***Where does my soul find rest? Are You my heart's desire?
Heavenly Father,
In You does my soul find rest. In You alone can my heart say, "Peace, be still."
You are my heart's desire....but is this true? Help me learn. Teach me to keep my focus on Jesus!
You are the Lord of ALL; of music and sound. You are my God and my sole purpose is to honor You and delight You and delight in You.
You, O God, direct my steps for each day. I think about whether I have given ALL to You. Please show me and lead me to hold tight to our relationship above all else. Show me and teach me to hold tight to all that You ask me to steward, with the understanding that it is still Yours. Please guide me.
Have I been honorable to You in my spending? Am I honorable to You as I wait for You? Have I been honorable to You in how I spend my time? Grant me a spirit of diligence.
Help me, that I may stand strong and that I may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
In Jesus’ Name.
Please consider joining me in these prayers, especially those for the revival of our nation:
Prayers of my heart
Jeremiah Prayers —for the U.S.
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.
***This prayer is my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of any organization. They are offered in good faith that others may find them helpful in their prayer life and that the Body of Christ may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
Saturday, February 25, 2017
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Prayers of my heart —No. 3
***Where do I put my trust?
You are Jehovah Jireh —the God who provides. You are El Roi —the God who sees.
See me. See all of me. Bring into the light all that is in me that cannot serve You. I need You in my thinking. I need You in my motivation. Teach me my part to ensure that my thoughts and emotions are led by Your Holy Spirit. I so need You. I need Your guidance. I am unable to do this for myself.
You are Light; You are the Father of Lights.
Where do I put my trust? Search me, Father, and reveal to me, if I have put my trust in others or in other things. Forgive me if I have done so. Do I trust in other people? In institutions? My church? My friends? Have I put my trust in "things"...without acknowledging You? Forgive me.
Lead me and guide me for Your purposes. Please keep me diligent, and may my spirit, heart, body, mind and words eagerly embrace what You have for me. Hallelujah!
In Jesus’ Name, Help me, that I may stand strong and that I may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
In Jesus’ Name.
Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
Prayers of my heart
Jeremiah Prayers —for the U.S.
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.
***This prayer is my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of any organization. They are offered in good faith that others may find them helpful in their prayer life and that the Body of Christ may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
Colossians 1:16-17Heavenly Father,
16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
You are Jehovah Jireh —the God who provides. You are El Roi —the God who sees.
See me. See all of me. Bring into the light all that is in me that cannot serve You. I need You in my thinking. I need You in my motivation. Teach me my part to ensure that my thoughts and emotions are led by Your Holy Spirit. I so need You. I need Your guidance. I am unable to do this for myself.
You are Light; You are the Father of Lights.
Where do I put my trust? Search me, Father, and reveal to me, if I have put my trust in others or in other things. Forgive me if I have done so. Do I trust in other people? In institutions? My church? My friends? Have I put my trust in "things"...without acknowledging You? Forgive me.
I trust the very chair where I sit...to hold me up. Yet, it is truly You who are upholding my chair and You uphold me every moment.Teach me to enjoy You and Your provision each day. Open my eyes to see the little things that You do and delight me with them...that I enjoy You and Your provision ...and that You are blessed by our communion, our fellowship, and by my life.
Lead me and guide me for Your purposes. Please keep me diligent, and may my spirit, heart, body, mind and words eagerly embrace what You have for me. Hallelujah!
In Jesus’ Name, Help me, that I may stand strong and that I may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
In Jesus’ Name.
Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
Prayers of my heart
Jeremiah Prayers —for the U.S.
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.
***This prayer is my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of any organization. They are offered in good faith that others may find them helpful in their prayer life and that the Body of Christ may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
Saturday, February 18, 2017
Jeremiah prayers —for the USA ...No. 5
***Do we, as a nation value deception over truth? Are we led by the media, choosing to believe the deception of evil?
Heavenly Father, You are the God of righteousness, of purity, of holiness. You are the One True God, who knows the hearts of men, yes, even the thoughts and intentions in our minds and hearts. Nothing is hidden from You. You have created us and know even the very hairs of our head. Truly, nothing is beyond Your understanding and knowledge.
You, O God, search our heart. There are so many among us who are determined to promote their agendas. There is, indeed, intense wickedness in this land. You know the collective consciousness of the USA. Have we chosen a seared conscience? Is there any way back? Is there a way for this nation to return to You? Father, I am afraid for the United States. Have mercy.
You are truth, and You hate lies. The men and woman in our national media, promote deception and have made a movement promoting their own agenda. There is no truth in them as they wield their power against authority. Are they seditious traitors to this land? You know O Lord.
Your Word tells us that You choose the kings of a nation:
Father, what are the underlying forces that push against this nation to take it from our roots of trusting in You? Surely, they are in control of the media and have great power. They are saturated in deception and promote lies. They wield power and are resolute on pushing their agenda that loves what You hate and hates what You love. Truly, only through Your hand, can they be stopped. Speak the Word and it shall be done.
Do we, as a nation value deception over truth? Are we led by the media, rather than truth?
Rise up, O God of glory and of might. Rise up and save us. Cause those who hate You to be caught in their own nets. Expose the deception of the wicked and expose their wickedness to the public. Raise up the hearts and minds of Your own, to seek You, day and night, and pour out our hearts. God have mercy.
May we repent with a contrite heart and humble ourselves before You, that we may again be pleasing in Your sight.
Help us, that we may stand strong and that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
In Jesus’ Name.
Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
More Jeremiah Prayers
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.
***This prayer is my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of any organization. They are offered in good faith that others may find them helpful in their prayer life and that the Body of Christ may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
Jeremiah 17:9Please pray with me:
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.
Heavenly Father, You are the God of righteousness, of purity, of holiness. You are the One True God, who knows the hearts of men, yes, even the thoughts and intentions in our minds and hearts. Nothing is hidden from You. You have created us and know even the very hairs of our head. Truly, nothing is beyond Your understanding and knowledge.
You, O God, search our heart. There are so many among us who are determined to promote their agendas. There is, indeed, intense wickedness in this land. You know the collective consciousness of the USA. Have we chosen a seared conscience? Is there any way back? Is there a way for this nation to return to You? Father, I am afraid for the United States. Have mercy.
You are truth, and You hate lies. The men and woman in our national media, promote deception and have made a movement promoting their own agenda. There is no truth in them as they wield their power against authority. Are they seditious traitors to this land? You know O Lord.
