Praying with Paul

Romans 11:17



Dear Father, king of banquets,
May I enter your halls wearing the appropriate garment, the righteousness of Jesus Christ, not that of my own making. The false righteousness of adherence to man-made rules is a worthless covering. Only the true righteousness of belief in your Son will make my appearance acceptable to you.
Grant me true humility. If I boast, let it be about you. Let my pride be in what you have done for me, not in what I make of myself.
In the...

 

Romans 10:1-8



Dear Father,
Thank you that Christ is the end of the law to those who have faith. Thank you that I am justified by faith in him, not by some system of merit.
May I not think of Christ as being so high in heaven that he is inaccessible to us, or, like unbelievers, think of him as being dead and not available.
May I continually confess with my mouth the belief that is in my heart: Jesus is Lord! And God raised him from the dead!
Help me rather to know that he...

 

Romans 11:17



Dear Father, king of banquets,
Like that unknown hearer of Jesus long ago, I say, "How blessed it will be to eat bread in the kingdom of God."
Please, Lord, don't let me be like those who were invited to the marriage feast honoring the king's son but who scorned it in favor of business deals and family matters. They were left out while the king filled his house with those from the highways and country lanes. Your ancient people, Israel, rejected your...

 

Romans 10:18-11:16



Dear Father,
How sorry I am that the people you chose, the nation of Israel, has spurned your Messiah and turned away in unbelief. But how thankful I am that because of their unbelief you have sent your message to Gentiles so that we can be adopted into the family of Abraham, grafted as wild shoots into the natural olive tree.
I rejoice that even today you have redeemed in Christ thousands of Abraham's natural descendants for your kingdom.
I rejoice...

 

Romans 10:8-17



Dear Father,
May the word of Christ always be on my lips and in my heart. May I make known to everyone in every place that Jesus is Lord and that you have raised him from the dead. Remind me continually that I have no cause to be ashamed of my faith.
Grant not only that I myself should believe but that I should also become partners with others in sending them to proclaim the Good News to the world.
Thank you that Christ is preached. Thank you for the...

 

Romans 9:25-33



Dear Father, ruler of the ages,
You have called we who were "not your people" to be "your people," we who were "not your beloved" to be "your beloved." How gracious you have been to us (to me!) that we (that I!) should be called "sons of the living God"! Thank you, loving Father! I am overjoyed!
Why did your ancient people fail to attain your righteousness? Because they sought it based on their works of merit under the law. But, praise you, Lord, you have...

 

Romans 9:21-24



Dear Father, ruler of the ages,
You, O God, are the potter who has the right over the clay to make of it whatever you please. What if you, desiring to show your wrath and to make known your power, have endured with much patience the objects of wrath made for destruction? What if you put up with sin in order to make known the riches of your glory to the objects of mercy prepared for glory?
Thank you for selecting your chosen ones from every nation of the...

 

Romans 9:19-20



Dear Father,
All who are descended from Israel do not belong to Israel, nor are men counted as Abraham's children by mere physical descent.
You, O Sovereign Lord, have chosen, according to your own desire and purpose, those you want to continue your work in the world.
Thank you, dear Father, that your choice and mercy has reached to me. Thank you for all that you are doing in my life. Thank you for teaching me to love the descendants of Israel by the...

 

Romans 9:1-18



Dear Father,
Keep me and all who are related to me from any hint of hatred toward Israel, your ancient people.
Let us love them and pray for their good always, longing so much for their salvation that we, like Paul, should have sorrow and unceasing anguish because of their alienation from you.
Father, you gave such honor and wonderful gifts to them: You called them by your name; they are Israelites. To them belong the sonship, the glory, the worship, and...

 

Romans 8:38-39



Dear Father, faithful God,
Fill my heart with the deep conviction that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate me from the love which you have for me in Christ Jesus.
Amen. Let it be so for me! Fill me with the joy and peace of so believing! I praise your holy name and the name of Jesus through the Spirit...