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A Prayer for strength…

Father, You are against the proud and arrogant, and You give grace to the humble.   Therefore, I humbly submit myself to You, Lord. In the name of Jesus, I resist the devil, and he will flee from me. I resist the cares of the world, which try to stress me daily.

Lord I come to You today, for I work hard and am weighed down and overburdened, and I know You can give me rest.  You will ease and relieve and refresh my soul daily.  I’m committed to learning how to live my life the way You want me to, Lord Jesus.  Thanks for being gentle and patient with me as I learn.

You will not give me more to handle than I’m capable of dealing with.  You are not harsh with me as I learn what’s right and what’s wrong.  You are even patient with me when I make mistakes.

Today Lord, I give You some of my cares that are weighing too heavily on me.  Will you help me with them?  I thank You for sustaining me.  I thank You that I’m not left alone to deal with these cares on my own.

I am confident in You Lord, that You will help me stand strong even though I’m weak today.  Re-charge me O Lord.  I will accept Your rest as you reset my soul.  Thank You for the rest that I already have in knowing that You will answer my prayer.  I’m going to rest in knowing you are faithful and watchful over your promises too.  You will do what You said You would.  I’m not worried Lord, I’m not afraid, I just needed to turn my cares in and take off my heavy load.  I’ll climb back in the saddle and whistle as I work for You.  You are my God.

In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.

James 4:6-7

Matthew 11:28

Psalm 145:8

1 Corinthians 10:13

1 John 5:14

Jeremiah 1:12

A Simple Prayer…

Father, I am listening to You now. Help me to hear clearly what You want to teach me. So when I hear from You Lord, please give me Your strength to trust Your Word and follow You. Please help us be what You want us to be today Lord. Amen

Don’t Stop Praying…

  • Prayer releases the power of God into our lives, situations, and circumstances. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” We should be thankful for God’s presence and for the good that He will accomplish through our distress.
  • Prayer is powerful even when it seems like God does not hear our prayers. Psalm 66:19 “God listens and has heard our prayers.”
  • Jesus is our Intercessor. He will make our imperfect prayers as perfect prayers to God. Romans 8:26 “The Spirit helps us in our weakness. Even when we do not know the right words to pray, the Holy Spirit prays with and for you, and God answers.”
  • God can do anything and is control of everything thing. All things are possible with Him, don’t stop praying. Matthew 19:26 “With people, this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

The Power of Intercession!

Last night, the Holy Spirit had me to pray fervently for the lost! I knew of no one specific in need of prayer last night. So I prayed what was weighing heavy on my heart; those with addictions, the hopeless, the prostitutes, the thieves, the robbers, the liars, the lonely, those who have lost their desire to live. I prayed for them as if I were praying for a loved one! Intercessory prayer is simply praying for others. I cried out for God to, please have mercy on them! I pleaded with God to save them! I reminded The Lord that He created them and that He loves them! The Holy Spirit helped me pray for them! I prayed until the heaviness lifted from my heart. I believe someone needed prayer last night!

At 3:00AM, I awakened and the Lord had me to read Exodus 32. In this chapter, Moses was up on Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments while the people at the foot of the mountain turned toward worshipping idol gods. God got so mad at them that he was going to destroy them all for He had just told the people to worship no other gods but Him. I read the chapter and my eyes got bright with glee! My Lord! Here’s an excerpt from Exodus 32 in the NIV bible…

7 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt. 8 They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, ‘These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.’

9 “I have seen these people,” the Lord said to Moses, “and they are a stiff-necked people. 10 Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”

11 But Moses sought the favor of the Lord his God. “Lord,” he said, “why should your anger burn against your people, whom you brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? 12 Why should the Egyptians say, ‘It was with evil intent that he brought them out, to kill them in the mountains and to wipe them off the face of the earth’? Turn from your fierce anger; relent and do not bring disaster on your people. 13 Remember your servants Abraham, Isaac and Israel, to whom you swore by your own self: ‘I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and I will give your descendants all this land I promised them, and it will be their inheritance forever.’” 14 Then the Lord relented and did not bring on his people the disaster he had threatened.

Intercessory prayer has power! Moses was able to change God’s behavior so that he would not bring disaster to them as He had planned. I believe my prayers last night, saved someone from destruction too. I thank God for helping me to understand my experience from reading Exodus 32. Pray for someone today! There is power in intercessory prayer!