Your Word tells us that You choose the kings of a nation:
Daniel 2:21The adamant division in this land is poignant. It seems that hatred rumbles just below the present. Father, we MUST believe Your Word. You have chosen our leadership and You command us to pray for those in authority. May Your church rise up and commit ourselves to praying before Your throne of grace both day and night.
20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:
21 And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know understanding:
Father, what are the underlying forces that push against this nation to take it from our roots of trusting in You? Surely, they are in control of the media and have great power. They are saturated in deception and promote lies. They wield power and are resolute on pushing their agenda that loves what You hate and hates what You love. Truly, only through Your hand, can they be stopped. Speak the Word and it shall be done.
Do we, as a nation value deception over truth? Are we led by the media, rather than truth?
Rise up, O God of glory and of might. Rise up and save us. Cause those who hate You to be caught in their own nets. Expose the deception of the wicked and expose their wickedness to the public. Raise up the hearts and minds of Your own, to seek You, day and night, and pour out our hearts. God have mercy.
May we repent with a contrite heart and humble ourselves before You, that we may again be pleasing in Your sight.
Help us, that we may stand strong and that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
In Jesus’ Name.
Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
More Jeremiah Prayers
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.
***This prayer is my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of any organization. They are offered in good faith that others may find them helpful in their prayer life and that the Body of Christ may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
Sunday, February 12, 2017
Prayers of my heart —No. 2
***You are the Author of everything. Praise be to Your Name.
You are the On True and Established God. Establish me. Establish Your Church. May we walk with surety and by Your Spirit. Bless us, O Lord to serve You. Make us to be experts, keen, knowledgeable, wise, resourceful and united for the cause of Jesus Christ.
You are the Living God. Your Word is forever and You bring righteousness and justice. May I devote all that I am to You and enjoy You ...that we may have daily communion. May I be Your delight.
Father, I wait on You. But I have not managed my "wait time" well. My entire life, I've been waiting for Your hand to establish me in my profession and truly that never happened. I have waited and not used the time in preparation.
It's like praying for rain and forgetting to take the umbrella...would I be astonished when the downpour came? I hope not. I've been forgetting the umbrella. Please forgive me.
Father, please strengthen me and return to me the years the locusts have eaten. Encourage my heart and bring the motivation, energy and resolve to change the waiting in my life to greater productivity. Seeking You, reading Your Word, drawing closer to You and establishing deeper relationship with You.
Lead me and guide me for Your purposes. Please keep me diligent, and may my spirit, heart, body, mind and words eagerly embrace what You have for me. Hallelujah!
In Jesus’ Name, Help me, that I may stand strong and that I may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
In Jesus’ Name.
Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
Prayers of my heart
More Jeremiah Prayers
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.
***This prayer is my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of any organization. They are offered in good faith that others may find them helpful in their prayer life and that the Body of Christ may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
Psalm 73:26Heavenly Father,
My flesh ad my heart fail; But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
You are the On True and Established God. Establish me. Establish Your Church. May we walk with surety and by Your Spirit. Bless us, O Lord to serve You. Make us to be experts, keen, knowledgeable, wise, resourceful and united for the cause of Jesus Christ.
You are the Living God. Your Word is forever and You bring righteousness and justice. May I devote all that I am to You and enjoy You ...that we may have daily communion. May I be Your delight.
Father, I wait on You. But I have not managed my "wait time" well. My entire life, I've been waiting for Your hand to establish me in my profession and truly that never happened. I have waited and not used the time in preparation.
It's like praying for rain and forgetting to take the umbrella...would I be astonished when the downpour came? I hope not. I've been forgetting the umbrella. Please forgive me.
Father, please strengthen me and return to me the years the locusts have eaten. Encourage my heart and bring the motivation, energy and resolve to change the waiting in my life to greater productivity. Seeking You, reading Your Word, drawing closer to You and establishing deeper relationship with You.
Lead me and guide me for Your purposes. Please keep me diligent, and may my spirit, heart, body, mind and words eagerly embrace what You have for me. Hallelujah!
In Jesus’ Name, Help me, that I may stand strong and that I may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
In Jesus’ Name.
Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
Prayers of my heart
More Jeremiah Prayers
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.
***This prayer is my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of any organization. They are offered in good faith that others may find them helpful in their prayer life and that the Body of Christ may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
Saturday, February 11, 2017
Prayers of my heart —No. 1
***I can do nothing without You.
God of the universe, You, who cause the sun and moon to shine. You caused the great flood to clear the earth. And You told Noah to prepare. You saved Noah and his family. You chose them. Noah listened and obeyed —and it saved him and his family.
Then Israel —You were going to wipe them out. But Moses convinced You otherwise...that the Egyptians would boast and gloat. Yet You destroyed the wicked from within Israel.
Oh Father, You hate evil. You are holy and pure. You warn us, You plead with us to listen to You.
How can I help? Can I be a spokesperson? Can I be a witness? How can I help? You have chosen to work with me and grow me. Your Word indicates that You brought me forth and You have known me since before I was conceived.
I am nothing without You. Only by You, Your will —have I grown away from the world and learned to be dependent on You. Grant me daily purpose. You are my sustenance. I believe Your care will see me through. Please accept all that I am and work in me — that I am truly and completely Yours...that all that I am; my thoughts, words, and action —that they ALL are truly Yours.
You are LIFE. Only through You can I be a life-speaker. You are TRUTH — only through You can I be a truth-speaker and giver.
You are the WAY —only through You can there be a way fro me to bring others to You.
I ask for a double-portion of Your Spirit. There is great risk here, but I ask it. Luke 12:48 ...to whom much is given, much is required. I must believe, and I am resolved, that if You can give me of Your Spirit, then You can ensure I hear You clearly and can act in accordance with Your will.
I ask it.
Are there words You would have me speak? What are they? Should they be written? Spoken? To whom? When?
What, O God of Light and Truth, of Power and of Might...What can I do for You. For my heart yearns to serve You. How can I represent You, demonstrate Your love, Your justice, Your hope and Your faithfulness.
Please fill me. Fill all that I am.
I cannot and need not know how to prepare. I put my trust in You to lead and guide me...especially with my finances. Please assure me of how to spend, how to give and where to do so. Every penny I have belongs to You. Teach me, O God, to show great restraint and care in all my spending. May every penny of funding and of my physical energy, be dedicated to You.
How can this happen?
The world kicks in —everything from my desire for food and the dainties offered by the world's kitchens. ...all the way to my fears. Fears of being rejected, disdained, disliked. ...and everything in between. I ask for a barrier between y desires, the world that presses in on me, and Your work for me. Please establish the discipline in me that is from You. That is from Your Spirit —strong, powerful, impermeable.
