Furnace prayers: the lame, the blind, the deaf...

Father God, my Lord and Savior, and gracious Holy Spirit,

It’s all Yours...
You are the Author of all things, the Creator of all that exists, and to You alone is the inheritance of this world.

You created it and it is Yours to manage as You see fit. Who are we to argue that point? Father, You parted the water, that Israel walked on dry land. It is Your water. It somehow knows You are The Maker, and it obeys without resistance.

Jesus, You said, “Peace, be still.” And the storm lifted and the waters were calm. It’s Your water! It knows Your voice and it obeys.

The water knows You are the Author of Life and it obeys Your every Word. Jesus, You are the Living Word and You through You is life everlasting. Thank You.

Father, Lord and Spirit, You made us too, but we are not as astute as the water. You gave us free will. And we often choose not to listen for Your voice, to hear Your desires for us or walk in the path of Your choosing. Please forgive us. Please forgive me.

We are lame, deaf, and blind. …and sometimes that includes me.

Truly, Lord God, we are also diseased, poor in spirit are death is at the door.
But hallelujah, Jesus, You came …to heal a broken world.

Matthew 11:5
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

You are life.

John 10:10
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

And this nation sits in division, while Your unity is before us as an witness and an example:

John 10:30
I and my Father are one.

We cannot understand this unity. Well, would You be God if we could understand everything about You? Nonetheless, You offer more than healing for our body and souls. You offer relationship when we receive You, our spirits are healed and live.

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.

You also offer to heal our land.

2 Chronicles 7:14
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”

More than our bodies...
Truly, we need healing. More than our bodies.

• We have been deaf; to Your voice and to each other.
• We have been blind; turning away from Your path, and oblivious to the pain of those around us.
• We have been lame; limping along to do our won will, when You have called us to be whole, and commissioned us to do Your will.

Save us Lord. I turn to You. I open my heart to Your healing for my soul and spirit that I amy hear Your voice, see Your path, and walk each day according to Your will. Speak to each of us that we may perfectly reflect the essence of Your saving grace.

Jeremiah 17:14
Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed;
Save me and I will be saved,
For You are my praise.

For Jesus’ sake.

Maranatha!

Furnace Prayers:...I will be a Truth-teller

Father, LORD Jesus, Holy Spirit,

You are Truth.

John 14:6
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Truth is being covered up. Speaking up, against the false narratives that pervade the media is dangerous. It can be lethal. However…Your Word:

Isaiah 54:17
No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

Yes, I have decided: I will be a Truth-teller.

I will be a Truth-teller
The media is not telling the truth and they are vehement in covering it up. They are determined to steal, kill and destroy this nation. But You have a different narrative: LIFE!

Matthew 10:10
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Yes, I will be a Truth-teller.

What about all the videos that have been taken down from YouTube? Why, in a nation with freedom of press, and freedom and speech, is someone else, the Big Tech companies and media, determining what I can see? Why don’t I get to decide, with discernment from Your Spirit, what is true?

Freedom of Speech
Okay. I will promote freedom of speech so that others may discern and proclaim Truth too.
Those videos are here.

Father, the organization and unity that the enemy has brought together is amazing. Large groups have organized, formed consortiums and now partner together against You and everything You stand for. These people are being used! They have been duped and they are “all in.”

I seek their freedom.

They are vehement and do not want to hear Truth. They are adamant and even violent to protect their stand. Again, Lord, have mercy on these people. Give them discernment and please break through the barriers that keep them chained to the false narratives, as they do the work of Your enemy.

What is my role?
It is hard to know how I can move. The problem seems so big that I struggle to know my part. Looking at the big picture - the national level - I offer my prayers. However, on the local level, I can act. I can have an impact. There is work, specifically for me. I don't want to stand before You, having done nothing.

People who stand for Truth are getting organized too! It is so encouraging! We are banding together to take back that which has been stolen. Frameworks are being created to oppose those whose integrity and self-respect has been compromised.

What about this organization who is doing this work? Thank You. They seem reasonable. They have control of their emotions, and they are actively working to be good stewards of this nation. Is this a place I can support, where I can find guidance to do my part for the Kingdom of Jesus Christ? Lead me Lord?

It’s a bit scary. But You are with me and this is Your will for me! It is Your commission!

Matthew 28:20 “Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.”

Yes, I will be a truth-teller.

Yes, I will get involved. You are with me. I will not fear. You are my Shepherd, I shall not want. Thy rod and thy staff...

For the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, I go.

Maranatha!

Furnace Prayers: ...delusions everywhere

Lord God of Heaven,

I come. You are the God of all comfort.
You bless me beyond my knowledge and beyond what I can imagine. Your ways are so far above my thinking that I stand in awe as I gaze at Your creation.

Who am I that You, the God of the Universe has any interest in me? Who are You that You are willing to stoop down into my life, my thoughts, my very soul, and embrace me?

How is it that You, the God of the Universe having all power, choose to give every person complete autonomy in their decisions.

