Post on 26-Dec-2021
Daily Scripture Readings
And
Personal Prayer Points
DAY 1
Scripture
I Timothy 2:1
I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their
behalf, and give thanks for them.
Jeremiah 29:11-13
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the LORD. “They are plans for good and not
for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. In those days when you pray, I will
listen. If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me.”
Prayer Points
Ask God to awaken each person and family on your list to His unending love for
them.
Ask God to bring real revival to our communities within Newaygo County
Ask God to awaken our churches to the importance of prayer, discipleship and
service within our community.
Ask God to reveal His plans for your life
DAY 2
Scripture
Zephaniah 3:17
The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great
delight in you; in His love He will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with
singing.
John 14:27
“I am leaving you with a gift – peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift
the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.”
Prayer Points
Ask God to please give each person and family on your list a heart that is
responsive to His Spirit.
Ask God to help you to trust Him with every part of your heart…even the parts
you try to keep hidden.
Thank God for His gift - peace of mind and heart.
DAY 3
Scripture
Philippians 4:6
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need,
and thank him for all he has done.
John 17:17
Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.
Prayer Points
Ask God to provide each person and family on your list with a mind that is open
to His truth.
Ask God to help you and your church family make prayer a priority – trusting
that God is capable and compassionate enough to meet every need.
Ask God to reveal the areas in your life where you are prone to worry.
DAY 4
Scripture
Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek
His will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.
Psalm 23:3
“He refreshes my soul. He guides me along right paths for His Name’s sake.”
Prayer Points
Ask God to please give each person and family on your list eyes that are able to
recognize His trustworthiness.
Ask God to reveal to you any area of your life that is unpleasing to Him.
Thank God for His willingness to guide, refresh and direct you when you are
willing to seek Him and listen to Him.
Ask God to please make the hearts of His people sensitive and humble to His
correction and leading.
DAY 5
Scripture
Psalm 139:23-24
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point
out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
Psalm 34:17
When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears and delivers them out of all their
troubles.
Prayer Points
Ask God to free each person and family on your list from any sin that enslaves
them.
Ask God to help you relinquish control of your life to Him
Ask God to help our pastors, church leaders and church families to abide in God’s
words – seeking wisdom, truth and direction for the churches in our county.
DAY 6
Scripture
Psalm 145:18-19
The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth. He fulfills the
desire of those who fear Him; He also hears their cry and saves them.
James 5:13
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing
praise.
Prayer Points
Ask God to please remove Satan’s blinding influence from each person and
family on your list…may they see truth.
Ask God to please direct you in such a way that your life brings praise to His
name.
Ask God to give you eyes to see, ears to hear and a heart that is open to pray
for and help those around you who are suffering.
Thank God for salvation through His son, Jesus.
DAY 7
Scripture
Matthew 11:28
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.”
Isaiah 40:31
But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings
like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
Prayer Points
Ask God to help each person and family on your list to experience the blessing
and peace of God’s rest-filled presence.
Ask God to still your heart today so you can hear His voice clearly.
Ask God to help our pastors and church leaders to experience the blessing and
peace of his rest-filled presence.
DAY 8
Scripture
Luke 15:4
“Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Doesn’t he leave the
ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?”
Prayer Points
Ask God to please help each person and family on your list to turn away from
any choices that are keeping them from experiencing intimacy with Jesus.
Ask God to help you notice those who have wandered from His family.
Ask God to give you wisdom on how to partner with Jesus in bringing them
home.
Thank God for His never ending love for those He created in His image.
DAY 9
Scripture
Joshua 1:9
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or
discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
1 Chronicles 16:11
Search for the Lord and for his strength; continually seek him.
Prayer Points
Ask God to help each person and family on your list to be set free from the
intimidating lies of the enemy.
Ask God to expand your awareness of his Holy Spirit presence within you and to
give you courage to follow Him faithfully in all areas of your life.
Ask God to help our pastors and church leaders to courageously speak truth from
God’s word.
DAY 10
Scripture
Habakkuk 3:2
“Lord I have heard of your fame. I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord. Repeat them in
our day. In our time make them known, in wrath, remember mercy.”
Prayer Points
Ask God to please help each person and family on your list experience the power
of His presence in a way they cannot ignore.
Ask God to raise our level of expectation when it comes to the people of our
community encountering Him.
Ask God to please display His greatness in our community.
Thank God for all of the times He has shown grace and mercy to you.
DAY 11
Scripture
Jeremiah 29:13
“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all of your heart.”
Colossians 4:2
Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.
Prayer Points
Ask God to encourage each person and family on your list - He knows better
than anyone what each person stands in need of.
Ask God to help you pursue Him with all of your heart. Ask Him to erase any
doubts that cloud your thoughts and weaken your faith.
Ask God to place a hunger in the hearts of Christians to seek Him and grow to
know Him and love Him more each day.
DAY 12
Scripture
Luke 11:13
“How much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who as Him?”
Psalm 119:105
Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.
