A Fruitful Prayer — E.A. Johnston

Abiding in Christ, the True Vine

Lord, cultivate my life, buy your precious spirit, for you are the vine, and I am the branch. You are the genuine vine, and the Father is the tiller of the soil. Teach me to abide in thee. I admit that, apart from you, I can do nothing, nothing that will impact eternity, and there is nothing I can do in the flesh to be pleasing in thy sight.

Dependence on the Holy Spirit

Apart from your Holy Spirit, I am bankrupt. I need your Holy Spirit, great God, to do a work in me afresh. Lord, as the tiller of the soil, please be pleased to cultivate in my life and develop in me the abiding presence of the Spirit of God.

Spiritual Pruning and Personal Revival

Lord, plow up the fallow ground of my hard heart, and let me experience you in a fresh way. Prune this cluttered branch, so I may bear more fruit for thee, and bring you glory. Dig me about and mulch me, visit me, great God, with a personal revival that will quicken me and anoint me with your presence and your power.

The Spirit’s Guidance, Faith, and Discernment

Let others feel your influence through me, great God. I need your Holy Spirit for guidance. I need your Holy Spirit for faith and obedience. I need your Spirit for discernment. I need your Spirit as my teacher.

Empowerment for Prayer, Preaching, and Witness

I need your Spirit to pray and preach and witness in the empowerment from on high. Lord Jesus, touch me with your holy presence, so that my heart will burn within me. Lord, give me a greater burden for souls.

Burden for the Lost and an Eternal Perspective

Give me a deeper burden to pray for the lost. Place eternity before me, and let me see hell and all its horrors. Give me a glimpse of your judgment seat, so I can live on the full stretch for thee. May my last days be my best days.

For you and the spread of your gospel, I pray these things in the strong name of Jesus Christ. Amen.