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: Am I ready?

God of all creation, God of Truth, Righteousness, and of Justice,

Thank You for the beauty of the day. Thank You for directing us not to worry, Thank you for Your Word, that tells us of the events in the last days, and how we should prepare.

Am I prepared?
You are the God who prepares. You are the God who provides. As You did for Abraham and Isaac, providing the sacrifice, a substitute for Abraham’s son. And You provided a sacrifice for us.

You left Your church with a commission, to proclaim the Gospel, to give a testimony of what You have done in our lives, to love people, to pray, and to serve You in all that we do. All in preparation for what is to come.

Truly, what is to come, seems to be at the door! You have given us so many directives on how to be ready, how to be prepared. And in each admonition You remind us that we are safe in You.

Isaiah 41
10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Philippians 4:6-7
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

John 14:1,3
1 Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.

Am I ready?
You have prepared a place for us. Am I ready? Have I honed all the skills needed for this new place?

Maybe, more importantly, is my heart tuned to resonate with Your voice? Is it ready to stand strong and receive, expedite, and execute Your commands? After all, You are the Commander.

Do I understand that each day is preparation for the next? Do I understand You are always preparing our path for the next step…You are always a step ahead?

Psalm 119:105
105 Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

Oh how I love Your Word. Your promises are so reassuring. You touch my heart and mind so that I need not be afraid. You have given us the Script of what is before us and what to expect.

You have assured us that You have prepared the path and the Way. You walk with us and attend to all our wants.

Psalm 23:1
The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want.

Your assurance, Your presence, Your provision and preparation for me is truly my greatest Treasure. Your promises guide me each day and I do not lose track what awaits me.

Psalm 23:
5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

I will rest.

Psalm 37:7-9
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.

8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

9 For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

Amen.
In You, I am ready.

For You have prepared me and walk with me.

…do not forget the children, O God. Move swiftly…to save 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: Let my people go

God of Heaven and Earth,
Lord Jesus, Savior and Redeemer,
Holy Spirit, Guide and Teacher,

You are Omniscient. You know all things.
You are Omnipotent. You are all powerful.
You are Omnipresent. You are everywhere.

That’s why You tell us not to worry. Because no matter how hard it seems, no matter how difficult the situation, You are greater. You are able to bring good out of it. You are a lover of Truth. You cannot lie.

Thank You for Your Word that reassures me of this things. You have given me Your Word. It is precious to me. You are my greatest reassure. You are the lover of my soul. You love me more than I can possibly love myself. I bow in unspeakable gratitude.

The enemy pushes in
O God, my God…the enemy has secured the help of millions and millions of people to do his bidding. It feels like all the plagues of Egypt are being poured out at once upon this nation.

Let my people go (Exodus 7:8-12)
This nation is not unlike Your people in Egypt who wanted to worship You freely We are Your people. We want to worship You freely. Those running the government see us as the enemy of this nation. They come at us with a vengeance.

Moses’ staff turned into a snake. The Egyptian magicians could do that. Yes, there seems to be snakes everywhere here. 2-legged asps…spreading their verbal venom all day, every day. Denying truth and pushing their narrative with arrogant, audacious veracity. They are unrelenting. They proliferate.

Plague of Blood (Exodus 7:14-25)
The water turned to blood. The Egyptians dug wells to find new water and turn that into blood. Here too, the streets are turned to blood as one shooting after another kills someone. People with families, loved ones. people who are frustrated and coerced, school children, innocent bystanders, our police men and women…

You know them all. Please comfort their loved ones— especially the children. Please bring a spirit of reason to this land.

Plague of Frogs (Exodus 8:1-15)
Frogs came out of the river. They were everywhere. Out of the river of blood…the media has turned itself into a river of blood and their words, like the frogs have permeated every area of our lives. The media here has taken over as the prince of the "power of the air.” Our enemy - Satan is permeating every room of this nation.

Ephesians 2:2
“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:”

O God have mercy on those who have blindly followed after lies. And raise up the Voice of Truth.

Plague of Lice (Exodus 8:16-19)
Plague of Flies (Exodus 8:20-32)
Aaron stuck his staff and lice came like the dust of the earth. Now the Egyptian magicians declared it was from You. They could not duplicate it. Bring forth Truth as the dust! Please combat these lies with Truths beyond counting.

Flies in the land of the Egyptians. But the land of Goshen…was clean. Pharaoh was getting the idea. He said they could go…but changed his mind. The people being used by Your enemy are not going to give up. Help Lord.

