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Pray for Grace to Fit you for Heaven

Petition 3.38 | NASB

I must pray for grace to fit me for heaven, and that I may at length be put in possession of eternal life.

Lord, qualify me to share in the inheritance of the saints in Light; Colossians 1:12(NASB) let God Himself prepare me for this very purpose, and give me the Spirit as a pledge in my heart. 2 Corinthians 5:5(NASB)

O that I may know that my citizenship is in heaven, and that from there, with comfort, I eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus, who will transform the body of my humble state into conformity with the body of His glory. Philippians 3:20-21(NASB)

O that I may set my mind on the things above, and that my life may be hidden with Christ in God; that when Christ, who is my life, is revealed, I also may be revealed with Him in glory; Colossians 3:2-4(NASB) that when He appears, I may be like Him, may see Him just as He is, 1 John 3:2(NASB) may behold His face in righteousness, and may be satisfied with His likeness when I awake. Psalm 17:15(NASB)

When I fail, let me be received into the eternal dwellings, Luke 16:9(NASB) in the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God; Hebrews 11:10(NASB) that I may always be together with the Lord, 1 Thessalonians 4:17(NASB) to see as I am seen and know as I have been fully known; 1 Corinthians 13:12(NASB) and, in the meantime, help me to comfort myself and others with these words. 1 Thessalonians 4:18(NASB) And having this hope fixed on Christ, may I purify myself, just as He is pure. 1 John 3:3(NASB)

And now, may my Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God my Father, who has loved me and given me eternal comfort and good hope by grace, comfort and strengthen my heart in every good work and word. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17(NASB)

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Pray for the Grace Needed to Die Well

Petition 3.37 | NASB

I must pray for grace to deliver me from death* and to carry me well through my dying moments.

Lord, make me to know my end and what is the extent of my days; let me know and consider how transient I am, that my days are as handbreadths and every man at his best is a mere breath. Psalm 39:4-5(NASB) My days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope. 1 Chronicles 29:15(NASB)

Lord, so teach me to number my days, that I may present to You a heart of wisdom, Psalm 90:12(NASB) and make me to discern my future. Deuteronomy 32:29(NASB)

Lord, make me always ready, dressed in readiness with my lamp lit, Luke 12:35(NASB) because the Son of man is coming at an hour that I do not expect. Luke 12:40(NASB)

Keep me all the days of my struggle, waiting until my change comes; and then You will call, and I will answer. Job 14:14-15(NASB)

Bring me to my grave like the stacking of grain in its season; Job 5:26(NASB) satisfy me with life, whether it be long or short, and let me see Your salvation. Psalm 91:16(NASB)

And when I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, be with me, that I may fear no evil; let Your rod and Your staff comfort me. Psalm 23:4(NASB)

Let goodness and lovingkindness follow me all the days of my life, and let me dwell in the house of the LORD forever; Psalm 23:6(NASB) mercy and truth be with me. 2 Samuel 15:20(NASB)

Redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, and receive me; Psalm 49:15(NASB) guide me with Your counsel, and afterward receive me into glory. Psalm 73:24(NASB)

* We must all die (save those alive when the Lord comes), so the author directs us to ask for deliverance not from the inevitable fact of death, but from the fear and power of death. Editor.

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Pray for Preserving Grace

Petition 3.36 | NASB

I must pray for the effectual support and comfort under all the crosses and afflictions that I meet with in this world.

Lord, rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely to Your heavenly kingdom; 2 Timothy 4:18(NASB) being kept from stumbling, may I stand in Your presence, at the coming of Your glory, blameless with great joy. Jude 1:24(NASB)

Lord, cause me to increase and abound in love for Your people, and for all people, so that my heart may be established without blame in holiness before my God and Father at the coming of the Lord Jesus with all His saints. 1 Thessalonians 3:12-13(NASB)

If Satan demands permission to sift me like wheat, yet let Christ’s intercession prevail for me, that my faith may not fail. Luke 22:31-32(NASB)

Until I am taken out of the world, let me be kept from the evil one, John 17:15(NASB) and sanctified in Your truth; Your word is truth. John 17:17(NASB)

