Category: Devotionals

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Hezekiah’s Prayer for Healing

Read: Isaiah 38:1-6 “Please, O Lord, remember how I have walked before you in faithfulness and with a whole heart, and have done what is good in your sight.” And

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Nehemiah’s Prayer of Confession

Read: Nehemiah 1 We have acted very corruptly against you and have not kept the commandments, the statutes, and the rules that you commanded your servant Moses. (v. 7) There

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Solomon’s Prayer of Dedication

Read: 1 Kings 8:22-30 But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Even heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain you, much less this house that I have built! (v.

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Solomon’s Prayer for Wisdom

Read: 1 Kings 3:5-14 Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, that I may discern between good and evil, for who is able to govern this

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Jehoshaphat’s Prayer for Deliverance

Read: 2 Chronicles 20:5-17 O Lord, God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. In your hand are power

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David’s Prayer of Desperation

Read: 2 Samuel 12:15-23                                                                                                                  David therefore sought God on behalf of the child. And David fasted and went in and lay all night on the ground. (v. 16) Perhaps you

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Hannah’s Prayer of Deep Distress

Read: 1 Samuel 1 I am a woman troubled in spirit. I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I have been pouring out my soul before the Lord.

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Samson’s Prayer of Revenge

Read: Judges 16:23-31 O Lord God, please remember me and please strengthen me only this once, O God, that I may be avenged on the Philistines for my two eyes.

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Moses’ Prayer of Repentance

Read: Exodus 32:15-34 Alas, this people has sinned a great sin. They have made for themselves gods of gold. But now, if you will forgive their sin—but if not, please