Almighty Father, thank You for the freedom we have in Christ Jesus. Thank You that we are free from the bondage of the Law. Help us to hold to the truth of the freedom that we have through the victory of the cross of Christ no matter what our earthly circumstances may be. Protect Your Church from false teaching and help us to love one another. Grant us the fruit of the Spirit in increasing measure. We are thankful forYour everlasting love.
Amen
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a prayer for freedom
God of all ages, God of all places, God of all times and eternity,
Whose almighty hand has crafted and formed every people,
Whose gracious guidance has provided
rare and profound opportunities for our own nation,
help us all to understand our celebrations this July 4th holiday.
Help us to know how freedom
is to be more fully wrought
for all of Your children, here and elsewhere,
day by day by day.
Inspire us to see freedom
not as the right to do as we please,
but as new occasions to be pleased
to do what is right and good.
Lead us, O God, so that our trust in You
is not merely stamped upon our money
but expressed fully in our lives.
Help us to understand that liberty is made manifest best
by seeking Your will of peace and goodwill for one and all.
Give us courage to fend off all worldly fears,
especially the fear of standing in singular fashion
for the rights of humanity,
since that is how we were born.
As we have been made prosperous,
make us also good.
As we have been preserved in freedom,
preserve us also by justice.
And, dear Lord of our Lives, as we have been kept free,
will we now be kept true?
As we have become rich in things,
will we now become richer still in principles and munificence?
We pray this prayer with fervent hope
that we shall know Your truth
and it shall truly set us free. AMEN.
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Whose almighty hand has crafted and formed every people,
Whose gracious guidance has provided
rare and profound opportunities for our own nation,
help us all to understand our celebrations this July 4th holiday.
Help us to know how freedom
is to be more fully wrought
for all of Your children, here and elsewhere,
day by day by day.
Inspire us to see freedom
not as the right to do as we please,
but as new occasions to be pleased
to do what is right and good.
Lead us, O God, so that our trust in You
is not merely stamped upon our money
but expressed fully in our lives.
Help us to understand that liberty is made manifest best
by seeking Your will of peace and goodwill for one and all.
Give us courage to fend off all worldly fears,
especially the fear of standing in singular fashion
for the rights of humanity,
since that is how we were born.
As we have been made prosperous,
make us also good.
As we have been preserved in freedom,
preserve us also by justice.
And, dear Lord of our Lives, as we have been kept free,
will we now be kept true?
As we have become rich in things,
will we now become richer still in principles and munificence?
We pray this prayer with fervent hope
that we shall know Your truth
and it shall truly set us free. AMEN.
...Bob Hill from Life's Too Short for Anything But Love, Woodneath Press
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a prayer against shame
Father,
You are the God of all things victorious. Of all things beautiful. Of all things compassionate and gracious. Of all things grace.
In our sin, we can feel shameful. We can be ashamed of all we have done against You. But Lord, You never intend to make us feel shame about ourselves. Thank you for giving us the Holy Spirit to convict us and make us aware of our guilt. But that is against what we've done, not who we are. So please, Father, convict us in our guilt. Help us to turn away from our sin. But help us to never feel ashamed of who we are. Because who we are is Your child. Your Son has given us his righteousness and so we are no longer merely sinners. We are victorious saints, standing in the truth of all that You have done.
Thank You, O Lord, for giving us this identity. This identity that we are Yours. So send away the shame! For we are forgiven and free through the power of Your name.
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.(Galatians 2:20)
In whom we have boldness and access with confidence through our faith in him. (Ephesians 3:12)
For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. (2 Corinthians 5:21)
For in Christ Jesus you are all sons of God, through faith. (Galatians 3:26)
Amen
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We Have Been Set Free
Jesus, we praise you because you have set us free. Because you came and broke the chains, opening the prison gates, we no longer are bound by sin. Our freedom is such that no person or nation can give. We are now free to live as the children of the Father, trusting in his furious, inexhaustible love. Help us to live and grow in that freedom more and more each day. Amen
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FREEDOM
II Corinthians 3:17 "Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lord's glory, and are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is Spirit."