Prayer Points
Ask God to please help each person and family on your list to have an increased
hunger for His word.
Ask God to help you and those in our community to understand that He is a good
Father who love us and wants to spend eternity with us.
Thank God for the gift of the Holy Spirit…our Counselor.
DAY 13
Scripture
1 John 5:14
And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according
to his will he hears us.
Hebrews 4:16
Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive
mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Prayer Points
Ask God to help each person and family on your list to experience the joy of
knowing personally that He delights in listening to and answering our prayers.
Thank God for hearing your prayers and for all the times he has delivered you
out of your troubles.
Ask God to help the Church make prayer an integral part of our daily lives.
DAY 14
Scripture
Romans 8:28
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those
who are called according to His purpose.
Psalm 5:22
Give your burdens to the Lord, and He will take care of you. He will not permit the
Godly to slip and fall.
Prayer Points
Ask God to please help each person and family on your list to taste and see that
the Lord is good…may they give their hearts and burdens to Him.
Ask Jesus to teach you in practical ways to live as He lived while on earth.
Ask God to help His children to love Him and obey Him.
Thank God for all they ways He provides for and takes care of His children.
DAY 15
Scripture
James 5: 16-18
Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed.
The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful
results. Elijah was as human as we are, and yet when he prayed earnestly that no rain
would fall, none fell for three and a half years! Then, when he prayed again, the sky
sent down rain and the earth began to yield its crops.
Prayer Points
Ask God to help each person and family on your list to turn away from any
choices that are keeping them from experiencing intimacy with Jesus.
Ask God to help you pray with the confidence and faith of Elijah – in such a way
that it will alter history for the sake of your family, church, city, county and
nation.
Ask God to awaken our churches to our communal purpose in Newaygo County.
DAY 16
Scripture
Ephesians 6:10-12
“Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in His mighty power, put on the full armor of God,
so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not
against flesh and blood, but against rulers, against the authorities, against the powers
of this dark world, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.”
Prayer Points
Ask God to please break the spiritual chains that have bound each person and
family on your list….this very day, in Jesus’ name.
Ask God to help you see where the enemy is trying to plunder God’s promises in
your life. Ask Him to help you to put on the full armor of God each day.
Ask God to please protect the hearts of His children with His Word and His Spirit.
Thank God for making His armor available to us in the spiritual realm through life
in Christ.
DAY 17
Scripture
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Always be joyful. Never stop Praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s
will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.
Prayer Points
Ask God to show you which person or family from your list you need to carry
close to your heart today - staying in constant conversation with God on their
behalf.
Thank God for loving you and being near to you.
Tell God how much you love Him and enjoy His presence in your life.
Ask God to help each church become a house of prayer for the people of all
nations.
DAY 18
Scripture
John 1:29
“Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.”
Colossians 1:3
We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you.
Prayer Points
Ask Jesus to personally open the eyes of each person and family on your list,
your friends, family, coworkers and neighbors who are not yet Christians – that
they would see their need to know Jesus as Lord and Savior.
Ask God to help you continually take hold of Jesus in your own life.
Thank Jesus for his willingness and ability to forgive our sins.
Thank Jesus for the opportunity you have to pray for each person and family on
your list.
DAY 19
Scripture
Psalm 11:3
“When the foundations are being destroyed, what can the righteous do?”
2 Chronicles 7:14-15
“Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and
seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive
their sins and restore their land. My eyes will be opened and my ears attentive to every
prayer made in this place.”
Prayer Points
Ask God to establish a firm spiritual foundation for every person and family on
your list.
Ask God to turn our hearts toward loving Him and bring genuine revival to
Newaygo County.
Humbly ask God to forgive us for our spirit of pride and division.
Ask God to please give our churches, cities, county and nation a new foundation
of grace, truth, humility and obedience.
DAY 20
Scripture
1 Peter 1: 13-19
So prepare your minds for action and exercise self-control. Put all your hope in the
gracious salvation that will come to you when Jesus Christ is revealed to the world. So
you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to
satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then. But now you must be holy in
everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy. For the Scriptures say, “You
must be holy because I am holy.”
And remember that the heavenly Father to whom you pray has no favorites. He will
judge or reward you according to what you do. So you must live in reverent fear of him
during your time here as “temporary residents.” For you know that God paid a ransom
to save you from the empty life you inherited from your ancestors. And it was not paid
with mere gold or silver, which lose their value. It was the precious blood of Christ, the
sinless, spotless Lamb of God.
Prayer Points
Ask God to please help each person and family on your list to grow in their
understanding of the ransom that Jesus Christ paid for them.
Ask God to help you be more concerned with His opinion of you than anyone
else’s opinion of you.
Ask God to help the Church to be obedient to His word and to live in reverent
fear of Him.
Thank God that He has no favorites and that He rewards those who are obedient
to Him and have a heart that seeks after Him.
DAY 21
Scripture
Psalm 90.12
“Teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”
1 Peter 3:10-14
For the scriptures say, “If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your
tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies. Turn away from evil and do
good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it. The eyes of the Lord watch over
those who do right, and his ears are open to their prayers. But the Lord turns his face
against those who do evil.”
