Sweet Jesus, I praise Your name
and I shout out with joy for Your presence in my life, and for the
anointing power of Your Holy Spirit which is helping me to go deeper in
Your truths and soar higher in Your power. I turn my eyes to the heavens
anticipating new wisdom and deeper insights into Your sacred truths.
I praise You that more and more each day, I am becoming more confident
about who I am in You -- and I praise You that the kingdom You are
establishing right now on this earth cannot be shaken. My heart is
flooded with joy knowing that Your surrendered ones are being used in
mighty ways right now, and that Your strength and power is being made
available to each and every one of them.
My prayer today begins with a cry asking You to release from bondage
those Christians who are leading defeated lives. I ask You to release
them from their own tunnel vision that prevents them from seeing beyond
their own individual circumstances. I pray, Jesus, that with every ounce
of faith they have, they will come to understand who they are in You,
and begin to exert their authority over the dark places that hold them
captive in the night.
Feed them, I cry, with manna from heaven that fills their hunger and
sustains them on their journey to the river of life where their thirst
will be filled. Feed them with Your truths so they can grow stronger and
be hope-filled. Fill them with hearts of praise for what You have
already done for them, so they can join the chorus of praise now being
lifted up.
Jesus, help all of us, regardless of our position, to step out in faith
and take our rightful places. When we come under attack, remind us how
much power we have over the stings and arrows Satan fires at us. We are
not helpless, we are certainly not weak, we are children of the King and
His rightful heirs. Turn our hearts toward worship, praise, and
thanksgiving when we start to wallow in self pity, selfishness, or
pride. You have already redeemed us, and Satan will one day eat the dust
of our work as he is evicted from Your eternal kingdom.
Remind us every day that we do not live by bread alone -- but by every
word that You have spoken. Remind us that there are multitudes of people
being drawn together by Your common cause, and in Your timing they will
be mobilized into the greatest fighting force the world has ever seen.
Every day is an opportunity to prepare ourselves -- every day is an
opportunity to focus our minds and hearts on You and Your purposes --
and every day is a day we can hear Your still small voice share its
secrets with us, helping us to resist evil, and focus on truth,
righteousness, and holiness.
I pray for all who pray this prayer, that they will have holy and pure
motivations wherever they are presently placed in the Body of Christ. I
pray that like David, they will have hearts of worship as their sword
and have security knowing that our God can do all things -- that nothing
is impossible with Him. I pray they will lift their hearts to You so
their spirit will touch Your heart. Let Your very real Presence in their
lives become clear. I acknowledge You are our safety net, our security
blanket, and I thank You for all the times past when You have saved us
from harm. I anticipate with a grateful heart all the victories that are
about to come!
I choose today to take refuge in You. I choose to fear the Lord and not
man, and I choose obedience over willfulness and submission over pride. I
am blessed beyond measure already, and I praise and thank You for all
You have provided, knowing that we will lack no good thing as we seek
You first above all else. To You be all the honor and glory!
