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A Prayer For Us

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Now is the time we should be seeking the Lord like never before. Sometimes that can be hard. We don’t know what to say, what we should be praying for, or maybe you never prayed before. When you’re at a loss for words, open the Book of Psalms and speak God’s Word back to Him. Over time and through the Holy Spirit, you can use one of the Psalms as a foundation for your prayer, adding your own praises and prayer requests.

Use this prayer based on Psalm 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 and 29 for your prayer today and let the Lord lead you.

Peace & Blessings.

Father God,

The world is Yours and all it that is in it. Lord, You know my heart and the hearts of all your people. Where there is fear and anxiety, give peace and calm that only comes from You…that comes from knowing You as Lord, knowing Your Son as Savior. Right now we need to be seeking You like never before.

You Lord, are the King of Glory, You are strong and mighty – You are mighty in the midst of our battles, You are Lord of all. You are welcome in my heart, my mind, my spirit and soul.

Father, I lift up my soul to You. Lord, I trust You. Do not let me be ashamed of this hope and my faith in You. A gift that You freely give. Help me to see things from a heavenly perspective. Teach me Your word. Lead me in Your paths, lead me in Your truth. I belong to You…I will wait on You. Thank You for remembering me, my family and my loved ones during this time. Your compassion and lovingkindness are forever – You reign Lord!

You, Lord, are good and right. All your paths are lovingkindness and truth – let us hold fast to You. Help me keep my eyes constantly on You. Let integrity and uprightness preserve me. Thank You for forgiving my sins – past and present.

O Lord, I love Your dwelling place. Thank You for this time that I get to spend with You – getting to know You better through Your Word – Your Iove letter to us. You tell us that when we seek You with our whole heart and mind, we will find You. Give me a fresh desire and thirst for Your Word.

Father, You are my light and salvation, who shall I fear? You are my protector, who or what should I dread? Though troubles come, my heart will not fear. In spite of it all, I will remain confident in the hope that I have in You.

Lord, the one thing that I ask and seek is to dwell in Your house all the days of my life, to behold Your beauty and to meditate in Your temple. In these trying times, You have covered and protected me and those I love. I will praise You each and every day – even when we get through this because You Lord will never forsake me. Help me to wait on You. To be strong and courageous as I wait. To seek ways to serve You by helping my brothers and sisters.

You alone, Lord, are my strength and my shield. I will trust You as long as I live. I praise You Lord for all that You do for me. You are my strength during these troubling times. Save us Lord, according to Your will. Be our shepherd. Lead us. We have been so preoccupied looking to our earthly leaders – let us look to You. You will lead and carry us forever.

Lord, You are great! Your goodness has been stored up for those who fear You-who take refuge in You. You have hidden us in the secret place of Your presence from the conspiracies of man – You keep us hidden and safe. Thank You Lord for meeting us here in this time You knew about. Thank you for taking care of us – shielding us from this virus. Thank You for healing those that have been diagnosed. Thank You for comforting those who have lost loved ones. Their loss does not mean that You do not love them or that You did not want to heal them but as Your Word says whether we as believers are awake or sleep we will live forever together with You. We praise You Lord that we have this confidence of abundant life through Christ Jesus. It is in His great, holy, mighty, keeping and matchless name that I pray. Amen.

Is there room?

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“…because there was no room…”

These five words in the account of Christ’s birth (Luke 2:1-7 NKJV) give me pause each time that I read them. Though God had a very specific plan for the arrival of our Lord and Savior, I wonder if the inn manager made any attempt to make room for the young mother ready to give birth to the Messiah. I am sure if he had only known the Prince of Peace, future King of Kings was about to enter the world, he would have made room. Or maybe not…

2,000 plus years later we still fail to make room for Jesus in our lives.

No room for Christ in our country…

No room for Christ in our government…

No room for Christ in our schools…

No room for Christ in our workplaces…

No room for Christ in our homes…

No room for Christ in our families…

There’s barely room for Christ in Christmas these days. Sadder still is that many neglect to make room for Him in their hearts as Lord and Savior.

In the parable of the Great Banquet (Luke 14:15-24), Jesus tells the story of a man who prepared a banquet for many people…not just an ordinary banquet – but a great one. When eveything was ready, the man sent his servant to gather the guests. But like most of us, many of them made excuses as to why they couldn’t come. Instead of shutting the door, the man extended a second invitation – a call to those not on the original guest list, those who others probably didn’t make room for – the sick, the poor, the disabled, the undesireables.

” ‘Sir’, the servant said, ‘What you ordered has been done but there is still room’.” – Luke 14:22 NIV

There is still room.

Jesus is waiting. No longer outside in a manger. No longer in a stone covered tomb, but a resurrected King seated at the right hand of God offering a new life – salvation to all who make room for Him in their hearts. He is waiting to intercede for us if only we would let Him.

When we come to Jesus, He will never turn us away. He has plenty of room and He’s still waiting.

Won’t you make room for Him?

GO!

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How easy would life be if we could stay in our little (or big) Christian circles (or cliques – oh if we could be honest for a second)? Spending all of our time with people who believe in the same God as us, that revere our Jesus as Lord. Those that are most like us and are most comfortable with. Void of places and people that don’t get us or believe in our God. To them, our norm is peculiar. To us, their norm is peculiar – though sometimes we forget where we were before Christ…that their norm was once ours.

“and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.” – Luke 9:2 NIV

Let us not forget that we were brought into this glorious life, saved and tasked to go out to be the light in dark places – in our homes, neighborhoods, workplaces, grocery stores – wherever He sends us. Sent to be the salt in bland and bitter conversations, to bear fruit in dry and barren places. Called to be fisherman of people. Though Jesus calls His disciples fishermen, our lives are more like the bait that attracts the fish to the Master Fisherman. He occasionally puts us in waters that are unfamiliar, long forgotten, or beneath our Christian standards. Why? Because He knows where He wants to go.

“After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go.

Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves.” – Luke‬ ‭10:1, 3‬ ‭NIV‬‬

As Jesus’ followers walked with Him, they received instruction, witnessed healings and miracles, watched His handling of opposition and naysayers, and were fully equipped and empowered to do great things for His Kingdom. Then He said GO!

What a terrible thing it could have been had they never gone out? Hadn’t shared all that they learned and witnessed. Their lives – examples of Jesus’ transformation power. What if they passed on the opportunity to share the Good News?

Our salvation, as personal as it is, was never intended for us alone. But as our lives are being transformed, to go out to be the light, the salt, the bait…He’ll take care of the rest.

He never promised the places we would go would be comfortable, familiar, or serene –

He just said GO!