We used this prayer time with a small group of 6 men.  It took 15-20 minutes.  Each person had a one page copy of the verses with room to write answers to the questions.  Notice that each individual will likely have a different answer to the third and the last questions – our uniqueness is another reason to praise God!

Deuteronomy 10.12-22

“And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord, which I am commanding you today for your good? Behold, to the Lord your God belong heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth with all that is in it. Yet the Lord set his heart in love on your fathers and chose their offspring after them, you above all peoples, as you are this day.  Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no longer stubborn.  For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who is not partial and takes no bribe.  He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing.  Love the sojourner, therefore, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt.  You shall fear the Lord your God. You shall serve him and hold fast to him, and by his name you shall swear.  He is your praise. He is your God, who has done for you these great and terrifying things that your eyes have seen.  Your fathers went down to Egypt seventy persons, and now the Lord your God has made you as numerous as the stars of heaven.” 

From this passage,

–          What do we learn about reasons to praise God?

–          What specific events are the Israelites to be thankful for?  How does this translate to our situation?

–          Which commands  were most convicting to you right now?

–          How are we to act?

–          Out of all these “things to understand about God” what struck you most powerfully at this time?

Pray, especially being thankful and full of praise.  Confess sin – ways you are not acting as you ought.