Provision Prayers: Meditation on Psalm 139

O God of Heaven and Earth, Omniscient, Omnipresent, Omnipotent God…
You are the Generous Provider, of both love and justice.

Your gracious Word: Psalm 139
1 O lord, thou hast searched me, and known me.

You are the great Provider. You provided the sacrifice for Abraham, that Isaac’s life was preserved. And You provided Messiah, that our lives may be preserved. Is there greater provision, than Your omniscience, which searches us and knows us?

2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.
3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways.
4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether.

You know my whereabouts, so there isn’t a time when I am alone. You know my thoughts, so there is truly nothing that is kept from You. Your divine presence is with me both physically, and in my spirit. But You go deeper…You understand. Even when I don’t understand myself; even when my thoughts and my emotions are driven into loops of endless conversations…that form traffic jams that seem inescapable …You are the One that actually understands what is going on. Thank You.

5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me.

When I cannot make sense of the world around me; when reason seems to escape the actions of neighbors, commerce and government…when I cannot find anything in this world that is reason-able…at that time, You are there and Your hand is upon me. You steady me, uphold me, and secure me. Thank You.

6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it.
7 Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
9 If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea;
10 Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me.

Your presence in my life is beyond my comprehension. Truly Your Presence is as incomprehensible to me as the evil that desires to bury You. BUT…You are here. You are with me. YOU. It is all about You!

Surely, no fear can have me. No temptation can overpower me. You are the Solid Rock. You are the foundation that upholds me. I will not fear. Thank You.

11 If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me; even the night shall be light about me.
12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light are both alike to thee.
13 For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb.

Although darkness and evil seek my demise, You are there. Although evil attacks me with vengeance, it can not prevail, for YOU shine forth on my behalf. As You covered me in my mother’s womb, You possess my reigns, and nothing, no one, shall remove me from Your cover. Thank You.

14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
15 My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
16 Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.

Praise be to the God of my salvation. You have fashioned me to give You praise. Fill my heart to overflow with the joy of daily communion with the God of the Universe, who stoops down and knows the substance of His meager servant. Thank You.

17 How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!
18 If I should count them, they are more in number than the sand: when I awake, I am still with thee.

Truly, this is my purpose…to embrace Your thoughts of me. You have not hidden them! They live here in Your Word. Please pour them into my understanding. Saturate my spirit with this knowledge that is so wonderful that I cannot begin to embrace it. May it flow through me and into the neighborhood of my living.

19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.
20 For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine enemies take thy name in vain.
21 Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
22 I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.

Yes…You have said it. You will slay those who come against me. YOU will do this. My daily concern is to keep my eyes on You and to receive that which You have for me, and to share the blessings of my salvation. You have made it simple. With Your help, this can be my daily achievement.

23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts:
24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

My desire is to commit myself wholly to Your work, Your will for me, Your purpose for this life. My desire is to reflect Your care, Your love and Your unceasing desire to deal faithfully with the work that is before me. I cannot do this in my own strength. Fill me with Your joy:

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

Embrace me…use me...all of me. Come quickly, especially for the children,

Maranatha

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Preparation Prayers: For Your Honor

Father in heaven,
Lord who is Messiah and whose kingdom comes,
Holy Spirit, who leads in all things,

Glory is due Your Name alone. You are Majesty, You alone are glorious.

Psalm 100
1 Make a joyful noise unto raw LORDl, all ye lands.

O LORD, You know that I have been noisy before You. My petitions have filled the space between us as I try to carry the burden You have placed on my heart for this nation. Surely, I have been noisy, but not always joyful. My God, my God, the joy of my petitions have been in the knowledge and faith, the trust that You are my God, and You hear my petition. You are the joy of my salvation. In You I trust. These prayers continue and I can only believe that You have placed them within me. I humbly offer them back to You and I “joy” in the knowledge that You are a merciful God.

2 Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.

Each day, almost without exception, I have sung before Your throne of grace. Thank You for the privilege to sing praises to the Most High God. Thank You for filling my heart with songs of Your praise. You alone are worthy.

3 Know ye that the LORD he is God: It is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

It is true O God. The whole earth testifies that You are God. All Your creation raises its praise and song to You, the Maker. My soul bows before You in humble adoration that You provide a path for me to commune with You.

