God's Word on That

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  • Praying For My Country

    Bless this country, O dearest Lord God, that we may ever be a stronghold of peace, and an advocate of peace in the councils of nations. Strengthen the bonds of friendship and fellowship among all the inhabitants of this land, and may the love of Your name be hallowed in every home and heart. O Lord of Hosts, stretch forth Your mighty arm to strengthen the men and women of our armed forces. Keep them temperate in all things, that they may serve You without stumbling and without stain; that they may lead us into greater service in Your kingdom, through Christ Jesus our Lord, we pray. Grant to the rulers of this country, and to all who shepherd Your people, the wisdom and strength to know and to do Your will for all Your people’s sake. Fill them with the love of truth and righteousness and make them ever mindful of their calling to serve this people in fear of You.

    May all countries be blessed of God. May all countries bless God.

    Dear God, ruler over all the nations, preserve our commitment to the common good. Let “vested Interest” wane and “advocacy” see beyond pure personal gain. Above all, help our elected officials to refrain from self-serving and to commit themselves to those things that benefit us all. Grant them wisdom to discern what elevates our goals and preserves our values. Teach them to speak with integrity and to hear with openness, so the opinions of all are given their due. Do not let them grow weary in their difficult tasks, for You uphold the weary. Give them — and us — joy in our citizenship and confidence in our future. Our only hope is in Your unfailing Love, O Lord our God.

    Lord God, Almighty One, You are enthroned above and You observe the whole earth. You alone are God of all kingdoms. You alone created heaven and earth. Listen and hear, O Lord. Open Your eyes and see, O Loving God. Listen to the enemy’s words of defiance against the Living God — for we are known by Your name, to be Your people. Now, O Lord, our God and Father, rescue us from the power of the enemies that surround us. Then all the kingdoms of the earth will know You alone are God. (Isaiah 37:16-20)

    I will obey the government, for God is the one who put it there. All governments have been placed in power under our God’s watchful eye (Romans 13:1). You have urged us to pray for all peoples, O Lord God. To plead for mercy upon them, and give thanks for them. So I pray for kings and presidents and all who are in authority, so we can all live in peace, in godliness and dignity. For this is good and pleases You, my God and Savior. (1 Timothy 2:1-3).

    Jesus, You have given the keys of [not ‘to’, but ‘of’] the Kingdom of Heaven to Your followers (Matthew 16:19). So I say with confidence: Jesus gave me His authority to use His mighty name, and told me that what I bind on earth is bound in heaven, and what I loose on earth is loosed in heaven (Matthew 18:18-19). Therefore in the name of the Lord Jesus, the Christ of God, I bind the principalities, powers and rulers of the darkness of this world from taking captive the innocent people of this land, from spreading terror and fear across this land, and from blinding the eyes of those who want to see beyond the darkness. I bind and cast down spiritual wickedness in high places and render them harmless and ineffectual against me and my extended family in the name of the Lord Jesus, the Christ. (Ephesians 6:12).

    O God our Father, who gives food for the body and truth for the mind, enlighten and nourish us so we may grow wise and strong to do Your will.

  • Effective Prayer

    I believe what Jesus Himself told us: “If anyone says to this mountain ‘go throw yourself in to the sea’ and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe you have received it and it will be yours.” I believe in and agree with, and thus confess the Word of God to change my circumstances (Mark 11:24). I pray and know I receive (1 John 5:14-15) because I am obedient to You commands. I know that the Lord has set apart for Himself the one who is godly — He will hear when I call to Him (Psalm 4:3).

    Fervent prayer is powerful.

    Jesus said, “My Father will give you whatever you ask in My name, and you will receive and you will have abundant joy (John 16:23-24).

    The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are attentive to their cry (1 Peter 3:12). O Lord, let Your ear be attentive to the prayer of me, Your servant, and to the prayers of all Your servants who delight in revering Your name. Give Your servants success by granting us favor in the presence of all men (Nehemiah 1:11).

    I am glad for all God is planning for me. Therefore I will be patient in trouble and prayerful always (Romans 12:12). Before I call on you, O God, please answer. While I am still speaking, please hear (Isaiah 65:24). May my prayer be set before You like incense. May the lifting up of my hands be like the morning and evening sacrifices of dedication to You and Your ways (Psalm 141:2).

    If I speak, I will do it as one speaking the very words of God. And I will serve with the strength God provides, so in all things God may be praised through Christ Jesus — to Him be glory and power and honor forever and ever. Amen (1 Peter 4:11). Your Word that goes out [from my mouth on Your behalf] will not return to You void, but will accomplish what You desire, O God, and achieve the purpose for which You sent it (Isaiah 55:11). Your Word, O Lord, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. Therefore I speak Your Word to establish it in my life (Psalm 119:89).