I ask it.
You have been my provision and have caused me to grow. I ask for wisdom. You gave Kind Solomon wisdom and yet he faltered. It wasn't enough. What was missing? Father, Lord Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit —may I have the wisdom that is from above/. And may I have what King Solomon did not have?
I ask it.
Praise and glory always to Your Name, You who are Faithful and True. May I contribute to the battle for souls?
Bring stillness to all that is in me that cannot serve You. Establish ever-present peace within me. Your Peace —Prince of Peace, Jehovah Shalom. Reside here that I may become unflappable and useful to You. Only by Your hand can this happen.
May I repent with a contrite heart and humble myself before You, that I may be pleasing in Your sight. Thank You for my life —may it be used for You alone.
Help me, that I may stand strong and that I may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
In Jesus’ Name.
Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
Prayers of my heart
More Jeremiah Prayers
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.
***This prayer is my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of any organization. They are offered in good faith that others may find them helpful in their prayer life and that the Body of Christ may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
John 15:5Heavenly Father,
5 I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
Isaiah 55:6
6 Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
God of the universe, You, who cause the sun and moon to shine. You caused the great flood to clear the earth. And You told Noah to prepare. You saved Noah and his family. You chose them. Noah listened and obeyed —and it saved him and his family.
Then Israel —You were going to wipe them out. But Moses convinced You otherwise...that the Egyptians would boast and gloat. Yet You destroyed the wicked from within Israel.
Oh Father, You hate evil. You are holy and pure. You warn us, You plead with us to listen to You.
How can I help? Can I be a spokesperson? Can I be a witness? How can I help? You have chosen to work with me and grow me. Your Word indicates that You brought me forth and You have known me since before I was conceived.
I am nothing without You. Only by You, Your will —have I grown away from the world and learned to be dependent on You. Grant me daily purpose. You are my sustenance. I believe Your care will see me through. Please accept all that I am and work in me — that I am truly and completely Yours...that all that I am; my thoughts, words, and action —that they ALL are truly Yours.
You are LIFE. Only through You can I be a life-speaker. You are TRUTH — only through You can I be a truth-speaker and giver.
You are the WAY —only through You can there be a way fro me to bring others to You.
I ask for a double-portion of Your Spirit. There is great risk here, but I ask it. Luke 12:48 ...to whom much is given, much is required. I must believe, and I am resolved, that if You can give me of Your Spirit, then You can ensure I hear You clearly and can act in accordance with Your will.
Are there words You would have me speak? What are they? Should they be written? Spoken? To whom? When?
What, O God of Light and Truth, of Power and of Might...What can I do for You. For my heart yearns to serve You. How can I represent You, demonstrate Your love, Your justice, Your hope and Your faithfulness.
I cannot and need not know how to prepare. I put my trust in You to lead and guide me...especially with my finances. Please assure me of how to spend, how to give and where to do so. Every penny I have belongs to You. Teach me, O God, to show great restraint and care in all my spending. May every penny of funding and of my physical energy, be dedicated to You.
How can this happen?
The world kicks in —everything from my desire for food and the dainties offered by the world's kitchens. ...all the way to my fears. Fears of being rejected, disdained, disliked. ...and everything in between. I ask for a barrier between y desires, the world that presses in on me, and Your work for me. Please establish the discipline in me that is from You. That is from Your Spirit —strong, powerful, impermeable.
You have been my provision and have caused me to grow. I ask for wisdom. You gave Kind Solomon wisdom and yet he faltered. It wasn't enough. What was missing? Father, Lord Jesus Christ, Holy Spirit —may I have the wisdom that is from above/. And may I have what King Solomon did not have?
Praise and glory always to Your Name, You who are Faithful and True. May I contribute to the battle for souls?
Bring stillness to all that is in me that cannot serve You. Establish ever-present peace within me. Your Peace —Prince of Peace, Jehovah Shalom. Reside here that I may become unflappable and useful to You. Only by Your hand can this happen.
May I repent with a contrite heart and humble myself before You, that I may be pleasing in Your sight. Thank You for my life —may it be used for You alone.
Help me, that I may stand strong and that I may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
In Jesus’ Name.
Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
Prayers of my heart
More Jeremiah Prayers
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.
***This prayer is my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of any organization. They are offered in good faith that others may find them helpful in their prayer life and that the Body of Christ may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
Jeremiah prayers —for the USA ...No. 4
***Do we glory in our wisdom? Our power? Our riches? Our knowledge? Nay...let us glory in knowing God!
Heavenly Father,
God of Heaven, gracious, glorious and ever-faithful. You have embedded purpose in each day that includes all those who call You Abba through the Name of Jesus Christ. You are the God who transforms our thinking and make us givers. You give us all that we have.
Transform our lives to be life-speakers. Fill us with kindness, transform us, strip us of ourselves. Give us a thick skin —that offense falls quickly to the ground before it can mature.
Jesus, who bore my sin, my sin —be my cover. Give me eyes to see deeply .You looked deeply into me and found the value that You planted therein. You dusted it, cleaned it, restored it, that something in me would fellowship with You and serve You. You are my joy. I come.
Make me a life-listener, hearer and speaker. Take my heart and give me eyes to see deeply. You are life. Speak life through me. You are hope. Speak hope through me. You are help. Help me to help.
I can do none of this on my own, please shine through me. Live in me; cleanse me of me and use me for Your purpose.
You are my safety and in You I rejoice. To You I look for every need.
If You are with the United States, we will prevail. I look to You alone for help. For You will deliver us from wickedness and redeem us from the grip of the terrible.
Jeremiah 16:5
Father, is this nation too far gone? Have You taken away Your lovingkindness and mercy from this land? Is there no hope?
Jeremiah 16:11
We have walked afer other gods and served them, and worshipped them. We have followed after the dictates of our own hearts.
We have done worse —each generation in forsaking the laws which You gave us —that we might prosper. Indeed, we have made our prosperity to be our own, forsaking You. Have mercy.
Jeremiah 16:12
We follow the dictates of our own heart _ filled with evil and we choose not to listen to You. Have mercy.
How can You look at us? We have denied Your prosperity. We do not deserve Your goodness. We are at Your mercy and we are so blinded by our pride that we do not even know it.
Jeremiah 16:17
You O Lord God see all our iniquity, You see our very evil thoughts. Nothing is hidden from You.
If you repay double fro our sin, will any of us stand?
We have defiled the land and we have filled every corner with our idols. Our consumption is so thick that idols lay in heaps around us. Indeed we have so many idols that we send our consumption to the trash heap. And we do not repent.
