Day 1 of the 40 Days of Prayer, 1 Day of Celebration
Sunday, February 18, Day 1 of the 40 Days of Prayer, 1 Day of Celebration: The 2018 prayer focus in preparation of our worship of Christ for His death for our sins and the celebration for His resurrection that gives us eternal life.
Verses of the Day:
Isaiah 53:1-3 Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? For He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, And like a root out of parched ground; He has no stately form or majesty that we should look upon Him, nor appearance that we should be attracted to Him. He was despised and forsaken of men, a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face He was despised, and we did not esteem Him.
Prayer for the Day:
Oh Lord, awaken our hearts concerning the message of Your Son and His Suffering on our behalf. Begin Your work of preparing my heart and the hearts of my family and my church so that we may worship You with greater love, joy and purity as we approach Good Friday and Resurrection Sunday.