Father, for every bit of Truth that is brought forth, it is swiftly covered by heaps of lies. Lice. Lies like dust - from You. Could Your countless lice consume the countless lies? They can. Truth always rises - because it has the magnetic attraction to YOU. Praise God. Evil always falls away - because it is repelled by Your goodness, Your love and care, as well as Your justice.

Plague of Pestilence (Exodus 9:1-7)
Your hand was against the cattle - all cattle of the Egyptians: horses, donkeys, camels, oxen, and sheep. It was previous. BUT it did not tough the cattle of the Israelites. This was their wealth! This was their food! The enemy threatens our livelihoods - simply because we want to worship You.

They cannot stand it and have proclaimed us to be the enemy.

Rise up O God - may their devices come against them, their livelihoods, their families. May their lies be like gravel in their mouth. ALL that they may know that You are God and bow before You. Have mercy on them.

Plague of Boils (Exodus 9:8-12)
WOW…You got really personal here! Boils on all the people and on the beasts that weren’t killed by the last pestilence. Is the C19 being used somehow? Please hear my prayer… You have the capacity to get people’s attention. With increasing pressure, You pressured these people to know You are God - while protecting the Israelites. Please pressure them and protect us.

Plague of Hail (Exodus 9:13-35)
Plague of Locusts (Exodus 10:1-20)
These are at Your beck and call. You control the weather and all the creatures, You reserved free will for humans alone.

The hail was unlike anything they had experienced. It was mixed with fire! But it was outside their homes. And Your people were spared and all that were brought in. Please bring us inside before the wrath to appease Your justice begins.

The Locusts ate everything! Now, finally, Pharaoh would allow only the men leave…yet their crops were destroyed by everything that wasn’t destroyed by the hail.

Rise up O God that we may proclaim Your work, Your salvation.

Plague of Darkness (Exodus 10:21-29)
And the darkness…darkness that could be felt. The darkness lasted for three days...You are Light.

I fall at Your feet and say, "Help Lord. Have mercy on us. Bring the Light.”

All this, and still Pharaoh refused. Finally, You had no other choice.

The Plague on the Firstborn (Exodus 11, 12:1-30)
You took the children; the firstborn of their offspring. Even of the cattle. You took their firstborn, yet You later gave Your firstborn. And after He descended into darkness for three days, He returned and brought with Him, Light.

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

1 Corinthians 15:4
“And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:"

God of heaven, this nation is in darkness…the darkness can be felt. It is so thick. The nation lies in ruins. Please, O God, bring us out of the darkness and into Your Light. Restore our identity as One Nation Under God. Bring us out of this bondage; out of the darkness that pervades our thinking.

Please, O God, save the children. Especially for their sake.

Maranatha.

Furnace Prayers: Tempest Voice

O Lord God of the heavens,

You are the God of all Creation. You speak and the storm ceases. You speak and the mountain is removed to the ocean. You speak and the fig tree withers and is no more. The earth is Yours and all that is here. You set the sky and firmament, the land and the rivers…You speak and they obey You.

Psalm 13:1-2
How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever?
How long wilt thou hide they face from me?

How long shall I take counsel in my soul,
having sorrow in my heart daily?
How long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

At every turn, the enemy tries to thwart the truth in this nation. Lies come from every corner, never missing an opportunity to bury Truth and condemn the innocent.

Psalm 13:3
Consider and hear me, O Lord my God;
lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death;

O God who formed me and knew me while I was yet in my mother’s womb, hear my prayer. For I cry out to You in exhaustion. The enemy never sleeps. You know. Hear my cry, my request that You move swiftly and speedily on behalf of the nation. As each day passes, the Truth sinks deeper and in some cases, it withers away.

No, No O God, have mercy on us. Rise up. I press You on this matter. Glorify Yourself in these difficult times. Rise up, O God and be glorified.

Psalm 13:4
Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him;
and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved.

Call it to a stop! Speak in the tempest! Still the waters! Silence their laughter. Hear their proud, haughty and arrogant talk. Those in the media promote that which they are told. Payoffs behind the table. Devious actions to cover up heinous sin.

O God, You know all of this. Please call it to a stop. Raise up Truth. Proclaim the day of salvation.

Psalm 13:5
But I have trusted in thy mercy;
my heart shall rejoice in they salvation.

You alone O God. I trust in You alone. Truth comes from You. You are Truth.

Is it true:

"We need winds and tempests to exercise our faith, to tear off the rotten bough of self-dependence, and to root us more firmly in Christ. The day of evil reveals to us the value of our glorious hope."
Spurgeon, C. H. (1896). Morning and evening: Daily readings. London: Passmore & Alabaster. Morning reading for April 29.

Speak in the tempest, O God. Call for Truth to this nation. I ask it. Boldly.

