As you look toward the new year, do you find yourself longing for a fresh start—deeper surrender, renewed faith, clearer guidance, healing, strength, and a hope-filled “yes” to whatever God has next for you?
As January 1 approaches, here’s a simple, free gift to receive spiritual nourishment every morning—delivered directly to your email inbox.
Introducing 31 Days of “Yes” Prayers — Scripture-based prayers of hope and encouragement—crafted by United Doctor of Ministry student Rev. Oneal Young, Jr.
Each morning in January, you’ll receive an email with:
A powerful prayer drawn from one of God’s “Yes” promises in scripture
short audio recording of Rev. Young praying the prayer over you.
According to 2 Corinthians 1:20:
“For as many as the promises of God are, in Him they are yes…”
Imagine beginning each day in 2026 with praying God’s “Yes” —awakening a renewed sense of presence, purpose, and divine possibility. These daily prayers will invite the Holy Spirit to empower and anoint you, reminding you that God is the One who opens every door before you.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rev. Oneal Young, Jr., M.Div., is the organizing Pastor of Greater Purpose Church in Fairfield, California, with over three decades of pastoral ministry, education, and intercessory prayer leadership. A recipient of the Kneeland Preaching Award and the NAACP President’s Medal of Freedom, he is completing the Doctor of Ministry degree at United Theological Seminary. Rev. Young has served as President of the North Bay Ministers Union, Director of Prayer: Sacramento Ministers Alliance, Sacramento, CA, and Chaplain for the Fairfield Police Department. His ministry has emphasized prayer, discipleship, and community transformation, including the forthcoming release of his book, The Prayer Memoirs of a Preacher (2026).
YES to Spirit-Led Freedom
2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord is the Spirit,
and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
Our sovereign Lord,
we thank you for this time of prayer with you,
for your word says you, the Lord, are the Spirit.
And oh, how we marvel at the divine union!
You share with us your Son Jesus and the Holy Spirit:
the “Three” that bear record in heaven who are One.
We love you for sharing that unity with us.
You said in your word
that he who unites himself with the Lord
is one with him in spirit.
And now, because we are one with you in Christ
and born of your Spirit,
you've given us the freedom
to access your presence always,
and we thank you.
So as your servant, Moses,
had the freedom to speak with you
without a veil in your presence,
we thank you for the veil that was ripped in two
in the temple
when Jesus died on the cross,
symbolizing that we now also have the same freedom
to be in your holy presence,
where we are safe to worship,
to pray, to hear, to be healed,
to find peace and experience renewal |
through the power of your Holy Spirit.
And so, God, since your Spirit breathes liberty
where your Spirit is,
we welcome you now to transform our desk, our office,
our hospital space, our rooms,
our homes, our apartment,
our jail cell, wherever we are –
into a place of freedom where we can worship you
and walk boldly
regardless of any particular physical location.
Jesus, your Son, prophesized the time is coming
when it will no longer matter
whether we worship the Father
on this mountain or in Jerusalem.
And so, God, allow us to practice your presence
in every space and place and moment
so that we don't walk or live in bondage…
but that we will walk in your freedom
and live in your YES and perfect liberty.
It is in Christ's name that we pray,
Amen.
YES to Walking in Liberty
Psalm 119:45
I will walk about in freedom,
for I have sought out your precepts.
O Lord, how excellent is thy name!
Our great Lord and God,
thank you for revealing through the psalmist
that your YES to liberty is more
than a release from things and chains.
It is a divine space to flourish in you.
We give you thanks for this wide place
because as students, leaders and people,
we are often tempted to live boxed in,
constrained by time demands,
limited finances and resources,
by our responsibilities in life,
work, school and ministries.
As if we’re worrying: “God, the walls
are closing in on us!”
But God, your Word declares today
that in you we have room to walk,
to breathe, and to grow.
Today, we seek to walk, live, and move
in the holy space of freedom,
where we are secure, free from affliction
and oppression,
and where our eyes can see your wonderful acts
of mercy and grace
through Jesus Christ our Lord every day.
Father, in this space of vast spiritual opportunity,
we commit ourselves to your Word
and to your ways
that your Word may be hidden deep within our hearts,
so that we won't betray you.
In moments of temptation and weakness,
and through your Holy Spirit's power within us,
we decree that we will not walk in restriction,
but in expansion.
Every step we take in Christ will push back walls
and create divine space for us
to thrive and flourish and grow,
to be fruitful in Christ, the true vine.
God, we say YES to liberty
because you are guiding us through prayer
to understand that your freedom comes
through obedience and submission.
It's in the name of Jesus that we thank you,
Amen.
YES to No Condemnation
Romans 8:1-2
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who
are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the
law of the Spirit who gives life has set you free from the
law of sin and death.
Our wonderful God,
we especially are joyful
because the verdict from your heavenly court
is less more condemnation—
but NO condemnation
for those who are in Christ Jesus!
We praise your insurmountable love
for the well-being of our souls.
Today, our praise is rooted in your Word,
which assures us that we are in Christ Jesus,
the head of the Church,
and that we cannot be condemned.
We say “yes” to your YES in Christ,
confirming that our standing
has been completely transformed
into a state of no condemnation like the Apostle Paul.
And just as ordinary people,
we still wrestle with sin, weaknesses
and the dreaded thought of,
“Oh, wretched man that I am, who shall deliver me
from this body of death?”
But with Paul we rejoice, because the conflict
has been resolved in Jesus Christ,
and we thank you.