    I truly believer the end of all things is near. Therefore I will be clear-minded and self-controlled so I can pray (1 Peter 4:7). Gracious Lord, please do for me as You did for Moses: “I will help You to speak clearly and I will tell you what to do” (Exodus 4:15). I am relying on Your Holy Spirit to teach me at all times what I should say (Luke 12:12).

    May the Lord our God show us His approval and make our efforts successful. Yes, O Lord God, please bless the work of our hands (Psalm 90:17) and our tongues.

  • Pray Without Ceasing

    Father, in the name of Jesus, my Savior, I offer up thanksgiving and praise that You have called me to be a fellow workman with and for You (1 Corinthians 3:9). I commit myself to pray daily and not to turn coward or lazy — to faint, lose heart, or give up (Luke 18:1 Amplified). Fearlessly and confidently and boldly I draw near to Your Throne of Grace, that I may receive mercy and find grace to help in good time for every need (Hebrews 4:16).

    We need to be diligent in prayer. So much depends on prayer!

    Father God, I live in You and Your words remain in me and continue to live in my heart. Therefore I ask whatever I will and it shall be done for me, for when I produce fruit through prayer, You, Father, are honored and glorified (John 15:7-8). Whatever I ask for in prayer, I believe that it is granted to me, and so, believing, I will receive it (Mark 11:24). The earnest prayer of a righteous man makes tremendous power available (James 5:16). I am Your righteous because I am in Christ Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:21). So I pray to You.

    This is the confidence I have in You, that whenever I ask anything according to Your wonderful will, You will hear. And if I know You hear whatever I ask, I know I have what I have asked You for (1 John 5:14-15). I have total confidence in this because I makes sure to obey Your commands and stay abiding in You. Therefore I do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in every care, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, I continue to make my requests and needs known to You (Philippians 4:6).

    Dear Lord Jesus, You said, “According to your faith let it be done unto you.” (Matthew 9:29). You said that if we believed, we will receive what we ask for in prayer (Matthew 21:22). Lord, As You mature my faith, teach me how to pray effectively, and what to ask of You in prayer. You said, “Don’t be afraid; just believe.” (Mark 5:36). Help me not to be discouraged but to continue to pray and not to be afraid or doubtful; but only to believe and trust in You.

  • God Supplies Guidance

    The Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth, guides me into all truth; and He will tell me of things to come (John 16:13). Father God, please give me, or work in me, sound discernment to understand each situation as the Holy Spirit guides me into all truth.

    God can make the path straight before us.

    God has promised: I will guide you along the best path for your life, and advise you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye upon you (Psalm 32:8). I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths (Proverbs 4:11).

    I am the Lord, your God, who teaches you for your benefit and profit, who leads you in the way you should go (Isaiah 48:17).

    In Your unfailing love You will lead the people You have redeemed. In Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling (Exodus 15:13).

    They shall neither hunger nor thirst; neither heat nor sun shall strike them, for He who has mercy on them will lead them — even by the springs of water He will guide them (Isaiah 49:10).

    I will trust in the Lord, with all my heart and lean not on my own understanding. In all my ways I will acknowledge Him and He will direct my path (Proverbs 3:5-6).

    I keep my Father’s commands, I bind them upon my heart, so when I walk they will guide me and when I sleep they will watch over me (Proverbs 6:20-22).

    Show me Your ways, O Lord, teach me Your paths; guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are God, my Savior, and my hope is in You all day long (Psalm 25:4-5). Send forth Your light and Your truth, let them guide me (Psalm 43:3).

    Teach me Your ways, O Lord; lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors (Psalm 27:11). Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God; may Your good Spirit lead me on level ground (Psalm 143:10).

    For the sake of Your name, lead me and guide me (Psalm 31:3). Lead me, O Lord in Your righteousness because of my enemy — make straight Your way before me (Psalm 5:8).

    My faithful Father, whether I turn to the right or to the left, please cause my ears to hear a voice behind me saying, “this is the way; walk in it” (Isaiah 30:21). Please, guide me to follow Your paths.

    You guide me with Your counsel (Psalm 73:24). Everywhere Your hand will guide me, Your right hand will hold me fast (Psalm 139:10).

    The Lord has promised that He will guide me always; He will satisfy my needs in a sun-scorched land (Isaiah 58:11). He will guide my feet into the path of peace (Luke 1:79).