How can You, the God full of love for us, desire to receive only the love we are willing to give back to You? How can You, the One who sees all the injustice (that we have allowed and even welcomed)…and having the ability to deliver immediate justice ….how is that You withhold Your desire for justice and instead deliver grace after grace after grace?

I cannot understand You. My little perspective sees the injustice. There is so much that is totally ludicrous! …what am I to do with ideas like, “Correct answers in math are nothing more than a power grab by vicious white supremacists.” Huh? How can this make sense?

Your Word:

2 Thessalonians 2:11-12
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: 12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

Are we there yet?
My Lord and my God, I come. There is so much going on, information is coming from every direction and there is so much that I don’t know what to pray. I am exhausted and empty. Words fail me. The delusions keep coming, seeping up from the depths of hell like snakes shooting up like burning soot from a volcano.

The delusions that come to mind:

• The math delusion…no right answers.
• The false flag incidents to take away our right to bear arms and defend ourselves…at the expense of people.
• The medical response to the C-19…vaxes ...people are totally trusting them for their lives..yet they are designed to destroy them. Many are euphoric that they have received both doses.
• The facade regarding the election results.
• The power that the media uses to shut down Truth. (YOU are Truth…they want to shut You out!)
• The national debt…a delusion that the financial system can continue in this way.
• What about the reporting of incidents that are so suspicious!!!! Videos that are really questionable…and then they are promoted as fact!…people who are intentionally creating and supporting mass delusions.
• Celebrity and well-known persons who don’t seem to be themselves…are there actors using masks…creating more delusions?

Satan’s delusion:
The delusion from Your enemy Satan…that we don’t need a Savior. It seems to be the delusion that Truth can break through. And yet, many will not come to You. Many, do not want to believe, but take pleasure in unrighteousness. You tell us that You have a delusion for those individuals.

Requests:

• Raise up Your church to live, speak, and act the Gospel.
• Make us a magnet for all those who would believe.
• Fill us…like the people on Palm Sunday…that we cannot contain our joy in our Salvation…that the very rocks would cry out.
• That words of Truth, free of any delusion, are spoken to deliver the message of Your love for people.
• That today be the day of salvation for those around us who are not saved.
• That people around us, who don’t know you, would be drawn to us with questions that bring them the decision for Christ.
• That Your church keep its focus, setting our face, determined to live the Great Commission, joining You in Your desire that all men be saved.

Glory Hallelujah to God of our Salvation. You are Truth and there is no delusion in You. I pray everyone who reads this knows You, and speaks the Gospel.

Maranatha.

Furnace Prayers: Thanksgiving for the victory

God of grace and God of glory,

…to Thy people pour Thy Power. You are the all powerful, omnipotent God. You alone. In You alone is salvation. I pour my heart of thanksgiving at Your feet, for it is Your heart that all men be saved.

Omnipotent
This nation, the United States of America, is in peril. We are at the precipice of destruction. But all is not lost. For You, O God, are the God of victory. Thank You for Your Holy Word that proclaims Your heart and Your power.

How many times did You save Israel? How many times did You fight their battles and enable them to overcome their enemy? Surely, it was when they turn to You. That’s Who you are. When we turn to You, You bring the victory.

Isaiah 30:15
“For thus saith the Lord GOD, the Holy One of Israel; In returning and rest shall ye be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and ye would not.”

I come. I come to You for Your salvation of this nation. We bear Your Name: One Nation Under God. Surely, we have turned from You and we must return to You and to Your rest and be saved. I am returning. I confess and repent that I have not prayed and or done my part to secure the freedom of this nation. I have been a poor steward. Please forgive me.

I have believed others when they have promised to take care of our freedoms and defend the Constitution. Your servant, Mr. Spurgeon, says it well:

“The kisses of an enemy are deceitful.” Let me be on my guard when the world puts on a loving face, for it will, if possible, betray me as it did my Master, with a kiss.
Spurgeon, C. H. (1896). Morning and evening: Daily readings. London: Passmore & Alabaster.

Omnipresent
O God of heaven, this is truly happening now. There is so much that is going on each day. You are omnipresent - You see it all. As You have opened my eyes to see the degradation that has taken over so much of our leadership, and to see the use of fear to control this nation, I am reminded that there is only so much I can do. Lead me to do my part: to learn, act, and to pray.

Thank You that You beckon us to do our part, and turn to You to do the rest and secure the victory.

Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Deuteronomy 20:4
For the LORD your God [is] he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

Omniscient
You know all things O God. You know our hearts, our fears. You know the hearts and minds of those who seek to destroy us. You know that we are all fighting against Your enemy Satan, who comes to steal, kill, and destroy.

Psalms 147:5
Great [is] our Lord, and of great power: his understanding [is] infinite.

1 John 3:20
For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.

Thanks be to God! You. You know all things and have promised to bring good out of every situation to those who are in Christ Jesus.

Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

I come. Use me Lord. May Your Spirit fill my thoughts and speak through my words and actions this day. May I, through Your Spirit, be part of the solution this day. I come. I report for duty.

