Personal Prayer
Praise God as the source of every thing that is good, holy, just, and beautiful. Thank God for inviting you to remain in him, as a branch remains in the vine, so that you too can produce fruit that is good and holy (Jn. 15:7-8). Confess your failure to “remain in” Jesus, to find your fullness and your satisfaction in him. Be specific about the things that crowd out your desire to abide in him. Commit yourself to finding your fullness in Jesus during this day. Ask him to show you that apart from him you can do nothing (15:5).

For Your Family and Friends
Pray that parents will be so firmly rooted in Jesus that their children cannot miss seeing the fruit that they bear as his disciples.

For the Church
Pray that the spiritual leaders of your church will see their need to be abiding daily in Jesus and his Word, constantly in prayer, and completely dependent on him for their ministry.

For the Kingdom
Pray that Christians in positions of leadership—business, politics, medicine, teaching—may remain firmly attached to Christ and so bring glory to his name.

For People to Know Jesus
Make a list of the unsaved persons you know, and ask God to graft each one into the tree of life (Rom. 11:17).

Prayer Pointer
“Arguments never settle things, but prayer changes things.” —Anonymous