A Daily Prayer – John Eldridge
My dear Lord Jesus, I come to you now to be restored in you, renewed in you, to receive
from you all the grace and mercy I so desperately need this day. I honor you as my
Sovereign, and I surrender every aspect and dimension of my life totally and completely
to you. I give to you my spirit, soul, and body, my heart, mind, and will. I cover myself
with your blood—my spirit, soul, and body, my heart, mind, and will. I ask your Holy
Spirit to restore me in you, renew me in you, and lead this time of prayer. In all that I
now pray, I stand in absolute agreement with your Spirit and with my intercessors and
allies, by your Spirit and by your Spirit alone.
Dearest God, holy and victorious Trinity, you alone are worthy of all my worship, my
heart’s devotion, all my praise, all my trust, and all the glory of my life. I love you, I
worship you, I give myself over to you in my heart’s search for life. You alone are Life,
and you have become my life. I renounce all other gods, every idol, and I give to you the
place in my heart and in my life that you truly deserve. This is all about you, God, and
not about me; you are the Hero of this story, and I belong to you. I ask your forgiveness
for my every sin. I renounce my sins. I ask you to search me and know me and reveal to
me where you are working in my life and grant to me the grace of your healing,
deliverance, your holiness, and a deep and true repentance.
Heavenly Father, thank you for loving me and choosing me before you made the world.
You are my true Father—my creator, redeemer, sustainer, and the true end of all things,
including my life. I love you, I trust you, I worship you. I give myself over to you, Father,
to be one with you in everything as Jesus is one with you. Thank you for proving your
love by sending Jesus; I receive him and all his life and all his work which you ordained
for me. Thank you for including me in Christ, for forgiving me my sins, for granting me
his righteousness, for making me complete in him. Thank you for making me alive with
Christ, raising me with him, seating me with him at your right hand, establishing me in
his authority, and anointing me with your love, your Spirit, and your kingdom. I receive it
with thanks and give it total claim to my spirit, soul, and body, my heart, mind, and will. I
bring the life and work of the Lord Jesus Christ over my life today, over my home, my
family, my household, throughout my kingdom and domain.
Jesus, thank you for coming to ransom me with your own life. I love you, I worship you,
I give myself over to you to be one with you in all things—spirit, soul, and body, heart,
mind, and will. I sincerely receive all the work and triumph in your cross, death, blood,
and sacrifice, through which my every sin is atoned for, I am ransomed and delivered
from the kingdom of darkness and transferred to your kingdom, my sin nature is
removed, my heart is circumcised unto God, and every claim being made against me is
disarmed this day. I now take my place in your cross and death, dying with you to sin, to
my flesh, to this world, to the evil one and his kingdom. I take up the cross and crucify
my flesh with all its pride, arrogance, unbelief, and idolatry [and anything else you are
currently struggling with]. I put off the old man. Apply to me all the work in your cross,
death, blood, and sacrifice. I receive it with thanks and give it total claim to my spirit,
soul, and body, my heart, mind, and will.
I bring the blood and sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ over my life today, over my home,
my family, my household, my vehicles, finances, over all my kingdom and domain. I
bring the cross, death, blood, and sacrifice of Jesus Christ against Satan, against his
kingdom, against every foul and unclean spirit, every foul power and black art, against
every witch, and against every human being and their spirit, their warfare and household.
I bring the cross, death, blood, and sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ to the borders of my
kingdom and domain, and I stake it there in the name of Jesus Christ.
Jesus, I also sincerely receive you as my Life, and I receive all the work and triumph in
your resurrection, through which you have conquered sin, death, judgment, and the evil
one. Death has no power over you, nor does any foul thing. And I have been raised with
you to a new life, to live your life—dead to sin and alive to God. I take my place now in
your resurrection and in your life, and I give my life to you to live your life. I am saved
by your life. I reign in life through your life. I receive your hope, love, faith, joy, your
goodness, trueness, wisdom, power, and strength. Apply to me all the work and triumph
in your resurrection; I receive it with thanks and I give it total claim to my spirit, soul,
and body, my heart, mind, and will.
I bring the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ over my life today, over my home, my
family, my household, my vehicles, finances, over all my kingdom and domain. I bring
the resurrection and the empty tomb of Jesus Christ against Satan, against his kingdom,
against every foul and unclean spirit, every foul power and black art, against every witch,
and against every human being and their spirit, their warfare, and household. I bring the
resurrection and the empty tomb of the Lord Jesus Christ to the borders of my kingdom
and domain, and I stake it there in Jesus’ name.