    The Lord is my Leader (Micah 2:13). God is with us; He is our leader (2 Chronicles 13:12). You lead me beside still waters… You lead me in the paths of righteousness for Your name’s sake (Psalm 23:2-3).

    The Lord God goes before me; and the God of Israel is my rear guard (Isaiah 52:12). The Lord my God has promised to perfect that which concerns me, the Lord will fulfill His purpose for me (Psalm 138:8).

    Jesus assured me, “I am with you always even to the very end of the age” (Matthew 28:20). He will be our Guide, even to the end (Psalm 48:14).

  • God Supplies Wisdom

    The unspiritual man simply cannot accept the matters which the Spirit deals with — they just don’t make sense to him, for, after all, you must be spiritual to see spiritual things. The spiritual man, on the other hand, has an insight into the meaning of everything, though his insight may baffle the man of the world. This is because the former [the spiritual man] is sharing in God’s wisdom (1 Corinthians 2:14-15 Phillips).

    Jesus has all the wisdom we need.

    In Christ Jesus, my Lord, are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Colossians 2:3). This wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure, then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere (James 3:17).

    When I lack wisdom, I ask God, my Father, who gives generously and graciously to all without finding fault, and it is given to me (James 1:5). Lord God, You promised that when I call to You, You will answer me and tell me great and unsearchable things I do not know (Jeremiah 33:3). The Lord turns all my darkness into light (Psalm 18:28).

    The Holy Spirit abides in me and teaches me all things, and will remind me of all things (John 14:26) that Jesus told us and taught us. So I profess my memory is as strong as it ever was, and even better, thanks to the Holy Spirit living in me.

    I have the mind of Christ Jesus (1 Corinthians 2:16). He is my wisdom (1 Corinthians 1:30). I hold the thoughts and purposes of Jesus’ heart in my heart. I make my attitude the same as that of Christ Jesus (Philippians 2:5). I am being renewed in the attitude of my mind, and I put on the new self, created to be like You, Lord Jesus, in true righteousness and holiness [and forgiveness and love] (Ephesians 4:23-24).

    I put on the new self, which is constantly being renewed in knowledge according to the image of my Creator (Colossians 3:10). I let the Word of Christ Jesus dwell in me richly as I teach and admonish others with all wisdom from God, and as I sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in my heart to my God and Father (Colossians 3:16).

    I have prayed that my glorious Father would give me a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, and that the eyes of my understanding may be enlightened so I may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the glorious riches of my inheritance among the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of His power to me because I believe (Ephesians 1:17-19). I have asked and am being filled with the knowledge of the Lord’s will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding (Colossians 1:9).

  • Promises For Healing

    We ask You, O Lord God, not to rid us of pain, but grant in Your mercy that our pain may be free from waste, unfettered by rebellion against Your will, unsoiled by thoughts of ourselves, purified by love for our neighbor, and ennobled by devotion to Your Kingdom. We pray this through the merits of Your Holy Son, our Lord Jesus.

    Jesus has the power to heal. We must believe.

    For God does not enjoy bringing affliction or suffering on mankind (Lamentations 3:33). Lord, You do not retain Your anger forever, for You delight in showing mercy (Micah 7:18).

    I devote myself to listen carefully to the voice of my God and do what is right in His eyes; I pay attention to His commands and keep all His decrees. When I do this, I am well, for He is the God who heals me (Exodus 15:26). The Lord my God renews my hopes and heals my body (Psalm 47:3).

    I fear the Lord and I shun evil, for this brings health to my body and nourishment to my bones (Proverbs 3:8). I fear His mighty name, so the sun of righteousness [each new dawn] will rise with healing in its wings and I will go free, leaping with great joy (Malachi 4:2).

    If I worship the Lord my God, He will bless my bread and water, and will take away all my illnesses (Exodus 23:25). “For I will restore health to you and heal you of your wounds,” says the Lord, because we belong to Him (Jeremiah 30:17). “I will certainly bring health and healing, and will indeed heal them. I will let them experience the abundance of peace and truth.” (Jeremiah 33:6)

    The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in me. And just as He raised Christ Jesus from the dead, so He gives resurrection life to my mortal body by this same Spirit, His Spirit, living in me (Romans 8:11). I have already passed from death into eternal life (John 5:24). Thank You, Lord Jesus, that You are my life!

