Praise & Thanksgiving :
What can you praise for? Be creative.. Look at David in Psalms!
Names of the Lord, For redemption through the blood of Christ.
For Thomas- the apostle in India! For India in the Bible- twice!
For so many missionaries in India
For blessing the country with lot of natural riches. For being a big democratic country
For loving India and the Indians
Pray for revival!
That there will be a revival in the end days as per Joel 2
Churches to be revived. Removal of power, selfishness, ritualistics, jealousy and strife in the church.
Spirit of prayer to be poured on Leaders to children in the church. There will be repentence.
That churches will transform into the first century church in Jerusalem.
That all nations come to the salvation Isaiah 52:10
That God will purify us/church/nations like a refiner in Malachi 3:3
There will be thirst for God, a revival and the word of God will spread as in Acts 13:47
All churches to have a revival and be alive in Spirit and truth.
Wrestling in prayer
Bind all the satanic forces that obstruct revival.
- God's children in being selfish and building of 'self' kingdom and not the kingdom of God.
-false preaching/false prophecy, false worship/false miracles.
- spirit of servant, that leads to lethargy, indifference, fills them with worldly thoughts and lowers bp. bible/prayer)
- churches gettng destroyed.
Bind the spirits that instigate sinful acts that provoke wrath of God on nations.
- The spirits that blind people's eyes from the saving Truth.
- spirit of deception, -that makes worship of people
- spirit of black magic, witchcraft
-spirits that trigger adultery, prostitution, lustfulness, homosexuality.
- spirits that instigate drug/alcohol/smoking addiction/pornography/video games.
Bind spirits that control power bringing communal /religious violence
Bind spirits that induce accidents, abortions, suicidevival, female infanticide, murder etc
Pray for spiritual revival.
Prayer of supplication
Plead for mercy and ask God to forgive as Nehem 1:6,7 and Daniel :4-19 prays.
As 1 Tim 2:4, pray that 138 crore Indians be saved and know the truth.
For children to be protected and to serve as little Samuel.
Youth to be saved from sin, toughness and attractions of the world.
The opposition groups, who demolish churches, kill christians, to be changed like Saul to Paul.
That Bureacrats, politicians of our country, turn towards Jesus like Cornelius and the jailer that Paul encountered. Acts 10, 16
Like Exorcists, magicians, received salvation in Acts 19, let the,
Like Lydia, may the scientists, industrialists, athelets, movie personalities, come to the saving grace.
the people we are associated with, neighbors, friends, collegues,
for family members, who are not saved yet.
Pray for Protection
For families to be united, peace and harmony in families. divorces, misunderstandings, ilicit relationships, split between parents, and with children be removed in the name of Jesus.
For children to be protected from evil.. Their emotional wellbeing, addiction, sinful practises. Human trafficking, girl children especially.
For protection from terrorist.
For protection from neighbouring countries.
For safe water and air.
For those in marine occupation/fishermen
for farmers
For small vendors.
for economy of nations
For health and education dept.
Bless and Pray
that nation to be self sufficient
the rulers, PM, President, HM, Union ministers, Governers, Cabinet Minister.welfare schemes to be good. Parliment and Legislative assembly of states.
those in authority. heads of army, navy, airforce, central, state govt officials, district collectors, tahsildars
Those in Judiciary. regulators of law and order, Supreme court, High court, District court, Family court, Judges and advocates.
IAS, IPS officers, police officials, constables, officials of anti corruption bureau
Election commission of India, election officers, officials of cbi
nation to be free from bribery, corruption,marked with justice , honesty, vote should not be bought, tax payers money to be used wisely, officials to be selfless leaders.
Free of liquor shops ( gujarat and bihar) free of crimes, free of drug addictions, good hygiene.
Increase in job oppurtunities, poverty removed, people live without debts.
industrial growth, increase in exports, achievement in science and sports.
- From 1 hr prayer guide of Jesus Redeems.
https://www.comfortertv.com/downloads-files
Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Friday, May 15, 2020
Broken heart
I had been to one of Eficor's conference. This was way before, I got married.. So it must be more than a decade... I don't remember much though, but remember the theme in which it was set.
