Salvation and Grace: A Prayer From John Chrysostom

O my all-merciful God and Lord,
Jesus Christ, full of pity:
Through Your great love You came down
and became incarnate in order to save everyone.
O Savior, I ask You to save me by Your grace!
If You save anyone because of their works,
that would not be grace but only reward of duty,
but You are compassionate and full of mercy!

You said, O my Christ,
“Whoever believes in Me shall live and never die.”
If then, faith in You saves the lost, then save me,
O my God and Creator, for I believe.
Let faith and not my unworthy works be counted to me, O my God,
for You will find no works which could account me righteous.

O Lord, from now on let me love You as intensely as I have loved sin,
and work for You as hard as I once worked for the evil one.
I promise that I will work to do Your will,
my Lord and God, Jesus Christ, all the days of my life and forever more.

- John Chrysostom

Binding And Loosing Prayer: Tom White

"For those in need of deliverance  I advise a two-track mode of binding and loosing prayer. I ask the Spirit to make the person sick of his or her sin, to plant seeds of truth in the person's mind and, if for an unbeliever, to stir the person to seek salvation. I also ask the Holy Spirit to silence, subdue and separate demonic influence from the person, thus allowing him/her to respond to truth. Having done this, I wait and watch for God to open doors and bring opportunity to work directly with the one in bondage."

- Tom White, The Believer's Guide To Spiritual Warfare, page 202

The Hidden Life of Prayer

"Certainly, if we are to have a quiet hour set down in the midst of a hurry of duties, and to keep that time inviolate, we must exercise both planning and self-denial. We must be prepared to forego many things that are pleasant, and some things that are profitable. Let no one who can find time for their vanities say that they do not have enough time for prayer."

- David M'Intyre in The Hidden Life of Prayer, p. 39.

Morning Prayer - Dietrich Bonhoeffer

MORNING PRAYER

O God, early in the morning I cry to you.
Help me to pray
And to concentrate my thoughts on you:
I cannot do this alone.
In me there is darkness,
But with you there is light;
I am lonely, but you do not leave me;
I am feeble in heart, but with you there is help;
I am restless, but with you there is peace.
In me there is bitterness, but with you there is patience;
I do not understand your ways,
But you know the way for me…
Restore me to liberty,
And enable me to live now
That I may answer before you and before me.
Lord, whatever this day may bring,
Your name be praised.

- Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Cast Your Cares on God - St. Augustine of Hippo

Behold, O Lord,
I cast all my cares on You,
that I may live
and see wondrous things out of Your Law.
You know my incompetence and my infirmities;
teach me and heal me.
Your only Son,
He in whom are hid all the treasures of
wisdom and knowledge,
has redeemed me with His blood.
                                - St. Augustine of Hippo

You Have Loved Us First

Father in heaven!
You have loved us first,
help us never to forget that You are love
so that this sure conviction
might triumph in our hearts
over the seduction of the world,
over the inquietude of the soul,
over the anxiety for the future,
over the fright of the past,
over the distress of the moment.

But grant also that this conviction
might discipline our soul
so that our heart might remain faithful
and sincere in the love which we bear
to all those whom You have commanded us
to love as we love ourselves.

You have loved us first, O God, alas!

We speak of it in terms of history
as if You have only loved us first but a single time,
rather than that without ceasing
You have loved us first many times
and every day and our whole life through.

When we wake up in the morning
and turn our soul toward You
- You are the first -
You have loved us first;
if I rise at dawn and at the same second
turn my soul toward You in prayer,
You are there ahead of me,
You have loved me first.
When I withdraw from the distractions of the day
and turn my soul toward You,
You are the first and thus forever.
And yet we always speak ungratefully
as if You have loved us first only once.

- Soren Kierkegaard 

"Pray the Lord of the Harvest to send Laborers...."

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” And they said, “Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you shall be saved, you and your whole household.” Dear Lord of the Harvest, we ask You to send laborers into the fields around the world. In every place Your Word is preached, call and anoint fishers of men. Even in the most difficult places we pray the nets would be let down and be filled with a new, abundant, spiritual harvest in this hour. We pray for the nets of salvation to overflow with decisions for Christ in our homes, our churches, our schools, our prisons, our streets, our cities and nations. Revive Your work in the earth! Raise up and send preachers to proclaim the gospel. We pray that faith, revelation, and repentance will be given to all who hear their message and that salvation in the name of Jesus will be settled in the souls of men and women everywhere. Great Shepherd of the sheep, seek and save the lost today! Shod your servants with the power of the gospel that men may be reconciled to You. Send Your servants, pour out the Holy Spirit, and release the reapers, Your angels, to bring those who have not yet believed into Your fold. Where the preaching of the gospel is bound or prohibited, we pray for sovereign conversions in the manner of Saul of Tarsus on the road to Damascus. We pray for divine appointments and for a release of faith exercised from the heart to cause sinners to repent and salvation to abound. We ask for household salvation and intercede with those who are praying for lost loved ones. We harmonize with their prayers that these family members will come to Christ. Where there is one believing as Rahab at Jericho or Cornelius at Caesarea or the keeper of the prison at Thyatira, cause their righteousness and faith to be a beacon and a well of salvation springing up to testify and convict, to save and bring into salvation, all the members of a family or household. Father of Lights, let the light of Your Presence shine to illumine Your Son in even the darkest places! Great Physician, we cry to You for those who are spiritually sick and dying without a revelation of faith in Christ. We pray for the spirit of holy conviction to shake the hearts of our citizens that they would no longer conform to this world but be transformed by the renewing of the mind. Send Your Holy Spirit through believing vessels to bring the word of faith and repentance to those who are thirsty for God. As Christ has shed His blood for the cleansing of the sins for all who will receive Him, we lay hold of His saving power and the full effects of His intercession as our High Priest before the throne of heaven as we ask for salvation of souls today Lamb of God, cause Your Spirit to seek and save the lost in every corner of the land that Your Book of Life may be written in today with new names of those receiving eternal life through faith in Your death, burial and resurrection. You have declared that only the Father knows the hour of Your return, prepare the way we pray by the preaching of the gospel message and a great ingathering of souls in our day. Thank You for answering and sending power and grace from Your sanctuary. Jesus, Lover of our souls, as You stand knocking upon the door of men’s hearts, cause them to hear and answer that the nations will walk in heaven’s light, and kings will bring their splendor into it. In Jesus’ name, Amen. “If you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” - Mahesh Chavda Ministries Scripture References: Matthew 9:37, 38; Habakkuk 2:2; Romans 10:12-15; Acts 16:30, 31; Romans 10:8-12; John 3:16, 17; Matthew 18:12-14; Matthew 9:12, 13; Luke 5:4, 10; John 17:10-13; Hebrews 9:24-28; Romans 12:1, 2; Revelation 3:20, 21; Revelation 21:24-27