4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise; be thankful unto him, and bless his name.

There are no words that deliver the depth of thanks that is due to Your Name. There is no expression, either verbally, artistically, in deed, or any other manner, that can even know the profound care and love that You pour out on the earth. …I am left vacant, impotent…incapable of offering the thanksgiving before Your thone.

5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.

You have said it and I believe it. I will trust in Your goodness and mercy. I stand in Your Truth that will preserve and conquer.

Hezekiah and Sennacherib of Syria
You bring this historic documentation to my attention in the Book of Isaiah, chapters 36, 37. and 38. This is Your Word. I believe this happened — it is true and it demonstrates Your work on behalf of Your servant King Hezekiah and Your management of King Sennacherib,

King Hezekiah and his entire nation was attacked by King Sennacherib. Fear tactics were used. Promises they would “own nothing and be happy” IF they surrendered. The people were repeatedly told not to trust in the true leadership of the nation, but to give themselves up. Just like King Sennacherib, promises are being made if we will surrender our minds and submit to the mandates being issued.

King Sennacherib pronounced that Judah was an outlier. He tried to convince the people that no other nation had been able to stand before his might. His arrogance was profoundly persuasive! His promises were enticing.

Is this not a repeating pattern here in the United States?

Father, tribute IS being made from the false leaders in this nation. I cannot hold back that they are trying to destroy the economy and the heart and soul of this nation: that we are still One Nation Under God.

Fear has gripped so many households and many line up to do whatever they are being told.

But Hezekiah humbled himself before You. He knew that You were the only hope. Many of us are bowing before You. Many are petitioning You. We know that You are our only hope for this nation.

You were at work. King Hezekiah did not have to go to battle. You did it. King Sennacherib left, having heard a rumor that required his immediate attention.

Do You have a good rumor for this nation? You are able to turn this around. You are able to raise up Your might and proclaim Your power.

For Your Sake
Hezekiah did not ask You to save the nation of Judah for his sake. He asked for Your sake. It was for Your honor.

Isaiah 37:20
Now therefore, O LORD our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the LORD, even thou only.

O God of all creation, I do not ask that You save the United States for our sake. I ask it for Yours. Everyone is watching. You are Truth. Please raise Truth up where all people can see that You are God.

Please touch the hearts of the people in this land that we see our wickedness, repent, and return to our foundation as One Nation Under God.

...especially for the children, move swiftly,

Maranatha.

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Preparation Prayers: Breakthrough: Captivity captive

O Lord my God,
I come.

You are always there, giving me Your whole attention. You hear every word, every desire of my heart, and You see me with all my imperfections, shortcomings, and failures, and You love me. I shake my heart in disbelief. I am grateful beyond expression.

We are held captive. In the world there is captivity. The chains embrace me. They are embracing this nation. We are being held hostage by imaginations of men. They push fear at us from every direction. The media is the worst, as it brings one message of disaster after another. The media is unrelenting. They seek to to enshroud every person with thier directives and contorl their lives.

Spirit, soul and body
Father, hear my cry to You. You made us spirit, soul, and body. The enemy wants all of us; every particle. Your (our) enemy, Satan, seeks to destroy our bodies, fill our soul —our thoughts and emotions...all so he can have our spirit. He seeks to steal our connection to You where we meet with You, Spirit to spirit.

Prince of the Power of the Air
He uses the media. He has enshrined them, consumed them and they give over their voice to him. He has formed an impenetrable cocoon around them and they are helpless to escape his grasp or his bidding. They are being used to ingeniously embalm us with their messaging. They want to get into the very essence of our physical and emotional being, all to steal our very spirits from You.

Satan is the Prince of the Power of the Air and we seem like helpless victims, bombarded by a constant barrage of lies.

Ephesians 2:2-3
2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:

3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

The breadth of Satan’s program is as exhaustive as it is complete. He has this world and he wants our souls. Climate change and weather, Government and rulers, Family and faith, the children and education, our bodies and thoughts every social construct.

I can only touch a small fragment of his comprehensive plan to thwart Your dominion over all creation including those of us who dwell here.

But...

You brought captivity captive

Psalm 68
18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.

19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

20 He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto God the Lord belong the issues from death.

21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.