Psalm 13:6
I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me.

My song is at the ready. My heart ready to rejoice. Please, O God, how much longer?

Please, save the children.

Maranatha.

Furnace Prayers: Lovers of Truth

You, O God are Truth.
I come to You on behalf of this nation. Truly, this nation has fallen away from Truth - in any sense of the word. Please forgive us.

You are Truth. You have not changed. You have not held back from us. You have not gone into hiding or concealed Yourself so that You could not be found.

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

Malachi 3:6 “For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.”

And You are watching. You see what is going on and You don’t miss anything - not a detail.

Proverbs 15:3
"The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.”

You are Comfort.
Your Word gives me comfort. I feel helpless to do something to help the nation – or even my neighbor as I see all that is happening. Thank You that You are steadfast in Truth. You are not fickle. You aren’t visible one day, so that everyone can find You, and then hidden the next day. You are trust-worthy and I will trust in You.

You are my comfort in these days of uncertainty.

Truth is hard.
Father, Truth is hard. Truth is hard when it exposes a false narrative. WOW…those are new words. A false narrative… is a lie. It is a false-hood. It is a lie.

Truth is hard when it exposes the lies in our living and the corruption of our hearts.

Truth condemns us! It convicts us! Yet, You love us, even when we are hiding behind the lies of our desires…our false narratives that we seem to protect by calling evil good and good evil.

O God of Life, I cannot simply push this off on the nation. I too have the ability to justify my actions when it suits me. I’m good at that! I want what I want. Please forgive me. Please forgive this nation. Please help me change. Please help this nation change.

The knowledge of Good and Evil…all the way from the Garden of Eden…when they consumed its fruit… this knowledge is now in every person who is born. We know the difference between right and wrong. We don’t have to teach two-year olds to lie. Surely, it is “in” us.

Jeremiah 17:9
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?”

I take comfort because You are Truth and You expose our hearts and You provide the way for us to be cleansed of the evil that is in us. And You protect us from the evil that surrounds us.

False narratives enslave us. Truth sets us free.

Requests:

• Please expose the evil that pervades this nation.
• Please set us free from the enslavement of these false narratives.
• Grant us contrite hearts to face the truth about our wickedness.
• Give us courage to face the evil, knowing You are with us.
• Bring us to the saving grace that Your Truth can save us.
• Turn our hearts to be Lovers of Truth.
• Let nothing satisfy us, so that we run to Your Light and find Your grace.
• May Truth reign in our hearts and in this nation once again…even in Arizona.

I ask it. I ask boldly. I ask for the children. ...Please save the children.

Maranatha.

Furnace Prayers: Can a nation be born in a day?

O God, my God…

You are the God of Your creation. You, O God, are the Alpha and Omega. You know the ending from the beginning. My heart is heavy, but I will rejoice in You. My eyes cannot see, for the tears that well up distort my vision. My ears hear the cries of children and of racial unrest. Fear is everywhere and distorts reality.

Narratives and optics
…new words in the vocabulary of this nation…they are so pervasive. They've seek to hide Truth, bury our identity, and twist our ability to reason. Swarms. Swarms of half truths; warms of false narratives; swarms of outright lies….

Where is Truth? You are Truth. Where are You?

I beseech You on behalf of the Unites States of America. My heart is overwhelmed at the devastation that has torn us apart.

Matthew 5:7
“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.”

God who is gracious…be gracious to us and grant us hunger and thirst for You, rather than each other and the destruction of this nation.

Isaiah 66:8
Who hath heard such a thing? who hath seen such things? Shall the earth be made to bring forth in one day? or shall a nation be born at once? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.

O God, we have heard of such a thing! YOU brought forth the Nation of Israel on May 14, 1948. Will You bring back the USA as well? AND, You did much, much more. You caused the nation to prosper again!

Isaiah 66:9
Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: Shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.

You brought Israel forth from a desert land…a desolate land of dust, desert and mountains.

Milk and honey? ...not a trace! Not a hope. Not a whim or whiff… Where was their hope? YOU! You crafted the new nation. You brought forth the land. You gave them a heart to rebuild! You brought them together! You prospered them.

O God, will You do it again?
The land of the United States is devastated.
We are dust…lies pervade like the dust of the earth…everywhere we look; everything we hear…lies are burying Truth and we cannot see well enough to distinguish one from the other.

We are a spiritual desert…Truth has been stripped from Your church as we slept. Freedom has been stripped from the nation itself, as a subtle storm gained solid footing, and then brought forth an avalanche of death in multiple forms of division.

We are surrounded by mountains of deception and destruction on every side. There is no place to turn.

