Children of Light Prayer
a prayer focused on letting God reveal, with His light, who He is and who we are (individually and as people)
a prayer focused on letting God reveal, with His light, who He is and who we are (individually and as people)
"...Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth)..." - Ephesians 5:8-9
"For with you is the fountain of life; in your light we see light." - Psalm 36:9
Your Word is Light
SAMPLE PRAYER: Lord, thank You that Your Word is light, imparting wisdom, revelation, and understanding to me. You show me how to walk in this life and You lead me in Your paths. Help me listen to Your Word and do what it says. Set me free with the light of Your truth; Bless me in this way that I may be a blessing to others!
"Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path." - Psalm 119:105 NIV
"The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple." - Psalm 119:130 ESV
"For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account." - Hebrews 4:12-13 ESV
"Therefore, we never stop thanking God that when you received his message from us, you didn’t think of our words as mere human ideas. You accepted what we said as the very word of God—which, of course, it is. And this word continues to work in you who believe." - 1 Thessalonians 2:13 NLT
"But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. You see yourself, walk away, and forget what you look like. But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it." - James 1:22-25 NLT
Shine Your Light in our Hearts
SAMPLE PRAYER: Flood me with Your light in my heart. Search and examine the innermost of my being. Cause me to grow in the knowledge of You—the confident hope I have in You and the incredible inheritance to which You have brought me.
"For God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' is the One who has shone in our hearts to give us the Light of the knowledge of the glory and majesty of God [clearly revealed] in the face of Christ. - 2 Corinthians 4:6 AMP
"The spirit (conscience) of man is the lamp of the Lord, searching and examining all the innermost parts of his being." - Proverbs 20:27 AMP
"[I pray for you constantly] asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God. I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called—his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance. I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe him..." - Ephesians 1:17-19 NLT
Make Us Children of the Light
SAMPLE PRAYER: Cause us to live as the children of light you have created us to be. May who we are on the inside, the transformed and renewed new creation You brought to us, be what others see on the outside. May we broadcast Your glorious wonders throughout the world.
"For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth)... But everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light." - Ephesians 5:8-9,13 NIV
"You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness.." - 1 Thessalonians 5:5 NIV
"Believe in the light while you have the light, so that you may become children of light..." - John 12:36 NIV
"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light." - 1 Peter 2:9 ESV
"You are the light of the world... let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." - Matthew 5:13,16 NIV
"For this is what the Lord has commanded us: ‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’” - Acts 13:47 NIV