"I remember my mother's prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life." ~ Abraham Lincoln"To pray rightly, you must make God your hope, stay, and all. Right prayer sees nothing substantial or worth being concerned about except God." ~ John Bunyan
"Stay faithful. If you're hurting, stay hopeful. Pray and give thanks to God for the opportunity to grow; ask Him to shed light, ask Him for clarity." ~ Thomas Nelson
"God does nothing except in response to believing prayer." ~ John Wesley
"The world was made partly that there may be prayer; partly that our prayers might be answered." ~ C.S. Lewis
"Prayer is the forerunner of mercy. Turn to sacred history, and you will find that scarcely ever did a great mercy come to this world unheralded by supplication." ~ Charles H. Spurgeon
We pray that You give us peace in this Land, and a fresh awareness of Your presence as we each continue on with Jesus as Lord. Fill us, refill, refresh us with Your Spirit, with vision, with new vitality that we may approach Your throne of grace having confidence to receive mercy and find grace for those for whom we pray. (Isaiah 9:6; 40:29; Hebrews 4:16)
In our nation and others COVID is surging with illness and death, again overwhelming medical personnel and resources. We call to You to stop the spread of the virus, and until You do, give Your peace to the ill, their families and those treating them. (Psalm 116:5)
Grant peace to the unemployed and to those who have lost businesses in this economic crisis that has affected so many. Rise to their defense! Stop the contention in congress; lead them to a relief package that is right in Your sight. (Jeremiah 16:19; Psalm 35:23; Daniel 4:27)
As citizens of Your kingdom and of our nation, we ask for real revival in the church, and a spiritual awakening everywhere! We ask for an outpouring--let it rain! We ask for a gullywasher of a downpour. We agree and ask for Your peace, and for order in our nation’s election process. Help us and stop all the cheating going on. Enable it to be free from fraud, from weird intimidation and from confusion. Grant us an honorable transition as elected officials are installed. (Daniel 4:37; Zechariah 6:5; Ephesians 2:19; 1 Corinthians 14:33)
Let Your peace prevail in the filling of the vacancy on our Supreme Court. Give us a Justice who seeks You for a wise and discerning heart, who holds Your Word in their heart as they weigh their decisions. (Psalm 71:16; 97:9; Isaiah 26:12; 1 Kings 3:12; Deuteronomy 30:14)
As winds of strange doctrines blow through, and winds of natural hurricanes and of wildfires too.. destroy land and lives.. other winds of emotional turmoil rage in many hearts today. Calm the storms. Bind the enemy and his fallen angel thugs here. Speak peace to your people and stop what's deceptive and destructive here. Give us Your discernment so we won't be duped by false teachers. God, we see abuse in families, violent behavior on the streets, and bizarre plots to kidnap government officials. Please stop those funding the violence and riots -- expose them. Help em get caught and properly prosecuted. In mercy, grant us peace in our land. (Leviticus 26:6)
In Jesus’ name, amen.
"Prayer is not overcoming God’s reluctance, but laying hold of His willingness." ~ Martin Luther
"Every great movement of God can be traced to a kneeling figure." ~ D.L. Moody
"Rich is the person who has a praying friend." ~ Janice Hughes
"Prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work." ~ Oswald Chamber
"It is true that a prayer that comes from the heart can move mountains, it increases your faith, and brings you closer to God." ~ Rebecca Small
"Prayer is the means of sustaining a faith that at times can grow weak. The power of prayer is enriching, uplifting to hear our God speak." ~ Greta Zwaan
"You know the value of prayer: It is precious beyond all price. Never, never neglect it." ~ Thomas Buxton
"The reason why we obtain no more in prayer is because we expect no more. God usually answers us according to our own hearts." ~ Richard Alleine
"A day without prayer is a day without blessing, and a life without prayer is a life without power." ~ Edwin Harvey
Our God is greater, our God is stronger, our God is healer, our God is there for you.
God you are higher than any other person. None compare--none are like you.
Jesus is our wonderful counslor, Savior and Lord--can't brag on Him enough really. His thoughts and ways are higher too. If He is for us (and God is SO for us today), then what or who can stand against us? Null, nothin', no one can. He is our victory.
What do I personally want to encourage you in? Well, I want to encourage you in prayer and in any other area that you might need. Need me to pray for you?
I don't need some religion or this world -- nope, just give me Jesus.
Every day I want to be a re-heated born gain believer in the word and praying in faith.
Not spiritually cold, not inverted, or distracted, or lukewarm.. not takin' a stride from my Master's side. Nope, but wanna live red hot on-fire for Jesus Christ.
Father God, turn our nation back to You again. Please refill us with Your Spirit again so we can walk as Jesus walked, so we in love can serve as He served. Yes, so those looking to us for help, can be encouraged, edified, equipped and simply go the distance with Christ.
It's been quite a year for us huh. Never seen one like this. Me thinks you already are effective prayers... but it's time for you and me to press in closer all the more. It's time for each of us to become experts in biblical praying more than ever before. Yes, more than ever before. You know we could opt to become experts in a lot of things, but look around you. In these last days your friends, family, missionaries and nation need us praying more than ever before.
"And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him." 1 John 5:15 15
"Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always." 1 Chronicles 16:11
"Hear the supplications of your servant and of your people Israel when they pray toward this place. Hear from heaven, your dwelling place; and when you hear, forgive." 2 Chronicles 6:21
"And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people." Ephesians 6:18
"Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you." Jeremiah 29:12 "You will pray to him, and he will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows." Job 22:27 (Just meditate upon, memorize, claim, be encouraged by, and take your sweet time in the whole context of these verses) Fish4souls.org