Truly, our eyes and our hearts are set to defy You.
Rebellion is rampant and even our leaders, past and present, join in the frolic and celebrate folly.
We rebel against Your chosen. We will not listen. Rebellion has set deeply within us as we seek to feed our endless lusts. Truly our gaze is fixed on evil.
We have chosen that which is detestable, and indulge in every abomination. O Father, we are intentional in choosing those idols which destroy Your inheritance. We strive to protect our desires to hurt You, mock You, and tempt Your hand.
Truly, we are a detestable people. Have mercy.
Oh Lord, my strength and fortress. My refuge in the day of affliction. Surely our fathers have inherited lies. Worthless and unprofitable things. We have turned from You and made gods for ourselves —gods that are false gods.
Cause us to know Your hand and Your might. Cause to Know that Your Name is the LORD.
May we repent with a contrite heart and humble ourselves before You, that we may again be pleasing in Your sight.
Help us, that we may stand strong and that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
In Jesus’ Name.
Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
More Jeremiah Prayers
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.
***This prayer is my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of any organization. They are offered in good faith that others may find them helpful in their prayer life and that the Body of Christ may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
Jeremiah 15:19-21Please pray with me:
19 Therefore thus saith the Lord, If thou return, then will I bring thee again, and thou shalt stand before me: and if thou take forth the precious from the vile, thou shalt be as my mouth: let them return unto thee; but return not thou unto them.
20 And I will make thee unto this people a fenced brasen wall: and they shall fight against thee, but they shall not prevail against thee: for I am with thee to save thee and to deliver thee, saith the Lord. 21 And I will deliver thee out of the hand of the wicked, and I will redeem thee out of the hand of the terrible.
Heavenly Father,
God of Heaven, gracious, glorious and ever-faithful. You have embedded purpose in each day that includes all those who call You Abba through the Name of Jesus Christ. You are the God who transforms our thinking and make us givers. You give us all that we have.
Transform our lives to be life-speakers. Fill us with kindness, transform us, strip us of ourselves. Give us a thick skin —that offense falls quickly to the ground before it can mature.
Jesus, who bore my sin, my sin —be my cover. Give me eyes to see deeply .You looked deeply into me and found the value that You planted therein. You dusted it, cleaned it, restored it, that something in me would fellowship with You and serve You. You are my joy. I come.
Make me a life-listener, hearer and speaker. Take my heart and give me eyes to see deeply. You are life. Speak life through me. You are hope. Speak hope through me. You are help. Help me to help.
I can do none of this on my own, please shine through me. Live in me; cleanse me of me and use me for Your purpose.
You are my safety and in You I rejoice. To You I look for every need.
If You are with the United States, we will prevail. I look to You alone for help. For You will deliver us from wickedness and redeem us from the grip of the terrible.
Jeremiah 16:5
Father, is this nation too far gone? Have You taken away Your lovingkindness and mercy from this land? Is there no hope?
Jeremiah 16:11
We have walked afer other gods and served them, and worshipped them. We have followed after the dictates of our own hearts.
We have done worse —each generation in forsaking the laws which You gave us —that we might prosper. Indeed, we have made our prosperity to be our own, forsaking You. Have mercy.
Jeremiah 16:12
We follow the dictates of our own heart _ filled with evil and we choose not to listen to You. Have mercy.
How can You look at us? We have denied Your prosperity. We do not deserve Your goodness. We are at Your mercy and we are so blinded by our pride that we do not even know it.
Jeremiah 16:17
You O Lord God see all our iniquity, You see our very evil thoughts. Nothing is hidden from You.
If you repay double fro our sin, will any of us stand?
We have defiled the land and we have filled every corner with our idols. Our consumption is so thick that idols lay in heaps around us. Indeed we have so many idols that we send our consumption to the trash heap. And we do not repent.
Truly, our eyes and our hearts are set to defy You.
Rebellion is rampant and even our leaders, past and present, join in the frolic and celebrate folly.
We rebel against Your chosen. We will not listen. Rebellion has set deeply within us as we seek to feed our endless lusts. Truly our gaze is fixed on evil.
We have chosen that which is detestable, and indulge in every abomination. O Father, we are intentional in choosing those idols which destroy Your inheritance. We strive to protect our desires to hurt You, mock You, and tempt Your hand.
Truly, we are a detestable people. Have mercy.
Oh Lord, my strength and fortress. My refuge in the day of affliction. Surely our fathers have inherited lies. Worthless and unprofitable things. We have turned from You and made gods for ourselves —gods that are false gods.
Cause us to know Your hand and Your might. Cause to Know that Your Name is the LORD.
May we repent with a contrite heart and humble ourselves before You, that we may again be pleasing in Your sight.
Help us, that we may stand strong and that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
In Jesus’ Name.
Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
More Jeremiah Prayers
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.
***This prayer is my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of any organization. They are offered in good faith that others may find them helpful in their prayer life and that the Body of Christ may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
Saturday, February 4, 2017
Jeremiah prayers —for the USA ...No. 3
***Do we glory in our wisdom? Our power? Our riches? Our knowledge? Nay...let us glory in knowing God!
Heavenly Father,
You are the One true and living God who knows us, sees, us, attends to us, and cares fro us. Your care has been superlative and You have prospered the United States. Our freedoms have come from You. Thank You.
Father, we have become wise in our own minds. We have used the wisdom You gave us and we have gloried in it. Now we have moved so far away from You as a nation, that we have become unrecognizable. We have used our riches to feed our every desire. We have become addicted to our need to consume. Have mercy.
Our desires have become addictions and we have nurtured habits of consumption. We have become so comfortable with our habits, that we have shut You out—that we might call our new society "good." We have left Your definitions and redefined our culture to fulfill our selfish desires.
We have redefined marriage and now we are redefining gender. We have made it to be whatever we want it to be. And we demand that the nation —as a whole —saffirm and assimilate into this man-made model that blatantly defies Your Word and the parameters of safety that You have ordained. Have mercy on us.
Father, we believe that the earth is ours. Forgive our folly. We have taken ownership and have even fancied that we understand the universe. We have gloried in our knowledge and abilities and used our creations to proclaim ourselves wise. Have mercy.
What is left for us to take from You? ...as if we could.
Please put a stop to our folly. Let us glory in returning to You. Change our desires, transform our thinking to seek You and to humble ourselves before You.
Your church has been silent. We have stood by and watched as the enemy has plundered our nation and stolen it, ravaged the poor, and destroyed the essential faith that has brought us the prosperity we have abused. Forgive us.