Micah 6:8 And what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God. There were lot of hangings and pamphlets by this theme. As the program ended, the music was mesmerising..it kept on and on.. that I asked my brother.. what it was.. he said, its run continuously, it gets imprinted in the heart..That was weird, but I liked the music.. It was something about, let the things that break the heart of God, break yours
I remembered a lil and thought will do a search if i can find that song again.. It led me to check few other things.. check it out..
https://www.worldvision.org/hunger-news-stories/blessed-broken-heart
https://www.lifeway.com/en/
and this probably is the song that was played there..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5593AppZNY
Let your heart be broken for a world in need:
Feed the mouths that hunger, soothe the wounds that bleed,
Give the cup of water and the loaf of bread
Be the hands of Jesus, serving in His stead.
Here on earth applying principles of love,
Visible expression – God still rules above
Living illustration of the Living Word
To the minds of all who’ve Never seen or heard.
Blest to be a blessing privileged to care,
Challenged by the need apparent everywhere.
Where mankind is wanting, fill the vacant place.
Be the means through which the Lord reveals His grace.
Add to your believing deeds that prove it true,
Knowing Christ as Savior, make Him Master, too.
Follow in His footsteps, go where He has trod;
In the world’s great trouble risk yourself for God.
Let your heart be tender and your vision clear;
See mankind as God sees, serve Him far and near.
Let your heart be broken by a brother’s pain;
Share your rich resources, give and give again.
Micah 6:8 And what does the LORD require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God. There were lot of hangings and pamphlets by this theme. As the program ended, the music was mesmerising..it kept on and on.. that I asked my brother.. what it was.. he said, its run continuously, it gets imprinted in the heart..That was weird, but I liked the music.. It was something about, let the things that break the heart of God, break yours
I remembered a lil and thought will do a search if i can find that song again.. It led me to check few other things.. check it out..
https://www.worldvision.org/hunger-news-stories/blessed-broken-heart
https://www.lifeway.com/en/
and this probably is the song that was played there..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5593AppZNY
Let your heart be broken for a world in need:
Feed the mouths that hunger, soothe the wounds that bleed,
Give the cup of water and the loaf of bread
Be the hands of Jesus, serving in His stead.
Here on earth applying principles of love,
Visible expression – God still rules above
Living illustration of the Living Word
To the minds of all who’ve Never seen or heard.
Blest to be a blessing privileged to care,
Challenged by the need apparent everywhere.
Where mankind is wanting, fill the vacant place.
Be the means through which the Lord reveals His grace.
Add to your believing deeds that prove it true,
Knowing Christ as Savior, make Him Master, too.
Follow in His footsteps, go where He has trod;
In the world’s great trouble risk yourself for God.
Let your heart be tender and your vision clear;
See mankind as God sees, serve Him far and near.
Let your heart be broken by a brother’s pain;
Share your rich resources, give and give again.
Thursday, May 14, 2020
From the warfront
I was talking to my brother for the second time since lockdown.. He is a man of few words.. But yesterday was different.. He spoke about lot of things.. and hence this blog.
He sounded devastated. The things that he's seeing everyday is breaking him. Me being in the comfort of my home, with food, shelter, and the luxuries of AC.. could hardly find a word to respond. I just listened.
He said thousands of people are on the road. Walking to their hometown. He saw a young man... must be 25 years, walking and stopped to give him a ride.. He was on the way to UP from Delhi. By walk! He had no money, no phone. When asked if he ate anything, he said he had food a day ago. My brother had to drop him after about 20 kms, as he had to go in another direction. But his heart was broken for that man, and others he saw on the way. He said, not many stop to help. These people have no other choice but to walk home. Imagine walking with nothing to eat in this weather.
My brother and his colleague drive to Greater Noida, in about 50 mins, which otherwise would take 2 hrs. There they do relief work for about 3000 people. People are in makeshift shelters. They get them food, masks, and other hygenic things necessary. Day in and day out they see people living in bare minimum.