O God, will You intervene? Will You raise up this nation —in a day?
I ask it. I ask it boldly!

A New Constitution
You gave the land of Israel a new beginning and a new Constitution! Not just the land, but the proclamation of its essence! A Constitution that defined what it stood for –for the whole world to see!

There is a lot of chat about the US being a corporation. All the way back from 1-8-7-1. …that we have been owned by foreign interests. It keeps coming up. More and more, it surfaces. Is it true? You know O God.

I know Your Word is sure.
I know that Your Word does not 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 have promised:

Philippians 1:6
Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ:

O God, You are my confidence. I come boldly and I ask that You do it again:

• Give the USA a rebirth…in a day;
• Unite the people here, clearing our eyes to see Truth;
• Clear our hearts to receive it;
• Restore our love of freedom;
• Establish justice as necessary for order
• Melt us together again to receive and care for our neighbor

O God, please…please save this nation. Please, save the children.

Maranatha!

Furnace Prayers: The race race

Oh Father of all knowing, Lord of all creation, Holy Spirit, who teaches,

You are God. You are God of all Creation. You are the only God who sacrificed all, for ALL people, that ALL may be saved…if they so choose to receive Your gift.

You made us. All of us. And we rightly belong to You. Thank You.

Psalm 100:3
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.

Many do not acknowledge You as Truth, as Creator. Many want to be like You - all powerful. This deception is not new.

Genesis 3
2 And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.

4 And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die:

5 For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.

We are ALL Your people. Many are deceived and believe they can live without You and they can determine what is right and what is wrong. Many believe they see clearly. Many believe they can take Your place and declare to others both good and evil, and mandate that everyone bow before them.

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.

There is such deception saturating our nation. It seems that everything is about race. Politics is about race. White supremacy is, in the minds of some, the cause of all their problems. Race is the reason to defund the police. Race is a reason to beat people and burn down whatever can be found that will burn.

I wonder:

• How many times has one incident been used to make wide-spread assumptions?
• How many times have “false flags” been staged to defend and uphold a specific narrative?
• How much does the media hide from the public…to sway them towards their direction…and away from truth?

Father, we know where deception comes from. It comes from the Father of lies. It comes from Your (our) enemy…from Satan.

John 8:44
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

We are one race
Thank You that You made us all from Adam. Is it really a literal truth? You say so in Your Word as well.

Acts 17:26
And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;
https://www.bible.ca/ef/expository-acts-17-24-26.htm

Science supports Your Word.

Science supports Your Word. Race is not a science, but a social concept:
https://www.livescience.com/47627-race-is-not-a-science-concept.html

Race is a social construct, and not scientific
https://bjcardio.co.uk/2021/03/one-race-one-science/

The enemy, the imitator, the counterfeiter
Satan has come to steal, kill, and destroy this nation…because it is One Nation Under God. He is trying to pull us down to create the New World Order.

Truly Satan is a deceiver. He cannot create, so he is left to imitate. He must pull this nation down to create his imitation world order. He must bring forth the anti-christ, in imitation of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Your Word even tells us that the anti-christ will be mortally wounded and rise up in three days.

….WOW. An imitation of the real resurrection…and another false flag to deceive others.

There is so much talk now about trans-humanism. …that people will be hooked up to technology and become part human and part technology.

And the cross-breeding of people with monkeys.

They want smarter monkeys…why?
https://nypost.com/2020/11/19/scientists-make-bigger-monkey-brains-using-human-genes/

And, to supposedly grow organs to harvest for transplants.
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/04/15/987164563/scientists-create-early-embryos-that-are-part-human-part-monkey

All in an effort to give people “eternal life?” Another deception. Another imitation.

Truth
Father, You created us male and female. You made us spirit, soul and body. When Adam and Eve sinned, You had to throw them out of the Garden so they wouldn’t eat of the Tree of Life…and live forever in their fallen state. It was an act of mercy.

Then, You sent Your only begotten Son to Redeem us! So that only our body would die and our soul and spirit would live forever. True Salvation. True Eternal life.

Father, have mercy. Raise up Truth. Raise up Jesus Christ. Open the eyes of this nation to clearly see the deception of Satan. Grant us discernment to see imitation, false flags, and counterfeit narratives…all from the Father of Lies.

I ask that people not fall for these deceptions. You are greater than Satan and You have given us the strategies to counter his lies.

We are Your people. We are the sheep of Your pasture. Bring us forth to the partake of Your Word. Grant us a hunger and thirst after righteousness…that we may find it in Jesus.

Save the children.

I ask it in Jesus’ Name and for His Kingdom come.

Maranatha!