Forty Days of Prayer for Education: Day 38

Section 7: Praise Him In Advance

Join with us today and pray our prepared prayer on pages 69 and 70 from the FORTY DAYS OF PRAYER FOR EDUCATION free eBook or pray independently from our focus scripture, Psalm 103: 1-2 NKJV and enjoy the accompanying song entitled, "Keep On Making a Way" by The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir.

By this time many of us know the name of the students and schools we will be connected to this year.  What do you want to thank God for before you even see it come to pass?  What are you believing God to do to manifest His glory in these students and in these schools?  Search for scripture that praises Him and wait expectantly in 1) working faith, 2) fervent prayer 3) positive attitude and speech and 4) continual praise! 

COUNT YOUR MANY BLESSINGS

Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits:

Psalm 103: 1-2

Dear Heavenly Father who always satisfies us in the morning with Your unfailing love,

We delight ourselves in You. We thank You for giving us the desires of our heart. Thank You, Holy Spirit, for being the continual fresh oil upon our lives. Thank You for leading and guiding us into the truth of our Kingdom assignment as set forth in Your word.

It is because of Your grace and not of our works that You choose to bless us and be merciful to us. Thank You for Your great love. As we, Your educators of this nation, walk in bold, immediate obedience of our calling to those around us, we thank You for the blessings Your Word has assigned to us.

Thank You Lord for rebuilding the original foundations of education in this country; lessons, curriculum, integrity and values based on the Word of God.

Thank You for providing us with the wisdom and resources to rebuild the broken structures of our school buildings.

Thank You that as we teach our students about values and we live a life of holiness before them, You will raise up our students to be men and women of God who will renew Your design of the family unit which has been devastated in this country for generations.

Thank You for the blessing of unhindered opportunities to share the message of Your eternal love with others in this profession.

Thank You for blessing us with riches and double portions of raises, promotions, increased benefits and resources for ourselves and our schools.

Thank You for Your everlasting love, faithfulness, mercy and grace.

There is no one who loves us more than You. We, Your educators say, "Thank You and we love You too".

In Jesus' name,

-Amen

Forty Days of Prayer for Education: Day 14

Section 2: Refocus and Refresh

Join with us today and pray our prepared prayer on page 28 from the FORTY DAYS OF PRAYER FOR EDUCATION free eBook or pray independently from our focus scripture, Philippians 4:19 NIV and enjoy the accompanying song entitled, "More Than Anything" by Lamar Campbell .

As you listen and sing along with today's song, declare from your heart your love for Jesus.  It is He who has made the undeserved gift of salvation possible.  It is He who provides for our daily blessings. Let's thank Him by simply saying, "I love you Jesus".

YOUR BLESSINGS

And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. 

Philippians 4:19 NIV 

Praise the Lord, through whom all blessings flow, 

We come before You today thanking You with the fullness of our gratitude for Your blessings in our lives. Through the reading of Your word and the grace, mercy and miracles You have gifted to us, we are in awe of You. We marvel at Your mighty deeds and fear Your holy name. 

Thank You for choosing us according to Your foreknowledge through the sanctifying work of the Spirit for obedience to Jesus Christ. Because of this, we find great delight in You. 

You are making our children and students mighty in this land. 

You are blessing us with unexpected raises, bonuses and incentives, for wealth and riches are in our homes and You are gracious, compassionate and righteous towards us. 

You, Lord, are aware how Your educators lend freely and give of their own to provide for their students. Your good, will come to us. 

You have not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, love and a sound mind. So we will not fear when bad news arrives, but will trust in You with all of our heart because You have already won the victory for us. 

As You continue to bless us, our blessings will not only benefit those children directly around us, but we will scatter the seed of Your blessings in our lives to children living abroad through the missionaries who take Your word throughout this world. 

You are blessing us to be a blessing. Thank You for Your enduring righteousness and favor. 

In Jesus’ name, 

-Amen