10 days of prayer
“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”
MICAH 6:8, ESV
PRIORITIES OF FAITH
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Day 1
Less Busy is More Blessing
“Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.” EPHESIANS 5:15-16, ESV
Day 2
The Danger of Being Busy for God
“The apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught. And he said to them, ‘Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.’ For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. And they went away in the boat to a desolate place by themselves.”
MARK 6:30–32, ESV
Day 3
The Blessing of Waiting
“Be still, and know that I am God”
PSALM 46:10, ESV
Day 4
The Freedom of a Focused Life of Simplicity
“And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”
MATTHEW 6:16–18, ESV
Day 5
Focusing on Things That Matter in Our Prayers
“Pray then like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”
MATTHEW 6:9, 10, ESV
Day 6
Toughness, Strong Desire and Not Giving Up
“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”
GALATIANS 6:9, ESV
Day 7
The Value of Being Kind
“By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
JOHN 13:35, ESV
Day 8
Practicing an Attitude of Thankfulness
“Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe.”
HEBREWS 12:28, NASB95
Day 9
The Blessing of the Sabbath
“If you turn back your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on my holy day, and call the Sabbath a delight and the holy day of the Lord honorable; if you honor it, not going your own ways, or seeking your own pleasure, or talking idly; then you shall take delight in the Lord, and I will make you ride on the heights of the earth; I will feed you with the heritage of Jacob your father, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
ISAIAH 58:13, 14, ESV
Day 10
Be Rich In What is Important -- Be less Online and More In-person
“And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.”
HEBREWS 10:24, 25, ESV
Finale
The Virtues of Faithful Servants
"We must never stop looking to Jesus. He is the leader of our faith, and he is the one who makes our faith complete. He suffered death on a cross. But he accepted the shame of the cross as if it were nothing because of the joy he could see waiting for him. And now he is sitting at the right side of God’s throne."
Hebrews 12:2, ERV