Committing to a Life of Purity

Committing to a

Life of Purity

Father, I come before Your throne of grace in the name of

Jesus. At one time I walked [habitually] following the

course and fashion of this world [under the sway of the

tendency of this present age]. I lived and conducted myself in

the passions of my flesh [my behavior governed by my corrupt

and sensual nature ] , obeying the impulses of the flesh and the

thoughts of my mind [my cravings dictated by my senses and

my dark imaginings].

But, God — You are so rich in Your mercy! Even when I was

dead (slain) by [my own] shortcomings and trespasses, You made

me alive together in union with Christ, and it is by Your grace

(Your favor and mercy that I did not deserve) that I am saved

( d e l i ve red from judgment and made a partaker of Christ’s

salvation). You raised me up together with Him and made us sit

down together [giving me joint seating with Him] in the heavenly

sphere in Christ Jesus (the Messiah, the Anointed One).

You are my Father; I am Your child. Since I am in Christ, I

am a new creature; old things have passed away, and behold, all

things have become new.

In accordance with Your Word, I rid myself of all malice and

a ll deceit, hyp o c risy, envy, and slander of every kind. Like a

n ew b o rn baby, I cra ve pure spiritual milk so that by it I may grow

up in my salv a t i on , now that I have tasted that You, Lord, are go o d .

Father, forgive me for the years of watching, reading, and

listening to vile things. I submit to Jesus Christ, Who loves me

and gave Himself up for me, so that He might sanctify me, having

cleansed me by the washing of water with the Word, that He

might present me to Himself in glorious splendor, without spot or

wrinkle or any such things [that I might be holy and faultless].

Thank You for the blood of Christ,Who through the eternal

Spirit offered Himself unblemished to You, which cleanses my

conscience from acts that lead to death, so that I may serve You,

the living God! Thank You for the Holy Spirit Who indwells me.

He is holy (chaste, pure).

I ask for and receive an impartation of the wisdom that

comes from heaven — it is first of all pure; then peace-loving,

considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial,

and sincere.

May my words issue from a pure heart, and may they be

pleasing to You.

Lord, Your Holy Spirit is my Counselor — [change my

impure language] and give to me a clear and pure speech from

pure lips, that I may call upon Your name, to serve You.

I am transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of my

mind, and I bring my thoughts into obedience to Your Word. I fix

my thoughts on what is true and good and right. I determine to

think about things that are pure and lovely, and dwell on the fine,

good things in others. I think about all I can praise You for, and I

am glad. I keep and guard my heart with all vigilance and above

all that I guard, for out of it flow the springs of life.

What [an incredible] quality of love You have given (shown,

bestowed upon) me, that I should [be permitted to] be named and

ca lled and counted a child of God! I am [even here and] now Your

child; it is not yet disclosed (made clear) what I shall be [here a ft e r ] ,

but I know that when Jesus comes and is manifested, I shall [as

Your child] resemble and be like Him, for I shall see Him just as

He [re a lly] is. I have this hope [resting] on Him, and I cleanse

( p u rify) myself just as He is pure (ch a s t e, undefiled, guiltless).

Through the power of the Holy Spirit given to me, I am an

overcomer by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of my

testimony!

In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.

Scripture References

Ephesians 2:2-6 AMP Proverbs 15:16 AMP

2 Corinthians 5:17 Zephaniah 3:9 AMP

1 Peter 2:1,2 NIV Romans 12:2 AMP

Psalm 101:3 NIV 2 Corinthians 10:5

Ephesians 5:25-27 AMP Philippians 4:8 TLB

Hebrews 9:14 NIV Proverbs 4:23 AMP

1 Thessalonians 4:8 AMP 1 John 3:1-3 AMP

James 3:17 NIV Revelation 12:11

I .

A MAN OF PURITY

Father, I attend to Your Word. I hide it in my heart that I

might not sin against You. It is not wrong to have sexual desires.

You made me, You know me, and You bought me — I belong to

You. I commit myself and all my natural affections to You, Father,

and acknowledge the power of the Holy Spirit in my life. I give

Him control and submit to Your will.

Forgive me for sinning against You, against myself, and

against others. Thank You for Your grace that enables me to leave

my gift at the altar when I remember that someone has a grievance

against me. I will go and make peace with that person whenever

possible and then come back and present my gift to You.

In the name of Jesus, I thank You for the power to shun

immorality and all sexual looseness. I [flee from impurity in

thought, word, or deed]. My body is the temple (the very

sanctuary) of the Holy Spirit Who lives within me,Whom I have

received [as a gift] from You. I am not my own. I was bought with

a price [purchased with a preciousness and paid for, made Your

own]. So then, I will honor You, Father, and bring glory to You in

my body.

When I read Your Word, I receive the truth that makes me

free. I have won my battle with Satan. I have learned to know You

as my Father. I am strong with Your Word in my heart. I no longer

love this evil world and all that it offers me, for when I love these

things, I show that I do not really love You, Lord; for all these

worldly things, these evil desires — the craze for sex, the ambition

to buy everything that appeals to me, and the pride that comes

from wealth and importance — are not from You, Father. They are

from this evil world itself. This world is fading away, and these

evil, forbidden things will go with it; but whoever keeps doing

Your will, Lord, will live forever.