I asked him if he tested for convid. He said he must have got it many times by now, for he's constantly intouch with various people. He quoted dad, ' valzhvadhu sila vara kaalam', You live for few more weeks'. There is nothing to be afraid of. If you die, there will be no burial or friends or around not even a pastor, who probably is afraid of dying.. he joked. He wasn't sure, how long this would go on. If its for a month, then ok.. but after that? Since Covid is in Community phase now, and if things get worse, which they probably will, we have to get ready for mass burial.
Eficor is working in Delhi with Wipro fund, in Musahar community of Bihar with Individual fund. He told me search for them and you'll find how terrible their living is. Just did a google search. Musahar infact means rat eaters. They are downtrodden and struggling for their livelihood. Covid in this mix, is going to be pretty rough. Eficor is also working in UP, some place he said. They have helped about a lakh peopl.. In another month, they may cover a total of 2 lakhs, but after that? He said, even in Eficor, they had very few people on the frontlines. Can't blame them. Can we? The need is much. the workers are few. May we not stop to do what we can. We ended the call with a heavy heart.
May the government be led by God. The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. Proverbs 21:1
He sounded devastated. The things that he's seeing everyday is breaking him. Me being in the comfort of my home, with food, shelter, and the luxuries of AC.. could hardly find a word to respond. I just listened.
He said thousands of people are on the road. Walking to their hometown. He saw a young man... must be 25 years, walking and stopped to give him a ride.. He was on the way to UP from Delhi. By walk! He had no money, no phone. When asked if he ate anything, he said he had food a day ago. My brother had to drop him after about 20 kms, as he had to go in another direction. But his heart was broken for that man, and others he saw on the way. He said, not many stop to help. These people have no other choice but to walk home. Imagine walking with nothing to eat in this weather.
My brother and his colleague drive to Greater Noida, in about 50 mins, which otherwise would take 2 hrs. There they do relief work for about 3000 people. People are in makeshift shelters. They get them food, masks, and other hygenic things necessary. Day in and day out they see people living in bare minimum.
I asked him if he tested for convid. He said he must have got it many times by now, for he's constantly intouch with various people. He quoted dad, ' valzhvadhu sila vara kaalam', You live for few more weeks'. There is nothing to be afraid of. If you die, there will be no burial or friends or around not even a pastor, who probably is afraid of dying.. he joked. He wasn't sure, how long this would go on. If its for a month, then ok.. but after that? Since Covid is in Community phase now, and if things get worse, which they probably will, we have to get ready for mass burial.
Eficor is working in Delhi with Wipro fund, in Musahar community of Bihar with Individual fund. He told me search for them and you'll find how terrible their living is. Just did a google search. Musahar infact means rat eaters. They are downtrodden and struggling for their livelihood. Covid in this mix, is going to be pretty rough. Eficor is also working in UP, some place he said. They have helped about a lakh peopl.. In another month, they may cover a total of 2 lakhs, but after that? He said, even in Eficor, they had very few people on the frontlines. Can't blame them. Can we? The need is much. the workers are few. May we not stop to do what we can. We ended the call with a heavy heart.
May the government be led by God. The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will. Proverbs 21:1
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Switch off
Now here's a secret of dad revealed. We were talking about Covid spreading across... the delay in vaccine, the increasing spread, mutation of the virus, all sounded grim... and since we don't have a TV, my better half was constantly on the phone and updating us every 5 mins..
Dad said, he always has a fortress around him, and he wont let anything come inside. I asked what? In other words he said, this is what is meant by 'switch off'.
This was taught by a Nigerian missionary, Michael. He and his wife from Satangulam and Nagercoil, were professors in Palyamkotai College. They were friends of Patrick uncle too.. They started the Reunion fellowship there.
While working there as professors, he had a burden to serve among the cannibals. They left their job and went as missionary to Nigeria. Being a muslim country, no christian missionaries were allowed inside the country. Just then the Educational minister there, looking at both of their education, told they can become DO there. Thus both of them started working and slowly all the teachers under him, accepted Christ.
