A Prayer for Tornado Victims and Communities in Iowa

***A Prayer for Tornado Victims and Communities in Iowa

  Please pray with me:

Heavenly Father,

Your Word:

Psalm 121
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills.
     From where does my help come?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
     who made heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot be moved;
     he who keeps you will not slumber.
4 Behold, he who keeps Israel
     will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is your keeper;
     the Lord is your shade on your right hand.
6 The sun shall not strike you by day,
     nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord will keep you from all evil;
     he will keep your life.
8 The Lord will keep
     your going out and your coming in
     from this time forth and forevermore.

REVERENCE:
The earth is the Lord's, and the fullness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. (Psalm 24:1)
You alone O God control the weather. You konw the disaster that come upon Iowa and the communities there.

You know the people who have been in terror through the tornadoes that have landed. You know the fears that each person has experienced, for those they love and for themselves. There is nothing that escapes You. Thank You.

You speak and even the weather listens; we know this from Your Word (Mark 4:35-41). You also see the devastation that has resulted from these storms. You know the loss of life, the loss of security, the loss of confidence in our ability to manage our lives.

You know, O God, out Father. Nothing escapes Your knowledge.

RESPONSE:
We see the devatsation. We see and hear the horror of people in the videos and through the weather reporting. We can only ask, "Why would a loving God allow this to happen?...since He need only speak and change the reality?"

Father, this is too much for us. Many are tempted to say; and many will say, "There cannot be a loving God who is interested in us." Yet, Your Word stands strong in times of trouble.

Isaiah 55:8
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Psalm 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.

Thank You that, although we do not understand, You assure us that there is purpose, there is value, and that we can trust You as we move forward. We claim your promise:

REQUESTS:
Father, I ask Your comfort upon those who have experienced this time of insecurity.

I claim Psalm 46:1 for these people who are in distress. Father, send those who can help.

May we be reminded to cling to You through this time and I ask that You build a testimony of Your care and love for those in this situation—a testimony that undeniably proclaims that You are there and Your love has not been taken away.

As these weather disasters pile up, may those who can help, not turn a deaf ear. Call them. Father, place a burden on the heart of this nation to help those who have lost so much; to come alongside.

Father, may we realize that we cannot control our world or even our lives, and may we turn to You and find hope for our future and confidence that You are able to guide us; and that You want to bless us—if we will simply invite You to do so.

Father, You are the Lord. May Your testimony come forth in many ways as people move through this time of immediate need, that they may proclaim that You are the Lord. And from this time, may rejoicing rise up and awe those around them.

Father, might these incidents be opportunity to build up the faith of those involved to know how to honorably handle the next situation.

2 Timothy 3:1
This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

Equip us to be ready for our future. Let us walk by Your Spirit
...so that, on this matter, we may be faithful in the day of His coming.

In the Name of Jesus Christ,

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