Thank You, Father, that I have been anointed by [I hold a

sacred appointment from, and I have been given an unction from]

the Holy One, and I know [the truth]. I have received the Holy

Spirit, and He lives within me, in my heart, so that I don’t need

anyone to teach me what is right. For He teaches me all things,

and He is the Truth and no liar; and so, just as He has said, I must

live in Christ, never to depart from Him.

O Father, I stay in happy fellowship with You, so that when

Your Son, Jesus, comes, I will be sure that all is well and will not

have to be ashamed and shrink back from meeting Him. I know

that You are always good and do only right, and I seek to be an

imitator of You and do what is good and right.

In Jesus’ name, amen.

Scripture References

Proverbs 4:20 1 John 2:12-17 TLB

Psalm 119:11 1 John 2:20,27-29 TLB

Matthew 5:23,24 AMP Matthew 6:33 AMP

1 Corinthians 6:18-20 AMP Ephesians 5:1 AMP

John 8:32 AMP

I I .

A WOMAN OF PURITY

Father, on the authority of Your Word, I declare and decree

that I am a new creation in Christ. I repent of my former sins,

receive Your forgiveness, and renew my mind — replacing old

thought patterns and habits with Your thoughts and plans for me.

I was a sinner, separated, (living apart) from Christ. But now

in Christ Jesus, my Lord, I have been brought near through the

blood of Christ. I confess that Jesus is my Lord and believe in my

heart that You raised Him from the dead. Therefore, I am

engrafted in Christ (the Messiah). Now, today, I am a new

creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and

spiritual condition] has passed away. Behold, the fresh and new

has come!

Since I have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the

blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for me through the

curtain, that is, His body, and since I have a great Priest over the

house of God, I draw near to You, Lord, with a sincere heart in

full assurance of faith, having my heart sprinkled to cleanse me

from a guilty conscience and having my body washed with pure

water. I hold unswervingly to the hope I profess, for He Who

promised is faithful. And I consider how I may spur others on

toward love and good deeds. I will not give up meeting together,

as some are in the habit of doing; but I will encourage others, and

all the more as I see the Day approaching.

Father, I am Your daughter (Your handmaiden), and You

have poured out Your Spirit upon me, and I shall prophesy [telling

forth the divine counsels and predicting future events pertaining

especially to Your Kingdom]. I seek (aim at and strive after) first

of all Your Kingdom and Your righteousness (Your way of doing

and being right), and then all these things taken together will be

given me besides. I will not worry or be anxious about tomorrow,

for tomorrow will have worries and anxieties of its own. Sufficient

for each day is its own trouble.

As Your daughter, I thank You for enduing me with Your

grace (free, spontaneous, absolute favor and loving-kindness).

With You, Father, nothing is ever impossible, and no word from

You shall be without power or impossible of fulfillment.

Father, I submit to Your will for my life. Your ways are higher

than my ways; Your thoughts higher than my thoughts. I commit

my way to You, and You will cause my thoughts to become

agreeable to Your will, and so shall my plans be established and

succeed. I am Your handmaid; let it be done to me according to

Your Word.

Since I have such a huge crowd of men and women of faith

watching me from the grandstands, I strip off anything that slows

me down or holds me back, and especially those sins that wrap

themselves so tightly around my feet and trip me up; and I run

with patience the particular race that You have set before me. I

keep my eyes on Jesus, my Leader and Instructor.

Father, to the pure You show Yourself pure, and to the willful

You show Yourself willful. The afflicted people You will deliver,

but Your eyes are upon the haughty, whom You will bring down.

For You, O Lord, are my Lamp; You, Lord lighten my darkness.

For by You I run through a troop; by You I leap over a wall. As for

You, Lord, Your way is perfect; Your Word is tried. You are my

Shield, for I trust and take refuge in You.

O Father, that I might ascend the hill of the Lo rd and stand

in Your Holy Place. I come with clean hands and a pure heart,

refusing to lift up my soul to an idol or swear by what is false,

that I may re c e i ve blessing and vindica t i on from You, my God

and my Savior. Su re ly, Lo rd God, You are good to those who are

p u re in heart.

In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.

Scripture References

2 Corinthians 5:17 Luke 1:28,30,37 AMP

Romans 12:1,2 AMP Isaiah 55:9 AMP

Jeremiah 29:11 AMP Proverbs 16:3 AMP

Ephesians 2:12,13 AMP Luke 1:38 AMP

Romans 10:9 Hebrews 12:1,2 TLB

2 Corinthians 5:17 AMP 2 Samuel 22:27-31 AMP

Hebrews 10:19-25 NIV Psalm 24:3-5 NIV

Acts 2:17 AMP Psalm 73:1 NIV

Matthew 6:33,34 AMP