    Surely Jesus took up my infirmities and carried my diseases. We considered Him stricken by God — smitten by Him and afflicted. But He was pierced for my transgressions, crushed for my iniquities. Punishment for my sin, that brought me peace, was put upon Him; and by His stripes I am healed. (Isaiah 53:4-5) Jesus Himself bore my sins in His own body on the tree — that I, having died to sins, might live for righteousness. By His stripes I am healed. (1 Peter 2:24). Christ Jesus has borne my infirmities and carried away my pains and sorrows (Matthey 8:17).

    Jesus Christ redeemed me from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for me. For it is written: Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree. Jesus redeemed me in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith I might receive the promise of the Holy Spirit (Galatians 3:13-14). Abrahams’ blessings are mine.

    Bless the Lord, O my soul. Bless His holy name! Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits: who forgives all your sins; who heals all your diseases; who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion; who satisfies your desire with good things so your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. (Psalm 103:1-5)

  • If Overweight, God Can Help With That Too

    I profess God’s Word over my desires because I believe in His unfailing love and His immutable promises. Therefore I profess: I do not desire to eat so much that I become overweight. In view of God’s mercy, I offer my body as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God – for this is my reasonable service to my King. (Romans 12:1)

    Our inner spirit must control our body.

    My body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who dwells in me, whom I have received from God, my Father. I am not my own; I have been bought at a tremendously high price. Therefore, in the name of Jesus, my Savior, I refuse to over-eat. I will mortify the desires of this body and command it to come in line with the Word of God. I will honor God with my body. (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)

    I clothe myself with my Lord Jesus, and will not think about how to gratify the desires of the sinful nature. I choose Jesus rather than indulge in my flesh. I command my body to get in line with the Word of God. I will eat only as much as is sufficient for me to be a healthy and active soldier for Christ Jesus. I present myself as a warrior for my Lord’s Kingdom use. (Romans 13:14)

    I offer myself to God as one who has been brought from death to life, and I offer every part of my body to God as an instrument of righteousness (Romans 6:13).

    With the wisdom of Jesus, I will beat my body and make it my slave so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. Like a boxer, I will buffet my body and discipline it by hardship — and subdue it with Jesus’ mighty Spirit working in me. I will bring this body into subjection to my spirit. (1 Corinthians 9:27)

    Everything is permissible for me, but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible , but I will not be master by anything, except my Lord Jesus. Food for the stomach and the stomach for food, but God will eventually destroy them both. The body is not meant for immorality, or excess, but for the Lord, and the Lord for this body. (1 Corinthians 6:12-14)

    For the Kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17).

    I eagerly expect and pray I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so now, and always, Christ Jesus will be exalted in my body (Philippians 1:20). Christ Jesus will be magnified through, glorified through, and receive praises from this body of mine.

    Dearest Lord God, please remove falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches — and feed me with the food allotted to me (Proverbs 30:8). Father God, please, give us this day our daily bread (Matthew 6:11).

    Merciful God, please restore in me the joy of Your salvation and grant me a willing spirit to sustain me in this! (Psalm 51:12)

  • God Gives From His Abundance

    Everything in and under heaven belongs to our God (Job 41:11). The Father says, “My son, you are always with Me and everything I have is yours.” (Luke 15:31) I will not be anxious about anything, for it is my Father’s good pleasure to give me the Kingdom (Luke 12:31-32). As I first seek His Kingdom and its needs, all things will be added to me as I need them.

    His bounty is so great compared to our needs.

    Your Word tells us that whoever has pity on the poor is really lending to You, and You will pay back what has been given (Proverbs 19:17).

    Following Your Kingdom guidelines, my loving God, I give and it is given to me, a good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over — poured into my lap. For with the same measure I use, it is measured back to me again (Luke 6:38). Good will come to me because I deal graciously and lend freely, and conduct my affairs with justice (Psalm 112:5). I am a generous person, so I will be prosperous; I water so I will myself be watered (Proverbs 11:25).

    I trust my God to send the rains in their proper season so I can harvest my crop, because I carefully obey the commands He gives me — to love the Lord my God and to serve Him with all my heart and all my soul (Deuteronomy 11:14).

    Because of my God’s generosity, I am like a tree planted by streams of water which yields its fruit in due season; whose leaf does not wither. Whatever I do prospers (Psalm 1:3). I am like a tree planted by the waters, which spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes. My leaves will be green and I will not be anxious, even in the year of drought, nor will I cease from yielding fruit (Jeremiah 17:8).

    Lord, please guide me continually, satisfy my soul in this parched land, and make fat my bones [strengthen my frame]; and I shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring whose waters never run dry (Isaiah 58:11).