Acts 26:18
Open the eyes of my neighbors. Turn them from darkness to light, from the power of Satan to God, so that they will receive forgiveness of sin and a place among those who are saved by faith in Jesus.

With a heart filled with gratitude, I come and report for duty.

1 Corinthians 15:57
But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

God of Grace and God of Glory
Harry Emerson Fosdick

1. God of grace and God of glory,
on thy people pour thy power;
crown the ancient church's story;
bring its bud to glorious flower.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
for the facing of thls hour,
for the facing of thls hour.

2. Lo! the hosts of evil round us,
scorn thy Christ, assail his ways!
From the fears that long have bound us,
free our hearts to love and praise.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
for the living of these days,
for the living of these days.

4. Set our feet on lofty places;
gird our lives that they may be
armoured with all Christlike graces,
pledged to set all captives free.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
that we fail not them nor thee,
that we fail not them nor thee!

Furnace Prayers! Strengthened...I will not fear

Father, LORD, and Holy Spirit,

You are the God of all comfort. You are the God who strengthens. I give thanks to You this day, that You are the God of all Creation and in You is fulness of joy. In You alone!

As fear grips this nation, I will not fear. I will not be a part of it. I will not accept a spirit of fear. You are the God of my Salvation! You have not given us a spirit of fear, but of a sound mind, so that we can move swiftly to do Your will, to proclaim Salvation through Your Son, Jesus Christ.

Psalms 27:1
The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

2 Timothy 1:7
7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

I come before Your throne of grace. I come willingly, swiftly. For You are the God of Life, and You want that all men be saved. You are also the God of Justice and both justice and vengeance belong to You.

Romans 12:19
19 Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

You have put boundaries before us, and You even tell us how to direct our thoughts, thereby leaving the details of justice and vengeance to You. You free us up to carry the Joy of our Salvation with us each day, wherever we go, to everyone we meet. Thank You.

Though I am filled with sorrow at the challenges facing the United States, I will trust in You. You are Truth. I will sing of the glories of the Lord forever, for He strengthens me and puts a song in my heart.

Psalms 37:39 But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.

Psalms 118:14 The LORD is my strength and song, and is become my salvation.

Nehemiah 8:10 ... for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

It is evident to me that there is wrongdoing, mis-information, coverups and fraud. I will do my part as a steward for this nation and trust the rest to You.

Truly, You are my joy and strength. In You my heart rests the whole day long. In You alone is my hope, for You are my salvation. I come with heart of thanksgiving, for You do not leave or forsake me. I am rich in You.

Hebrews 13:5
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

You have all things in place. You fight the battles so that we can proclaim Your Salvation! You have clearly placed a division of labor before us. You have set us free to speak Truth. You have given us a commission and have equipped us for the work You have laid before us:

Mark 16:15
“And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.”

WIth thanksgiving, I bring this nation before You. Surely, this battle belongs to You. I put my trust in You, I bring my thanks and I will watch and see Your work to raise up Truth and Justice.

Maranatha!

Furnace Prayers: Agenda after agenda... vexed

Father, Lord, and Holy Spirit,

I come. My mind looks to and fro, in the hope of finding relief from the work of Your enemy Satan, who is now our enemy too.

Trouble perpetuates and seems to breed profusely in the background, ready to erupt and swarm the news...wreaking havoc everywhere, with every reader. We are the targets because we represent You. There seems to be no length to which he will go to defy You.

I take heart that he cannot win. Nonetheless, he is slick, smooth, shrewd and sophisticated in his strategies of trickery. He entices to deceive. He seduces to have total control. He is a master of division. So I pray against him.

The list grows each day and the left digs deeper in their promotion of people and laws to take over this nation:

• The new Secretary of the Interior …will mandate that we serve Your creation, rather than You…our Creator.

• The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. O God, the policies undermine everything and anything that You have given in Your Word to protect us.

* The move to overturn state-certified elections will secure the enemy has control of every part of our government.

• Critical race theory is proclaimed the new history of the United States…to take it down.

• Atlanta shootings: While people suffer great loss…is this a black flag…a false flag, to again promote gun legislation and remove our right to protect ourselves and make us a minion of the state?

The impact is devastating on our nation. Our enemy is on a rampage and it seems his move in the United States is gaining momentum as an unstoppable avalanche descends on us to steal, kill and destroy. Help Lord.

You. You alone can help. The night is here and darkness pervades but You are Light and in You I trust. Thanks be to God in whom is no darkness at all.

You use Your people to do Your work, so raise up Your army of stealth warriors, that we may proclaim YOU as the Victor.

There are so many distractions. It is hard to know where to focus.

• Do I send money to help?
• Do I call my State representatives?
• Do I talk with friends to bring awareness to what is going on?

O God of Heaven, speak to my soul. I pray to You. Please help me. Please guide me. Please touch my soul for Your purposes. Please speak to my heart and mind. There is so much to pray for and the number of grievous news reports are endless…a cavalcade on a conveyor belt with no end in sight. …all from the Leviathan’s Hopyard.