Father, I praise You. Through Jesus You have removed the veil of doubt from my mind so that I might understand Your Word more clearly. You have removed the veil of bondage from my heart so that I might live in freedom before You. You have removed the veil of darkness from my face so that I might reflect You light to others. Help me to live boldly before You, realizing that you have placed me here to fill the world with the hope and glory of Christ. I love You. Amen.
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A Living Hope
1 Peter 1:3 (NIV)
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,“
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,“
Thank
you Father for the Living Hope we have through faith in Jesus. This living hope
gives us motivation to courageously face each day, joy to encounter the
changing circumstances of life, and expectation as we look forward to a
positive future. It
becomes the strength of our soul and at the same time the tranquility of our
spirit. It cannot be defeated, demeaned or disappointing because its source and
power is You. “We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure…..”
Hebrews 6:19 (NIV)
Thank
you Father for this blessed, glorious and eternal hope that makes all the
difference in our lives for time and eternity.
In
the name of Jesus our Lord and Savior. Amen.
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Seek His Face
Father, thank You that You are the one who is always in charge of our lives. You are sovereign God. Thank You that You have never lost control. And yet, You call us to pray, to humble ourselves and call on You, turning from our wicked ways in repentance to seek Your face. Teach us again that you often work through a remnant. You call us to stand in the gap for Your cause. Your eye is on us, Your people. You neither slumber nor sleep. You are carrying out Your will through those who love You and serve You. I pray that we will know You more and more and be a light in the world to make a difference. Help us to be disciplined and have the courage to bear witness to You in a world that is in darkness.
We ask these things in faith in the name of Your Son, Jesus, Amen
2 Chronicles 7:14 (NLT) Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.
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We ask these things in faith in the name of Your Son, Jesus, Amen
2 Chronicles 7:14 (NLT) Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.
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a prayer for kindness
Most great and most high God,
You over all things. Your power is unmatchable! Your love is the most gracious, your strength is above all, and your peace the most comforting. We thank you for being a God we can trust, knowing you keep all your promises, and that your love for your children is never-ending.
Father, in a time when we hurt, in a time in which we are hurt, we pray for kindness. We ask for your spirit of gentleness come upon our hearts and we seek to be kind to all people, even those who've hurt us. Hold our tongues, O God, if any word is less than kind. Soften our hearts, O God, when they harden against those unkind to us and to other. Check our mind, O God, when we desire to judge rather than listen and hear.
Lord God, bring us back to your Word. May we believe and live out the truth of your gospel to the world. Help us to lean into this calling, no matter how challenging. For you, O God, are Jehovah-jirah, the one who provides. Help us to believe that you will provide in all difficult circumstances because of your great love for us.
Amen
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Father, we pray for your people as the enemy seeks to divide us through the acts and speeches of politicians. Help us to remember that we serve the King of Kings and that our allegiance is to him first. Let us be more concerned with loving our brothers and sisters than in trying to prove we are right. May we build up, rather than tear down. Let the world know that we are Christ's disciples by our love for each other rather than our political affiliation. Amen
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IN THE QUIET OF THE MORNING
Dear Heavenly Father ~ In the quiet of the morning, I will worship Your name. I will lift my voice with singing to praise You again. For it fills my heart with gladness that remains through the day. In the quiet of the morning, I will worship Your name. *
You're calling me to a deeper place. You are calling me to come away. This is the day You have made to walk in Your love and grace. And I will sing to You my King, forever and ever.
I will rise up and worship Your holiness. I will sing a song of Your faithfulness. On the mountains and through the valleys. Your love will be my peace. And I will sing of Your love for me. I love You. Amen. **
*In the Quiet of the Morning ~ Wes Tuttle
**I Will Rise Up ~Mike Ash
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The Name
Acts 5:41-42 (NLT)
41 The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God had counted them worthy to suffer disgrace for the name of Jesus. 42 And every day, in the Temple and from house to house, they continued to teach and preach this message: “Jesus is the Messiah.”
