P.R.A.Y
PAUSE
REJOICE & REFLECT
ASK
YIELD
Personal Worship
We end the week and the series with a promise from Jesus.
Together we will pray (P.R.A.Y.) each day – ‘P’: Pausing to be still as we come into the presence of the Lord. ‘R’: Rejoicing as we remember who our God is and what He has done, and Reflecting on His word. ‘A’: Asking God to help us and others. And ‘Y’: yielding to His will in accordance with His word.
As I come before you to pray, I still my thoughts and quiet my mind. I seek to make you the center of my focus.
Prayer of Approach
Lord, as I approach your throne, remind me who you are and who I am in you. I humble myself before you, and I lay all my anxieties and cares at your feet today.
I choose to rejoice, with all God’s people, in the powerful promise that God gives us in Colossians 1…
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Colossians 1:15-17
As you read the passages below, ask the Lord to cause a word or phrase to stand out to you.
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
John 6:35-36
As I reread the passage, I reflect on the questions, “How is my life touched by this word?” and “How does this passage connect with my life?”
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
John 6:35-36
In John 6:35–40, Jesus reveals Himself as the true and lasting source of life. While the crowd is focused on physical bread, Jesus points to a deeper hunger—one that only he can satisfy. To come to Christ is to receive life, not temporarily, but eternally. Jesus promises that all who come to him will never be cast out, never be forgotten, and never be lost. Our security does not rest in our ability to hold onto him, but in his commitment to hold onto us. The will of the Father is clear: that Jesus would lose none of those given to him, but raise them up on the last day. This passage calls us to stop striving for satisfaction elsewhere and to rest in the sufficiency, faithfulness, and preserving power of Christ.
Lord, let me rest in your power today. You will not cast anyone out who the Father calls to you.
Lord, revive your people! Pour out your Spirit in a supernatural way for a season of time and bring many to faith. Wipe out the darkness and bind the enemy.
As I read the passage for the final time, I listen to how the Lord is inviting me to respond to him. Where in my life do I need to yield in obedience to what he has for me?
Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; whoever comes to me shall not hunger, and whoever believes in me shall never thirst. But I said to you that you have seen me and yet do not believe. All that the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never cast out. For I have come down from heaven, not to do my own will but the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last day. For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.”
John 6:35-36
Yielding Prayer
Lord Jesus, I come to you acknowledging that you alone are the bread of life. I confess that I often seek satisfaction and security in things that cannot truly sustain me. Today, I yield my hunger, my fears, and my striving to you. Thank you that you never cast out those who come to you and that you faithfully keep all the Father has given you. Teach me to rest in your sufficiency and to walk in obedience with a heart that trusts your promises. I place my life again in your hands, confident that you will raise me up on the last day.
Yielding Promise
And now, as I move into the day ahead, the Lord who loves me reminds me in Exodus 14…
“The Lord will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.”
Exodus 14:14
Closing Prayer
Lord, enable me, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to love you today with all of my heart, soul, mind, and strength; and to serve you today, by loving and caring for others as I do my own self; and, to exalt you today, by telling the people in my world about the abundant and eternal life found only through faith in Jesus