THIRTY ONE DAYS OF PRAYER AND THE WORD:JANUARY 1-31, 2015 THEME: "ABIDE"

DAY TWENTY SEVEN:

VERSES:

"And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be no more death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”....Revelation 21:4

PRAYER:

God of all comfort, love and mercy, we humbly in great anticipation, hope and faith, approach Thy Throne of Grace this day and now fall at Your feet, giving all our burdens, cares and tears into Your Mighty and Gentle Hands. Father, we live in a time of evil, pain, hurts and personal insults. We live in a time where Your people are under duress from the forces of evil and neglect. We live in a fallen world where sickness, viruses, famine, hunger and fear abound. We live in a paradigm of hopelessness, heresy and constant hounding by the hordes of hell and other false religion.

Even some of Your strongest saints, Father, ask if You are there, ask if You care and ask if You are even listening. We know, deep down You are. We know because Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth, Victory and Wisdom testifies boldly, daily and forcefully to Your Presence, Power and possibilities in our lives. But we are cluttered not just by the clutter and distractions of this perishing world system and those in powerful institutions across the board. We are cluttered by our own foolish notions of Who You really are, What You have said and What it really means. We are even cluttered by our own, sometimes, unrepentant lifestyles and sins, especially in the western hemisphere - the Americas, Europe and Australia.

So Father, we repent right off the bat. We cannot abide, and rest in You....we cannot give all our sorrows, burdens and troubles to You....we cannot do anything unless we apologize for doubting You, for even disparaging You and for being distant FROM You. We are truly sorry for the sins of omission as well as those we commit against You and others. Search us now, oh God, and know the weak condition of our hearts, know every weakness and fault, we give it all to you and then wash away all the dross, dirt, filth and doubt for us so that we can clearly see the end of the matter.

We know there is coming a day, when You will wipe away all tears. When there will be no sorrow there, no burden or care...when this old body will be like Jesus after the Resurrection and the fallen nature of man will be thing of the past, long forgotten....where the evil of this world and those over it right now and in the past will be dispatched and long gone from the scene. Help us now to look toward that day, that promise that Truth, as we go through the Valley of the Shadow of Death, knowing that You are with us, for us, in charge of things and never left us. We love You, praise You, glorify and adore You, in Jesus' Strong Name, amen.

THIRTY DAY PRAYER CHALLENGE - DAY 9

PRAY THE NAMES OF GOD

DAY 9


JEHOVAH- JIREH


The great John Newton, who wrote the timeless classic "AMAZING GRACE" also wrote these beautiful words about the LORD Who provides! Here is part of the poem:

Though troubles assail and dangers affright, 
Though friends should all fail and foes all unite; 
Yet one thing secures us, whatever betide, 
The scripture assures us, the Lord will provide 

The birds without barn or storehouse are fed, 
From them let us learn to trust for our bread: 
His saints, what is fitting, shall ne'er be denied, 
So long as it's written, the Lord will provide 

We may, like the ships, by tempest be tossed 
On perilous deeps, but cannot be lost. 
Though Satan enrages the wind and the tide, 
The promise engages, the Lord will provide. 

His call we obey, like Abram of old, 
Not knowing our way, but faith makes us bold; 
For though we are strangers we have a good Guide, 
And trust in all dangers, the Lord will provide 

The phrase "The Lord Provides", which is also a Name of our Great God and Father, comes from the prophetic event on Mount Moriah. It was here that Abraham was told by God to go up and sacrifice his only legitimate son at the time, Isaac. Genesis 22 has the full account. Abraham obeyed. When God provided a ram for the sacrifice in the thicket, Isaac was spared.  In verse 14, Abraham called that place "The Lord will provide..." or Jehovah Jireh!

ACTION POINT:

Read the poem by John Newton again above and let us pray this Name of God:

Father in the Name of Jesus, You are my Provider, my All in All.

You are the Source of every good thing.

You are the Father of Lights Who giveth Life.

I am nothing without You.

I am worthless without You.

The bed I sleep in is Yours.

The house I live in is Yours.

The food I eat comes from You.

The job I work it was given by You.

The car I drive is a gift from You.

The children You blessed our family with are Yours.

Their children are Yours.

Their future is Yours.

Everything is Yours.

You, oh God, provided all.

I thank You Lord for Your mercy.

I thank You for Your kindness.

I thank You for Your Goodness.

I thank You for You, Jehovah-Jireh, oh God Who provides.

Most of all, I thank You for providing the Greatest Gift of all – the Lord Jesus, Who gave His Life that I may belong to You and can praise You like this. It is in His Name I pray, amen.

TOMORROW: JEHOVAH-SHALOM

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THINK ON THESE THINGS - SATURDAY

GIVE US THIS DAY....

Next up in our study of the LORD's PRAYER:
Matthew 6:8-13 NKJV:

Our Father in heaven,
      Hallowed be Your name.
      Your kingdom come.
      Your will be done
      On earth as it is in heaven.
      Give us this day our daily bread.
   And forgive us our debts,
      As we forgive our debtors.
    And do not lead us into temptation,
      But deliver us from the evil one.
      For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

These are the times and economic conditions when we should be more aware of the Favor God has upon His people. This must be so, because no matter how difficult life is, no one in America hardly goes hungry. God has provided a way, in so many avenues, for His people to not just survive, but thrive!


The job you have each day, He provides it.
The car you have to drive to that job with, He provides it
The paycheck you get each month, He provides it.
The food you buy for the family dinner each day, He provides it.
The home you have to shelter the family with, He provides it.


Jehovah Jireh - the God Who provides - is His Name. He not only provides for our physical needs, but like with Abraham and Isaac on Mount Moriah, He provided the Lamb for the sacrifice...the Sacrifice for our sins. That Lamb is Jesus, the Lamb of God Who takes away your sins and mine.,


So thank Him RIGHT NOW with this pray I provided here, then add your own:

GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD: Lord, You said Your Grace is sufficient for us and it is. You have provided for us when we were at the end of our rope; when we did not know when our next meal was coming from; when we could not pay that utility bill; when we could not afford to take our kids to the doctor. Each time, dear Father, You brought that extra job, our overtime or long forgotten refund. You provide our jobs, our warm homes, our transport, our food, our entertainment, our churches….every good thing cometh from You, oh Father of Lights. Thank you Jehovah Jireh for Your mighty provision for us, Thy Servants. May we walk in Your Light to bring the Good news of the Gospel, in word AND DEED, at all times. In Jesus’ Name, Amen. 

Psalm 37:25 "I have been young, and now am old; yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his descendants begging bread"