So, with our renewed minds
we decree that will serve your law
in the spirit of liberation from condemnation.
Father, today, in this present moment,
we look to your Son, Jesus,
to find our justified standing and position in you.
Thank you that you that your promise begins
with no condemnation.
It ends with no separation from your love.
And in between there's no defeat, only victory.
Through Jesus Christ, in the Spirit,
let our lives today be marked
by the liberty of your YES to the Holy Spirit.
Enable us to walk in the Spirit
as we are led
to repentance, into truth, into love,
into holiness and usefulness.
Today, let our lives and ministries
bear the fruit of the Spirit:
love, peace, patience, kindness,
goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
God, forgive us for not doing the good we want to do,
but at times instead getting caught up “in our flesh”
and saying no to your Spirit.
Yet because we are in Christ, Hallelujah!
And in all these things,
we are more than conquerors
through him who loved us.
For we are persuaded that neither death, nor life,
nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers,
nor things present, nor things to come,
nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing,
shall be able to separate us from your love.
God, we love you. We say YES to no condemnation!
In the name of Jesus,
Amen.
YES to Healing
Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because
the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news
to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the
brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners…
Our Father who art in heaven, the Lord who heals,
We are grateful to know that in your YES,
You are also the great “I Am” –
the One who releases humanity from all bondage
and heals us from every infirmity.
Thank you that you declared to your children
that you are the Lord who heals us.
So we call you by your name, Jehovah!
You are the Lord who heals in the name of Jesus.
Father, in your mercy we come boldly
before your throne of grace,
trusting to receive--in faith--your healing,
your deliverance, and your help for what is broken;
for those in our lives who are stricken with sickness.
And so, we need you in so many ways.
We ask for your Spirit of comfort now, as we pray.
Give us patience until you rescue us!
In the name of Jesus, we thank you
that Jesus Himself declared that he came
to bring healing and release to the captives.
And so, we thank you for every YES
and every promise in Christ upon our lives.
Now, Holy Spirit, anoint us today
with your fresh, flowing oil.
Heal our wounded, broken spirits.
Provide us with a place of rest.
Prepare a table before us in the presence of the enemy,
where we can be refreshed,
where we can come and feast on your liberating word
in moments that feel like we're trapped.
Empower us to proclaim
the healing gospel of Jesus Christ.
Bring forth signs and wonders everywhere we go:
in the classroom, in our jobs, in hospital rooms--wherever we are.
May this season and this new year
and your YES to prayer
be marked by healing, release,
restoration, and renewal!
In the name of Jesus,
Amen.
YES to True Liberty
John 8:36
So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed…
Holy God,
we adore you and your unconditional love
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Thank you that you so loved the world
that you gave your only begotten son,
and that whoever believes in him shall not perish
but have everlasting life.
For this great act of love and eternal transformation,
all glory and honor be to you.
Thank you for salvation in Jesus,
which upholds our new birth in Christ:
that we've been born again of your spirit
and are new creatures in Christ,
saying goodbye to our old sinful nature
and embracing your YES to our new identity.
In Jesus Christ, we say “Hello!” to new love,
determination, and relationship with you.
Today our prayer is for your power and grace
to help us abide in Jesus every day.
And help us this day to then stay, to abide in Christ.
Your word declares “if you abide in my Word,
you are my disciples indeed,
and ye shall know the truth,
and the truth shall make you free.”
Help us position us to remain in Christ when life is life.
Let us abide in Christ
through continuous contemplative prayer,
worshiping, studying,
and meditating on your precepts and promises.
We thank you today,
and we realize that according to John 15:5,
apart from Jesus, we can do nothing.
Lord God, gardener of the vine:
keep us pruned and productive
and connected to the true vine, Jesus Christ.
Let nothing separate us from him.
Let nothing keep us apart from Jesus.
Not our families, our jobs, our churches,
people, problems, or even the devil.
Father, we need thee all.
We need thee every hour!
Bless us now.
Savior, we come to you in Jesus' name,
Amen.
YES to Freedom
Galatians 5:1
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore,
and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
Our Holy God,
Thank you for the liberty and freedom that come
through Jesus Christ our Lord.
In this year of your “Yes,” we stand firm in faith
on all of your promises of YES in Christ,
and through him we say Amen to his glory.
Forgive us for the reckless pursuit of not denying self
and chasing false liberties through selfish wants.
And now, as we begin this new chapter
in the power of Christ's resurrection,
we stand on your word—for you to cut every chain
of apathy, fear, and doubt.
We denounce the powers of darkness
that have been broken on Calvary,
and resist the mindset of failure in our studies,
division in our homes and ministries,
because we know we can do all things
through Christ Jesus who strengthens us.
And so, we stand justified
in the work of Christ on the cross.
And we fight with you in this year of your “Yes!”
We agree with every promise in your word.
God, affirm us in your word: that the Spirit of Light
has set us free in Christ Jesus
from the law of sin and death.
So we praise you for this freedom in Christ.
Now, Holy Spirit, empower us and revive your Church
with your power
to declare the good news of the gospel to the poor,
to speak freedom to those in prison
and open blind eyes to repentance
unto the Lord Jesus Christ.
God, we are indebted to you
for paying our sin debt in full with the Holy Lamb
and that you said we could never repay you
for what you've done for us:
how you loosed our shackles
and made a way of redemption
when there was no way.
And for this, O God, we again commit our lives
to be free in you,
to do your will as your disciples,
and walk in your way. Yes!
In the name of Jesus,
Amen.