Then, with 7 of the teachers with him, he went to climb the mountains. He was wearing a thick coat, for it was very cold weather. On the way top, they stopped at night , in the morning he found no one. All the 7 had left. Should he also turn back? The cannibals were real!. He decided to press forward. he meets a bunch of them with sharp weapons. They surround him. He kneels down and shuts his eyes and prays. After sometime, he opens his eyes to see all of them prostrating down before him! They must have seen some vision? may be an angel? They take him to their leader.. They give him a rooster to be given to their tribe leader.. The Leader in turns gives a rooster to the missionary. They exchange the roosters! And he stays with them learning their language. In 3 months, he learns it! It is told their language has only 100 or so tones/words... he records, and learns it. He slowly starts teaching kids and the adults. He opens a school for them. The President of Nigeria comes to know of it, and even visits the place. Who wouldn't want to see the transformations among cannibals!
The couple have a daughter, who finished her MBBS and continued as a doctor there. They both earned well, being DEOs, but as per the rule in Nigera, they were not allowed to take money out of the country. So they left it to their daughter.
He had travelled in train with dad sometime back. That's when he taught this trick. The secret weapon. If someone is talking ill about you, you can just switch off your mind and do not let it process in your mind.. to find out more about it..who said it, or who heard it or what will they think about it. Dad said, he just prays and hands over the issue to God, and then switches off his mind. He is completely off, and never thinks or brings it up and even lets the person who brings it again, not to bother. That's the end of it! If you can't do anything about it, why munch on it?
Knowing dad, I have seen him do this quite often! It has imbibed in me too... but now I know the name of the secret! haha!
Dad said, he always has a fortress around him, and he wont let anything come inside. I asked what? In other words he said, this is what is meant by 'switch off'.
This was taught by a Nigerian missionary, Michael. He and his wife from Satangulam and Nagercoil, were professors in Palyamkotai College. They were friends of Patrick uncle too.. They started the Reunion fellowship there.
While working there as professors, he had a burden to serve among the cannibals. They left their job and went as missionary to Nigeria. Being a muslim country, no christian missionaries were allowed inside the country. Just then the Educational minister there, looking at both of their education, told they can become DO there. Thus both of them started working and slowly all the teachers under him, accepted Christ.
Then, with 7 of the teachers with him, he went to climb the mountains. He was wearing a thick coat, for it was very cold weather. On the way top, they stopped at night , in the morning he found no one. All the 7 had left. Should he also turn back? The cannibals were real!. He decided to press forward. he meets a bunch of them with sharp weapons. They surround him. He kneels down and shuts his eyes and prays. After sometime, he opens his eyes to see all of them prostrating down before him! They must have seen some vision? may be an angel? They take him to their leader.. They give him a rooster to be given to their tribe leader.. The Leader in turns gives a rooster to the missionary. They exchange the roosters! And he stays with them learning their language. In 3 months, he learns it! It is told their language has only 100 or so tones/words... he records, and learns it. He slowly starts teaching kids and the adults. He opens a school for them. The President of Nigeria comes to know of it, and even visits the place. Who wouldn't want to see the transformations among cannibals!
The couple have a daughter, who finished her MBBS and continued as a doctor there. They both earned well, being DEOs, but as per the rule in Nigera, they were not allowed to take money out of the country. So they left it to their daughter.
He had travelled in train with dad sometime back. That's when he taught this trick. The secret weapon. If someone is talking ill about you, you can just switch off your mind and do not let it process in your mind.. to find out more about it..who said it, or who heard it or what will they think about it. Dad said, he just prays and hands over the issue to God, and then switches off his mind. He is completely off, and never thinks or brings it up and even lets the person who brings it again, not to bother. That's the end of it! If you can't do anything about it, why munch on it?
Knowing dad, I have seen him do this quite often! It has imbibed in me too... but now I know the name of the secret! haha!
My fav verses today
All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord , and all the families of the nations will bow down before him,
Psalms 22:27 NIV
https://psalm.bible/psalm-22-27
The earth is the Lord ’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it;
Psalms 24:1 NIV
https://psalm.bible/psalm-24-1
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.
