Consider what it means to belong to -- to live in the jurisdiction of -- a good king. Praise Him for His majesty, His strength, His wisdom, and His justice. Thank Him for including you in His kingdom!
In your prayer time, call the Lord your Rock. Meditate on the attributes of a rock. Think about times in your life when it is important for you to remember -- deliberately remember -- that your God is a Rock. Praise Him for His rock-like attributes. Thank Him for being your rock.
In your prayer time, call Him your King. Ponder the attributes of a good king. Consider what it means to belong to -- to live in the jurisdiction of -- a good king. Praise Him for His majesty, His strength, His wisdom, and His justice. Thank Him for including you in His kingdom!
December 28
During this final week, we want to revisit the themes we have explored this year in order to reinforce our discoveries and deepen their impact.
In your prayer time, call the Lord your Friend. Contemplate the attributes that make for a good friend. Recall the times and ways that different people in your life have proven themselves to be good friends.
Thank the Lord for the human good friends you have known. Praise Him for His attributes that make Him the best Friend. Thank Him for the times and ways you have known Him to be your friend.
In your prayer time, call Him your Fortress. Meditate on both the circumstances that prompt the need for a fortress and the characteristics of a good one. Praise Him for His "fortress" characteristics. Recall with gratitude the times that He has been your fortress.
In your prayer time, call the Lord your Friend. Contemplate the attributes that make for a good friend. Recall the times and ways that different people in your life have proven themselves to be good friends.
Thank the Lord for the human good friends you have known. Praise Him for His attributes that make Him the best Friend. Thank Him for the times and ways you have known Him to be your friend.
In your prayer time, call Him your Fortress. Meditate on both the circumstances that prompt the need for a fortress and the characteristics of a good one. Praise Him for His "fortress" characteristics. Recall with gratitude the times that He has been your fortress.
December 29
During this final week, we want to revisit the themes we have explored this year in order to reinforce our discoveries and deepen their impact.
In your prayer time, call the Lord your Teacher. Think of when and how He has been your teacher. Thank Him for those times and ways.
In your prayer time, call Him your Vine. Picture the difference between the branch that is attached and the branch that is not. Reflect on your own experience of both. Thank Him for the privilege of attaching yourself to Him -- drawing from Him all that you need.
In your prayer time, call Him your Helper. Remember with Him the times you have called out to Him as your Helper. Thank Him for the ways He has been your Helper.
In your prayer time, call the Lord your Teacher. Think of when and how He has been your teacher. Thank Him for those times and ways.
In your prayer time, call Him your Vine. Picture the difference between the branch that is attached and the branch that is not. Reflect on your own experience of both. Thank Him for the privilege of attaching yourself to Him -- drawing from Him all that you need.
In your prayer time, call Him your Helper. Remember with Him the times you have called out to Him as your Helper. Thank Him for the ways He has been your Helper.
December 30
During this final week, we want to revisit the themes we have explored this year in order to reinforce our discoveries and deepen their impact.
In your prayer time, call the Lord your God. Confess to Him the "other gods" that have been part of your life. Talk to Him about how they compare with Him. Praise Him for being the one, true God.
In your prayer time, call Him your Lord. Remember with Him the times and ways that you have lived up to that title for Him. Remember also the times and ways that you have not. Thank Him for the kind of Lord He is. Praise Him that He is Lord of all.
In your prayer time, call the Lord your God. Confess to Him the "other gods" that have been part of your life. Talk to Him about how they compare with Him. Praise Him for being the one, true God.
In your prayer time, call Him your Lord. Remember with Him the times and ways that you have lived up to that title for Him. Remember also the times and ways that you have not. Thank Him for the kind of Lord He is. Praise Him that He is Lord of all.
December 31
In your prayer time today, reflect on the year just ending. Contemplate how your relationship with God has grown and changed during this past year. Thank Him for what He has taught you. Praise Him for what you have learned about Him.
In your prayer time today, reflect on the New Year ahead. Think of the various titles for God, and talk with Him about what each one means for a New Year. Think of the various counterpart titles for you, and talk with Him about what each one means for a New Year.
In your prayer time today, reflect on the New Year ahead. Think of the various titles for God, and talk with Him about what each one means for a New Year. Think of the various counterpart titles for you, and talk with Him about what each one means for a New Year.