Revelation 21:4
‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”
Daily Prayer
Father, I look expectantly to heaven knowing that there, sadness, death, and pain will cease forever.
Matthew 5:4
Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
Daily Prayer
Father, as I mourn, thank You for the promise of Your comfort.
John 16:20
Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.
Daily Prayer
Father, thank you for the promise that my grief will turn to joy.
Psalm 126:4-6
Restore our fortunes, Lord,
like streams in the Negev.
Those who sow with tears
will reap with songs of joy.
Those who go out weeping,
carrying seed to sow,
will return with songs of joy,
carrying sheaves with them.
Daily Prayer
Father, I pray that after enduring the sad times I will come out with songs of joy.
Jeremiah 31:13
Then young women will dance and be glad,
young men and old as well.
I will turn their mourning into gladness;
I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.
Daily Prayer
Father, I thank You for giving me comfort, joy, and gladness in my time of grief.
Zechariah 9:11-12
As for you, because of the blood of my covenant with you,
I will free your prisoners from the waterless pit.
Return to your fortress, you prisoners of hope;
even now I announce that I will restore twice as much to you.
Daily Prayer
Father, may I find hope in Christ’s victorious return in the midst of my despair.
Isaiah 61:3-4
and provide for those who grieve in Zion—
to bestow on them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes,
the oil of joy
instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
a planting of the Lord
for the display of his splendor.
They will rebuild the ancient ruins
and restore the places long devastated;
they will renew the ruined cities
that have been devastated for generations.
Daily Prayer
Father, may I find comfort in the promise of restoration and rejoicing for Your people.
2 Corinthians 5:21
God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Daily Prayer
Father, I am in awe of the sacrifice Jesus made so that Your righteousness might be credited to my undeserving soul!
John 3:14-17
Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.” For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
Daily Prayer
Father, I pray that many will look up at the risen Christ and believe in Him, receiving their spiritual healing.
Hebrews 9:14
How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God.
Daily Prayer
Father, I pray my conscience will be cleansed daily so I can serve You wholeheartedly.
Mark 10:45
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
Daily Prayer
Father, I pray I will follow Christ’s example and serve others and not expect to be served.
Lamentations 3:22-23
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning;
great is your faithfulness.
Daily Prayer
Father, thank You for being compassionate and faithful towards me.
Genesis 3:15
And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; He will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
Daily Prayer
Father, thank you for prophecy fulfilled by Jesus’ death on the cross crushing the head of the serpent and his power over believers.
Isaiah 53:5
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.
Daily Prayer
Father, thank you for the healing provided by Jesus Christ’s sacrifice for me!
Psalm 27:14
Wait for the Lord;
be strong and take heart
and wait for the Lord.
Daily Prayer
Father, I pray that I will be strong and courageous as I wait expectantly for You.
Exodus 19:4
‘You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself.
Daily Prayer
Father, thank You for drawing me near to You when I need it.
Habakkuk 3:19
The Sovereign LORD is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to tread on the heights. For the director of music. On my stringed instruments.
Daily Prayer
Father, I thank you for your strength that enables me to leap over challenges and obstacles.
Psalm 73:26
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.
Daily Prayer
Father, thank you that when I physically and emotionally break down, You are my strength.
2 Timothy 4:17
But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion’s mouth.
Daily Prayer
Father, I thank You for the message my life speaks to others will draw them closer to You.
Isaiah 40:28-29
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.
He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.
Daily Prayer
Father, thank You for the promise that You give strength to the weary.