Habakkuk 2:14 NIV
https://habakkuk.bible/habakkuk-2-14
In the Lord ’s hand the king’s heart is a stream of water that he channels toward all who please him.
Proverbs 21:1 NIV
https://proverbs.bible/proverbs-21-1
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.
Ezekiel 36:26-27 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/ezk.36.26-27.NIV
The Lord will lay bare his holy arm
in the sight of all the nations,
and all the ends of the earth will see
the salvation of our God. Isaiah 52:10
who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 1 Tim 2:4
He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Malachi 3:3
49 The word of the Lord spread through the whole region Acts 13:49
Monday, May 11, 2020
Intercessory references in the Bible
I was looking into the prayers, especially that of the intercessions by people in the Bible! I was surprised at my find! This is how we are to pray.. with the heart of God!
I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one.Ezekial 22:30
I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one.Ezekial 22:30
Moses Numbers 14:1-20, Exodus 32:10-13;17:9-11, Numbers 11:1,2; 12:13,Numbers 16:22, 45-4
Abraham Gen 18:20-33, Gen 20:17
Samuel 1 Samuel 12:23
Joshua 7: 6-9
Esther; Esther 4:16
Isaiah Isaiah 62:6-7 ; 64:1-12
Jeremiah 29:7; 9:1-6,10
Isaiah Isaiah 62:6-7 ; 64:1-12
Jeremiah 29:7; 9:1-6,10
Job; Job 42:10
Ezra; Ezra 9: 3-15
Daniel :3-19
Nehemiah; Nehemiah 1: 4-11
King Jehoshaphat 2 Chron 20: 5-12
King David..2 Samuel 24:17
Sunday, May 10, 2020
He will flee...when?
Now that we know what we are up against, we have to be powered to fight.
We are to stand against the devil. And he will flee. Say I stand against you in the name of Jesus.
Be firm in faith. 1 Peter 5:9 விசுவாசத்தில் உறுதியாயிருந்து, அவனுக்கு எதிர்த்து நில்லுங்கள்;
Be obedient to word of God. Be holy. God is most holy. He makes us Holy by his blood.
Be careful to guard your heart against deceit.
Memorise 1 John 4:4
Luke 10: 19
Wear the armor of God. Eph 6:12-18
கடைசியாக, என் சகோதரரே, கர்த்தரிலும் அவருடைய சத்துவத்தின் வல்லமையிலும் பலப்படுங்கள். நீங்கள் பிசாசின் தந்திரங்களோடு எதிர்த்து நிற்கத் திராணியுள்ளவர்களாகும்படி, தேவனுடைய சர்வாயுதவர்க்கத்தையும் தரித்துக்கொள்ளுங்கள்.
Be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might. Don't be afraid. God's children should have no fear.
Devil is a liar, and the Father of all lies.
1. Pray in the name of Jesus. Mark 16: 17
2. Pray in the blood of Jesus. Rev 12:11
Devil flees when you mention it.
3. Use the word of God.and shield of faith. Eph 6:17
4. Pray in the Spirit. Isaiah 59:19
Eph 6:18
Why are we to pray? Can't God do things by himself? Why he expects us?
God gave Adam dominion over Earth. Adam lost and gave it to the devil. He says so in Luke 4:5-6. It's been given to him. He's the prince of this world.
Imagine you come home from work and find a hut inside your compound wall/fence, where some one don't know has put it up and staying and refuses to go. Will you go to the police station and give a complaint to have him removed. Only then the police can come to take them away. That's how it works. Devil has dominian here. Our prayer is the petition that needs to be given for the police to act.
Note: the above was the message given by Mohan uncle on 9 May 2020
Saturday, May 9, 2020
Warfare
I knew we are in a battle field. God taught me the importance of armor and helped me choose the Battle verses in wimh and that was more than 10 years ago. But I had not known the distinctive differences and how to pray using it until Mohan uncle taught the other day.