41 The apostles left the high council rejoicing that God had counted them worthy to suffer disgrace for the name of Jesus. 42 And every day, in the Temple and from house to house, they continued to teach and preach this message: “Jesus is the Messiah.”
Acts 26:9 (NLT)
9 “I used to believe that I ought to do everything I could to oppose the very name of Jesus the Nazarene.
9 “I used to believe that I ought to do everything I could to oppose the very name of Jesus the Nazarene.
Father
what a contrast and conflict is evoked by the simple mention of The Name,
Jesus. It is in and through his name alone we have all the benefits of your grace.
But for him there would be no hope, no forgiveness, no future. His name is both
majestic and mighty. It is both powerful and penetrating. It is both saving and
sanctifying.
Father
I think of the song:
Jesus! oh, how sweet
the name,
Jesus! every day the same;
Jesus! let all saints proclaim
Its worthy praise forever.
Jesus! every day the same;
Jesus! let all saints proclaim
Its worthy praise forever.
Thank you Father for his worthy name and for the
life we have as the result of believing in him and for the scriptures that bear
witness to this eternal truth.
John 20:31 (NLT)
……these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name.
……these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name.
In
Jesus Name we pray. Amen.
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For Your Justice and Mercy
Lord God,
We thank You that You are a God of compassion, love and mercy whose watchful eye is always seeing our world from a perspective we don't understand. As finite beings, we can't begin to fathom or understand the tragedies and the evil that happen day after day and seem to worsen each day. As Your children, we are called to stand in the gap for those who are helpless and hurting.
We come before You today asking for mercy for the weak and the helpless. We ask that truth begin to be revealed in the situations that are existing in our country with those who are weak and hurting. Would you give our leaders wisdom and a unified spirit to deal with what is at hand and cease the endless divisions so that justice and mercy can be meted out fairly without prejudices. We know that with You nothing is impossible and so we can boldly come to You asking for intervention or doable solutions to begin to unfold.
We trust in Your justice and Your unfailing love,
It is in the name of Your Son, Jesus we pray, Amen
We thank You that You are a God of compassion, love and mercy whose watchful eye is always seeing our world from a perspective we don't understand. As finite beings, we can't begin to fathom or understand the tragedies and the evil that happen day after day and seem to worsen each day. As Your children, we are called to stand in the gap for those who are helpless and hurting.
We come before You today asking for mercy for the weak and the helpless. We ask that truth begin to be revealed in the situations that are existing in our country with those who are weak and hurting. Would you give our leaders wisdom and a unified spirit to deal with what is at hand and cease the endless divisions so that justice and mercy can be meted out fairly without prejudices. We know that with You nothing is impossible and so we can boldly come to You asking for intervention or doable solutions to begin to unfold.
We trust in Your justice and Your unfailing love,
It is in the name of Your Son, Jesus we pray, Amen
Psalms 82:3 Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.
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Be still...
Oh my friends, take time today to just be still before Him. Sit at His feet and linger in His Presence. Listen to His voice. Pour out your spirit to Him. Bask in the depths of His goodness. Just be still. And know that He is God.
Amen
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a prayer for things to be made right
Lord God,
Maker of all things... Creator of Heaven and earth... Lord, you are God. You make all things grow, all things beautiful, and all things new.
Yet, we hurt, Lord. We are hurting as we see families torn apart. We are hurting as we see good work stunted, beautiful things broken, and the truth of Your Word being misused by many. Our hearts ache, Lord, for what we know isn't right. Sin has broken our relationship with You and our relationships with this world. Have mercy on us, forgive our sinfulness, and transform us to be more like Jesus.
Help us to bring peace to this broken world. Help us be instruments of Your love and grace. For all that is wrong will be made right, Father, and help us to to push back the affects of sin and make this world shine in the light of Your glory.
Amen
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