Stay Awake

This Week’s Prayer Focus:

The Watching Bride — Living Ready in a Shaking World

This week, our daily prayer focus will help us respond to what’s unfolding in the Middle East and around the world — not with fear or confusion, but with watchful hearts, burning lamps, and deep love for Jesus.

Each day, we will pray:

• To stay spiritually awake while the world sleeps.

• To keep our lamps filled with fresh oil — the Holy Spirit’s daily presence.

• To guard against distraction, debate, and dullness.

• To love boldly, serve faithfully, and live ready for our Bridegroom’s return.

Key Verse for the Week:
Matthew 25:13 (ESV) — “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour.”

Monday Prayer Post — Stay Awake

Matthew 24:42 (ESV)
"Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming."

Devotional Thought:
News from the Middle East reminds us that God’s Word is alive — and His promises are true. Nations rise and fall exactly as He foretold, but Jesus didn’t tell us to predict every moment. He told us to stay awake.

Spiritual watchfulness is not fear or endless debate. It’s a daily posture of a Bride waiting for her Groom:

• Keeping your heart clean

• Keeping your lamp burning

• Keeping your eyes lifted

Today, pray for fresh alertness in your spirit. Shake off spiritual sleepiness. Refuse to drift with the world’s noise. Ask the Holy Spirit to keep you awake and hungry for Jesus’ return.

Prayer Focus:
Lord, awaken my heart today.
Remove spiritual drowsiness and distraction.
Help me see what You are doing in the world and in my own life.
Keep my lamp burning bright and my love for You strong until the day You come.

Prayer Points:

• Guard my heart from fear or confusion about world events.

• Keep me focused on loving well, serving well, and preaching truth.

• Fill me with fresh oil — Holy Spirit, renew my passion and purity.

• Let me be found ready, awake, and full of faith, no matter the day or hour.