Help Lord. There is no help but in You. …I will proclaim YOU are the answer. You are help we need. You are Author of Saving Grace. You can help this nation.

I proclaim that YOU want all men to be saved. You know the enemy has seduced and beguiled people to do his bidding. Yet, You love these people who have chosen to come against You. You maintain a perpetual love and desire that they turn from their wicked, evil ways. You O God are our only hope.

Your servant cries out. Gather us together. Hear our petition. Hear our cries. Glorify Yourself and proclaim that YOU ARE GOD. You are the I AM.

I wait on You O Lord, how long?

Maranatha

Furnace Prayers: The world is on fire...Help Lord

Oh God my Savior,

You are the God who set time in place. You set the sun and moon and put boundaries for the night and day. You set the sun to rule the day and moon to rule the night. You put clocks in our bodies to work and to rest.You separated the land from the sea and placed boundaries that coordinate with the ebb and flow with the pull of the universe.

You did the same for the animal kingdom, even selecting those creatures that work at night and sleep during the day. You created the plant kingdom to include those nightshades that ripen at night and those that ripen during the day.

You made the years, the hours, the minutes, and the seconds. I need Thee every hour.

There are so many distractions. They seem important and the needs often seem immediate. Setting priorities in each day has become difficult. So it has been with the Election fraud, which has stolen our nation in many dimensions. We didn’t realize it was going to be a marathon.

We didn’t realize what would be uncovered. We couldn’t have known that there was international trickery that secretly moved to take down this nation. We didn’t realize the heinous crimes that were being protected… we couldn’t have imagined the power structures, the financial implications, the depth to which generations have been enslaved. …and then the child trafficking. O God have mercy.

You knew!

Matthew 10:30 …You know the hairs on my head.

1 Corinthians 2:16 asks, Who has known the mind of the Lord, that he can instruct Him?

Job 21:22 asks, Can anyone teach God knowledge?

Psalm 147:5 Great [is] our Lord, and of great power: his understanding [is] infinite. '

In retrospect, should we have known? I appeal to You! You knew!

Should I be angry at You... that you didn’t wake me up earlier, throughout the years? …or were You trying to do so, and I just kept hitting the snooze button. I weep. Have mercy on me.

God of revelations
There is so much information that confirms what has happened, and what is happening. It is a challenge to weed through it all to understand… do I need to do that? Do I need to understand? Do I need to know all that is going on to be in Your will and accomplish what You have for me each day?

Our enemy, Satan, uses distractions to steal, kill, and destroy.

He beguiled Eve, who convinced Adam in Genesis 3.Satan’s weapon included lies. He targeted Eve’s mind and made her ignorant of Your will. He targeted Eve and he targets us.

He targeted Job’s body (Job 1-2). His weapon was to cause Job to suffer and cause Job to be impatient with You. He targets us.

He targeted King David’s to number the nation…thinking You would make an exception for him? Satan targets our will each day.

1 Chronicles 21:1
And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.

Distractions
All these distractions. Are they making us ignorant of Your will?

• There are enticements to dig deeper and know the full depth of the depravity.
• There is suffering, both physically and emotionally as we see the ramifications in our society and culture.
• There is the temptation to believe our desires are more important:

• I want to see justice!
• I want truth to be brought into the light!
• I want the liars, the cheaters, the stealers to be exposed!
• I want the powerful uncovered and humiliated!

I want, I want, I want…what do You want? I want it done and done now. What do You want from me?

• O God, help me...I want those children rescued.

Focus
Hear my prayer O God, for the world is on fire and I want to do my part. How can I see through it all and hold steadfast to what You want me to be doing?

You have given me this day. I want to use it for You. I want to learn…You have made me curious and I enjoy learning. But the distractions are many and there are only so many hours in the day.

Many of us are adjusting our time, our schedules, our workday, our sleep to attend to the injustice that pervades our nation and seeks to take it down. We need Thee Every Hour...

2 Timothy 1:7
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Yes, I need Thee Every Hour. We need Thee, O, we need Thee.

The world is on fire…HELP LORD
Help LORD. Focus our efforts. Guide us through each day to live for You, to accomplish Your will and be prepared for the day of Your coming.

Maranatha!

Furnace Prayers: Three-Alarm fire! Wake up America!

My Father, My Lord, and Blessed Holy Spirit,

You work in me, on me, and me around. You never leave me or forsake me. I am grateful. In You alone is reset.

Hear my prayer as I call out to You on behalf of this nation. We are steeped in the muck and mire –the result of our years at play in the playground of Your blessings.

We enjoyed the blessings and ignored the swamp that was quietly bubbling up from the depths of hell… pools of rancid hatred of Your love and care for our nation. …we know who is behind this…Your enemy Satan. He has, once again, beguiled Your people. We have once again, followed our own desires. Forgive us.

