Day 1
21 Days of Prayer and Fasting
SUNDAY, JANUARY 12
RE-CALIBRATE
Read: John 1:1-18
Extended seasons of prayer and fasting are more necessary to our souls than we may realize. While we know that we love Christ and are following Him each day, there comes a point in time when we realize that we may be drifting a bit. We may be drifting unintentionally, but when we do begin this slide, our hearts need a re-calibration. Acknowledging our tendency to drift, today we turn our eyes and hearts back to Christ.
Reflecting on John 1, we see the solution to a drifting heart and a world distracted by idols that never satisfy. At the opening of John’s gospel, we meet the light in the darkness, the one who brings life to those trapped in a world of death. We are introduced to Jesus the King who is bringing grace upon grace. Understanding who Jesus is re-calibrates our restless and longing hearts. While we tend to become distracted by lesser loves, wrapped up in busy schedules, and overwhelmed with the anxieties and cares of this life, Jesus comes to set us free. At the beginning of this season of prayer, we must begin with Christ.
21 days of prayer is about more than a church learning to practice a discipline over the course of three weeks. Rather, it is about a church placing their lives in the hands of the Jesus we read in John 1 and confessing how desperate we are for Him. We need His grace. So, at the outset of this season of prayer, let’s start re-calibrating and asking Jesus for His help. We need Him to remove the lesser loves from our lives, drown out the distractions, so that we can fix our eyes on Him.
QUESTIONS FOR PERSONAL PRAYER:
What “lesser loves” exist in your life right now that are distracting you from Christ?
Confess those things to God and ask for his grace to re-calibrate your heart.
CORPORATE PRAYER POINTS:
For God to use these 21 days to make our church more prayerfully dependent on Him
For the spiritual growth of people participating in 21 Days of Prayer
Read: John 1:1-18
Extended seasons of prayer and fasting are more necessary to our souls than we may realize. While we know that we love Christ and are following Him each day, there comes a point in time when we realize that we may be drifting a bit. We may be drifting unintentionally, but when we do begin this slide, our hearts need a re-calibration. Acknowledging our tendency to drift, today we turn our eyes and hearts back to Christ.
Reflecting on John 1, we see the solution to a drifting heart and a world distracted by idols that never satisfy. At the opening of John’s gospel, we meet the light in the darkness, the one who brings life to those trapped in a world of death. We are introduced to Jesus the King who is bringing grace upon grace. Understanding who Jesus is re-calibrates our restless and longing hearts. While we tend to become distracted by lesser loves, wrapped up in busy schedules, and overwhelmed with the anxieties and cares of this life, Jesus comes to set us free. At the beginning of this season of prayer, we must begin with Christ.
21 days of prayer is about more than a church learning to practice a discipline over the course of three weeks. Rather, it is about a church placing their lives in the hands of the Jesus we read in John 1 and confessing how desperate we are for Him. We need His grace. So, at the outset of this season of prayer, let’s start re-calibrating and asking Jesus for His help. We need Him to remove the lesser loves from our lives, drown out the distractions, so that we can fix our eyes on Him.
QUESTIONS FOR PERSONAL PRAYER:
What “lesser loves” exist in your life right now that are distracting you from Christ?
Confess those things to God and ask for his grace to re-calibrate your heart.
CORPORATE PRAYER POINTS:
For God to use these 21 days to make our church more prayerfully dependent on Him
For the spiritual growth of people participating in 21 Days of Prayer