Eph 6: 12
ஏனெனில், மாம்சத்தோடும் இரத்தத்தோடுமல்ல, துரைத்தனங்களோடும், அதிகாரங்களோடும், இப்பிரபஞ்சத்தின் அந்தகார லோகாதிபதிகளோடும், வானமண்டலங்களிலுள்ள பொல்லாத ஆவிகளின் சேனைகளோடும் நமக்குப் போராட்டம் உண்டு.
எபேசியர் 6:12
There are 4 kinds.
1. வானமண்டலங்களிலுள்ள பொல்லாத ஆவிகளின் சேனை
Spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
These evil spirits are neither in heaven or Earth but in the heavenly realm. Their aim is to blind fold the people, so that their mind is not receptive to the truth. They are above a city or a village building up their kingdom. They make the people blind and deaf to the gospel.
This was exactly like what I had read in the novel 'Piercing the darkness'!
Bind the devil in the name of Jesus.
Resist the devil and he'll flee from you.
2. துரைத்தனங்கள.
Controlling Spirit. Spirit of slavery .
This can exhibit at home, church and at society. And nation at large.
At home it can be between husband and wife, in laws, etc where things are controlled by the evil spirit. At church it can be between committees, pastor and others.
This was there during the King's rule .where spirits were sent to control the people of the land ' horse yagam', 'Piercing yagam' etc.
Bind the devil in the name of Jesus.
Break the bondage in the name of Jesus.
Resist the devil and he'll flee from you.
3. இப்பிரபஞ்சத்தின் அந்தகார லோகாதிபதிகளோடும்,
Powers of darkness. This refers to the evil mainly through witchcrafts. This was there during ancient times as well. Pharoah had magicians with him. Exodus 7:1. Daniel 2:2.. king Nebuchadnezzar hadsome too. Acts 16:16, 19:19 says about it too. It's much prevalent in these days too. Politicians refer their help in all their plans. Thus they are controlled by the evil spirit. Witchcrafts against family, churches, society are rampant.
Bind the devil in the name of Jesus.
Resist the devil and he'll flee from you.
4. அதிகாரங்களோடும்,
There are 3 kinds.
1. Politicians. ( Those responsible for creating policies, rules)
2. Government officials. ( Those who implement rules) Collectors,Tahsildar, police officer,
3. Judges, advocates.( Those who have supreme authority)
We have to pray that they are under God's sovereignty.
That they are filled with God's wisdom. That the rules they create bring blessing to people.
That they are bold enough to stand for truth.
Bless the officials.
That the evil spirit bringing corruption, love of money, bribery be removed in the name of Jesus.
Note: this is a consolidation of Mohan uncle's message on 5,6,7,8 May 2020
In the gap
It's just a familiar verse. And since the corona pandemic this is the oft quoted verse. And I knew it ...but did I really? The message by uncle Mohan was an eye opener.
if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV
if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV
If my people,
The stress is on ' my' people, not others. Those who call themselves 'I know Christ', I have read the Bible, I am saved.' So the verse is for the believers! Well, that's something.
The stress is on ' my' people, not others. Those who call themselves 'I know Christ', I have read the Bible, I am saved.' So the verse is for the believers! Well, that's something.
Who are called by my name.
Now that can't be more clearer. So it's all the Christians...those who have once in their lifetime professed to believe, love Jesus, read the Bible. God's talking directly to them.
Now that can't be more clearer. So it's all the Christians...those who have once in their lifetime professed to believe, love Jesus, read the Bible. God's talking directly to them.
Humble themselves.
What's new about this? Am humble, am I not? Well, pride is something that's God's against. How much am I humble? Pride creeps up without our knowledge.. I know that...am far better. How much am I humble before God... I treat him as my Lord or just a casual friend, that I take him for granted?
What's new about this? Am humble, am I not? Well, pride is something that's God's against. How much am I humble? Pride creeps up without our knowledge.. I know that...am far better. How much am I humble before God... I treat him as my Lord or just a casual friend, that I take him for granted?
Pray
I do this often... really? What do I pray about... My family, our health, my children, my parents, in-laws, siblings, my job, my husband job, peace, health...and of course for missionaries, kids that we support, and for the poor. So am covered here...well that's what I had thought.
