Personal Prayer
Praise Jesus Christ, the Lord, the image of God (2 Cor. 4:4-5). Thank God for making “his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ” (4:6). Confess times of disinterest in knowing God fully. Commit yourself to thinking daily about him and his glory. Ask God to make his light shine more fully in your heart.

For Your Family and Friends
Pray for God to shine through you to your family and friends, even though they know you well enough to see your weaknesses. Thank God that this shows even more clearly that the power is from him rather than you (4:7).

For the Church
Pray for God’s light to shine in your community through your church’s members. Ask God to help people focus on the glory of his light rather than on the failings of his light-bearers.

For the Kingdom
Pray for those working to begin new churches. Ask God to bring his light to more and more areas through these new communities of believers.

For People to Know Jesus
Pray for many unsaved people to be reached through small group Bible studies and Sunday school. Ask God to use you and other believers, in spite of frailties, to bring his light to many