Jesus, I also sincerely receive you as my authority, rule, and dominion, my everlasting
victory against Satan and his kingdom, and my ability to bring your Kingdom at all times
and in every way. I receive all the work and triumph in your ascension, through which
Satan has been judged and cast down, and all authority in heaven and on earth has been
given to you. All authority in the heavens and on this earth has been given to you, Jesus,
and you are worthy to receive all glory and honor, power and dominion, now and forever.
I take my place now in your authority and in your throne, through which I have been
raised with you to the right hand of the Father and established in your authority. I give
myself to you, to reign with you always. Apply to me all the work and triumph in your
authority and your throne; I receive it with thanks, and I give it total claim to my spirit,
soul, and body, my heart, mind, and will.
I now bring the authority, rule, and dominion of the Lord Jesus Christ over my life today,
over my home, my family, my household, my vehicles, finances, over all my kingdom
and domain. I now bring the authority, rule, and dominion of the Lord Jesus Christ and
the fullness of the work of Christ against Satan, against his kingdom, against every foul
and unclean spirit—every ruler, power, authority, and spiritual force of wickedness, their
every weapon, claim, and device. [At this point, I specifically name all foul and unclean
spirits that I know have been attacking me, such as fear, doubt, accident, injury, death,
the religious spirit, pride, arrogance, etc.] I send all foul and unclean spirits bound to the
throne of Christ, together with every back-up and replacement, every weapon, claim, and
device—by the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ and in his name. I command the
judgment of the Lord Jesus Christ upon the heads of those that refuse to obey, and I send
them to judgment, by the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ and in his name.
I now bring the authority, rule, and dominion of the Lord Jesus Christ and the fullness of
the work of Christ against every foul power and black art—every hex, vex, and
incantation, every spell, weave, web, veil, shroud, charm, and snare; against every ritual,
sacrifice, and device; against every vow, dedication, and sacrifice, every word, judgment,
and curse—written, spoken, unspoken, or transferred to me. I command them disarmed
and broken by the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ and in his name.
I now bring the authority, rule, and dominion of the Lord Jesus Christ and the fullness of
the work of Christ against every witch, cult, and coven, every channel of black arts to me.
I cut them off in the name of the Lord; I send the glory of God to them to turn them in
Jesus’ name.
I now bring the authority, rule, and dominion of the Lord Jesus Christ and the fullness of
the work of Christ between me and every human being—their spirit, soul, body, their sin,
warfare, and their household. I bring the full work of Christ between me [and now I name
people that I’ve counseled or prayed for, family members, folks in crisis looking to me,
etc.] I command their human spirits bound back to their bodies and their warfare bound to
the throne of Christ in their life. I bring the full work of Christ between me and my
household and all people, in the authority of Jesus Christ and in his name.
Holy Spirit, thank you for coming. I love you, I worship you, I trust you. I honor you as
Lord. I receive all the work and triumph in Pentecost, through which you have come, you
have clothed me with power from on high, sealed me in Christ, become my union with
the Father and the Son, the Spirit of truth in me, the life of God in me, my counselor,
comforter, strength, and guide. I honor you as Lord, and I fully give to you every aspect
and dimension of my spirit, soul, and body, my heart, mind, and will—to be filled with
you, to walk in step with you in all things. Fill me afresh, Holy Spirit. Restore my union
with the Father and the Son. Lead me into all truth, anoint me for all of my life and walk
and calling, and lead me deeper into Jesus today. I receive you with thanks, and I give
you total claim to my life.
Heavenly Father, thank you for granting to me every spiritual blessing in Christ Jesus. I
claim the riches in Christ Jesus over my life today, over my home, my family, my work,
over all of my kingdom and domain. I bring the blood of Christ once more over my spirit,
soul, and body, over my heart, mind, and will. I put on the full armor of God: the belt of
truth, breastplate of righteousness, shoes of the gospel, helmet of salvation; I take up the
shield of faith and sword of the Spirit, and I choose to be strong in the Lord and in the
strength of your might, to pray at all times in the Spirit.
Jesus, thank you for your angels. I summon them in the name of Jesus Christ and instruct
them to destroy all that is raised against me, to establish your Kingdom over me, to
rebuild the shields and hedges of protection around me and my household, and to
minister to me your ministry. I ask you to send forth your Spirit to raise up prayer and
intercession for me. I now call forth the kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ throughout my
home, my household, my kingdom, and domain in the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ,
giving all glory and honor and thanks to him. In Jesus’ name, amen.