Begin with this prayer:

O come, Rod of Jesse, the Lord of the heavens and all that I can see. I sit with You right now. I quiet my heart to listen to you. As I run the race you’ve set before me today, help me to look towards you who authored and are perfecting my faith. Set me free from the powers that hold me captive, from my own desires that trip me up. I look to You for victory.

Read these verses aloud several times or listen to the audio recording several times:

Psalm 125

A song of ascents.

1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.

2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people both now and forevermore.

3 The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous, for then the righteous might use their hands to do evil.

4 Lord, do good to those who are good, to those who are upright in heart.

5 But those who turn to crooked ways the Lord will banish with the evildoers. Peace be on Israel.

• What is the Holy Spirit speaking to your heart and mind this morning?

Begin with this prayer:

O come, Rod of Jesse, the Lord of the heavens and all that I can see. I sit with You right now. I quiet my heart to listen to you. As I run the race you’ve set before me today, help me to look towards you who authored and are perfecting my faith. Set me free from the powers that hold me captive, from my own desires that trip me up. I look to You for victory.

Read these verses aloud several times or listen to the audio recording several times:

Psalm 124

A song of ascents. Of David.

1 If the Lord had not been on our side—let Israel say—

2 if the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us,

3 they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us;

4 the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,

5 the raging waters would have swept us away.

6 Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be torn by their teeth.

7 We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.

• On a separate piece of paper, write out a prayer about the areas where the Spirit has revealed some captivity in you.

Begin with this prayer:

O come, King of the nations, the Lord of the heavens and all that I can see. I sit with You right now. I quiet my heart to listen to you. As I run the race you’ve set before me today, help me to look towards you who authored and are perfecting my faith. Move in me a desire for unity. Make me a person of peace.

Psalm 124

A song of ascents. Of David.

1 If the Lord had not been on our side—let Israel say—

2 if the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us,

3 they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us;

4 the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,

5 the raging waters would have swept us away.

6 Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be torn by their teeth.

7 We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.

• On a separate piece of paper, write out the (above) Psalm.

Begin with this prayer:

O come, King of the nations, the Lord of the heavens and all that I can see. I sit with You right now. I quiet my heart to listen to you. As I run the race you’ve set before me today, help me to look towards you who authored and are perfecting my faith. Move in me a desire for unity. Make me a person of peace.

Read these verses aloud several times or listen to the audio recording several times:

Psalm 124

A song of ascents. Of David.

1 If the Lord had not been on our side—let Israel say—

2 if the Lord had not been on our side when people attacked us,

3 they would have swallowed us alive when their anger flared against us;

4 the flood would have engulfed us, the torrent would have swept over us,

5 the raging waters would have swept us away.

6 Praise be to the Lord, who has not let us be torn by their teeth.

7 We have escaped like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare has been broken, and we have escaped.

8 Our help is in the name of the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.

• What is the Holy Spirit speaking to your heart and mind today as you read or listen to these verses?

Begin with this prayer:

O come, King of the nations, the Lord of the heavens and all that I can see. I sit with You right now. I quiet my heart to listen to you. As I run the race you’ve set before me today, help me to look towards you who authored and are perfecting my faith. Move in me a desire for unity. Make me a person of peace.

Read these verses aloud several times or listen to the audio recording several times:

Psalm 123

A song of ascents.

1 I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven.

2 As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us his mercy.

3 Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us, for we have endured no end of contempt.

4 We have endured no end of ridicule from the arrogant, of contempt from the proud.

• On a separate piece of paper, write out a prayer of unity and pour out your heart to see peace.

Begin with this prayer:

O come, King of the nations, the Lord of the heavens and all that I can see. I sit with You right now. I quiet my heart to listen to you. As I run the race you’ve set before me today, help me to look towards you who authored and are perfecting my faith. Move in me a desire for unity. Make me a person of peace.

Psalm 123

A song of ascents.

1 I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven.

2 As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us his mercy.

3 Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us, for we have endured no end of contempt.

4 We have endured no end of ridicule from the arrogant, of contempt from the proud.

• On a separate piece of paper, write out the (above) psalm.

Begin with this prayer:

O come, King of the nations, the Lord of the heavens and all that I can see. I sit with You right now. I quiet my heart to listen to you. As I run the race you’ve set before me today, help me to look towards you who authored and are perfecting my faith. Move in me a desire for unity. Make me a person of peace.

Read these verses aloud several times or listen to the audio recording several times:

Psalm 123

A song of ascents.

1 I lift up my eyes to you, to you who sit enthroned in heaven.

2 As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a female slave look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he shows us his mercy.

3 Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy on us, for we have endured no end of contempt.

4 We have endured no end of ridicule from the arrogant, of contempt from the proud.

What is the Holy Spirit bringing out of these verses today as you sit quietly with Him?