Ah…the beginning of that God-breathed psalm:

Psalm 68:1-3
1 Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered:
Let them also that hate him flee before him.

2 As smoke is driven away, so drive them away:
As wax melteth before the fire,
So let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

3 But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God:
Yea, let them exceedingly rejoice.

You provided the path to freedom, here and now.

Your promises are sure. Your Word is Truth. You are Truth.

Isaiah 55:11
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

You have set us free.
You hold our worship. He cannot take us. He cannot have us. You have us. You hold us safe.

John 8:36
36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.

We are safe in You.

John 10:28-30
28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

30 I and my Father are one.

Today, and every day, I will live in the freedom You have secured for me. I will not let the enemy steal my thoughts or thwart Your purpose for me this day. Request: Pour out Truth
I am free. We are free. But many are not aware of their freedom and have fallen hostage.

• Please pour out Your Truth.
• Open their eyes to see clearly.
• Open their hearts to receive Your freedom.
• Remove the chains.

Especially for the children, O God, have mercy and move quickly.
Take us above the clouds where we can breathe and do the work set before us.

Maranatha

Preparation Prayers: At the precipice, eyes on You

Father in heaven,
Lord Jesus,
Holy Spirit,

Praise and glory belong to You O God. What is it that man can add to You? You are the First and the Last. You are consummate.

Isaiah 44:6
Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel,
And his redeemer the Lord of hosts;
I am the first, and I am the last;
And beside me there is no God.

Revelation 1:8
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

Why did You make us?
Were You “incomplete” when You made the earth? …were You lonely? …and You made people to keep You company?

Were You bored and then created the earth and us? Did you need adoration, worship? No.

Proverbs 16:4
4 The Lord hath made all things for himself: Yea, heven the wicked for the day of evil.

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

You are indescribable. I cannot understand the greatness of Your heart for people...for me. The expanse of Your wisdom and the vast expression of Your creativity is beyond all comprehension. I cannot grasp or appreciate even the smallest particle of Your being…but You love me still. You want what is best for me. You have a vision for me, for my life, that is beyond anything I can imagine.

Thank You.

Sick, frail, and in a frenzy
This nation is in a frenzy. Emotions seem uncontrollable. Outbursts of mental and emotional hysteria erupt each day. Are all of these a distraction? From what? From truth?

In my mind I see a blanket of clunky actions suspended in the air all over this nation. Like a thick cloud it pours out a rain of dis-ease between people. Hate, lies, and destruction fall in a steady stream upon us. A steady rein (rain) of terror?

This infection seems to capture the minds of people and lures them into destructive behavior. It seems evident that they are from Your (our) enemy. They are like a den of vipers —agitated, enthusiastic and eager to destroy. There is a nervous hysteria about them as they charge ahead to steal, kill, and destroy.

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.

Are we at the precipice?
Father, this nation is sinking. Above us is this cloud of destruction, crushing us as one lie after another beats down upon us. Below is quicksand and there is nothing to provide a foothold. Where are You? How can we see You.

Matthew 14:13
And immediately Jesus stretched forth his , and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?

Jeremiah 30:17
"For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the Lord, because they have called you an outcast: 'It is Zion, for whom no one cares!'"

I stand here on behalf of this nation: One Nation Under God.

It seems to have disappeared as the fire from the mouth of Leviathan has erupted in devastation. We are blackened from the ash of his corruption, drowning in the mirk of sewage that has come from him.

Please reach out Your hand
I call upon You for You are my God. I cry out to You from this nation of darkness and I flail with my arms, hoping to find Your Hand. Grasp my hand, O God. Pull me out of the quicksand of falsehoods that desire to drown my hope and devour any goodness or mention that You exist.

We are helpless

Job 41:1-2
1 Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? 2 Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?

We cannot. I know that I am not alone. I know that many are seeking You and Your salvation for this nation.

Hear us. We are helpless. Have mercy.

O God of mercy…especially for the children,

Maranatha

Preparation Prayers: Judgement

Lord God, The One True God, Maker of Heaven and Earth,

The earth is full of Your glory. Truly, we need to seek the evidence of Your handiwork. We simply need to take time to behold the creation around us. The trees raise their limbs in exaltation. Even the grass points upwards to Your heavens. The spring flowers proclaim Your beauty. The smell of spring, cut grass, flowers…You are the God of creative renewal.