Prayer Points
Ask God to teach every person and family on your list to number their days so
they may gain a heart of wisdom.
Ask God to help you use your one life if a way that will be most pleasing to Him.
Ask God to make you fully present with the people He sends your way today.
Ask God to help you live this day as though you will see Him, face-to-face,
before the day is over.
DAY 22
Scripture
Romans 12:12
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
Luke 6:27-28
“But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who
hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you”.
Prayer Points
Ask God to please help each person and family on your list to find true hope in
Jesus Christ.
Ask God to help you see others through His eyes and with His heart…loving them
as He does and praying for their salvation.
Ask God to help those who have been rejected and hurt to find comfort and
restoration in our loving, redeeming Savior.
Thank God for loving you… even before you were saved.
DAY 23
Scripture
Ephesians 6:18-19
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this
in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
Pray also for me, that whenever I speak, words may be given me so that I will
fearlessly make know the mystery of the gospel.
Prayer Points
Ask God to please bring every single person in our county into a life-changing
relationship with Jesus Christ.
Ask God to help you to understand His will for your life.
Ask God to help you pray bold, kingdom-centered prayers, by the power of the
Holy Spirit, in accordance with His will.
Ask God to help our churches make prayer a central part of everyday worship.
DAY 24
Scripture
Matthew 6:9-10
“Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.”
Psalm 103:13
“The Lord is like a father to His children, tender and compassionate to those who fear
him.”
Prayer Points
Ask God to please help each person and family on your list to know Him as their
Father.
Ask God to help you care about the advancement of His name in every
interaction you have today.
Ask God to help you relate to Him as the good Father He is.
Ask God to please help us, His Church, to live in such a way that heaven touches
earth through our lives.
DAY 25
Scripture
John 3:16-18
“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone
who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world
not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. There is no judgment
against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has
already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son.”
Prayer Points
Ask God to infuse hope into every person and family on your list – especially
those who are at the end of their rope.
Ask God to help you to persevere in prayer for your family and friends who don’t
yet know Jesus as their Savior.
Ask God to use your life and the lives of other Christians in our county to bring
many people to Jesus…May He give you His words to speak eternal hope into
their lives.
DAY 26
Scripture
Matthew 28:18-19
Jesus came and told his disciples, “I have been given all authority in heaven and on
earth. Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name
of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.”
2 Timothy 1:3
I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember
you constantly in my prayers night and day.
Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind,
that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable
and perfect.
Prayer Points
Ask God to please transform each person and family on your list by the renewal
of their minds through the Word of God and the friendship of Christian
community.
Ask God to give you a heart for the unreached nations of the world.
Ask God to please use your church family to share the gospel with those who
have fallen away and those who have never heard the name of Jesus.
Ask God to please strengthen, guide, and bless our Christian brothers and sisters
who are facing persecution around the world.
DAY 27
Scripture
Matthew 9:36-38
When Jesus saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused
and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. He said to his disciples, “The harvest is
great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask
him to send more workers into his fields.”
Prayer Points
Ask God to help every person and family on your list to find a meaningful, truth-
seeking, and Spirit-filled local church to call home.
Ask God to use you to show the world just how wonderful He is – whether in
your home town or among the nations.
Ask God to please give you the courage to simply say “yes” as He calls you to
“go”.
Ask God to help you to care deeply about the souls of others – no matter the
cost.
DAY 28
Scripture
Ezekiel 36:25-27
“I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you from all
your impurities and from all your idols. I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit
in you. I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I
will put my spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my
laws.”
Prayer Points
Ask God to please fulfill the words of Ezekiel 36:25-27 in each person and family
on your list.
Thank God for loving you so much that He is willing to give you His heart.
Ask God to please keep your heart open to His will and His ways.
Ask God to please continue to work in the hearts and lives of His
people…removing idols, replacing sin with obedience, and redirecting us always
back to Him and His word.
DAY 29
Scripture
Luke 19:10
“For the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost.”
Matthew 11:28-30
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and
I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble
and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear,
and the burden I give you is light.” the Son of Man came to seek and save the lost.”
Prayer Points
Ask God to please enter into the hearts and homes of each person and family on
your list - just like He did for you and for so many others throughout the Bible.
Ask God to help the people of our county to be radically open to the invitation of
Jesus in their lives.
Ask God to help our churches to wholeheartedly embrace our call to love God,
love people, and to share the good news of the gospel to very the ends of the
earth.
DAY 30
Scripture
Isaiah 43:19
“See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making
a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.”
Prayer Points
Ask God to please empower each person and family on your list to see what He
is doing in their lives.
Thank God for all He has done in your heart over the last 30 days.
Ask God to help you to keep walking with Him…intentionally, daily…even as this
special season of community prayer comes to a close.
Ask God to please give His Church eyes to see and hearts that are open to the
new things He is longing to do in our lives, our churches, our community, our
nation and the world.