December 11, 2019

Bible Prayer to Prepare the Way for Christ


In this prayer from the Bible, the Jewish priest Zechariah praised God and prophesied over his son John, who was to prepare the way for the coming of Christ.

May this season of Advent help us to do the same as we make more and more room in our lives for the Lord Jesus.


Luke 1:68-70, 76, 77 – a prayer of Zechariah

Blessed be the Lord God of Israel;
for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

And hath raised up an horn of salvation
for us in the house of his servant David;

As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets,
which have been since the world began:

And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet
of the Highest: for thou shalt go before
the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

To give knowledge of salvation unto his people
by the remission of their sins.

From the Book of KJV Prayers – actual prayers from God’s Word collected by Mary Harwell Sayler, ©2019, from the King James Version of the Bible

Luke 1:68-70, 76, 77 – a prayer of Zechariah

Blessed are You, Lord God of Israel!
You have visited us and provided
redemption for Your people!
You have raised up a mighty Savior
from the house of David,
just as You promised ages ago
through the holy prophets.

And, now my child will be
a prophet of the Most High
to go before the Lord
and prepare the way
for You to give people
good news of salvation
as You forgive our sins.


From the Book of Bible Prayersactual prayers of the Bible collected from a variety of English translations and paraphrased by Mary Harwell Sayler, ©2019



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