Monday - Because He Lives
Welcome to Daily Prayer. Normally you hear Brad and me but today you'll get to hear my
beautiful daughter, Bailey. This is Week 7 of the Because He Lives series — encounters with
the risen Jesus. Today we begin at Pentecost, when the promised Holy Spirit came upon the
gathered believers.
Let us quiet our hearts and minds before the Lord, anticipating a special
connection with him today.
Father, we give everyone and everything to you.
Acts 2:1-4 (ESV)
When the day of Pentecost arrived, they were all together in one place. And suddenly there came from
heaven a sound like a mighty rushing wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. And
divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled
with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.
A Prayer of Worship
Holy Spirit, I worship you because you are real, present, and powerful. You are not just
something people talk about at church. You are God with us, helping us, leading us, and
making us more like Jesus. I praise you because you fill ordinary people with courage and
strength. You help us when we feel weak, nervous, confused, or unsure of what to do. You do
not leave us alone to figure everything out by ourselves. Thank you for being patient with me
as I learn to hear your voice and follow your leading. Help me become more aware of you in
everyday life—in my thoughts, my choices, my friendships, my school, my family, and the
moments when I feel pressure. I want my life to show that you are working in me.
A Prayer of Confession
Lord, I confess that I often try to live the Christian life in my own strength, forgetting how
desperately I need your Spirit. Forgive me for self-reliance. Forgive me for settling for religious
activity. There are places in my life where I have grown used to emptiness. There are places
where I have learned to function without deep dependence on you. Forgive me for the times I
try to stay in control. Forgive me for my distraction, pride, bitterness, or fear. Lord, I do not
want to merely know about Pentecost. I want to live as someone filled with your Spirit.
A Prayer of Petition
Holy Spirit, please fill me again. Fill the parts of me that feel tired, distracted, insecure, or
afraid. Help me want what you want. Give me courage to obey you, even when it feels
awkward or hard. Help me choose what is right when it would be easier to blend in, stay
quiet, or do what everyone else is doing. Give me wisdom for the decisions I face and
strength for the things that feel too big for me. Help me speak with kindness, live with
courage, and love people the way Jesus does. Please make my life more than just normal or
comfortable. Make it full of your presence, your truth, and your power.
Closing Prayer
During these last few moments, sit quietly before the Lord. Ask the Holy Spirit to show you
where you have been relying on your own strength. Pay attention to any area of life where you
feel tired, dry, pressured, or spiritually empty. Bring that place before God. Ask Him to fill you
again—not just with energy, but with His presence, wisdom, courage, and love. End bymaking yourself available to the Holy Spirit for whatever He wants to strengthen, change, or
awaken in you.