21 Days of Prayer and Fasting- 2021

Day 10- Consistency

Author: Robert Collier

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 ESV

 Consistently every morning they are new, steadfast, and they never end!

 For years now, my friend Charlie has called me saying, “This is the scripture I am praying over you today.” Then he quotes a scripture. Sometimes it's as simple as “God is faithful.” Sometimes it's a chapter-long promise that he is applying to his own life, and he prays it over my life, too. He believes that the Holy Spirit will confirm it to me where it applies.

 Charlie has inspired me to read scripture, not only to feed my soul, but to pray over someone who is going through their own struggle. That has encouraged me to think about ministering to others, taking my eyes off of myself. So, I find scripture that I think is for someone else, and then it also becomes very meaningful to me. The Holy Spirit is consistently ministering to each of us, and He often uses scriptures and Godly friends, because His steadfast love never ceases.

 Jesus, in Luke 4:18, announced that the Spirit of the Lord God was upon Him and some of the many works He was accomplishing were proclaiming Good News, binding up broken hearts, opening prison doors, and setting captives free. I know some people who need these promises, and this year I plan to pray for scriptures to encourage them. I want to tell them about Jesus’s heart for them, because God’s consistent love for them, and for each of us, is renewed every morning. Ask yourself, how can I reveal the consistency of the Father’s love to someone today?

PRAY: Father, what do you want to say to me? Teach me your Word that I might know you, so I can speak your consistent mercies to those you bring across my path today. In Jesus Name, Amen!

Day 9- Humility

Author: Josiah Crocker 

Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves. Philippians 2:3 NIV

 Here, in the first few verses of Philippians 2, Paul shares how to “Imitate Christ’s Humility.” But what is humility?

 Humility is the heart-stance of a willing servant. Humility doesn’t start with our behavior, but begins with the attitude of our hearts. As Paul explains it, “in humility, value others above yourselves.” Humility isn’t the action of valuing others above yourself, but that action occurs when we operate in humility.

 Another point to humility is understanding what a “willing servant” is. The attitude of a servant is one who is joyful and ready to serve. Servants do not treat themselves as “less- than.” That’s false humility. Paul’s command is simply to “value others above,” not “treat yourself below.”

Humility also strengthens you; it does not weaken. God promises to lift you up and exalt you if you walk in humility. As Philippians 2:9 says, “Therefore God exalted [Jesus] to the highest place and gave him the name that is above every name.”

So how do we cultivate a heart of humility, knowing it’s not something we can do ourselves? We cultivate a heart of humility by spending time with the Father. It’s as simple as that. As we read his Word, talk with Him, and have our own encounters and interactions with him, He will come deeper into our hearts and change them. He will make us more humble if we trust him and give him our time. It’s as simple as that.

And this isn’t religious – it’s relational. God already knows our efforts to give him time will be imperfect, but he honors each and every minute we spend with Him.

PRAY: Lord, I am open. Come and do your work in my heart. Whatever you wish to do, come and have your way. Make me more like Jesus; I am ready to receive what you pour out. Help me receive it all. I love you and I give my life over to you more today. You are my Savior, my Lord, my King and my Redeemer. I bless your name Jesus. Amen.