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TITUS 1

For many years, I’ve prayed over the Psalm and the Puritan prayer book called the Valley of Vision. They are divided into three sections: Adoration, confession, and application. King David was a musician and poet at heart. He was the perfect king of his nation, and God used his gift to write beautiful psalms of praise and supplication of a sinner to a holy God; through the Holy Spirit, he was guided. The Psalms are still relevant to us today. But what about praying over one of Paul’s letters? It is no difference in how you would proceed. Paul’s letters were given to the churches; praying over them will be excellent and profitable for us. In the coming weeks, I’ll share my prayers from the book of Titus.

ADORATION

O Father, the God of grace and peace, let your steadfast love endures forever. O Jesus, Son of God, you love my soul more than anyone else. O Holy Spirit, the guardian of my soul, you’ve taught me great things about Jesus and his ways. Continue protecting me from myself, from others, and from warfare.

CONFESSION

I pray that you’ll forgive my arrogant heart when I seek the wisdom of this world instead of your excellent teachings. Teach us how to be more hospitable, to become a lover of good works for your kingdom, and be holy and disciplined at home, at work, and in every area of our daily life. To teach our children and grandchildren about who you are. “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. Honour your father and mother,” this is the first commandment with a promise, “that it may go well with you, live long in the land (Ephesians 6:1-2), and love your spouse. “Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her(Ephesians 5:25). We may be sound in faith and hold firm to your teachings regardless of the pressure this fallen world wants to offer that contradicts your word or has lied about it. “Therefore, you are great, O Lord God. For there is none like you, and there is no God besides you, according to all that we have heard with our ears (2 Samuel 7:22).

THANKSGIVING

Thank you for my health and my husband, my life companion. Thank you for my three children. They all have different temperaments that make them unique and loving. Thank you for regenerating the hearts of two of my children.” He saved us, not because of our works in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit” (Titus 3:5). Thank you for continuing working in our marriage and for the friendly relationship we’ve developed with other believers. I pray for Rosalyne and help her be strong and firm in her love and faith. Made her daughter see that love is more significant than anything else. Protect her from hurtful events. Praise the Lord; this prayer was answered!

SUPPLICATION

I pray for the Chamberlain family to heal their child’s brain seizure. Provide doctors with excellent knowledge and care for the child to be healed or in a better situation. I pray for Jonathan & Kylie to cast their demons out of their body and mind. Clear their mind that they will see the light in Jesus Christ and distrust the darkness they’ve embraced with their ignorance and foolishness. Claimed their souls and let them not perish in the hands of evil, for you, O God, to not delight in destroying the soul of men. I pray for wisdom in reading your word, prayer, and living in the present age. Help me memorize a new letter. “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path”(Psalm 119:105).

“Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.”— Joshua 1:7

Our God’s tender love for his servants makes him concerned for the state of their inward feelings. He desires them to be of good courage.

Some esteem it a small thing for a believer to be vexed with doubts and fears, but God thinks not so. From this text it is plain that our Master would not have us entangled with fears. He would have us without carefulness, without doubt, without cowardice.

Our Master does not think so lightly of our unbelief as we do. When we are desponding we are subject to a grievous malady, not to be trifled with, but to be carried at once to the beloved Physician. Our Lord loveth not to see our countenance sad.

It was a law of Ahasuerus that no one should come into the king’s court dressed in mourning: this is not the law of the King of kings, for we may come mourning as we are; but still he would have us put off the spirit of heaviness, and put on the garment of praise, for there is much reason to rejoice.

The Christian man ought to be of a courageous spirit, in order that he may glorify the Lord by enduring trials in an heroic manner. If he be fearful and fainthearted, it will dishonour his God.

Besides, what a bad example it is. This disease of doubtfulness and discouragement is an epidemic which soon spreads amongst the Lord’s flock. One downcast believer makes twenty souls sad.

Moreover, unless your courage is kept up, Satan will be too much for you. Let your spirit be joyful in God your Saviour, the joy of the Lord shall be your strength, and no fiend of hell shall make headway against you; but cowardice throws down the banner.

Moreover, labour is light to a man of cheerful spirit; and success waits upon cheerfulness. The man who toils, rejoicing in his God, believing with all his heart, has success guaranteed. He who sows in hope shall reap in joy; therefore, dear reader, “be thou strong, and very courageous.”

Charles H. Spurgeon

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