Build me up, I pray, in my most holy faith, and keep me in the love of God, waiting anxiously for the mercy of my Lord Jesus Christ to eternal life. Jude 1:20-21(NASB)

Grant that I may continue to call upon You as long as I live; Psalm 116:2(NASB) and till I die, may I never put away my integrity from me; let me hold fast my righteousness and never let it go, and may my heart not reproach any of my days. Job 27:5-6(NASB)

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Pray for the Support and Comfort you Need in your Afflictions

Petition 3.35 | NASB

I must pray for the effectual support and comfort under all the crosses and afflictions that I meet with in this world.

We know that we are born for trouble as sparks fly upward; Job 5:7(NASB) but from six troubles be pleased to deliver us, and in seven do not let evil touch us. Job 5:19(NASB)

Let the eternal God be our dwelling place, and underneath be the everlasting arms; Deuteronomy 33:27(NASB) that the spirit You have made may not grow faint before You, Isaiah 57:16(NASB) nor the soul that You have redeemed. Psalm 71:23(NASB)

Let us be strengthened with all power, according to Your glorious might, for the attaining of all steadfastness and patience. Colossians 1:11(NASB)

Let Your statutes be our songs in the house of our pilgrimage; Psalm 119:54(NASB) and let Your testimonies, which we have inherited forever, be always the joy of our hearts. Psalm 119:111(NASB)

When we are afflicted in every way, let us not be crushed; and when we are perplexed, let us not be despairing; 2 Corinthians 4:8(NASB) but as sorrowful, let us be always rejoicing, as having nothing yet possessing all things. 2 Corinthians 6:10(NASB)

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Pray for Grace to Make you Wiser and Better Every Day

Petition 3.34 | NASB

I must pray for grace to make me wiser and better every day than another.

Lord, give me to grow with a growth which is from God; Colossians 2:19(NASB) to grow in the grace and knowledge of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; 2 Peter 3:18(NASB) to hold to my way; and, having clean hands, to grow stronger and stronger. Job 17:9(NASB)

Let my path be like the light of dawn, that shines brighter and brighter until the full day. Proverbs 4:18(NASB)

I have not yet obtained, nor have I already become perfect; Lord, grant that therefore, forgetting what lies behind, I may reach forward to what lies ahead, for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:12-14(NASB)

Be like the dew to me, that I may blossom like the lily and take root like a cedar of Lebanon; that my shoots may sprout, and my beauty may be like the olive tree. Hosea 14:5-6(NASB) And let the sun of righteousness rise upon me with healing in its wings, that I may go forth and skip about like a calf from the stall. Malachi 4:2(NASB)

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Pray for Grace to Assist you that you may be Universally Conscientious

Petition 3.33 | NASB

That I may be universally conscientious.

O that I may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God. Colossians 4:12(NASB)

Oh that my ways may be established to keep Your commandments! And then I shall not be ashamed when I look upon them all. Psalm 119:5-6(NASB)

Teach me, O LORD, the way of Your statutes, and I shall observe it to the end. Give me understanding, that I may observe Your law and keep it with all my heart. Make me walk in the path of Your commandments, for I delight in them. Incline my heart to Your testimonies and not to dishonest gain. Psalm 119:33-36(NASB)

Grant me, I pray, according to the riches of Your glory, that I may be strengthened with all power through Your Spirit in the inner man, so that Christ may dwell in my heart through faith; and that I, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and may know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge and be filled with a divine fullness, Ephesians 3:16-20(NASB) and may partake of a divine nature. 2 Peter 1:4(NASB)

And let the love of Christ control me to live not for myself, but for Him who died and rose again on my behalf. 2 Corinthians 5:14-15(NASB)

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Pray for Grace to Assist you that you may do your Duty Always and Everywhere

Petition 3.32 | NASB

That I may do the duty of every condition of life, every event of providence, and every relation wherein I stand.