Psalms 139:14
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

Judgement
1 Peter 4:17
For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

Surely, Your judgement is merited here. The nation has been disintegrating for many years. We, Your people seemed to be asleep. Perhaps we were tied up with enjoying all the blessings that You have given this nation. I know I am partially responsible.

However, I repent. I repent daily. I have changed. If judgement must being at the house of God, please start with me.

How do I look?
How do I look, on the inside, to You? You see all of me. You look past my outward visibility.

1 Samuel 16:7
But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.

Jeremiah 17:9 - 10
9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? 10 I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings.

Do I know how to search my heart? I am good at making up excuses as to why I think something. I justify my feelings, my desires, to align with what I want. Often, what I want is not what You want for me. I need Your help.

Help in time of need
You tell us that You will align our heart with Your will. You promise to cleanse the heart and bring value to You and Your kingdom.

Psalms 37:4 - 5
4 Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. 5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.

There are conditions
This is a conditional promise.

Teach me to delight in You.
Teach me to trust You so that I let go of the reigns of my heart, my mind, and my life. I want to commit my living - every part: body, soul and spirit, to Your way. I know it is better, safer, and that You are for me and will bring good…Your goodness.

Permission

Psalm 139:23-24 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

These are difficult challenges. I know, from experience, that I cannot live my life in accordance with Your desires. But I want to. Only You, my Maker can bring out the very best in me. In this broken world, I cannot cleanse myself. On my own, I am destined to brokenness. But in You, there is hope. You promise to do this. I yield to You.

Psalms 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

Please receive me. Please receive my invitation to change me into the person You always intended me to be. Bring Your vision for my life.

Is the church a stumbling block for the USA to move forward?
Is the church a stumbling block for this nation to come under judgement that we may repent? Are we hold up progress? Then I ask You to judge me and extend Your judgement to Your church. Please move forward with Your judgement that this nation may repent. That revival may ensue, that all men be saved.

...for the children, please do not tarry,

Maranatha,

Preparation Prayers: I won't let go ...until You bless me

You are God. There is no other.
To You alone I bring my allegiance.
I bring my whole self: spirit, soul, and body. It is what I have that You have given me. You give me complete autonomy over these three.

I am weak….but You are strong
I want to control my mind, but it wanders and goes where there is no value. I want to control my body, but it leans towards worldly desires. It is part of this broken world and it is broken. It is in pain. I will lift up my soul to You O Lord. For only in You is there salvation of spirit, soul, and body.

You enliven my spirit and my soul. I petition You according to Your Word.

Psalm 51:10-12
10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.
12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

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.

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.

You have made arrangements for my body as well, even in this broken world. I ask it. For the pain is great. Have mercy on me O God.

Isaiah 53:5
But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

1 Peter 2:24
Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.

The enemy is at the door… I will stand strong.
You have asked me to stand strong for Your sake. I will stand.
You have asked me to stand, not against flesh and blood, but against the spiritual forces that fight against the world. I will stand.
You, O God, beckon me to wrestle!

Ephesians 6:12
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.

Must I wrestle against You!?!
It is one thing to wrestle against the enemy. Your (our) enemy Satan. For then I am on the same side as You. You are with me. You are God Almighty! But would you have me wrestle against You! You are my God. You are THE God! You alone are God. There is none like You!

Jacob wrestled. All night he wrestled.

Genesis 32:24-26
24 And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day.
25 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his thigh; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh was out of joint, as he wrestled with him.
26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh. And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me.

He held on and and held on. Jacob would not let go. He prevailed. Must I also fight against You? Am I not asking for what You also want? Do You like what is going on as the evil prevails against this world?

O God, I understand Your need for justice. I deeply long to see Your justice. But You have proclaimed that Your love is sure and You want all men to be saved. I cannot let go of that. Do You not see that I would prefer Your justice, but I hold out, I wrestle, that Your love for ever person be made known to them…that they may seek You with all their heart, soul, mind, and strength?

I cling to Your Word. I wrestle within myself. I wrestle with You.

Psalm 64:
1 Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.

2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:

3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:

4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.

5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?

6 They search out iniquities; they accomplish a diligent search: both the inward thought of every one of them, and the heart, is deep.

