Please pray with me.
Heavenly Father,
Your Word:
Your warning:CORRUPTION:
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
Your hope:
1 Corinthians 10:13
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it].
Your solution:
Psalms 50:15
And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
John 8:36 “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”
2 Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
Father, I come before You in shock as I read information about the opioid crisis. I can only believe that those who find themselves addicted are, by and large, victims of greed.
I am angry, disgusted as I read about medical professionals who administer drugs without ethical, or even medical intelligence.
It seems that this crisis was intentional. The more I read, the more I conclude that these drugs, especially the synthetic drugs, have been developed specifically for the purpose of power and money. The corruption is deep and without excuse.
Father, There are those who are making these drugs specifically for their financial gain, paying medical staff and intentionally feeding addiction. The breadth and wickedness of this problem is beyond comprehension. I am outraged. Surely this is abhorrent to You!
Deliver the victims and judge the wicked!CONFESSION:
2 Peter 2: 9
The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:
After repeated surgeries over the last several years and my medicine cabinet is lined with addictive pain killers—all with multiple refills. As this problem has been in the news, I have not taken it seriously. I have not been a good steward in taking care of the freedoms we enjoy.
I could have prayed. I didn't. I repent. I petition You for Your help. First, help me to do my part.
PETITION:
For the Medical Profession and Pharma Companies
Your Word clearly outlines what is happening here. Thank You. I come to You with Your Word.
2 Peter 2:19Father, the oath of the medical profession to "First, do no harm." In this situation, can it get any more hypocritical? Surely, this problem was known early in the history of testing. Surely, doctors saw the results of their prescriptions in their patients. Yet this has continued.
While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.
Father, You know the people who have devised this evil in their hearts.
There are people who knew the potential of these drugs with regard to addiction and, in their hearts, realized the financial gain if millions of people were addicted and the drug was inexpensive and easily available.
There is an industry here ...and it is in full production!
Individuals, pharma companies, developers, people who are in the production of these drugs, those who deliver them, those who make them available ...Father, I am so sorry.
Is our greatest addiction that of greed...money and power?
You know the secretly rich who have been usurious, making victims for their own gain. Your Word tells us, "...they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing." (Psalm 34:10).
Yet, this nation is not satisfied with "enough" and we are not satisfied with "every good thing"... We seem to be addicted to wanting more.
I cannot understand the motivations of those involved in the conception, production, and distribution of these drugs, that millions of people are being led to addiction... to feed what? You know O God. Greed is what comes to my mind.
Your Word is clear on this:
- For the love of money is the root of all evil: (1 Timothy 6:10)
- But they that will be rich fall into temptation and ...drown men in destruction and perdition. (1 Timothy 6:9)
- ...be content with such things as ye have (Hebrews 13:5)
- ...ye cannot serve God and mammon. (Matthew 6:24)
For our Nation and a Solution
But therein is the problem. Our nation has fallen away from You. We do not want to serve You. We do not want to believe that Your Word is there for our protection. We are in utter rebellion. Have mercy, O God, have mercy.
Father, we seem to believe that the answer is to get rid of these drugs...yet are those involved already devising their next ruse? Truly, the problem is rebellion and greed.
Are those at the heart of this matter people who will turn to You? Will they leave their corruption and repent? If so, Father, may it happen quickly...
Is there legal recourse and would it help? Are there those who have wrought this corruption who should be incarcerated? You know. Then may the judgement be severe and quickly administered.
Are people being silenced to cover up those who gain from this industry? You know O God...expose the wicked.
For the Victims
You are a God of justice! You hate wickedness. You are Truth! (John 14:6). I petition You, in Your mercy, to expose those at the heart of this problem. Raise up solutions for these victims.
Getting rid of the drugs, without a valid, reasonable pathway for those who are addicted...is not a solution. They need more. They need healing. You are the Healer.
Jeremiah 33:6Bring to reality John 8:36 “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”
Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
It is so easy for me to write and read Your Word. Yet Father, the reality for these victims is a different story. Have mercy. May they personally experience You true to Your Word. May these victims experience You firsthand:
Matthew 11:28-30They need more than what the world has to offer them. They need You. Activate every believer to do our part.
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Raise us up...that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
In Jesus' Name
Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
For the U.S.
Prayers of my heart
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.
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Father,
ReplyDeleteWe are a nation that is greedy. You ahve given us more than any other nations. But we are stingy in our giving...giving conveniently...giving comfortably. Convict us.
We give temporally...thinking of our own substance. Forgive us for not thinking spiritually. Convict us to give into our discomfort for others, that, unlike the rich young ruler, we may follow You with complete obedience.
In Jesus' Name.