To Pray

A prayer taken from “Prayers that Avail Much” by Germaine Copeland

Father, in the name of Jesus, I thank You for calling me to be a fellow workman – a joint promoter and a laborer together – with You. I commit to pray and not give up.

Jesus You are the Son of God, and I will never stop trusting You. You are my high priest, and You understand my weaknesses. So I come boldly to the throne of gracious God. There I receive mercy and find grace to help when I need it.

There are times I do not know what I ought to pray for. Holy Spirit, I submit to Your leadership and thank You for interceding for us with groans that words can not express. You search hearts and know the mind of the spirit, because You intercede for the saints in accordance with God’s will.

Therefore, I am assured and know that (with God being a partner in my labor) all things work together and are [fitting into a plan] for my good, because I love God and am called according to [His] design and purpose.

I resist the temptation to be anxious about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything by prayer and petition [definite requests] with thanksgiving continue to make my wants (and the wants of others) know to God. Whatever I ask for in prayer, I believe that it is granted to me, and I will receive it.

You made Christ, Who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with You through Christ. Now my earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer makes tremendous power available – dynamic in it’s working. Father I live in You – continue to live in my heart. Therefore I ask whatever I will, and it shall be done for me. When I produce much fruit it brings great glory to my Father – the Father of my Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.