May we repent with a contrite heart and humble ourselves before You, that we may again be pleasing in Your sight.
Help us, that we may stand strong and that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
In Jesus’ Name.
Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
More Jeremiah Prayers
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.
***This prayer is my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of any organization. They are offered in good faith that others may find them helpful in their prayer life and that the Body of Christ may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
Jeremiah 9:23-26Please pray with me:
23 Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might, let not the rich man glory in his riches:
24 But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight, saith the Lord.
25 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;
26 Egypt, and Judah, and Edom, and the children of Ammon, and Moab, and all that are in the utmost corners, that dwell in the wilderness: for all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in the heart.
Heavenly Father,
You are the One true and living God who knows us, sees, us, attends to us, and cares fro us. Your care has been superlative and You have prospered the United States. Our freedoms have come from You. Thank You.
Father, we have become wise in our own minds. We have used the wisdom You gave us and we have gloried in it. Now we have moved so far away from You as a nation, that we have become unrecognizable. We have used our riches to feed our every desire. We have become addicted to our need to consume. Have mercy.
Our desires have become addictions and we have nurtured habits of consumption. We have become so comfortable with our habits, that we have shut You out—that we might call our new society "good." We have left Your definitions and redefined our culture to fulfill our selfish desires.
We have redefined marriage and now we are redefining gender. We have made it to be whatever we want it to be. And we demand that the nation —as a whole —saffirm and assimilate into this man-made model that blatantly defies Your Word and the parameters of safety that You have ordained. Have mercy on us.
Father, we believe that the earth is ours. Forgive our folly. We have taken ownership and have even fancied that we understand the universe. We have gloried in our knowledge and abilities and used our creations to proclaim ourselves wise. Have mercy.
What is left for us to take from You? ...as if we could.
Please put a stop to our folly. Let us glory in returning to You. Change our desires, transform our thinking to seek You and to humble ourselves before You.
Your church has been silent. We have stood by and watched as the enemy has plundered our nation and stolen it, ravaged the poor, and destroyed the essential faith that has brought us the prosperity we have abused. Forgive us.
May we repent with a contrite heart and humble ourselves before You, that we may again be pleasing in Your sight.
Help us, that we may stand strong and that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
In Jesus’ Name.
Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
More Jeremiah Prayers
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.
***This prayer is my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of any organization. They are offered in good faith that others may find them helpful in their prayer life and that the Body of Christ may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
Saturday, January 28, 2017
Jeremiah prayers —for the USA ...No. 2
***Were we ashamed? Will we walk? Will we hearken?
Heavenly Father,
You are the One True and Living God. Your righteousness and purity is beyond our comprehension. You call us to be like You and You have provided the way, through the sacrifice of Your Son, Jesus Christ, that we can come before You.
You have provided for us that our future be secured from separation from You. Father, You always provide...if we are willing. You always provide...when we do our part. You have been clear about the conditions of Your blessings and You have not been unreasonable. On the contrary, You invite, You implore, You plead with us to follow Your ways, that we may be safe and secured.
You have clearly spelled out the abominations that You detest. And clearly, we have not listened. We have continued in our ways and fed our desires. Truly, as a nation, we have killed the unborn and we have paid for those overseas to do the same. Forgive us.
Our current administration is taking steps to withdraw from this practice. Our current administration promises a SCOTUS that will uphold and value life. Have mercy O Lord.
May millions rise up and support this direction. You saw the March for Life! People overtly supporting this movement and standing against those who believe that abortion is a part of "womens' health."
Touch the hearts of many to rise up in support of Your directives. May we no longer strike and murder the unborn. Move in the hearts of newly pregnant mothers, those that support them, and raise up the army of women who have had abortions to join together to stop the carnage. Have mercy, O God, have mercy.
Strengthen us that this practice be eradicated from our thinking.
Open our hearts that we may be ashamed. Ashamed of what we have done, what we have supported, and ashamed that we have allowed this practice to continue while enjoying the bounty of Your blessings.
Marriage has been redefined. Father, we think we are so smart that we don't need You and we don't need Your direction. We have become proud. We don't want the "old paths" ...we want the new. We want what we want and we proclaim it to be good. Forgive us.
You have pleaded with us to seek Your ways and find rest for our souls. But we would not listen. Forgive us.
Many of us, who seek You, have turned away and said nothing. We enjoy our stuff. We have amused ourselves as our nation has gone the way of Your warning, while we turned away and refused to act, to engage, to love those who have turned away.
Father, Your church has disengaged from our nation for so long, that many young adults do not even remember any teaching about You. Forgive us and help us return to our first love—and proclaim it.
We have not watched. We have not hearkened to the sound of the trumpet. You set watchmen over us, and they spoke in vain for we would not listen.
The enemy has gained strength. The enemy has used our own to fight against us.
The opposition is now organized, funded, and powerful. And they are our children and our grandchildren—who have been captured by the enemy and are now used for his purpose. They are human shields against the enemy of Jesus Christ.
We are dismayed. May we repent. May we stand before Your throne and repent of our shame and petition You on behalf of these who have been taken captive.
Fill us with Your words that would turn their hearts back to You. May we again become actively engaged in this battle, standing before Your throne, worshiping in spirit and in truth, and speaking in love as Your Spirit gives us utterance.
May we once again hearken to Your Word. May we no longer reject You and may we embrace Your path with contrite hearts.
Help us, that we may stand strong and that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
In Jesus’ Name.
Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
More Jeremiah Prayers
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.
***This prayer is my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of any organization. They are offered in good faith that others may find them helpful in their prayer life and that the Church of Jesus Christ may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
Jeremiah 6:15-19Please pray with me:
15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the Lord.
16 Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.
17 Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.
18 Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
19 Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it.
Heavenly Father,
You are the One True and Living God. Your righteousness and purity is beyond our comprehension. You call us to be like You and You have provided the way, through the sacrifice of Your Son, Jesus Christ, that we can come before You.
You have provided for us that our future be secured from separation from You. Father, You always provide...if we are willing. You always provide...when we do our part. You have been clear about the conditions of Your blessings and You have not been unreasonable. On the contrary, You invite, You implore, You plead with us to follow Your ways, that we may be safe and secured.
You have clearly spelled out the abominations that You detest. And clearly, we have not listened. We have continued in our ways and fed our desires. Truly, as a nation, we have killed the unborn and we have paid for those overseas to do the same. Forgive us.
Our current administration is taking steps to withdraw from this practice. Our current administration promises a SCOTUS that will uphold and value life. Have mercy O Lord.