Lord, enable me in a day of prosperity to be happy, and in a day of adversity to consider, because God has made the one as well as the other; Ecclesiastes 7:14(NASB) to add to my knowledge self-control, and to self-control perseverance. 2 Peter 1:6(NASB)

Give me grace to remain with You in that condition in which I have been called, 1 Corinthians 7:24(NASB) and in all my ways to acknowledge You; Proverbs 3:6(NASB) and be pleased to direct my steps. Proverbs 16:9(NASB)

Let those who have been called, being slaves, be the Lord’s freemen; and those who have been called, being free, be Christ’s slaves. 1 Corinthians 7:22(NASB)

Let all in every relation dwell together in unity; Psalm 133:1(NASB) that it may be like the dew of Hermon, coming down upon the mountains of Zion. Psalm 133:3(NASB) O that I may live together as a fellow heir of the grace of life with Your people, so that my prayers will not be hindered. 1 Peter 3:7(NASB)

Give me grace to honor all people, to love the brotherhood, to fear God, 1 Peter 2:17(NASB) and to be in subjection to the governing authorities, Romans 13:1(NASB) not only because of wrath but also for conscience’ sake. Romans 13:5(NASB)

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Pray for Grace to Assist you that you may be Cheerful in your Duty

Petition 3.31 | NASB

That I may be pleasant and cheerful in my duty.

Lord, enable me to rejoice always, 1 Thessalonians 5:16(NASB) to rejoice in the Lord always, because He has again said to me, Rejoice! Philippians 4:4(NASB) That I may go on my way rejoicing, may eat my bread in happiness and drink my wine with a cheerful heart, as I shall have reason to do if God has already approved my works. Ecclesiastes 9:7(NASB)

Give me grace to serve You, the LORD my God, with joy and a glad heart in the abundance of all things; Deuteronomy 28:47(NASB) and to sing of the ways of the LORD, for great is the glory of my God. Psalm 138:5(NASB)

Let me have that cheerfulness of heart which is like good medicine, Proverbs 17:22(NASB) and deliver me from that anxiety which weighs down the heart, Proverbs 12:25(NASB) and that sorrow of the world which produces death. 2 Corinthians 7:10(NASB)

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Pray for Grace to Assist you that you may be Courageous in your Duty

Petition 3.30 | NASB

That I may be resolute and courageous in my duty, as one who knows that though I may be a loser for Christ, I shall not be a loser by Him in the end.

Lord, teach me to suffer hardship, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus, 2 Timothy 2:3(NASB) that I may not fear the reproach of man or their revilings, Isaiah 51:7(NASB) nor be ashamed of Christ or of His words, Mark 8:38(NASB) knowing whom I have believed, even One who is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him until that day. 2 Timothy 1:12(NASB)

Though bonds and afflictions should await me, Lord, grant that none of these things may move me, and that I may not consider life itself as dear to me, so that I may finish my course. Acts 20:23-24(NASB)

Enable me in everything to commend myself to God; 2 Corinthians 6:4(NASB) and then to pass by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report, clad with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left, 2 Corinthians 6:7-8(NASB) as one who accounts it a very small thing to be examined by any human court, for the One who examines me is the Lord. 1 Corinthians 4:3-4(NASB)

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Pray for Grace to Assist you that you may be Diligent in your Duty

Petition 3.29 | NASB

That I may be active and diligent in my duty.

Lord, quicken me to work the works of Him who sent me as long as it is day, because night is coming, wherein no one can work; John 9:4(NASB) and what good my hands find to do, enable me to do it with all my might, for there is no activity or knowledge in Sheol where I am going. Ecclesiastes 9:10(NASB)

Lord, grant that I may never be lagging behind in diligence, but fervent in spirit, serving the Lord; Romans 12:11(NASB) steadfast and immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that my toil is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:58(NASB)

Lord, make me zealously affected in every good work; Galatians 4:18(KJV) and in whatever I do, enable me to do my work heartily, as for the Lord rather than for men. Colossians 3:23(NASB)

Lord, enable me to do the work of every day in its day, as each day requires, Ezra 3:4(NASB) making the most of my time, because the days are evil; Ephesians 5:16(NASB) that when my Master comes, He may find me so doing. Luke 12:43(NASB)