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OPEN HEAVENS 3 JULY 2026 TODAY DEVOTIONAL
TOPIC: PRAYERS FOR ELDERS
MEMORISE:
And Moses was an hundred and twenty years old when he died: his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.
— Deuteronomy 34:7 (KJV)
READ: Psalm 92:12-15 (KJV)
12 The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
13 Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall flourish in the courts of our God.
14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing;
15 To shew that the Lord is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.
PRAYERS FOR TODAY
Father, I thank You for the elders in my family, church, and community. Thank You for Your protection, provision, guidance, and blessings in their lives.
Lord, please help the elders around me to flourish mentally, physically, and spiritually, even in their old age. May they not be victims of ailments in their old age, in Jesus’ name.
Father, let the fire for Your kingdom keep burning in the lives of the elders in my church. May they continue to bear fruits in Your kingdom, in Jesus’ name.
Lord, please continue to shower the elders around me with Your wisdom so they can lead the younger ones in the right way.
Lord, please surround all the elders around me with Your peace. Let sorrow and anxiety be far from them, in Jesus’ name.
Lord, I pray that the elders in my family, church, and community will fulfil the number of their days. May their lives not be cut off before their time, in Jesus’ name.
Father, please let all the elders around me experience Your ever-abiding presence in deeper ways as they age, in Jesus’ name.
Father, please let the elders around me be surrounded with love and compassion. Let none of them lack care and support in their old age, in Jesus’ name.
Father, please stretch out Your healing hands towards any elder who is sick. Restore their health speedily, in Jesus’ name.
Father, please surround every elderly person grieving the loss of a loved one with Your overwhelming comfort. Let them experience Your joy and peace that passes all understanding, in Jesus’ name.
Lord, please save the souls of every elderly person yet to know you and restore those who may have backslidden to You before they leave the earth, in Jesus’ name.
(Your personal prayers for elders).
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
Proverbs 12-14
HYMN 22: SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER
Verse 1:
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
That calls me from a world of care,
And bids me at my Father’s throne
Make all my wants and wishes known.
In seasons of distress and grief,
My soul has often found relief,
And oft escaped the tempter’s snare
By thy return, sweet hour of prayer!
Verse 2:
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
The joys I feel, the bliss I share,
Of those whose anxious spirits burn
With strong desires for thy return!
With such I hasten to the place
Where God my Saviour shows His face,
And gladly take my station there,
And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!
Verse 3:
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
Thy wings shall my petition bear
To Him whose truth and faithfulness
Engage the waiting soul to bless.
And since He bids me seek His face,
Believe His word and trust His grace,
I’ll cast on Him my every care,
And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!
Verse 4:
Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!
May I thy consolation share,
Till, from Mount Pisgah’s lofty height,
I view my home and take my flight:
This robe of flesh I’ll drop and rise
To seize the everlasting prize;
And shout, while passing through the air,
“Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer!”
