PRAYING THROUGH THE NAMES OF JESUS
Hey GChurch! We are continuing in our series “Praying Through the Names of Jesus”. This month we will be exploring: Truth, Prince of Life, Mediator, Savior, and Mighty God. Remember, check your email every Wednesday to pray along with us as we explore “Praying Through the Names of Jesus.” Let’s make GChurch a house of Prayer.
TRUTH
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
JOHN 14:6
Adoration
Jesus, You are truth. In the day in which we live, people think there are many versions of truth. Yet there is only one truth, and You are this truth. Truth cannot be modified. Truth does not adjust to the current cultural climate or norms. Truth is rooted and founded in You. Knowing You means knowing the truth. Knowing You means knowing the way in which we are to go. Knowing You means understanding how to apply wisdom to all of life’s choices. I praise You because You have made truth available to us through Your life and through this name which You came to embody so that we may see, learn from, and discover what truth really is.
Confession
Jesus, forgive me for the times when I seek answers to my questions or leading on which way to go from other sources outside of You. You are the truth, and yet I look to other people to inform my decisions. This must insult You, and I am sorry for that. I am sorry for downplaying the source of all truth by seeking other people’s opinions or even by choosing my own opinion over Your wise and all-knowing truth. I ask for Your grace and mercy in helping me see the error of my ways. Correct me, Jesus, but with kindness—“lest You bring me to nothing,” as Jeremiah 10:24 (NKJV )says.
Thanksgiving
Jesus, thank You for giving me the truth through Your own existence and presence on earth. Thank You for giving me the opportunity to know which way to go, even if I don’t always choose it. Thank You for the patience You show when I stray from Your truth. Thank You for the restraint You show when I seek other sources of direction outside of You, even as You gently pull me back to Your Word and truth. As John 1:17 says, “The Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.” Thank You for the grace and truth You have made available to me so that I may live the abundant life You have promised me in Your name.
Supplication
Jesus, not only are You the Word, but You are also the sum total of that Word, which is truth. Your name is truth. And because of You, I am able to be sanctified. As John 17:17 says, “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.” Help me abide more closely with You so that I can receive this gift of cleansing sanctification from You. Remove the hindrances and barriers I have against abiding fully in You and in Your Word, the truth. Show me the power I can access when I do abide in Your truth, and let that be an example to others so that they, too, will pursue You and the truth You are for their own lives.