“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

“Whoever says, 'I have come to know him,' but does not obey his commandments, is a liar, and in such a person the truth does not exist;” 1 John 2:4 Dear Father God, I praise You and acknowledge You in all things. Your will be done. Grant that I release my ego, pride, and greed so that I can walk with Your Son, Jesus, truly abiding in Him, in truth. Grant that all my words and actions identify me as someone obedient to the truth, not the dirty rags of the world, where personal

“we declare to you what we have seen and heard” 1 John 1:3 Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for creating us for a time such as this, to declare what we have seen and heard. We praise You and give You all the glory. It is humbling to realize that you have chosen broken people in whom to reveal Your glory, and through You, we are qualified. Thank You for selecting John to be a witness, the one whom Jesus loved. Grant that we are effective witnesses to all that You have done for

“We declare to you what was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the word of life—“ 1 John 1:1 Rejoice in the Lord! I say again, rejoice in the Lord! For He is near. Thank You, Jesus, for how near You are and for continuing to perform miracles every minute of every day. Thank You for the countless testimonies of Your saving power and Your healing grace. Thank You for Your endless

“Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, just as it is well with your soul. I was overjoyed when some of the friends arrived and testified to your faithfulness to the truth, namely how you walk in the truth.” 3 John 1:2-3 Dear Lord Jesus, I praise You and ask that You heal all who walk in the truth, especially those who are too proud or humble to ask. I ask that in Your name they be healed. I ask that more elders listen to Your voice

“First of all you must understand this, that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and indulging their own lusts” 2 Peter 3:3 Dear Father God, Creator of all, I praise You and thank You for Your inspiration You place on the hearts of us to tell of Your glory and power; the miracles You perform; how Your will is done. Thank You. Thank You for the power of the Holy Spirit to supersede all scoffers, those who mock the truth. Thank You for creating us in Your image, born

“that you should remember the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets, and the commandment of the Lord and Savior spoken through your apostles.” 2 Peter 3:2 Dear Father God, Creator of all, I praise You, and thank You for speaking the world into existence, for knowing me in the womb, for creating me exactly for a time such as this, to do Your will, and experience true joy and freedom. Grant that I release my ego and pride, and greed, so that I can fully receive Your Spi

“They promise them freedom, but they themselves are slaves of corruption; for people are slaves to whatever masters them.” 2 Peter 2:19 Dear Father God, Creator of all, Thank You for Your steadfast love for those who truly love You with all of their mind, heart, and soul, and are therefore working according to Your purpose so that they can experience true freedom, where everything in their life is working for good. Grant that I am not conformed to this world, but that I am tr

“They slander what they don’t understand. They have hearts trained in greed. They have left the straight road and have gone astray, loving the wages of doing wrong.” 2 Peter 2:12-15 Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for who You are, maker of heaven and earth. Thank You for the joyful mysteries that we cannot begin to understand fully, yet we can begin to receive a glimpse when we surrender our will to Yours, so that Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Open hearts and

“First of all you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation,” 2 Peter 1:20 Dear Heavenly Father, Creator of all, I praise You and worship You. Thank You for speaking to us through Your written word. Thank You for those You chose to receive it and transcribe it. Thank You for it being as true today as it was when first received. Forgive us for how we allow Satan to twist it in our minds and in our hearts, and then profess our h

“We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven, while we were with him on the holy mountain.” 2 Peter 1:18 Dear Lord Jesus, Thank You for taking Peter, John, and James with You to the top of Mount Tabor as eyewitnesses to the transfiguration. What a moment for them to see You with Moses and Elijah! Thank You, Father God, for clearly conveying to them that Jesus “is my son, my beloved, with whom I am well pleased.” Thank You, Holy Spirit, for how You empowered the eyewitnesse

“For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his majesty.” 2 Peter 1:16 Dear Lord Jesus, Thank You for making Yourself known in innumerable ways to all who believe and do not shield their eyes from the truth. Thank You for making Yourself known in the breaking of the bread and in the countless other miracles You perform daily. Thank You for saving sinners like me. Thank Y

“His divine power has given us everything needed for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.” 2 Peter 1:3 Dear Heavenly Father, Creator of all, I praise You, all of creation praises You, and the birds each morning sing with joy. All of us wonderfully made; the miracle of the universe made evident. Thank You for speaking the world into existence. As we are created in Your own image, we are a living sacrifice. As such, our s

“May grace and peace be yours in abundance in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.” 2 Peter 1:2 Dear Father God, Creator of all, in the name of Jesus the Christ, Savior and Lord, through the power of the Holy Spirit, I praise You and acknowledge You control everything, working all things for good for those who love You and are working called to Your purpose. I pray that more acknowledge and accept this, ceding their willing disobedience and rebellion to Your mighty fav

“Like a roaring lion your adversary the devil prowls around, looking for someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8 Dear Heavenly Father, In the name of Jesus, I declare that the devil has no control over me. In the name of Jesus, I declare that the devil flee from me and each member of my family, in the name of Jesus. Satan, flee, run, and hide, now! In the name of Jesus. I command you in the name of Jesus. Never to return. In the name of Jesus. Father God, allow me the fortitude and p

“Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 Dear Father God, Creator of all, Thank You for the reminders that anxiety is caused by ignoring who You are, neglecting to trust in You fully, being too busy to listen for Your voice, believing the world and not the word, a lack of prayer, a lack of asking You to reveal Yourself, refusing to be humble, and acting as our own god. Grant that I empty myself fully in order to be filled with the Holy Spirit and

“And all of you must clothe yourselves with humility in your dealings with one another, for ‘God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.’” 1 Peter 5:5 Dear Father God, Help us understand that friendship with the world is enmity with You. Help us see that the world celebrates pride, division, confusion, celebrity, boastfulness, con-artists, impostors, deceit, and trust in money. Thank You for the strength that only comes from You, through Your Son, when we allow the