“All who obey his commandments abide in him, and he abides in them.” 1 John 3:24 Dear Father God, Thank You for bestowing Your Spirit through Your Son, Jesus Christ, so that as we abide in Him, He abides in us; the more I am in Him, the more He is in me; the more He is in me, the more I am in Him; an unbreakable bond. Thank You for how when we abide in You more, we can hear Your voice; the Good Shepherd calling His sheep. In the chaos and noise of the present world, use me as

“and we receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what pleases him.” 1 John 3:22 Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for Your steadfastness and omnipresence. Thank You for being such a good Father. Thank You for Your commandment to believe in the name of Your Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another. Thank You for answering every prayer. Thank You for the gift of surrender, living with Jesus as our Lord, not just with words, but with our hearts a

“Beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have boldness before God;” 1 John 3:21 Dear Father God, Thank You for creating me and always knowing my heart. Any part of my heart that I reserve for resentment, envy, greed, and hate is a part of my heart that I keep from You. Thank You for the commandment to love You with all of my heart. Thank You for Jesus and the example of His Sacred Heart. Thank You for the clarity that Jesus wants our hearts. Thank You that our tongues re

“Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action.” 1 John 3:18 Dear Lord Jesus, Thank you for laying down Your life for us so that we would know true love; and because of this, we ought to lay our lives down for one another. Grant that I release greed, envy, ego, and pride so that I can possess a heart that is able to love as You taught and modeled. Grant that I am able to be a blessing to others, expecting nothing in return. Grant that through my

“We know that we have passed from death to life because we love one another. Whoever does not love abides in death.” 1 John 3:14 Dear Father God, Thank You for Your Only Son, Jesus, who taught us to love one another as He loves us. Grant that we are children of the light so that the Holy Spirit remains in us fully, so we can easily discard hate, envy, disappointment, wrath, and greed. Forgive our lapses when we neglect to wear Your full armor, allowing the evil one a way to w

“No one who abides in him sins; no one who sins has either seen him or known him.” 1 John 3:6 Dear Lord Jesus, Thank You for Your love, mercy, and grace that are extended when we surrender to You, not the world. Every conscious choice to surrender to the world is separation from You; preferring pride and greed to the gifts of the Holy Spirit that You breathe into us. True surrender is being dead to sin. Allow me to break with the world so that I can release my ego, pride, gre

“And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.” 1 John 3:3 Dear Father God, We praise You and thank You for creating us for a time such as this. Thank You for Your Only Son, Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Grant that we live with Jesus both as our Savior and our Lord. Grant us the Holy Spirit so that we can block out the world and all of its false idols so that we can live with Jesus as the Lord of our lives, not easily swayed by shifting sands, deceive

“Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known.” 1 John 3:2 Dear Father God, Thank You for creating us in Your image with an immeasurable capacity for love, joy, and gratitude. Thank You, for as we trust You, our best days are always in the future, and we have not yet scratched the surface of all that You formed us to be. Thank You for that hope and truth. Thank You that we do not have to do things on our own. Thank You that we can

“See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!” 1 John 3:1 Dear Father God, Creator of all, always present, all-powerful, Thank you for creating us for a time such as this. Thank you for creating each of us for your divine purpose, and as we step into this purpose, we become co-heirs with Christ, sons and daughters of the Most High! Thank You for the power you bestow on your children through the Holy Spi

“And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he is revealed we may have confidence and not be put to shame before him at his coming.” 1 John 2:28 Thank You Father God, Thank You for the reminder of Your awe-inspiring creation this morning. Thank You for how the moon lights the morning sky, so brightly that the roosters crow, the tides recede, the breeze calms, creation begins to stir, and You show me a falling star to remind me that You have this full control of it

“As for you, the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and so you do not need anyone to teach you.” 1 John 2:27 Dear Father God, Creator of this awe-inspiring planet and sky, Thank You for your Son, Jesus, who at the beginning of time, agreed to save us and bring us fullness of joy that can only be found in Him. Thank You for the indwelling of the Holy Spirit so that we can receive its fruits and understand things of the Spirit, a super power reserved for the be

“for all that is in the world—the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, the pride in riches—comes not from the Father but from the world.” 1 John 2:16 Dear Father God, I praise You and bow before You, singing with all creation, rejoicing as the heavenly bodies. I know You cast out Satan and a third of the angels from heaven because of their pride and rebellion, and now they roam the earth inflicting their pride and rebellion into the hearts of others; controlling the m

“Do not love the world or the things in the world. The love of the Father is not in those who love the world;” 1 John 2:15 Dear Father God, Creator of all, Lord of hosts, Praise the LORD, oh my soul, You are my health and salvation, all the days of my life. You alone; there is nothing on earth that can replace You; nothing from Satan can satisfy me. Father God, fill me with Your Spirit. As I empty myself of the world, allow me the full armor, in order to ward off all the arr

"But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah, who are one of the little clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to rule in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days." Micah 5:2 Dear Father God, Creator of all, We praise You and worship You for on this day a Savior has been born, the Word Made Flesh, the perfect atoning sacrifice through Whom we can become Your children; knowing You because we know Him. Father God, grant that more accept their Divine cal

“A star shall come out of Jacob, and a scepter shall rise out of Israel” Numbers 24:17 Dear Heavenly Father, We are so thankful on this day that You ordained at the beginning. Thank You for revealing to Moses what would happen 1,440 years before it occurred, the same number of minutes in every single day, which is the number of minutes per day that Jesus is with us. Thank You for this star shining brightly – in the darkness; as it is always dark without Jesus, and without...

“See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight—indeed, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.” Malachi 3:1 Dear Lord of Hosts, Creator of all, We praise You and are so thankful for the powerful messengers that You send to announce Christ, and Your will; starting with all of Your early prophets, to the greatest of those born of a woman in John the Baptiz

“I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning.” 1 John 2:13 Dear Heavenly Father, Creator of all, Thank You for creating us in Your image and making known to us Your Son, Jesus the Christ, who is the beginning and the end. Allow me to be the father that You intend for the family that You have bestowed upon me, to guide them to You, trusting in You, calling on You, relying on Your will for their lives. Grant that I release my ego and pride so th

“But whoever hates another believer is in the darkness, walks in the darkness, and does not know the way to go, because the darkness has brought on blindness.” 1 John 2:11 Dear Lord, Create in me a clean heart. Grant that I release my ego, pride, and greed so that there is more room for You to abide in me. Grant that I see others with Your eyes as Your creation, so I can more fully extend charity, compassion, and pity. Grant that I can break away from the darkness, always cho

“whoever says, 'I abide in him,' ought to walk just as he walked.” 1 John 2:6 Dear Lord Jesus, Talk is cheap. However, it does reveal the heart. Make in me a clean heart so that I can walk the talk. I lived in hypocrisy for years, yet You still love me and call me Your own, even speaking to me to guide me on the right path. Thank You for allowing me to hear Your voice. Lord, thank You for the wisdom to understand that when I am not hearing Your voice, it is not because You ar

“but whoever obeys his word, truly in this person the love of God has reached perfection. By this we may be sure that we are in him” 1 John 2:5 Dear Father God, Creator of all, We praise You and thank You for the gift of free will so we can freely choose to love You and our advocate, Jesus Christ, the atoning sacrifice of our sins. Thank You for loving us so much that You give us Your word. Thank You for loving us so much that You gave us Your Son, Jesus Christ, the Word Made