We have also shared the blessings You have poured out on this nation with other nations. We have sent food, ministers, and help to those in need. We have befriended Your Israel and stood for her before the nations of the earth.

Satan has turned us against ourselves, using sexual perversion and practice to divide families, to separate us by faith, by the redefinition of marriage, gender, and has led to this “woke-ness” and a cancel culture…acidic pools of separation have seeped through the ground of this nation and they are now on fire.

Forgive us.

• Forgive us when we slept.
• Forgive us when we saw the deterioration of Your values and turned away.
• Forgive us for not praying more when prayer was eliminated from schools.
• Forgive us when we did little to prevent perversions to be recognized as “legal.”
• Forgive us when those who stood…the baker!…was prosecuted and we did not stand.
• And now, parents and business owners are not allowed to live by Your guidance.
• Forgive us when we did not pray for our government and leaders.
• And now, they seem to have the power to mandate our lives.

We have lost our freedom, because we slept, we turned away, and we did not seek You.

There are so many acidic pools. They seem to crop up like mushrooms…small ones between friends, lakes of them in our government.

We sit here. Many know there is massive fraud in government, especially the election. Mountains of evidence are out there and we have no excuse for “not knowing.”

• Forgive us for the sins of omission, both past and in the present.
• Forgive us for not taking back what You have given us…the land of the free.
• Forgive us for losing our bravery.

Sound the alarm!
Father, yes...we have slept. But many didn’t and many are now awake. Many now realize the criticality of these moments in time as the sleep from our eyes has been wiped away and we are seeing clearly.

Our hearts are filled with remorse. Mine is. I am so sorry that You stood by and watched as all these things happened. I’m sorry that I grieved You. BUT…You changed my heart. You are the heart changer! I will glory in Your work. It is happening all over. People are waking up!

You sounded the alarm in my heart. It shook my entire being. And as more and more is brought into the light, I loathe what I see has happened. You already knew what had happened. You know what is yet to be brought to light.

Shake us to the core!
YOU raised Israel from a desert to a nation of prosperity! It was nothing! Nothing could even live in the area. “Son of man, Can these bones live?” And Ezekiel said, “You know Lord.”

Father, I ask You…can this nation live? Can it prosper again in alignment with Your desires? Can You bring about a revival of this land? You can! Do You want to do so?

I believe You do because You have said:

1 Timothy 2:1-6
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

Is it time?
Father, I ask that it be time for revival.
Please sound the alarm!
Please shake us to our core!
Please, O God, I plead with You to bring a revival to Your church.

But that will not be enough!

Please, raise up Your church, bring life to our bones!
Please fill us with courage to proclaim the Good News!
Please bless our work that all men can be saved.

How can it be?
Father, we seem to be in the “End Times.” …and the US does not seem to have a place there. Could it be that You will bring a great revival before the rapture of the church, which You promise…such that there are only a few left?

It is Yours to work out. All the earth belongs to You and is Yours. Jesus, who is the Christ. All things were made through You. You hold everything together. You have dominion!

Romans 11:36
“For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.”

You have dominion!
Jesus, blessed Savior and only begotten of the Father. I call upon You. You have dominion over all!

Ephesians 1:19-23
And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.

I rest in Your work that makes all this possible. I trust in You to activate Your church to accomplish all that You have commissioned us to do!

If the United States of America goes down, the entire world will have no hope. Hear my heart, hear my dismal pleas before Your throne of grace. Have mercy on this nation. Raise us up for this work.

May we pick up the weapons of warfare that You have prepared for us and get to work.

...for Your sake!

Maranatha.

Furnace prayers: Fighting for freedom, taking the victory

Father, Lord and Holy Spirit,

You created this earth and it is Yours! You created us to have relationship with You! You are the Author of true freedom and somehow, in each person that You create, there is the desire, the demand for freedom!

We are sitting in the shadows…light is scarce. This is not where You want us. It is not Your will. You not only made us to be free, You provided the path to true freedom. It is Your desire that all men are free. You even call us to liberty! …and You call us to STAND fast! And You tell us why and how.

Galatians 5:1, 13
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only [use] not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

You are a great God. You want us all to be free. Thank You.

Many are in the dark…in the shadow
Father, many are in the shadows, not the shadow of Your protection, but some are in fear and afraid to come forth. Fear has gripped their hearts and it has stolen their resolve to desire You and Your desire for us. Rather, many are so afraid, that they have become petrified. They cannot move. They cannot speak. They cannot stand.

Some have fallen asleep. Many have given up. BUT YOU have called us to stand

Your Word:

John 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. 2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord [is], there [is] liberty.

2 Timothy 1:7
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. Indeed You have called us to be “doers”:

James 1:25
But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth [therein], he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.

The cost and consequence of freedom
Yes, there is a price to pay for being a “doer.” There is a cost to freedom and there are consequences to paying that price. But You have equipped us for this work so we can stand.

Ephesians 6: 11-13
11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

The price has been paid… it is time to take our freedom.
Jesus! You are the Christ! and You have paid the price that all men may be free.