May millions rise up and support this direction. You saw the March for Life! People overtly supporting this movement and standing against those who believe that abortion is a part of "womens' health."
Touch the hearts of many to rise up in support of Your directives. May we no longer strike and murder the unborn. Move in the hearts of newly pregnant mothers, those that support them, and raise up the army of women who have had abortions to join together to stop the carnage. Have mercy, O God, have mercy.
Strengthen us that this practice be eradicated from our thinking.
Open our hearts that we may be ashamed. Ashamed of what we have done, what we have supported, and ashamed that we have allowed this practice to continue while enjoying the bounty of Your blessings.
Marriage has been redefined. Father, we think we are so smart that we don't need You and we don't need Your direction. We have become proud. We don't want the "old paths" ...we want the new. We want what we want and we proclaim it to be good. Forgive us.
You have pleaded with us to seek Your ways and find rest for our souls. But we would not listen. Forgive us.
Many of us, who seek You, have turned away and said nothing. We enjoy our stuff. We have amused ourselves as our nation has gone the way of Your warning, while we turned away and refused to act, to engage, to love those who have turned away.
Father, Your church has disengaged from our nation for so long, that many young adults do not even remember any teaching about You. Forgive us and help us return to our first love—and proclaim it.
We have not watched. We have not hearkened to the sound of the trumpet. You set watchmen over us, and they spoke in vain for we would not listen.
The enemy has gained strength. The enemy has used our own to fight against us.
The opposition is now organized, funded, and powerful. And they are our children and our grandchildren—who have been captured by the enemy and are now used for his purpose. They are human shields against the enemy of Jesus Christ.
We are dismayed. May we repent. May we stand before Your throne and repent of our shame and petition You on behalf of these who have been taken captive.
Fill us with Your words that would turn their hearts back to You. May we again become actively engaged in this battle, standing before Your throne, worshiping in spirit and in truth, and speaking in love as Your Spirit gives us utterance.
May we once again hearken to Your Word. May we no longer reject You and may we embrace Your path with contrite hearts.
Help us, that we may stand strong and that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
In Jesus’ Name.
Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
More Jeremiah Prayers
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.
***This prayer is my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of any organization. They are offered in good faith that others may find them helpful in their prayer life and that the Church of Jesus Christ may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Jeremiah prayers —for the USA ...No. 1
***Can I contend with horses? ...a call to repentance ..No. 1
Heavenly Father,
MONDAY:
Do the footmen weary me?
Can I contend with horses? If I am wearied in the land of peace, how shall I fare in battle?
There are a multitude of thoughts that pelt me. Teach me, O Lord. Have mercy on me and upgird my mind.
I claim 2 Timothy 1:7. I claim the power and love from You and I reject fear that comes against me. Teach me to serve You and stir up the gifts from Your Spirit. Teach me and remove the fear and reactions in me that thwart the testimony for Christ. Teach me fervent obedience to You.
Pluck out the evil that prevails in this land. Would it not be Your mercy? Open our eyes, our ears — may we hear the call to battle and respond.
Are there 10 righteous? Have mercy O God.
Eyes that do not see —or do they not look? Ears that do not or will not hear the call to arms. Father, I am no better. Forgive me. Upgird me to repent.
Awaken us — may Christ be served.
TUESDAY:
(My mind is in high drive. Thoughts without consequence. Help Lord. You ask me to do things that make no sense. I understand that they don't have to. But I wonder if I'm hearing Your voice. Am I doing Your work at the right time, in the right manner, and with the right heart? Being with a lot of people is hard. I struggle to manage the mental traffic that follows. Please help me.)
This nation has been a spiritual deaf-mute. We have not listened when we have heard. We have not acted. Forgive us. Teach us to pray for this nation.
(Please transform my thinking to manage all the stuff of my day and to handle the time-outs to be a fruitful joy with You. ...may I be found faithful.)
WEDNESDAY:
God of heaven, LORD of all the earth. You, who formed me —who formed the world where I live —You who created beauty that cannot be seen —justice that can not be embraced, —righteousness that cannot be touched, justice that cannot be embraced, —purity so great, that I cannot even contemplate it in my mind. ... You, who can be everything and yet You evaporate into nothing.
Have mercy on us —You have made us, created us, to be both finite in our bodies and infinite in our soul, You have embedded this understanding in us, yet we primarily look for significance in the physical. Forgive us. Lead us.
THUSDAY:
How do we give You the glory every day? (May I not cause You to weep —ever.) You see all that we do you see all that we think and You know our sin. You are not glorified in our nation anymore. Further, many work hard each day to remove everything that represent Your part of the success this nation has enjoyed.
They hate You. And Your church seems impotent to stand. We have grown fat and lethargic. Forgive us. We have not prayed; we have not sought You. We have not protected our freedoms to worship and to speak freely about the Gospel of Christ. Forgive us.
You are the everlasting God; You are the only hope for this nation.
Have mercy, O God and move our hearts to repent. May we all feel the shame of our deeds. Have mercy on us, O Lord.
Later:
We are bereft —your church —bereft of water: Your Holy Spirit —our eyesight is dimmed. Gone. Are we ashamed? Awaken us. Have mercy.
Our iniquity testifies against us. Our sin pronounces our wickedness and we have become comfortable with it.
You are our Hope —do it for Your Names' sake. Our backsliding establishes our guilt. You are our Savior in time of trouble. By our own hands, our own words, we are in trouble. Have mercy O LORD. O Hope of Israel — be our hope. God of Creation —recreate our hearts. Holy Spirit —convict us that we may repent. Crush us with knowledge of our sin.
Surely You have been made a stranger in this land. This should not be. We have evicted You from among us and we welcome all that hates You. Yet You, O Lord are in our midst And we are called by Your Name... Do not leave us.
FRIDAY (Inauguration Day)
Perfect God over all the earth. Teach me Your way for this day, this season, this life.
If you are in my midst, I take my safety in You. You are omnipresent...You are here.
Father, this nation loves to wander, and we go where ever our feet desire. We have put no restraints on our desires, nor any boundaries.
Is not Your Word clear? It is clear O LORD. Is Your care for us defined? And have You clearly articulated the places we should not go?
Your word is clear. Your care is defined and You have clearly articulated he boundaries of our safety. But we have ignored Your warnings. We have gone our own way.
Our gluttony of everything has become our god. We have gorged ourselves with out self-importance, with satisfying our appetites for food, stuff, sex, entertainment. We have fed our eyes, our ears, our bodies with every sensation imaginable. We have shunned Your Word. We have worked with diligence to remove every evidence of You from our sight, our day, our existence.