I do this often... really? What do I pray about... My family, our health, my children, my parents, in-laws, siblings, my job, my husband job, peace, health...and of course for missionaries, kids that we support, and for the poor. So am covered here...well that's what I had thought.
1 Tim 2:1-4. Talks about praying for everyone. That all be saved. Not just that, but for the leaders, the ones on authority.. diligently... Not once in awhile. Consistently. I had been like Jonah. They deserve destruction Lord. Not mercy. My prayer had been thus lukewarm. God knows the best. He's a judge. But what did he want from me? To be like Abraham. To plead and stand in the gap. Until everyone is saved. What are the evil that I had bothered me, yet still brushed it away?
Bribe: when I hear it, it's disgusting..have to be given everywhere! To get things done.
Child abuse: kidnapping and abuse, women abused. Sex trafficking.
Dowry: worst evil. Nothing can be done.
Church politics: can only pray and turn a blind eye to all the fights.
Sex workers: again, can only sigh...and wish things were not that bad. How would my lil prayer help?
Poor/sick:just prayed that God be merciful to them
Child abuse: kidnapping and abuse, women abused. Sex trafficking.
Dowry: worst evil. Nothing can be done.
Church politics: can only pray and turn a blind eye to all the fights.
Sex workers: again, can only sigh...and wish things were not that bad. How would my lil prayer help?
Poor/sick:just prayed that God be merciful to them
Not a regular prayer..just a casual talk or even a sigh! Not a prayer with faith for God to change!
Seek my face:
What's this...when you pray you seek God. But do I look at his hands or his face? That was strange to be asked. What's the difference? In Luke, a grand procession of Jesus entering Jerusalem is recorded. Everyone were excited shouting Hosanna and happy..but Jesus was crying...he wept seeing Jerusalem... Nobody looked at his face...they were busy celebrating.. it's the same today.
God's grieving. He died for every sinner. He loves the sinner. He longs for the prodigal son to return. Ezekiel 22:30 I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one. He's looking for someone to stand in the gap...
What's this...when you pray you seek God. But do I look at his hands or his face? That was strange to be asked. What's the difference? In Luke, a grand procession of Jesus entering Jerusalem is recorded. Everyone were excited shouting Hosanna and happy..but Jesus was crying...he wept seeing Jerusalem... Nobody looked at his face...they were busy celebrating.. it's the same today.
God's grieving. He died for every sinner. He loves the sinner. He longs for the prodigal son to return. Ezekiel 22:30 I looked for someone among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found no one. He's looking for someone to stand in the gap...
Like Moses Numbers 14:1-20, Exodus 32:10-13, Numbers 12:13,Numbers 16:22, 45-4
Like Abraham Gen 18:20-33, Gen 20:17
Like Samuel 1 Samuel 12:23
Like Joshua, Joshua 7:6-9
Like Joshua, Joshua 7:6-9
Like Esther; Esther 4:16
Like Job; Job 42:10
Like Ezra; Ezra 9: 3-15
Like Daniel Daniel :3-19
Like Nehemiah; Nehemiah 1: 4-11
Like King Jehoshaphat 2 Chron 20: 5-12
Like King David..2 Samuel 24:17
Turn from wicked ways:
Now what's wicked about me? My self! Always thinking about I, me and myself. Prioritising other things above God. Taking God for granted! Reading the Bible at leisure. Praying when I feel like it. Not really having faith that God can turn things over. Not being diligent enough. Turning blind eye to many things that should have broken my heart and driven me to my knees. Being lukewarm and lethargic.
Now what's wicked about me? My self! Always thinking about I, me and myself. Prioritising other things above God. Taking God for granted! Reading the Bible at leisure. Praying when I feel like it. Not really having faith that God can turn things over. Not being diligent enough. Turning blind eye to many things that should have broken my heart and driven me to my knees. Being lukewarm and lethargic.
So that's it... I saw where I was lagging big time. Do you?
Mohan uncle asked for a commitment of 1 hr prayer everyday. Diligently. If every believer does that, he'll in no time be a disciple! And that can turn the world around. That's the revival! But how much are we willing to obey?
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