How to Have a Holy Hour

Confession

Sin is the greatest roadblock to prayer. Confession is agreeing with God about my sin.

Psalm 51:10–11 KJV 1900

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; And renew a right spirit within me. 11 Cast me not away from thy presence; And take not thy holy spirit from me.

Psalm 139:

Psalm 139:24 KJV 1900

24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting.

Psalm 139:23–24 NASB95

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; 24 And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.

Praise

Adore God for who and what He is

Psalm 34:1–3 KJV 1900

1 I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: The humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 3 O magnify the Lord with me, And let us exalt his name together.

Psalm

Goodness—Patience—Love—Wisdom—Greatness—Knowledge—Power—Holiness—Glory—Grace

Waiting

Spend time quieting your mind and heart before God

Psalm 37:7 KJV 1900

7 Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

Replacing any distraction with a reverential focus on the majesty and authority of God. Be still in His presence—let your minds be filled with thoughts of Him.

The Word

Intercession/Supplication

Intercession is praying for others—it is love on its knees. Who are those who we need to uphold in prayer?

Supplication is urgent praying for others

1 Timothy 2:1–2 NLT

1 I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them. 2 Pray this way for kings and all who are in authority so that we can live peaceful and quiet lives marked by godliness and dignity.

Petition

Ask God to provide for your personal needs. Lay your needs before Him.

James 4:2 KJV 1900

2 Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

Matthew 7:7 KJV 1900

7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

Thanksgiving

Thank God for what He has done for you. Thanksgiving is simply acknowledging things for which we are grateful.

Psalm 100:4 KJV 1900

4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, And into his courts with praise: Be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

Spiritual blessings—Physical blessings—Possessions—People

Singing

Singing Scripture back to the Lord is one of the highest forms of worship and praise.

Ephesians 5:19 KJV 1900

19 Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;

God is so good, God is so good, God is so good, He’s so good to me!

Meditation

God answers prayer, God answers prayer, God answers prayer, He’s so good to me!

He cares for me, He cares for me, He cares for me, He’s so good to me!

I love Him so, I love Him so, I love Him so, He’s so good to me!

I’ll do His will, I’ll do His will, I’ll do His will, He’s so good to me!

I praise His name, I praise His name, I praise His name, He’s so good to me!

Meditation

Unlike waiting, where we are quiet in God’s presence, during meditation, the mind is very active, pondering spiritual things.

Joshua 1:8

Joshua 1:8 KJV 1900

8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

Listening

Listen for that still small voice of God; listen for specific orders concerning your activities.

1 Kings 19:11–12 KJV 1900

11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake: 12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.

Praise

End as we began--

Psalm 147:1 KJV 1900

1 Praise ye the Lord: For it is good to sing praises unto our God; For it is pleasant; and praise is comely.

Psalm 50:23 KJV 1900

23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: And to him that ordereth his conversation aright Will I shew the salvation of God.