Please join me in praying aloud the prayer our pastor, Chad Hovind offered during worship to bring in the year 2023. May your heart be strangely warmed to declare submission to your King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
A Time of Prayer
Reflecting on what it means for God to be our King
Lord, I declare You are King over last year.
King over the things I expected and the things I did not expect.
I declare You King over this year.
I am going to trust You for whatever comes my way.
I declare You King over the unknown.
You are King over my fears;
God, You are King over my family relationships.
I declare You King over my calendar,
King over my pocketbook.
Father, I declare You King over my imagination,
Recognizing that it can work for me when submitted to You
And against me when it turns to worry or control.
I declare that I want my imagination, my senses, what I hear, and what I say to be submitted to Your reign, Father.
God, You are not just a King. You are The King!
And You are not just The King; You are my King! And I want You to reign!
Father, I ask You to reign over my health . . .
Whether I receive good news, bad news, or no news.
Reign over my uncertainties when they come this year,
And please give me Your peace in the midst of them.
Lord, I ask You to reign over every opportunity that comes my way—
Every challenge before me.
Finally, God, I recognize that Your kingdom is bigger than any other kingdom.
I confess I’ve been living for a kingdom that is smaller than Yours.
Your kingdom is bigger than my mistakes, bigger than my sin.
Your kingdom of forgiveness is bigger than what I’ve done.
God, thank You that Your kingdom is bigger than my past.
Father, forgive me for living for false idols and worldly kings (lesser kings). Lord, You are THE ONLY TRUE KING, the only King who didn’t sacrifice His servants for Himself,
But You sacrificed Yourself on the cross for Your servants . . .
That we would know Who the real King is,
And that we would ask Your will to be done on earth as it is in Heaven.
In the Name of Jesus,
Amen
Living With Eternal Intentionality®
“He has also set eternity in the hearts of men” (Ecclesiastes 3:11).
What specifically does it mean to you for God to be your King in 2023?
Which word triggers a specific need for release to His control (Unknown? Unexpected? Family? Calendar? Imagination? Forgiveness?)?
“Now may the God of hope give you all joy as you trust in Him that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit” (Romans 15:13).
