
Daily Devotions : May 1-28, 2022
KNCSB Heart Renewal & Evangelism
Personal Prayer Initiative
As the famed British evangelist Gipsy Smith used to teach, we each need to draw a circle on the floor and kneel in it, then pray for revival to start in the circle.
While we can’t make renewal or revival grow, we can plow the ground. That’s what this personal prayer journey is, your efforts to plow the soil of your own life and ministry, seeking for God to do what only He can do.
Make a commitment to daily prayer for your own renewal and revival. Just 5-10 minutes each day, unless it is your practice to pray more. Use the guide that follows to focus your heart and time during this time of prayer.
Use the following scripture and prayer suggestions for this 28 day prayer cycle, but only consider these as jumping off points. As God moves in your life, allow Him to speak into this experience and modify and/or change your direction. Just remember to keep expecting God to move and celebrate when He does!
May 1 - Psalm 85:6
Pray for revival and for it to begin with you
May 2 - Psalm 30:6-12
Confess your hurts to God asking Him to redeem them
May 3 - Psalm 84:10-12
Seek closeness with God and identify things that you put your trust in instead of Him
May 4 - Philippians 1:3-11
Consider the spiritual growth you have already experienced and pray about the growth areas you know you need
May 5 - 1 Timothy 2:1-8
Ask God to show you places of anger and hurt you are holding onto, then lift them up to Him with holy hands
May 6 - 2 Thessalonians 3:1-5
Ask the Lord to reveal to you important relationships He has given you and spend time thanking God for them
May 7 - Psalm 139
Ask God to search you and pray about whatever He reveals whether it be victory, failure, fear or celebration
May 8 - Psalm 3:1-7a
Turn over your battles to God and call on Him for your protection
May 9 - Acts 4:23-31
Pray for boldness to share your faith and step out in ways you know God is calling you
May 10 - Psalm 51:1-12
Confess sin and worship God who restores
May 11 - Colossians 1:9-12
Pray for the God-filling of His wisdom and knowledge
May 12 - Isaiah 57:15
Ask God for humility and spend time owning your weakness, then worship Him for dwelling with you
May 13 - John 17
Pray Scripture following this prayer and adapting each verse as your own words echoed back to God
May 14 - Psalm 80:19
Ask God for restoration, but make your focus on restoration with Him as opposed to others. Ask Him to look upon you
May 15 - 2 Chronicles 7:14
Humble yourself, seek God’s voice in your circumstance and repent… don’t forget to follow through today
May 16 - Psalm 23
Thank God for all the ways He has shepherded and protected you, then focus on verse 6 thanking Him for specific examples of His goodness and mercy
May 17 - James 4:8
Draw near to God through confession of sinful actions and a distracted/impure mind
May 18 - Matthew 6:9-13
In your prayer, worship, submit, request, forgive and seek guidance, all in ways specific to your life and ministry
May 19 - Psalm 63
Ponder the things that get in the way of God being your most precious relationship and then individually confess them, drawing closer with each removal
May 20 - Ezekiel 37:1-14
Identify your weariness (dry bones) and ask God to refresh and restore you, then praise Him believing He will do it
May 21 - Psalm 91
Share with God your fears and then cry out to Him for protection regarding each one
May 22 - Habakkuk 3:2
Recall a testimony or two of how God has moved in another’s life and thank God for that! Ask for Him to appear in your life as well
May 23 - Psalm 145
Pour out your praise for all the amazing things God has done in your life and celebrate them to Him in your prayers
May 24 - 2 Timothy 3:1-5
Ask God to reveal the toxic relationships in your life (as described in this passage), and ask God for the strength to make needed changes
May 25 - Psalm 42
Focus on hope as you take the difficulties of your life and refuse to stay downcast… list them all and trust them to God verbally
May 26 - Ephesians 1:15-18
Spend time thanking God for people by name who God has used in your life. Some you may know personally, others you may not
May 27 - Ephesians 3:14-21
Pick some important people in your life and pray through this prayer for each of them
May 28 - Ephesians 6:10-20
Spiritually prepare for battle as you pray through each piece of the armor and suit up