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A Prayer That God Will Raise Up An Army
Of Prayer Warriors Who Are Willing To Persevere In Prayer And Wage
War On Their Knees (Luke 18:1-8)
A Prayer For A Visitation Of During this segment of our prayer, we are to pray for a visitation of God’s saving power. First, the words of Jesus from the very last chapter of the Bible—Revelation 22:
Let us pray: Lord, we have just heard again Your promise to us. We believe Your promises are true. In this sacred time together in Your Word and in prayer, we want to affirm to You and to one another that we really do believe You are coming again. We confess again that as a denomination and as individuals we believe in the premillenial second coming of Christ. We believe there is eternal life for the righteous—and we believe there is eternal punishment for the wicked-eternal punishment without liberation or annihilation for everyone who does not come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. It is this belief that gives this prayer its urgency. We’re not comfortable with the images of eternal punishment. We’re not comfortable with the prospect of eternal punishment for anyone! So we’re asking You to extend Your great grace, multiply Your mercy, and pour out Your Spirit so that our family, friends, neighbors... people of all ages everywhere will be drawn to You... so they cannot escape the voice of the Spirit and the Bride saying "Come! Come whoever is thirsty, let him come. Whoever wishes... whosoever will... let him take the free gift of the water of life.” Lord, visit this planet with salvation. I thank You that we can pray this prayer with absolute confidence that we are praying according to Your will. It is for this very purpose that You came and lived among us - You came to seek and to save! Father, we thank You that You so loved the world that You gave Your only son that whosoever - whosoever - believed on Him should not perish but have everlasting life. You did not send Your son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. So this is a "Thy will be done on earth” prayer - for it is not Your will that any should perish but that ALL would come to repentance. This is Your will. I’m bold in asking You for an old-fashioned visitation of CONVICTION. I’m asking for an overwhelming move of the Holy Spirit in this country and around the world. For You said when the Holy Ghost comes, He will CONVICT the world of guilt in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment. I’m asking that people would be so overcome by the heaviness of sin and guilt that they cannot rest or eat or tend to the routine demands of their lives until they confront Jesus as Savior and Lord. I’m also asking for an old-fashioned visitation of TRUE CONFESSION and REPENTENCE. Forgive us for our victim mentality that makes it easy for us to rationalize behavior, justify sin, and disclaim personal accountability. Drive us, by whatever means You must, to TRUE CONFESSION - confession that means admitting our fault and repenting. May we experience a wave of TRUE REPENTENCE - a repentance of being sorry to the point of grief, turning and walking away from sin. Help people everywhere to "repent and be converted that their sins may be blotted out, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.” Give us a universal UNCOVERING of sin... at every level of government, business and life. For "He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whosoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.” A third element of this visitation of salvation—I’m asking for a revival of the fear of God. God, You aren’t just one of the guys. You aren’t like a doting parent who just sits by and smiles while the world does as it pleases. Rather, You have the capacity to be jealous, to be angry, and to pour out wrath and judgment. Your character demands that You deal in justice, regardless of the depth of Your great love for every man and woman. Would You strike the world with such a profound sense of Your HOLINESS and GREATNESS, and of human sin and weakness, that we can only stand and move in awe and healthy fear before You. Give us a fear that acknowledges that there is no creature hidden from Your sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account. You say this is the whole duty of man - to fear God and keep His commandments. This is bottom-line stuff. The fear of God leads to wisdom and life. But we have fallen so short in our attitude toward You. Forgive us. The fear of God has too often been sacrificed to pluralism, relativism, humanism - to political correctness. Convict us that there are absolutes to which we are accountable and by which we will be judged. Send into our world a fear of God that will stem the tide of moral erosion. I pray for a move of MORAL CONVICTION, MORAL COURAGE, and a will to FEAR and PLEASE GOD rather than man. Restore to the world an appreciation for REVERENCE, SILENCE, SOLITUDE, AWE, and the FEAR OF GOD. Lord, I believe You are coming soon. I have asked what I know You desire to give. So hear this prayer for a visitation of Your SAVING POWER. Would You grant this so we might say from our hearts, "EVEN SO, COME, LORD JESUS.” All who are in agreement, say AMEN. Let us now join together in prayer, repeating after me: Lord, we claim Your promise that when we agree in prayer... that whatever we ask will be done. Reveal to us now our role in the answer to this prayer. Birth in us a sacrificial spirit, a will to pay whatever the cost to see people saved. Help us to understand there’s a time to celebrate—but also a time to mourn, a time to grieve over sin. Give us broken and contrite spirits. Burn into our spirits our responsibility to be holy as You are holy—and to live the Christ life before a lost and watching world. Amen. A Prayer That God’s People Would Lay
Aside Their Differences, And Unite Behind The Desperate Need For
An Outpouring Of God’s Spirit In Revival (Ephesians 4:1-6)
Let us look again at verse 3 and pull out the word unity. Unity means oneness, harmony, one accord and undivided total - unity of love. Unity of prayer will bring revival to our land.
