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Heavenly Father,
Your Word:
1 Kings 19:11-13We have received the wind, the earthquakes and now the fire. Will we now hear Your voice?
11 And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the Lord. And, behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord; but the Lord was not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; but the Lord was not in the earthquake:
12 And after the earthquake a fire; but the Lord was not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
13 And it was so, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, there came a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?
The fires in California are devastating...they are all-consuming. Yet, as You command, I shall enter into Your gates with thanksgiving, and into Your courts with praise. I will bless Your Holy Name.
You know what is happening in California and in this nation... Thank You. You are omnipresent and You personally witnessed every life that has been lost. Thank You for being there. There is nothing that I can tell You that You do not already know... I know very little. If I knew all that is going on, it would be too much for me— yet, You know.
You are the Almighty, One True and Living God. You are the omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent God. You know all, You are everywhere and You are all powerful. Thank You and praise be to Your Name.
You are all powerful. There is so much devastation and You can stop it; but You have not done so. You could have prevented or minimized this loss; but You have not done so. The loss of property and of life is overwhelming...You know.
Father, people are suffering loss of all that they have worked for. Many have lost their lives. The grief of those who have lost loved ones... The grief of the loss of all property...it is staggering. Many lives were not saved. Many, trying to save others, were consumed.
Lives are changed forever. You know.
Psalm 24:1I acknowledge that all that is here belongs to You, including our very lives. Yet, how shall You be praised from the grave? How will people know that You are God. If You are going to pour out these consuming fires, then please, also pour out Your Holy Spirit. Otherwise, we cannot bear it. Help Lord! Help us.
The earth is the LORD'S, and the fulness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein.
With all the devastation, from hurricanes, from Las Vegas shooting, and now these fires, will we give our attention to You? Draw us to You that we may acknowledge that YOU are God. Pull our hearts to You Father. Although we cannot make sense of what is happening across our nation, without Your help, we will still not acknowledge You. Help us turn our attention to You O God and give us ears to hear.
Leviticus 20:22Is this land so disgusted with our collective consciousness and actions, that it is spewing us out? Is the land itself revolting at our choices to silence the God of Creation? Murder children? Change Your definition of marriage and family? Is our land revolting on Your behalf? Is it so nauseated and appalled that it is vomiting us out? It seems so.
Ye shall therefore keep all my statutes, and all my judgments, and do them: that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, spue you not out.
Father, will we be tempted to find our own reason and thinking regarding these devastating disasters that are plaguing our land? Please help us to turn to You for reason...Our pride has consumed us. We think we can control every aspect of YOUR world. Please forgive us and help us turn from our wicked ways. Help Lord.
Consume the pride we have had as a nation, that we turn to You, acknowledge the error of our ways, and repent of having thrown YOU out of our nation. Prayer, abortion, marriage, civil disobedience. We have raised up and followed our own desires. Forgive us...may these fires call us to You that we may find life again...for You are the God of life.
Hebrews 12:28-29Yes, all that we have, including our lives, belongs to You. Yet I pray that voices may rise up to Your throne of grace and be heard. Rise up O God, and show us the pathway back to You. I pray these fires exhaust us to the point that we turn to You. O Father, may it be so. Help us. I cry out to You...Help Lord.
28 Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear: For our God is a consuming fire.
I pray for comfort for those who grieve. I ask for Your Holy Spirit be poured out. May His comfort may be evident, sought after, and acknowledged. May these fires destroy our prideful spirits and soften our hardened hearts.
Many are experiencing utter loss... may they find and treasure Your presence in their lives. May You become central to us in this land. May we acknowledge that all that we have is temporal. Our lives are temporal.
May this be the turning point to put our thoughts and actions on that which has lasting value...on Jesus Christ. Salvation through Him and Him alone. May there be rejoicing in this land again...rejoicing in You alone.
Hear my heart before Your throne of grace and mercy,
In Jesus’ Name.
Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
http://ernestprays.blogspot.com/2017/12/california-wildfiresagain-plea-for-help.html
For the U.S.
Disaster Recovery Prayers
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.
***This prayer is my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of any organization. They are offered in good faith that others may find them helpful in their prayer life and that the Church of Jesus Christ may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
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Father,
ReplyDeleteGive our nation's leaders and those in authority: local, civil, and federal, and our President, Your wisdom from above. Surround them with Your Word. Instill in them a heart that looks to You and relies on You through Your Holy Spirit. Have mercy on them, God of Creation. Have mercy.
Father, our nation is under attack.
ReplyDeleteRussia in the cyberworld? Yes. We are under attack internally from the divisions within. But more importantly, we are under spiritual attack from the enemy of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.
Urge those of us in Your Kingdom to rise up and fight this spiritual battle with diligence and integrity, using the weaponry that You provide through Your Word. Raise us up to be diligent stewards, to study Your Word, know it, use it and fight valiantly agains the enemy who seeks to steal, kill and destroy.
We need Your wisdom and discernment and You promised to give liberally to those who ask. I am asking. For myself, to know what to pray, and for every other believer in the United States. Fill us with a sense of urgency. Fill us with the weapon of Your Word.
Please give us a desire and gifting for warfare. You ask that I come boldly. I come boldly! Help us Lord. Rile us up. What will it take for this nation to come before You on our knees? You know. Father, there is so much at stake.
Cause the many, who are part of the racial divide, to rise up in vehement anger against this division. May they be clothed with the full armor that You have given us. And what about the unconscionable political divide? Where is Your army here? What are they doing? Father, I plead with You this day to raise up this army of warriors ...as warriors!
Bond Your people together in praise. Bond us together with the weapons of warfare that reap benefits for Your Kingdom. May our belts be trim, may our breastplates shined, our feet shod with supple, well-cared-for preparation of the Gospel of Peace.
Father, many of us don't even know where our helmet is...to our shame. We haven't picked up the sword ...which is Your Word...for a long, long time. May we be ashamed and invigorated to action. Stir us up. Please don't leave us in this horrible condition. Please don't leave us in the horror of embarrassment when we stand before You, that we sat idly by, doing little or nothing. Please, Father of heaven, compel us to action. Consistent action, daily, in Your Word, brandishing Your weapons of warfare with dexterity and as a well-trained army. Pleas raise us up.
Many prayer warriors are stirred up. Thank You. I ask for more. I ask for a
strategy where these people find others, that this stirring infiltrate others and create a wildfire of the Spirit of God, moving swiftly throughout this nation, building unity, building in intensity, and flowing freely through every community...leaving no place for the enemy.
I ask in Jesus' Name.