California Mudslides and devastation...an appeal to God for mercy

A prayer for those affected by the California mudslides.

Please pray with me.

Heavenly Father,
Your Word:

Jeremiah 10:12-13
He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.

Psalms 40:2
And He doth cause me to come up From a pit of desolation -- from mire of mud, And He raiseth up on a rock my feet, He is establishing my steps.

Father, The devastation seems unending. The pictures and videos are horrific. People are frightened.

You control the weather, and many are tempted to say,

• "There is no God who cares."
• "How could a God who cares, allow this to happen?"
• "How could a God of love, do this?"

Have mercy O God. For You are our only true hope. Turn our hearts to seek You, that we may find help in this time of need.

Every part of my body wants to scream and plead with You as I look upon this devastation. Yet, You bid me to come with praise and thanksgiving and I submit to Your Word.

Praise:

• You are the One True and Living God.
• You are omnipotent; You are all powerful.
• You are omniscient; You know every detail of the California mudslides.
• You are omnipresent; You are there. You have personally witnessed all that has happened.
• You are the God of Life. You alone know the depth of pain at the loss of life.
• You are the God who heals the broken hearted. You know the hearts that are broken.
• You are the God who wants all to be saved. You know each of us and You are a personal God who cares.

Thanksgiving:

• Thank You that You are a just God. You rain on both the righteous and the wicked. Disaster finds its place in the lives of all; including those who put their trust in You.
• Thank You that You are not ignorant of what is going on here and You move with purpose.
• Thank You that You have told us to expect tribulation and suffering.
• Thank You that You have promised to be with us and that we can overcome and that we can have peace:

  John 16:33
  “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.”

Petition:
For those who have lost loved ones.
Father, You alone know the depth of sorrow in these lives. Please comfort them in their angst. Be the peace that their troubled hearts cannot find. And direct them to seek You for answers to all the questions that plague their thinking. Bring people around them that can be Your presence. Have mercy on them O God, and pour out Your grace to them.

For those who have lost everything.
Father, You know the thoughts of those who survey the indescribable devastation: homes filled with mud. Huge rocks that cover the land that was a street or a front yard. Roadways that are impassable and piles of trees, uprooted like twigs. Even if we know You have given us all that we have accumulated, we nonetheless, suffer loss of our personal affects.

Inhabit the thinking of those who have lost so much. Direct their thoughts and establish Your thoughts for them. The road forward seems impossible. The work-effort needed to recover is beyond the imagination. What is the path forward? You alone know, O God.

Request for a miracle!
We need a miracle! You are the God of miracles!
Rise up O God! Fill California with Hope and Faith and may it be proclaimed. Establish undeniable miracle after miracle and may the receivers sing Your praises and give You the glory. May Your work be undeniable! Turn hearts towards You that they may seek You with all of their hearts and find Your grace to help in this time of need. And may person after person say:

• "This is a miracle from the hand of God."
• "Truly, God has done this! It is HIS work that has brought me through."
• "There is a God who cares and He has filled me with hope, faith, and peace in the midst of trouble."

I bring YOUR Word before You: You are a God of Hope! Establish faith in Your Word, that Your faithfulness may be proclaimed through this land. Father, may this land repent and be revived through this disaster.

Hebrews 11:1
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Establish Your Word...these Words in this situation. Surely, without a miracle, this would be too much to bear! I ask for this miracle: establish faith and hope in the people who have lost so much:

Romans 15:13
Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Without Your help, we are lost and this event will be overwhelming. Establish our faith and hope in Your Word. Strengthen us to prevail and to do so by the power of Your Holy Spirit.

I proclaim Your Word, for it can not return void.

Raise us up. That we may be found faithful in the day of His coming. Amen and Amen!

In Jesus' Name

Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
Disaster Prayers
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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