John 8:36
Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.

Requests:

• Warmth those who are in the cold, frightened and in fear. Grant them resolve.
• Grant us an anger that Your enemy Satan, taken freedom from this nation.
• Fill us with a resolve to defend our freedom and pay the cost.
• For those who sleep…sound the alarm. LOUDLY.
• Awaken and enliven Your army to put on the full armor You have given us and report for duty.
• Make us all carriers of Your Light - into the darkness! …that evil is exposed.
• Eliminate the shadows of the enemy that we may all see our true enemy and repent.
• Bring a revival to this nation…that we may all be free indeed.

I do not ask on my own merits, but for the Kingdom of Christ!
O God, my Father, glorify Your Son. He died to set us free. May it not have been in vain.

Maranatha.

Furnace Prayers: Had enough? a wake-up call? On the precipice?

Father, Lord Jesus, and Holy Spirit,

Blessed be the God of my salvation! My hope rests in You for You alone define the future. Praise be to God who is omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent. You know all, You are in every place at once, and You are all powerful. There is none like You. Raise up praise in the lives of all that Your glory may be exalted! Amen!

There is so much work to do. Every day seems to bring more concerns. The enemy is working overtime to ensure we are distractions from Your will and from the real work that You have called us to do.

Yet You promise that You will bring good from this:

Romans 8:28
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

God of heaven, we need vision. You have warned us:

Proverbs 29:18
“Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.”

Father, many in this nation are petitioning You through prayer and fasting. The mixed messages from our government seem to be without reason or end. When will it be enough?

• — The CDC reports that masks aren’t really effective but we should use them…even double layer them. Are we being tried to see how deeply we can be manipulated?
  
• — You believe in borders. You set the first borders! Yet, our border is being utilized to take down this nation…and we bear Your Name: One Nation Under God.
  
• — The walls of fences around Washington DC…are people there afraid? Has the fear that has been sent on us, with C19, now coming back at them?
  
• — This Bill to bring “relief!” O Father. It’s all Yours. What is in it that offends You? Only a small portion is for relief from C19. So many pet projects. Are they Your “pet” projects.

Have You had enough?
Shall I ask that You intervene? You use people to do Your work. You use Your faithful AND You use others. The earth IS Yours and ALL that is in it. So it is Yours to use.

If You intervene, will You do so directly? Or will You raise up voices among Your faithful to speak out? So many seem ignorant. Others seem apathetic. Many are fearful. Will You change our fear for determination? Will You change our apathy to compassionate concern for the lost? Will You raise up teachers to proclaim Truth? I ask it.

Jesus, You calmed the waters. It was Your water!
Father, You allowed Job to be tried beyond what seemed reasonable. He was Yours to try…and thank You that You restored him double!
Holy Spirit… Ananias and Sapphira…You knew they lied and You took their life.

O God, You are the Giver of Life.

Job 1:21
Job tells us: ...Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.

Now there is a bill in Connecticut and other states to legalize assisted suicide. You know about it: “Death with Dignity.” Have You had enough O God? Would you intervene directly? Or raise up Your faithful to engage others.

Are we on the precipice for change?
I think this is true…we are on the precipice. That means this could go one way or another. Which way will it go? I think we are and I call upon You alone to help us! HELP LORD! What is Your answer?

Will You rapture us out?
Bring a massive revival?
Leave this nation to self-destruct?

Father, I have had enough! I come to You to set before me the work that You have for me that I may do it with integrity and in the manner that delights You. I can only do this with Your help. I avail myself for Your work.

Galatians 6:9-10
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

You want all men to be saved. Use me Lord. Engage those who will avail themselves. Use those who are ignorant. Use those who don’t want to know. Use those filled with fear - they are ALL Yours.

For the sake of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.

Furnace Prayers: Protect those who stand for life

God of Life: Father, Lord, and Holy Spirit,

You are the God of the living. You are the Author and Giver of Life. Be exalted O God, You are Life itself.

Jesus, You proclaimed:

John 14:6
6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Thank You for life. Thank You for breath. Thank You that You have set a path that all, who come to You, can have life and have life everlasting.

John 3:16
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Why do so many pursue death?
My heart is heavy as I read of so many accounts of people who promote death. Their hearts and minds have been seduced to seek death through abortion. They have an all-out hatred for anyone who stands for life. Many have become violent and physically harm and persecute those who stand for life.

I bring these stories to Your attention. You were there when each of these things happened. Please recall:

• …when a pro-abortion protestor punched a pro-life student in the face on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court building.
• …when people screamed at a pregnant women when they heard the heartbeat of her baby.
• …when radical pro-abortion demonstrators ripped signs and destroyed property that promoted life.
• …when speeches by brave pro-life leaders, were disrupted during graduation ceremonies.
• …when bomb threats shut down speeches on college campuses…and even students mixing chemicals in the auditorium, causing the room to be cleared.

