Does hope for you... seem 100% gone right now? Chin up, don’t throw it all away. Many have, but that’s not the best option is it. Nope.
Why pray? 6.5 million Americans have filed jobless claims and the market system has basically collapsed under that. ~Boston Globe“I desire therefore that the men pray everywhere, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting“ (1 Timothy 2:8).“We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties.” ~ Oswald Chambers“Rejoice always,
Pray without ceasing,
In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
Do not despise prophecies.
Test all things; hold fast what is good.
Abstain from every form of evil.“ (1 Thessalonians 5:16).“Every great movement of God can be traced to a kneeling figure.” ~ D.L. Moody
P r A, O b e A, and S t A..right in the middle of His will. In the move of God!
Give thanks in everything, not for everything cuz there are things to be grateful for. I am enjoying His mercy today.
Give thanks in everything, not for everything cuz there are things to be grateful for. I am enjoying His mercy today.
Hey, your life still has great value--God values you gobs even when others don’t. And there are some things that you and I can do. No time to bail out on Him now. The Lord still has a good plan, and hasn’t been surprised at all. Wasn’t caught off guard.
Three years of building up from an economy so decimated by Obama to the roaring U.S. economy we’ve all seen under 45... and then in three short months watching this horrible thing from China happen here... is just insane. It’s incredible!
But my life ain’t build on nicely groomed beach sand or even on dirt.. is yours? That foundation has always been overrated -- building a life on a solid rock has been so underrated but that’s what we’ve done. Hey Buckaroo, hope can make a comeback. All this jive can be woven together, can work together, can yes work out for the total good of those who sincerely love God.. to those who are called according to His purpose. The Bible basically tells us this:
“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.” (Romans 8:28-29)
If you’d have given me a heads-up with any sorta words in my own language, I wouldn’t have believed you. Nope “Debbie or Donny Downer, don’t be so neg or pessimistic” is what I would’ve said as you told me this would happen. Really now, that markets will be depleted from an outside virus and that believers would not even be allowed to hold church services like on Sundays or Easter. Give me a break. Man, I would have thought that you were a prepper or LDS-cultist, a whack-alarmist.
If you would have foretold to me that it would be best for me, my relatives and friends to “shelter at home” like an under disciplined-momma’s boy...that I should stay at the crib, be a couch-potato, and “self-quarantine” because you are “vulnerable” like a weakling... I would have thought that’d had a bit too much LSD or Meth.
But, it happened. It went down, and is continuing to happen. And after talkin’ with many people, it would appear that most still aren’t praying with the right address attached. Man, what a difference a few weeks can make.
Our U.S. President has declared a national emergency and this nation is still all freaked out with fear, with uncertainty, with anxiety, with lies mixed in from most of the media, with some panic or full-boredom from bein’ stuck at home.
Stop it with the toilet paper hoarding! Why have so many people emptied the store-shelves of basics? They were caught off-guard and now fear. Have you seen the videos of drug dealers now selling the TP on street corners? The soft squares could now be used as currency too! I love all the memes.
All joking aside, you can see the fear on peoples’ faces. They are alarmed and feel as though they don’t have control, because the truth is, they don’t.
Folks, this is a wake-up call from God Almighty if I have ever seen one. It’s time to pray.
I don’t mean casual prayer. I am talking about fervent, storm-the-gates-of-Heaven type of prayer that calls out to God in desperation and urgency.
We need God in America today. We need him to eradicate what President Trump has called, “An invisible enemy.”
In the Bible, prayer stopped storms, calmed waves, healed the sick, raised the dead and even stopped time. Scripture reminds us, “With God, all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26).
We need to turn our panic into prayer. At this time, the sources we often turn to for comfort cannot do anything for us.
Hollywood can’t save us. There is no blockbuster film or actor that will get us out of this.
Technology can’t save us either. Our smartphones and computer screens just feed us a barrage of information that heightens our stress and anxiety.
Our lawmakers in Washington can’t save us from this pandemic. They will hopefully work together and do what they can, but the outcome is outside of their control.
My main focus ain’t on the leader of this Land or on the circumstances around us. The President of the United States ain’t our Savior, he is helping but can’t save any of us. Sure, he’s put together an excellent team and task force to deal with this coronavirus, but they are humans, and can’t fix all this. We should, however, take their advice seriously and humbly pray.
Did you hear what 45 told us? He stated:
“As your President, I ask you to pray for the health and well-being of your fellow Americans and to remember that no problem is too big for God to handle. We should all take to heart the holy words found in 1 Peter 5:7: ‘Casting all your care upon him, for he careth for you.’ Let us pray that all those affected by the virus will feel the presence of our Lord’s protection and love during this time. With God’s help, we will overcome this threat.”
We need to keep on seeking the Lord. There is power in biblical prayer cuz the living God who hears is omnipotent (all powerful), and because the curve downwards of this virus may still be ahead of us.
But remember this: God is bigger than the coronavirus. He is in control when things look outta control. He’s bigger than any issue, bigger than any prob you may be facing right now.
The Bible says, “You do not have, because you do not ask” (James 4:2c ESV). And the Lord promises, “‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know’” (Jeremiah 33:3 NKJV).
The Bible, in the Old Testament, relates to us the story of a man named Jehoshaphat. He felt bad because He was in big trouble. What was happening to Him? Three armies were marching toward him bent on totally destroying this King of Israel along with his people. Freaked him out a lot. What did this terrified King Jehoshaphat do next? He asked everyone to fast and pray (they go well together, but not for earnin’ any blessing).
He prayed, “O our God, won’t you stop them? We are powerless against this mighty army that is about to attack us. We do not know what to do, but we are looking to you for help” (2 Chronicles 20:12 nlt).
Do you know what happened?
God responded. He delights to. He answered their prayers and their enemies turned on each other.
There is an underlying spiritual element to every problem and there are things we can learn from every situation. And this is a time to learn how to pray effectively.. while praying in faith.
Remember, He indeed has compassion and deeply feels for us.. but crocodile tears don’t move the hand of God. The religious striving and the desperate struggling of a needy man doesn’t move the hand of God. It’s believing prayer that moves the hand of God.
“The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” (nlt)
Here’s a good promise from God: “If I ever shut off the supply of rain from the skies or order the locusts to eat the crops or send a plague on my people, and my people, my God-defined people, respond by humbling themselves, praying, seeking my presence, and turning their backs on their wicked lives, I’ll be there ready for you: I’ll listen from heaven, forgive their sins, and restore their land to health” (2 Chronicles 7:13–14 msg).
Come to, or come back to Jesus. Come just as you are. Now is good. It’s a simple choice to turn and trust Him. God says we need to humble ourselves, deny ourselves, pause and pray. Earnestly seek His face. Be in His holy presence, and turn our backs on the wrong-doin’s. Ditch the wicked habits of our lives. And if we do this, the Lord promises to hear our hearts.. our prayers, to forgive our sins, and to restore our Land and people to health. He doesn’t life. Never has. God keeps all His promises. Come, return with all your heart. What does God say to do if you’ve caught Covid-19 or some other virus?
“Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.” (James 5:14-16)
“Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers." (3 John 1:2)“Pray without ceasing” (1 Thessalonians 5:17)“So He (Jesus) said to them, When you pray, say: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” (Luke 11:2. Use as a template and inject your own words from the heart)“Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run swiftly and be glorified, just as it is with you..” (2 Thessalonians 3:1) Facebook.com/shareJesus