Do we need revival?
Do we need revival?
Do we need revival?
Do we need revival? My devotional word for this month is trust. How often we go to the restaurant to eat, and we trust the cook. We go to the bakery for our pastries, and we trust the baker. We go to the doctor for our annual checkup and we trust the doctor. But, to trust God, why is that so hard? If He calmed the sea, He can calm the storm in your life. Let us trust God for a mega revival! A Prayer For A Spirit Of Prayer To Spread We need revival...
"Give ear, O shepherd of Israel... thou that dwellest between the cherubims, shine forth. ...Stir up thy strength, and come and save us. ...Return, we beseech thee, O God of hosts: look down from heaven, and behold, and visit this vine. ...Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts, cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved” (Psalm 80). A Prayer That God Will Increase Our Belief
In His Ability To Intervene Supernaturally And Do The Impossible.
A Prayer For A Desire To Fast As We Seek His Face (Hebrews 11:6) But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him (Hebrews 11:6).
As I travel to different churches in various states, it is becoming more obvious to me that the faith of God’s women has been shaken. And many are losing their faith in God’s abilities. In reflection, in my own life, approximately a week ago. My faith was put to a great test when my youngest sister passed away, leaving my fifteen-year-old nephew motherless and fatherless. I was believing God for Brenda’s healing and I had many questions. It was very hard for me to understand why. However, I persevered in knowing that God never makes a mistake and He never is wrong. And He does not always heal the way we would like. Sometimes death is the healing. Therefore, we must walk by faith and not by sight. I do not believe God is slack concerning His promises, and I encourage you to seek His face that we might see the impossible possible. It is my prayer that God releases His power in us. We know that supernatural things only happen when we fast and pray. I pray that God will give us an unbearable urge to fast and pray like never before. Then and only then we will see God’s handy work. A Prayer For Family Members To Become Humble
In Spirit, In Order That Their Prayers May Be Answered (1 Peter
3:7-12) v. 7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered. v. 8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: v. 9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. v. 10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: v. 11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. v. 12 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. The Scripture is saying conduct your married life with understanding. Honoring the woman as (physically) the weaker, but (realizing) that you are joint heirs of the grace of life, in order that your prayers may not be hindered. Prayers are hindered because of rights of a family member. We do not have rights only privileges. Families should be united in spirit, sympathizing with one another, loving each other, being compassionate, tenderhearted and humble minded. Not ever returning evil for evil, or insult for insult. No tongue lashing, but on the contrary, speak blessing praying for their welfare, happiness, and protection. Have pity on those who mistreat you. If we want to enjoy life and see good days, we must guard our tongue from evil speaking. We must turn from wickedness and search diligently for peace and harmony in our homes. We must not merely desire peaceful relations with God, our fellowman, and ourselves but we must pursue them and go after them. God’s eyes are upon those who will not compromise righteousness and He will hear their cry, but He is against those who do evil, and He will cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. On a consistent basis Larry and I have purposed in our hearts to do three things:
The enemy doesn’t like it when we pray in the Spirit because he wants to hear and know what we say. By faith, and the Word of God we can expect our prayers to be answered. And the Word declares that, God will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Him. A Prayer That God And His Word Would Guide
All Decision Making By Our Church And Governmental Leaders v. 8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord. v. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts your thoughts. Man thinks he has been sent to this world endued with gifts and powers to help him rise to a certain standard. Yet, God looks down upon him with the tender eyes of a mother and the pitying heart of a father. Asking, why do you spend your time in such vain pursuit? No, His thoughts are not our thoughts. God blesses the just and the unjust (raining on the just and the unjust). He lovingly cares for all His creation. To the woman caught in adultery, man says stone her, Jesus says go and sin no more. This chapter speaks of God’s sovereign mercy. No, His ways are not our ways.
God teaches us to profit from affliction. Afflictions are greatly instrumental in turning our attention away from the world. They may be a greater benefit by raising our affections to God.
A Prayer That God Will Break Through Our
Complacency And Pride (Isaiah 29: 13 and 14) "The Lord says: These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men. Therefore, once more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder; the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.” This particular verse reminds me of a popular praise and worship song. "The Heart of Worship” came from youth outreach center in London, called Soul Survivor. The founder and pastor Mike Pilavachi, and several others in the church realized something was missing in their worship. They had good variety, quality and substance but something was missing. They decided to stop having worship as the norm and began meeting in a circle with nothing to say unless it truly came from a heart of worship. Out of this came the song which states, "I’m coming back to the heart of worship and it’s all about you, Jesus.” They may have read this scripture. It is our responsibility to look deep into our hearts and determine our reasons for the honor we give God. We can benefit from the great blessings of God and not be confounded by His judgment.
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