You were there at the University of Michigan when hundreds of crosses comprised the Cemetery of Innocents display…and when protesters trampled them and ripped them out of the ground.

Turn their hearts
Father, You turn people’s hearts. You humble people so that they can come to You and turn from death to life. Jesus, You have made this all possible. I ask Your mercy on these people. Many (most?) don’t know that their actions are all noticed by You.

You know what is in their hearts. You know how hatred seeped in and You know the author of their actions —Your enemy Satan. Have mercy. Please don’t leave them in this state. Please change their hearts. Pull them to their knees.

For those who stand for life…
I pray for these people who go out and stand for Life, especially for the unborn:

• Confirm in their hearts that these tragic actions are against You and not them!
• Fill them with compassion and mercy for those that persecute them.
• Give them prayers for each person who comes against them.
• With each foul word spoken, may they resolutely show kindness and self-control.
• Give them a heart to pray for their persecutors, for those who don’t realize what they are doing and who are caught up in a movement of death.
• With every move they make to promote life, fill them with an unprecedented joy that they are pleasing to You and You are there with them.

You are the God of the living:

Luke 20:38 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living: for all live unto him.

Sustain these soldiers for life. Uphold them. May they never run out of courage and strength. Grant them rest. Prevent the enemy from filling their minds with doubt, with the words from those who hate. Instead, fill them with Your love for the innocent lives.

Let them know that their work is meaningful and has lasting influence on those around them. Although they may not be able to see “good” coming from their work, assure them that many people, in days, weeks, and years to come are being changed. Each week, I ask that each person is encouraged by a story that reminds them that they are saving lives.

Have mercy O God. Sustain this movement to protect life. For You are the God of Life.

Furnace Prayers: Freedom from tyranny …Help LORD!

Father, Lord, and Holy Spirit,

You are the God strong and mighty. You are the God of freedom. In You alone does freedom have untainted excellence. Jesus, You came to set us free from sin. Sin is reigning. Help Lord!

What is tyranny?
Oppressive power, especially: oppressive power exerted by government; the tyranny of a police state.

Dr. Martin Luther King said we are obligated to obey just laws. BUT, we are obligated to disobey unjust laws. We are now under tyranny. People in power are forcing us, through fear, to do what is not just. Surely, they will demand we relinquish the right to bear arms and defend ourselves next. We need Your help. I’m asking for it.

Our officers of the law: Police and Sheriffs; Soldiers in our military, all of them, solemnly swear to: "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic… [and] bear true faith and allegiance to the same;”

This isn’t happening.

Your Word:

Isaiah 54:14 (ISV)
"In righteousness you'll be established; you will be far from tyranny, for you won't be afraid, and from terror, for it won't come near you.

Luke 4:18 (WNT)
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He has anointed me to proclaim Good News to the poor; He has sent me to announce release to the prisoners of war and recovery of sight to the blind: to send away free those whom tyranny has crushed,

What has happened?
Father, does Your Word from Isaiah apply to the United States of America? We bear Your Name. We are established on Judeo-Christian principles. I ask Your help because people, in their fear, are bending to the tyrannical mandates from elected officials, and those law-keepers (police, sheriffs, etc.) who are NOT defending the Constitution and are mindlessly doing what they are told, obeying their masters, rather than upholding what is in the Constitution and The Bill of Rights.

We are not free anymore. We are being deprived of our right to freedom of speech and the press, the right to assemble and gather as a group to protest, to ask the government to fix problems, and the freedom to practice our religion. Father, the people who took an oath to uphold the Constitution are not doing so.

We are guilty of ignorance.
Many people, who took this oath, are realizing that they don’t know what is in our Constitution and the Bill of Rights. I didn’t either…to my shame. I have corrected that oversight.

What can I say about the Justices of the Supreme Court? Surely they know the Constitution! Are they ignorant that their actions will be judged by You?

I hear that some are waking up. Many believe what they are told without doing the due diligence of seeking to ensure truthfulness. Many seem mindless about it all, content to simply do whatever they are told— especially our young adults, who should also be outraged. Please wake us up.

Petitions:
— Wake us up to know our rights, granted by Your blessings on this nation through our Constitution.
— Open our eyes to see that power has corrupted many people who are in power, and we have the responsibility to remove them.
— Fill us with the courage to know what to do and to act appropriately to stand against tyranny.
— Equip our law-keepers on the street, to know their responsibility and to fearlessly defend the Constitutional rights of U.S. citizens. Grant them diligence in carrying out their charge.
— Align the hearts and minds of the citizens of this nation to responsibly stand for Truth.
— Call on us to be good stewards of this nation and our Constitution.
— Align us with Your will that all men be saved.

That we may be found faithful in day of Your coming,

Maranatha.

Furnace Prayers: Turning the Tables

Good morning Father, Lord Jesus, and Holy Spirit,

Thank You that You are my hope. You are my salvation. In You alone, I bring my heart and the unrelenting burden for this nation. I bring the understanding that You are a God of Justice as well as Mercy. I read about Your heart and that You desire for all men to be saved. I also read about Your anger, that states that people who harm children should have a millstone around their neck and be thrown into the sea. (Luke 17:2)

My anger wells within me towards people who have acted unconscionably. Still, I want to join with You for Your program. I take a stand to speak up and to be a good steward of this nation, which You have repeatedly blessed.

