Daily ACTS, Devotional Prayer Model
Adoration
Heavenly Father, good morning! I praise You for the privilege to come to You in prayer today. I love You and I adore You. I cherish You Lord and I desire to know You more. I desire to draw closer to You this day. Thank you Holy Spirit for guiding me and comforting me today.
Consecration/Confession
Father, I thank You for this day, and I devote (consecrate) it to You. First though, I want to be totally reconciled to You, so I take this moment to ask that You would search my heart; see if there be any wicked way in me. I confess any known sin right now (confess any sin that the Spirit brings to mind). I ask for forgiveness for any unknown sins. Show me Lord, if I am wrong hi any way. Create in me a clean heart within me. I thank You Jesus, for being my Savior, that by Your shed blood I am forgiven and cleansed from all unrighteousness.
I take this time right now to devote myself to You this day. I put off my fleshly desires and my sinful old nature and put on the Lord Jesus. I believe that I am raised with Christ. By faith I put on Jesus now. I submit myself to You. I am Your servant and I put all of my bodily members in subjection to Your control. I give You my mind, that my thoughts would be Your thoughts. Transform my mind and renew it by Your Spirit and Word.
Thanksgiving
I thank You for Your love to me, that You loved me first, that You created me and chose me in Your Son, that I may be Your child. I thank You for the privilege to have an intimate relationship with You. Not religion, but a real relationship, and that I can call You Abba Father (Daddy!). I thank You for salvation in Your Son Jesus and for His righteousness imputed in me. May my gratefulness be expressed in my obedience to You this day, giving myself as a living sacrifice to You.
Security/Supplication
I take authority over satan, by the authority given to me in Christ. I rebuke any influence or plans satan would have against me this day, and I know that any weapon formed against me will not prosper. May I have confidence to do Your will this day, without fear. May I be strong and of good courage to overtake the enemy this day.
As I put on the Lord Jesus, I put on the whole armor of God, that I may stand against satan's attacks and the attacks of my flesh. I know I will be protected from all evil and that I will conquer all evil. I stand with my waist girded with the truth of Your Word. I stand against all lies, and I trust only Your truth. I put on the breastplate of righteousness, Your righteousness Jesus, and I endeavor to live righteous. I secure my feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace. I stand firm in the foundation of Jesus. I take up the shield of faith to quench any of satan's fiery darts. I accept only God's Words and His truth. I put on the helmet of salvation, knowing that my salvation is secure and assured because of Jesus' death and resurrection. May this helmet keep me protected from the enemy and keep me aware of this awesome salvation. May my mind be pure, with thoughts that are only pleasing to You, Lord. I also thank You for the sword of the Spirit, which is Your Word—my Bible. I thank you for being able to study it, and may I be desirous to read it and meditate on it throughout the day. Finally, I know the seventh piece of armor is hi prayer. Praying now and always with prayer and supplication. I pray for me, as well as for others.
I pray that You will guide me this day. May I be sensitive to Your leading, Your still small voice, and You speaking to me through others. May I be obedient to authority and may I help those You place hi my path and love everyone. Help me to love the unlovable—to love my enemies and those I feel dislike toward. I pray that You will bless me this day, that You will enlarge my territory, that Your hand will be upon me, and that You will keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain to You, myself or others.
Now I pray in intercession. I pray for all of my family/friends, everyone that You have placed into my life and ministry. I thank You for them and pray that You bless them. I could pray for hours about my wants, concerns and desires, but I know that there are others who are less fortunate. I know that in praying for other's concerns, You will lighten my frets about my own concerns. Plus I know that You have called me to intercede, so I do that today (pray for any friends or prayer requests). I pray for the un-saved, that You will draw them to You today. I pray for those who will speak to them today, whether a believer, an evangelist or a missionary. I pray for all missions and those persecuted for You.