Tag: Salvation

What is Prayer

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Prayer is Jesus. Think about that for a minute. Without Jesus, prayer is empty and vain. With Jesus, prayer is an entrance gate to the very heart of God Above.

The moment you place your faith in Jesus Christ, the moment you believe in your heart that God has risen Christ from the dead, the moment you confess with your mouth that Jesus was buried and Risen again you are saved. (Romans 10:9-13)

This truth is Scripture. It is foundational Scripture. And it is the only truth that will open wide the door for you to get to pray. Yes, prayer is Jesus.

Do you know Him? Have you placed your faith in Jesus Christ. If yes, then, Friend, you have already begun your path of communication with God through Christ Jesus. If not, are you interested in meeting the very One who knows you and loves you more than life itself?

Learn more about Jesus here.

My request for each of us today is this, will we purpose to talk with Jesus today?

The beautiful thing about having full access to the ears of God as a child of God filled with the Spirit of God because of the Son of God (shout of hallelujah right here!!) is the fact that there are no rules in when or how we converse with Him.

Talk to Him as you are/where you are.

  • Share your thoughts.
  • Share your emotion.
  • Share your questions.
  • Drop your pretense.
  • Drop your bravery.
  • Drop your political correctness.
  • Be real.
  • Be honest.
  • Be the You that He so intricately designed to be You.

He knows you. Talk to Him as if you believe that.

That is prayer.

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Because Jesus

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May we celebrate what we have because Jesus.

Because Jesus came we have a choice. No longer confined to the life choices circling us every day. We are offered a choice that settles and calms and rationalizes and comforts and guides and secures all other choices.

Because Jesus came we have life. No longer continuing down the side roads of uncertainty. We are accompanied by a Best Friend down a straight path in which He guides our feet and sets our eyes.

Because Jesus we are free. No longer bound by the various chains of sin and doubt. We are free! Free to life everlasting! Free to Live in the fullness of love and grace day by day! Free to laugh, to absorb the good around us and walk away from the weight that brings us down. We are free to speak the Name above all names. We are free to stand. We are free to proclaim Truth. We are free to share the Way.

We are free to Live Because Jesus!

Lord God,

Oh, how we thank you for You! Thank you for the gifts you so freely and graciously give us. For the gift of salvation, the gift of baptism, the gift of the Spirit, the gift of His fruits, the gift of marriage, the gift of friends, the gift of family, the gift of being a member of the very Body of Christ.

Lord, you have given us so much!

Father, I pray for these gifts that are set before us. Lord, if one of these gifts are sitting before us, yet we have yet to receive it or open it or declare it or use it or enjoy it… Oh, Father, open our eyes today!

I pray, if it be the gifts of salvation or baptism, my friend will give to you their acceptance of your gift this Christmas season. I pray they will choose to receive Jesus Christ as their Savior. I pray they will choose to follow you and identify with you in baptism.

I pray that we will determine today to walk in the Spirit. May we relish in His fruit. Not in that we are fake with putting on the image of patience and love and joy, but that we are real in the image of God in us. Help us to understand the presence of the Holy Spirit and how beautifully and powerfully real He is in us!

I pray for the gifts of marriage and of friends and of family. Father God, this differs for each us. Father, hear our cries, tears, prayers, desires, smiles and praises! Hold our hearts in these areas of life. Give us the daily bread we need per “these gifts” and help us to enjoy the day at hand.

And I thank you for allowing us to be a part of the Body of Christ! Lord, how deeply unique we all are. Yet, in your Name we are knit together as intricately as the human body. Each of us so vital, so valued, so loved and so called by You!

I can hardly comprehend your Gifts to us! Selah

Because Jesus is in my heart, my hands are open wide to receive the gifts of today! I lay it, all of it, before you. May my gift be a smile on your heart.

Jesus, I love you!

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Prayer for Persecution

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Dear God Almighty,

I come before your Throne in humble adoration. My heart is yours. My words are Yours. Father God, this very time in prayer is yours. Lord, pour out the words You would have our hearts pray for today. Selah

God, persecution is real. This heartache is happening throughout your created world. Brothers and sisters being imprisoned and abused and murdered for believing in Jesus Christ. Just for believing on Jesus. This concept is heartbreaking. Yet, it is the purest display of the evidential proof that Jesus truly is the name above all names. For if it were not true then why is there such hated and fear when others demonstrate love and adoration to His Name?

Why is Your Name so despised?

Jesus, the same name that causes my heart to catch its breath each time I hear it is the same name that causes a human to cring and deflect pain upon another human. How is that possible? Why is the emotion of Your Name so great? What is it about your name?

Jesus

Scripture is flooding my soul with the written answers of old. From Old Testament prophecies to written events throughout the New Testament to historical records that coincide with news headlines around the world.

Jesus

The sweetest name I know.

A stumbling block to some. A cornerstone to others.

Resurrected Son of God. Threat to a broken society.

King of kings and Lord of lords. Compitition to religion.

A light in the darkness! A light to the dark.

A healer of wounds. A reveler of truth.

A comfort to sorrow. A promised vengence.

A narrow road.

A promised path.

Truth.

Life

Life worth living.

Life worth dying for.

Jesus, your name is powerfully intimidating to the soul who desires power and authority. Your name gets in their way. Your name alone causes their quieted heart to question themselves. Your name pricks their inner core. Your name offers something that they can not attain on their own. Therefore, your name causes them to feel weak and powerless.

But Your Name is mighty to save. Your Name lifts up and strengthens. Your Name allows your church to be a light on the hill. Your Name shines! It shines through the very creation that calls upon Your Name. That Shine cannot be hidden, it cannot be erased. It cannot be quenched or silenced or darkened or lost.

Jesus Christ, I am your follower. I stand on that cornerstone. And I walk with my brothers and sisters. And I pray, God Almighty, for protection upon those who are being persecuted for Your name this very minute. Stop, I pray, the hands that harm your children right now, I pray this in the power of Your Most Powerful Name, Jesus! Silence the words of hatred that are spilling out upon your followers this day!

And Father God save the soul of the one who hates your Son’s name.

Amen.