7 But God shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.

9 And all men shall fear, and shall declare the work of God; for they shall wisely consider of his doing.

10 The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

I will not let go until You bless me.
O God, preserve me…that I not let go until You bless me and bless this nation.

Deuteronomy 6
4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord: 5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

…for the children.

Maranatha

Preparation Prayers: Have I met Your conditions?

O God in Heaven,
You are my confidence and You are my life.
Your plan is the perfect fulfillment of my purpose.

Uncertainty pervades the landscape. Relationships are challenged as distrust, hurtful words, and division seeps deeply into the foundation of our society, our neighborhoods, and our families. There is a shaking of the worldly establishments which are filled with defiant and rebellious self-seekers. Oftentimes, these are people we considered loyal friends.

The world is shaking, but You are unshakeable. Your purpose remains sure. In You our future is bright. Your promises are sure and You have plans for us.

Jeremiah 29:11-13
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

12 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.

13 And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

You are for us. You have given us a promise and a responsibility. I deeply desire to know and experience Your thoughts towards me and towards this nation. I deeply desire for Your purposes to be fulfilled. You desire to pour out peace, Your peace, upon me and upon the United States.

…and then You list Your conditions….Your promises are sure. They are there for us. You are unshakable…IF and WHEN Your conditions have been met.

Have I met Your conditions?
You have set conditions under which Your plans can be secured.

Call to You: God of heaven and earth. I am calling to You. Your promise is amazing. Your heart is to prosper us and not to harm us. You desire for us to have a future and a hope. I set my face towards You. Many others are doing so as well. Hear our call, O God of mercy.

Pray to You: It is to You alone that I pray. I do not look to others to save me or this nation. I do not look to men, but to You and to You alone.

Seek You, and Search You with all our hearts: I and searching…and I doing so to Your specifications? I search Your mighty Word and I listen for Your voice. Am I hearing it? You are in Your Word. Please pour it into every part of my being. What am I missing?

It does not seem that this nation has much interest, especially as a national identity to claim You over us. But this does not change the fact that You ARE over ALL.

We are spread out by so many factions, by so many identities. Derogatory name-calling pervades and separates us. I bring this before You.

Healer of Division
You are the only way this nation can come together. You are the only way that the divides can be dissolved. I come to You because You’ve done it before.

Ezekiel 28:25
‘Thus says the Lord God, “When I gather the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and will manifest My holiness in them in the sight of the nations, then they will live in their land which I gave to My servant Jacob.

Ezekiel 39:28
Then they will know that I am the Lord their God because I made them go into exile among the nations, and then gathered them again to their own land; and I will leave none of them there any longer.

O God of all the earth. You know us. We are not scattered around the earth, we are right here in one place. Even this week, Your presence has been removed from a national day of prayer. Please forgive us, for we have raised up leaders who do not acknowledge You.
Source: https://thetruedefender.com/biden-erases-the-name-of-god-from-national-day-of-prayer-proclamation/

Nonetheless, You are the God who reunited Israel. Our divisions are not geographic, but spiritual. Our divisions are from Your (our) enemy, Satan. You made him too. And You allowed him to take everything from Job…BUT…in the end, You restored Job, twofold.

Job 42:10
“And the LORD turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the LORD gave Job twice as much as he had before.”

Truly we are in captivity. Many are praying and seeking You. Please hear our prayer and restore us to peace that we can again proclaim You as our God.

We have brought this on ourselves because we have not been diligent. But You are still the God who unites, the God who changes, the God who brings back, the God who hears. The God who heals. You are THE God, and there is no other.

I appeal to You for this nation. Change us, as a nation, to call to You, to pray to You and to Seek You with all our hearts.

…especially for the children,

Maranatha

Preparation Prayers: ...by Your Spirit

O Glorious God,

All praise and glory belong to You. You are the All in All. You are the great I AM. In You alone is pure righteousness and You alone judge uprightly. My only response is to bow at Your throne.

Why You invite me here is perplexing because I know that You know my heart and my shortcomings. You know my desire to do good and live righteously, and You see the reality of my living. …and yet, You still, repeatedly, and without pause…invite me to come to You.

You are gracious and merciful. I receive Your gifts of grace and mercy. I come, humbly, honored, and grateful, here I am still bewildered that the God of all creation would want a relationship with me and waits for me to come. Thank You. Selah.