When we could not run from You, When we could not hide from Your existence, we waged war against You and openly performed every abomination to spite You.
SAVE US —LORD GOD ALMIGHTY!
Your church protects our comfort —as if we have a right to comfort because we associate ourselves with Your Son, Jesus Christ. We have become myopic in our daily lives —giving only as far as our comfort. Our comfort has been our god. We protect our comforts.
As we have seen the pain around the world, as media has allowed us to peer into the lives of other nations, and our own, Father, we have been eye-witnesses to:
Our sin is so great. Please settle us. Take us into the quiet, where we cannot escape from You. Ope our eyes to see how far we have gone from Your loving kindness. Exhaust us from our comfort binging. We have gorged ourselves to the point that we cannot think. We have become so addicted that we can only look for the next thing to satisfy our addiction-for-the-next-thing.
Exhaust us O God. In Your mercy - exhaust us. See us —in our stupor —please do not turn from us. Open our eyes that we might see our deplorable condition and cower in embarrassment before You.
Waken Your church from our stupor. Waken pastors —upset us —may our pain be great. May it be unmanageable... that we may turn from our pride, our arrogance, our comfort —and come humbly before You.
Help us, that we may stand strong and that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
In Jesus’ Name.
Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
More Jeremiah Prayers
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.
***This prayer is my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of any organization. They are offered in good faith that others may find them helpful in their prayer life and that the Church of Jesus Christ may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
Jeremiah 12:5Please pray with me:
5 If thou hast run with the footmen, and they have wearied thee, then how canst thou contend with horses? and if in the land of peace, wherein thou trustedst, they wearied thee, then how wilt thou do in the swelling of Jordan?
Heavenly Father,
MONDAY:
Do the footmen weary me?
Can I contend with horses? If I am wearied in the land of peace, how shall I fare in battle?
There are a multitude of thoughts that pelt me. Teach me, O Lord. Have mercy on me and upgird my mind.
I claim 2 Timothy 1:7. I claim the power and love from You and I reject fear that comes against me. Teach me to serve You and stir up the gifts from Your Spirit. Teach me and remove the fear and reactions in me that thwart the testimony for Christ. Teach me fervent obedience to You.
Pluck out the evil that prevails in this land. Would it not be Your mercy? Open our eyes, our ears — may we hear the call to battle and respond.
Are there 10 righteous? Have mercy O God.
Eyes that do not see —or do they not look? Ears that do not or will not hear the call to arms. Father, I am no better. Forgive me. Upgird me to repent.
Awaken us — may Christ be served.
TUESDAY:
(My mind is in high drive. Thoughts without consequence. Help Lord. You ask me to do things that make no sense. I understand that they don't have to. But I wonder if I'm hearing Your voice. Am I doing Your work at the right time, in the right manner, and with the right heart? Being with a lot of people is hard. I struggle to manage the mental traffic that follows. Please help me.)
This nation has been a spiritual deaf-mute. We have not listened when we have heard. We have not acted. Forgive us. Teach us to pray for this nation.
(Please transform my thinking to manage all the stuff of my day and to handle the time-outs to be a fruitful joy with You. ...may I be found faithful.)
WEDNESDAY:
God of heaven, LORD of all the earth. You, who formed me —who formed the world where I live —You who created beauty that cannot be seen —justice that can not be embraced, —righteousness that cannot be touched, justice that cannot be embraced, —purity so great, that I cannot even contemplate it in my mind. ... You, who can be everything and yet You evaporate into nothing.
Have mercy on us —You have made us, created us, to be both finite in our bodies and infinite in our soul, You have embedded this understanding in us, yet we primarily look for significance in the physical. Forgive us. Lead us.
THUSDAY:
How do we give You the glory every day? (May I not cause You to weep —ever.) You see all that we do you see all that we think and You know our sin. You are not glorified in our nation anymore. Further, many work hard each day to remove everything that represent Your part of the success this nation has enjoyed.
They hate You. And Your church seems impotent to stand. We have grown fat and lethargic. Forgive us. We have not prayed; we have not sought You. We have not protected our freedoms to worship and to speak freely about the Gospel of Christ. Forgive us.
You are the everlasting God; You are the only hope for this nation.
Have mercy, O God and move our hearts to repent. May we all feel the shame of our deeds. Have mercy on us, O Lord.
Later:
We are bereft —your church —bereft of water: Your Holy Spirit —our eyesight is dimmed. Gone. Are we ashamed? Awaken us. Have mercy.
Our iniquity testifies against us. Our sin pronounces our wickedness and we have become comfortable with it.
You are our Hope —do it for Your Names' sake. Our backsliding establishes our guilt. You are our Savior in time of trouble. By our own hands, our own words, we are in trouble. Have mercy O LORD. O Hope of Israel — be our hope. God of Creation —recreate our hearts. Holy Spirit —convict us that we may repent. Crush us with knowledge of our sin.
Surely You have been made a stranger in this land. This should not be. We have evicted You from among us and we welcome all that hates You. Yet You, O Lord are in our midst And we are called by Your Name... Do not leave us.
FRIDAY (Inauguration Day)
Perfect God over all the earth. Teach me Your way for this day, this season, this life.
If you are in my midst, I take my safety in You. You are omnipresent...You are here.
Father, this nation loves to wander, and we go where ever our feet desire. We have put no restraints on our desires, nor any boundaries.
Is not Your Word clear? It is clear O LORD. Is Your care for us defined? And have You clearly articulated the places we should not go?
Your word is clear. Your care is defined and You have clearly articulated he boundaries of our safety. But we have ignored Your warnings. We have gone our own way.
Our gluttony of everything has become our god. We have gorged ourselves with out self-importance, with satisfying our appetites for food, stuff, sex, entertainment. We have fed our eyes, our ears, our bodies with every sensation imaginable. We have shunned Your Word. We have worked with diligence to remove every evidence of You from our sight, our day, our existence.
When we could not run from You, When we could not hide from Your existence, we waged war against You and openly performed every abomination to spite You.
SAVE US —LORD GOD ALMIGHTY!
Your church protects our comfort —as if we have a right to comfort because we associate ourselves with Your Son, Jesus Christ. We have become myopic in our daily lives —giving only as far as our comfort. Our comfort has been our god. We protect our comforts.
As we have seen the pain around the world, as media has allowed us to peer into the lives of other nations, and our own, Father, we have been eye-witnesses to:
- Severe hardship
- The sword, pestilence and famine.... And we have given paltry donations. We have given only what would not disturb our comfort.