    I sow bountifully and so I reap bountifully. I give cheerfully and my God makes all grace flow to me in abundance, so that in all things at all times, having all sufficiency in all that is needed, I abound to every good work (2 Corinthians 9:6-8). My glorious and gracious Father, I pray this promise knowing You supply all my needs, and You want me to let the abundance overflow to others.

  • Promises For Material Needs

    The Lord God is my Shepherd, and I have no more want (Psalm 23:1) because Jesus was made poor, that through His poverty I might have riches (2 Corinthians 8:9). For Jesus came that I might have life, and have it more abundantly (John 10:10), that is, life in its fullest (Phillips). There is no lack in my house, for my God supplies all my needs according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:4). My God crowns the bounteous year with His goodness and His paths drip with abundance (Psalm 65:11). My Gracious God has declared that He will satisfy His people with abundance and we will be filled with His bounty (Jeremiah 31:14).

    God’s paths always overflow with abundance.

    You, my dear Lord Jesus, came that I may have life and have it to the full (John 10:10). I acknowledge, O my Savior, that Your will for me is abundant life. Full life! The thief comes to steal, kill, and destroy things concerning me and my life. I stand against him in Your mighty name; I bind satan from destroying my things, from stealing from me, from messing with my inheritance! And Lord Jesus, I gratefully accept the abundant life You came to bring me.

    My God supplies all my needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19). Dear Father God, please lead me to learn the many graces of my Lord Jesus, that though He was rich, yet for my sake He became poor so that I, through His poverty, might have an abundance (2 Corinthians 8:9). Please help me to continually discover the riches of Christ Jesus in my life today and every day.

    God has stated: The wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just ones (Proverbs 13:22), and I thank my God Father that He has made me one of the just. I will do my part by acting on God’s Word and abiding in His love, knowing that God always does His part.

    I trust in the Lord, and so I will prosper (Proverbs 28:25). I will be diligent in every deed I begin in God’s service, I will be diligent in every commandment He gives me, and I will always seek my God and His paths for me — and so I will prosper (2 Chronicles 31:21).

    From the words of my mouth and the fruit of my lips I am satisfied with good things, and the work of my hands shall come back to me as a harvest (Proverbs 12:14). The Lord God promised: What the righteous desire will be granted (Proverbs 10:24) for the Lord blesses the home of the righteous (Proverbs 3:33). Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them; for they shall eat the fruit of their doings (Isaiah 3:10).

    A faithful man will abound with blessings (Proverbs 28:20). All blessings shall come upon me and overtake me because I obey the voice of the Lord my God (Deuteronomy 28:2).

    The Lord be exalted! For the Lord God delights in the well-being (health and happiness) of His servants (Psalm 35:27). Exalt the Lord, O my soul!

  • Some Believe…

    Some believe the Christians of this generation were not meant to acquire the workings that were given to the apostles. “Those feats were supplied only for the apostles, to gather a new church” they say. But I believe what Jesus tells us. Maybe He was speaking to the apostles at that time, but then followed with more general notes of encouragement. “He who believes in Me, the works that I do he shall do also” (John 14:12). “Go and make disciples of all nations… teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you” (Matthew 28:19-20). “These signs will follow those who believe…”(Mark 16:17). And in Daniel we read more encouragement: “God has promised: Those who know their God shall be strong [in faith] and carry out great deeds” (Daniel 11:32).

    Andrew Murray put it this way: Scripture teaches us that in all God’s leadings of His people faith has everywhere been the one condition for the manifestation of His power. [“Let it be done unto you according to your faith” (Matthew 9:29).] Faith is the ceasing from all nature’s efforts and all other dependence; faith is confessed helplessness casting itself upon God’s promise and claiming its fulfillment; faith is the putting of ourselves quietly into God’s hands for Him to do His work. [“The battle is not ours, but the Lord’s” (2 Chronicles 20:15)].

    Now faith has to be in God’s all-encompassing power, His all-encompassing love, His all-encompassing wisdom and kindness. If you have faith in your faith to believe — so what, we can be sure that even demons have that. But faith in the God you serve — THAT faith can moves mountains. With Jesus beside me, the Holy Spirit dwelling in me. and God the Father directing me — I can do anything He needs done. This is my faith, and I will not be moved!

    So each one of us, “however fitful your spiritual life has hitherto been, however unfavorable your natural character or your circumstances may appear” (Andrew Murray), we are called to be Christians. And being Christian means following Christ — walking in His direction, following God’s path, relying on the Spirit of God to empower and correct and teach. Every moment of every day (as long as it is called NOW) has a touch of eternity in it. I, for one, am plugging myself into that eternal strength and wisdom and love.

    Let each be fully convinced in his own mind (Romans 14:5).