I come...I come boldly and with resove and determination.

I seek Your Spirit. Holy Spirit, I seek You. I ask for ears to hear Your guidance, a heart to obey Your leading, and strength to heed Your warnings.

Isaiah 11:2
And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD;

O God of all history, Your presence has been recorded within Your Word and without it as well. Your Spirit is active. You move here on earth in Spirit.

Ezekiel 36
26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.

27 And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them.

You did this for Israel. You rebirthed the nation. You brought them from the four corners of the earth and gave them a new national spirit, and new heart. You replaced their heart of stone and gave them a heart of flesh! Hallelujah! You are the God of Israel.

Will You do the same here in the United States of America? We, some of us at least, still claim to be One Nation Under God. I’m not sure You still claim us or want to. But I’m coming before You and I’m asking for the new heart —for myself, and for this nation.

This is Your work! No other god promises anything close to this. I want to do my part. I want to be prepared for Your work here in the U.S. I come.

Isaiah 57:15
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.

Grant me a contrite and humble heart that I may dwell with You. Revive me O God, for this is Your work. But please don’t stop with me. Please cover this nation. I ask that this nation can seek You.

Requests:

• Have mercy on the USA and restore her that we may recognize that You are God.
• Cause us to be worn out from all the unrest. Exhaust us from all these attempts to know what we are doing and be powerful.
• Squelch our rebellious hearts that raise ourselves and our desires up, and seek to force other to comply with our vision…give us Your vision instead and unite us.
• Heal our hearts O God. Consider that the pain and hurt of sin and oppression have turned our hearts to stone and in Your mercy, please give us back a heart of flesh.
• Prepare us for what is coming. Factions seem to be coming to a head. I ask Your presence and guidance. I ask for Your wisdom and understanding, for Your counsel and might, and for a spirit of knowledge.
• Above all, I ask for the return of the indwelling fear of Lord for every person in the U.S., who would receive it.

Hear my prayer. I come boldly. Prepare me. Prepare us.

      …and especially, please save the children.

Maranatha

Preparation Prayers: Waiting in anticipation

O Lord, My God,

I come in awesome wonder as I consider all that You have made. I see the stars, the thunder of spring showers…truly, Your power is displayed as I gaze upon the earth.

O how my soul longs to sing that great classic, How Great Thou Art!
Yes, I can sing from my innermost heart that You have saved me from my sin. You have poured out Your righteousness upon me and You preserve me for time when I will be forever with You. Thank You.

Yes, I can sing Your praise that You spared not Your only beloved Son. I can sing that You, Jesus, Son of the Living God, I can sing to Your Name and raise the hallelujahs. I can rejoice that You are coming again and Your Kingdom is forever. Yes, of that I will sing,

* * * You are good
Yes, my soul also weeps as I look around me. The desolation of souls is everywhere I look. People are being sold as cattle. They are discarded as “inconvenient.” O God, the contrast from Your brilliant creation - that has withstood the brokenness of our sin - the contrast is previous. But I will wait on You. I will seek You for the souls of these who are desolate.

Lamentations 3:25
The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

You are strength
Strengthen my heart O God, for it gives out as I see the corruption that pervades this nation, all in the name of power and greed. But I will wait on You. I will seek You for the souls of these who are desolate and for the corruption that is in government.

Psalms 27:14
Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

Oh, this nation…take by enslaved corruption. We take the sign of the eagle. Are we still One Nation Under God? Do you still want us? Is there mercy left for the United States of America?

Isaiah 40:31
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

I will be strengthened by Your hand. I will petition You for this nation and for the souls of those who will seek Your righteousness. I will not faint., I will run. I will not be weary. I will stand in strength.

Because I wait on You alone, I wait not in vain.

Psalms 39:7
And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.

You are Hope
My hope is in the Lord, who fails not. My hope is in Your Word, which cannot fail and cannot return void.

Isaiah 55:11
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

You are rest
You are my rest. You hold me close. Although I rest on this battlefield, I rest in You, for You are my High Tower, and I will wait patiently. I do not wait in vain; for You are alone are God.