True to form, people are twisting and contorting our Constitution, which they truly wish to obliterate. Many are using privilege to benefit their evil desires that are clearly against You. They contort the law and force people to abide by it.

Father, Lord, Spirit, …I refer to the Equality Act. It mandates that businesses institute sexual norms or be shut down. This acts include hospitals and all medical professionals. Parents would be forced to be silent while activists push children, even four-year-olds, into gender transition and even mutilation of their bodies. These people desire to chemically castrate children. I am overwhelmed with grief. Teachers, “educators,” have more influence than parents, whose rights are being removed. HELP LORD!

What about the use of restroom facilities? What about the high school student who was assaulted five times by a male classmate? You were there! This “gender self-identification” is even been used by our youth who have become predators. What about churches and all places of worship? They too will be brought down.

This mission to push this law into practice will force women to submit. It will push them into a lower class. You, You alone, have elevated the “status” of women. You have gone to great lengths to show sexual equality:

Galatians 3:28 - There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 11:12 - For as the woman [is] of the man, even so [is] the man also by the woman; but all things of God.

Genesis 1:27 - So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Forgive us. …as many manipulate the law to achieve evil desires.

These attacks on this nation have been building up for many years and Your people have not stood for Truth. We too have been beguiled by Satan. We enjoyed the blessings You have bestowed on us, and have not been careful to protect the Gift of Your Presence and the blessings You have poured out on us. Forgive us.

You hate. Your Word tells me this.

Proverbs 6:16-19
16 These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Please guide me to petition You, to bless You, and to bring You delight.

Does it delight You when I hate what You hate? Is this “Equality Act” Satan’s attempt to be “equal" with You?

I know he isn’t. You created him…he wants to be Your equal and continues to harm those You love. He continues to work diligently to overcome good with his evil. He is mighty and powerful. His darts are filled with venom and he seeks to kill, steal and destroy.

You turn the tables on Your enemies!
Truly, Satan has laid snares. The Equality Act is only one of them. Our financial system is another. Both push this nation into slavery.

YOU turn the tables on Your enemies and on those who seek to harm those You love.
I bring Your Word before You …it brings great delight and relief to my soul!

Esther!
You turned the tables on Haman who wished to iradicate Your people. …but You placed Esther there to intervene! And in the end, Haman was hanged on the very gallows he intended for Mordecai! (Esther 7:9-10)
AND
She received everything that Haman owned.
AND
Many people came to the Jewish faith (Esther 8:17)

HOWEVER: Esther pleaded for the lives of her nation. She declared a time of fasting and prayer. Are Your people doing that now for the United States of America? I believe that many are doing so. Hear our petition. Bring many others to join us.

Many, many people have joined with this movement. They have given themselves over to fight for Satan's programs. What am I to think? How am I to pray for these people?

Jesus!
Jesus, You turned the tables as well…literally!
Mark 11:15
15 And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;

We are learning about the depth of greed that has underhandedly crippled and sabotaged our economy and our financial system. The virus may have brought us to this tipping point, but then there is the sex trafficking. The heinous selling of the organs of children. The “smoothing over” of abortion by calling Your children “fetuses.” O God, how do You bear it?

I must bring before You the manipulation of our currency. What about those who manipulate the Stock Market and have used quantitative easing to increase our debt and lower the value of every hard-earned dollar? You have watched as bit-by-bit, our financial system and this economy has been brought into submission, forcing us to be slaves…all to serve the evil desires of those who have given themselves over to Satan.

Can they be saved? If so, bring them quickly into Your fold and may they be received and nurtured. If not, please remove them. Quickly! That the harm of their actions be stopped!

Again, You hate! Your Word tells me this.

Proverbs 6:16-19
16 These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

Where does this nation fall with regard to these things that are an abomination to You? I am devastated that I can’t find anything on that list that we have not embraced to the fullest…and we don’t even know how deep this goes! Again, O God, how do You bear it?

The word “activist” has negative connotation. Yet, You have made us people of influence.

Petitions:

— Turn the tables on Your enemy.
— Grant us a an ability to reason with people.
— Change hearts that would hear Your desire regarding these matters.
— Activate Your army of prayer-warriors!
— Activate Your army of legislators and activists to stand strong.
— Fill hearts and minds with Your desires and show us how to participate!
— Restore this nation as “One Nation Under God."
— Catch Your enemy in his own snare…turn the tables.
— Show us the way, again, that we may all know that YOU are the LORD.

Hear my prayer for this nation.
Hear my prayer to be faithful to the end.
I want to be a good steward of all You have given me. I cannot do this on my own.

Help Lord.

For the sake of Your salvation through Messiah.
For the sake of the children… Your children.