- We give a little bit, and wash our hands. We turn away, uttering our paltry prayer under our breath..."Lord, be with them."
Our sin is so great. Please settle us. Take us into the quiet, where we cannot escape from You. Ope our eyes to see how far we have gone from Your loving kindness. Exhaust us from our comfort binging. We have gorged ourselves to the point that we cannot think. We have become so addicted that we can only look for the next thing to satisfy our addiction-for-the-next-thing.
Exhaust us O God. In Your mercy - exhaust us. See us —in our stupor —please do not turn from us. Open our eyes that we might see our deplorable condition and cower in embarrassment before You.
Waken Your church from our stupor. Waken pastors —upset us —may our pain be great. May it be unmanageable... that we may turn from our pride, our arrogance, our comfort —and come humbly before You.
Help us, that we may stand strong and that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
In Jesus’ Name.
Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation:
More Jeremiah Prayers
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.
***This prayer is my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of any organization. They are offered in good faith that others may find them helpful in their prayer life and that the Church of Jesus Christ may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
Saturday, January 14, 2017
Prayer for the Trump Administration, No. 4
***Prayer to bring unity and spiritual growth to the U.S. —
Heavenly Father,
Our nation is desperate. Your church is desperate. Our level of spiritual maturity has diminished to that of babies. Your church is at fault. Open our eyes that we may confess our sin and repent.
We have enjoyed our freedoms and taken them for granted. We have not prayed fervently for our leaders, or our nation. We have watched as the social fabric has wandered away and then run from the protections You put in place through the behaviors set up in Your Word. We have not activated our prayer life or our daily activities to challenge the moral decline of our nation. Open our eyes that we may confess our sin and repent.
Can it be any wonder that the quality of our leadership has declined? Can a nation that has turned its back on You raise up leadership that honors You? It is not possible. Truly the church is at fault.
Can it be any wonder that the truthful reporting by the national media has deteriorated? Can a nation that has no hunger for truth or righteousness raise up media that seeks it? It is not possible.
Can it be any wonder that the moral decline of our nation has deteriorated? Can a nation that has backsliden produce a government that seeks after righteousness and Truth? It is not possible.
Activate us, Your church. Raise a spiritual hunger and thirst for Truth that we may mature. May we see Your Word as vital to daily life. May we again become activated as soldiers of Christ. May we take our place in the daily battle by "bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ..." (2 Cor. 10:5)
Is it hopeless? You are our Hope. You have promised wisdom if we ask. May our leadership ask. May we, the people, ask for ourselves and on behalf of our leadership. Your Word clearly states:
May Your church rise up through Your Word. May we daily grow through solid understanding of Your Word. May we not take for granted the privilege of studying Your Word and proclaiming it. May we, daily, through our actions, demonstrate that Your Word is Truth and only through You can we enjoy safety and freedom in the nation.
Donald J. Trump chooses his administration, grant him wisdom from above. As he chooses his words, his actions, his public (and private) communication —grant him words that move hearts towards You. Grant him favor before Your throne of grace and endow him with Your wisdom as he leads this nation.
Help us, that we may stand strong and that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
In Jesus’ Name.
Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation and for our leaders:
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.
***These prayers are based on the encouragement and guidance from Intercessors for America. These prayers are my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of Intercessors for America. These are published in good faith and for general information purpose only. Please consider joining this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/
Psalm 26:11Please pray with me:
But as for me, I will walk in my integrity; Redeem me and be merciful to me.
Job 38:36
Who has put wisdom in the mind?[a] Or who has given understanding to the heart?
Heavenly Father,
Our nation is desperate. Your church is desperate. Our level of spiritual maturity has diminished to that of babies. Your church is at fault. Open our eyes that we may confess our sin and repent.
We have enjoyed our freedoms and taken them for granted. We have not prayed fervently for our leaders, or our nation. We have watched as the social fabric has wandered away and then run from the protections You put in place through the behaviors set up in Your Word. We have not activated our prayer life or our daily activities to challenge the moral decline of our nation. Open our eyes that we may confess our sin and repent.
Can it be any wonder that the quality of our leadership has declined? Can a nation that has turned its back on You raise up leadership that honors You? It is not possible. Truly the church is at fault.
Can it be any wonder that the truthful reporting by the national media has deteriorated? Can a nation that has no hunger for truth or righteousness raise up media that seeks it? It is not possible.
John 14:6Truly the church is at fault because Jesus Christ is Truth, and we have not stood up for our right and privilege to proclaim it. Further, we have watched as our First Amendment Right to the Freedom of Speech has been stripped away. The very thing it is meant to protect is all but gone.
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
Can it be any wonder that the moral decline of our nation has deteriorated? Can a nation that has backsliden produce a government that seeks after righteousness and Truth? It is not possible.
Activate us, Your church. Raise a spiritual hunger and thirst for Truth that we may mature. May we see Your Word as vital to daily life. May we again become activated as soldiers of Christ. May we take our place in the daily battle by "bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ..." (2 Cor. 10:5)
Is it hopeless? You are our Hope. You have promised wisdom if we ask. May our leadership ask. May we, the people, ask for ourselves and on behalf of our leadership. Your Word clearly states:
James 1:5 (KJV) 5 If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.Senate confirmations are under way. Many Democrats seem determined to fight for those liberal agendas that would move our nation farther away from You. Have mercy O God. Raise up prayers that this nation may turn to You. Raise up prayers for the spiritual growth of our nation, that again we may produce leaders and government that are spiritually mature.
May Your church rise up through Your Word. May we daily grow through solid understanding of Your Word. May we not take for granted the privilege of studying Your Word and proclaiming it. May we, daily, through our actions, demonstrate that Your Word is Truth and only through You can we enjoy safety and freedom in the nation.
Donald J. Trump chooses his administration, grant him wisdom from above. As he chooses his words, his actions, his public (and private) communication —grant him words that move hearts towards You. Grant him favor before Your throne of grace and endow him with Your wisdom as he leads this nation.
Help us, that we may stand strong and that we may be found faithful in the day of His coming.
In Jesus’ Name.
Please consider these prayers for the revival of our nation and for our leaders:
For the Trump Administration
For Leaders and Decision Makers
For Pastors, especially in the U.S.
***These prayers are based on the encouragement and guidance from Intercessors for America. These prayers are my own and the content does not reflect the philosophy or policies of Intercessors for America. These are published in good faith and for general information purpose only. Please consider joining this army of prayer warriors. Consider visiting their website to learn more. http://ifapray.org/
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