Psalms 37:7
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

I come, anticipating that You will raise up Truth in the United States of America. We are a mighty tree that has been felled. We are broken and cracked. I stand strong in hope and in the anticipation that You will raise up Truth and renew a right spirit in us again.

For the children, O God…and for Your sake…that the enemy not gloat to the nations that he is mightier than You. For Your sake O God, move swiftly.

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: God is woke...harden not our hearts. SCOTUS

My God, my God…You are unchanging.

Your glory will be proclaimed. You will cause Your glory to be exalted over all the earth. Your glory will be exalted. All will call You the One True and Living God. I bend my frame before You and say, You are God Almighty. You are God over all Your creation, all that lives, and the earth itself.

Are You woke?

The Merriam Webster tells us:
chiefly US slang: aware of and actively attentive to important facts and issues (especially issues of racial and social justice) https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woke

Yes. You are totally aware and actively attentive. You know what is important and which issues are important. You are true woke.

Father, this nation, our Constitution, has suffered a severe blow and many want to take it down. How long will it take for American’s to be loosed? Gun laws are likely next, abolishing our right to defend ourselves. This will likely happen if Truth about the election is not brought forth.

SCOTUS is positioned to turn the election around. Will they harden their hearts? Will YOU harden their hearts? Seventy-five million Americans, who stand for our Constitution wait on You.

Pharaoh hardened his heart (Exodus 8:15, 8:19, 9:34). But YOU Hardened his heart as well! (Exodus 7:13, 9:7, 9:12, 10:20, 10:27, 11:10!)

WHY: You tell us, over and over again. Just as You told Moses…You do this to wake people up. You do this so people will come to You and know that You are God.You desire that we declare ourselves to be sinners, and acknowledge You as God, SO THAT we may come under Your protection and be blessed. Those who will not, will not be under Your protection.

I realize that You are doing this to establish order. Your order. You have the right to do it. You have the right to decide. "The earth is the Lord’s and the fulness thereof.” I get it. You are not stepping on boundaries. You are calling us to You. And we are so busy hardening our hearts. When we turn a deaf ear, when we “go about our business,” when we ignore what is going on…we are hardening our hearts.

When will we learn?
In Egypt, You hardened hearts and demonstrated Your power. Why did it take so long? You made them an example and preserved this story so we could learn! It doesn’t seem we are learning. We test You at every turn. We are as ludicrous and silly as Pharaoh’s magicians, who could turn their staffs into serpents (which You gobbled up…Gen. 7:22). But then, when all the frogs were everywhere, they made more frogs (Gen. 8:7). But when lice was as dust, they tried and failed AND THEN proclaimed You were God and greater than they (Gen. 8:18).

Should I ask You to “bring on the lice?”

When will we come to the end of ourselves. When will we stop trying to prove that we are better than You. We are a ludicrous people, blinded and stupid as we try to remove prayer, and change everything You have put in place from family to gender. We continually try to show You that we can do it better—just like that Egyptian magicians. Please forgive us. Please knock some sense into our heads!

SCOTUS has upheld these changes. They allowed prayer to be removed. They allowed a re-definition of family and now with abortion and gender. They too have hardened their hearts…or did You do that?

How much do we need!…to wake up? SCOTUS refused to see evidence regarding the assassination of our election. Egypt had no choice but to see the evidence: dead fish from bloody waters, frogs, lice, flies, dead cattle, hail, locusts, darkness, pestilences, and finally the death of their firstborn.

Do we, here in the United States have to go that far to figure this out?

Can we learn from what has happened and turn to You again? I believe that millions of us are petitioning You. This week, please harden not our hearts. Please, open our eyes. Please open our hearts and minds. Let us come together and reason!

Please exalt Your Truth to be proclaimed through SCOTUS and set us free.

You are the God of Life.

Mark 12:27
“He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living: ye therefore do greatly err.”

Help Lord, that we discontinue our lives that greatly err. You insisted that hearts be hardened! …that all Egypt would know You are God.

AND

That all of Your people, all of Israel, would also know of Your mercy and Your cover of them. You instituted an annual national time of remembrance: Passover.

Please God of heaven, God who changes hearts; please use SCOTUS to protect our Constitution and our election process. Please bring this nation back to life. Raise up Truth in Election 2020…that we may repent and turn to You and preserve for the years that remain to acknowledge Your gracious mercy and know that You are God.