Chrysostom
Beloved of All
We join you in bringing all of these burdens before the Lord, thanking Him that you continue to seek Him with persistence even when prayers seem hindered or requests are deleted. He hears and He is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all we ask.
We pray for extra strong protection and breakthrough for you and for all in need, for wisdom and encouragement, and for the Lord's anointing on every outreach, service, translation and sermon. We ask Him to take over completely at your work and in your church, to lead and guide and protect, to give you strength, love, favor and inspiration to do the work in a manner pleasing to Him, and to powerfully anoint your prayer gathering this Friday and every time you meet. May He raise up more prayer warriors, convict hearts where needed, and bring many to salvation through Jesus Christ alone, for there is no other name by which we are saved.
We also bring before our great High Priest the larger burdens you carry. He Himself became our High Priest to make reconciliation for us when we were enemies of God, and He has put in us the word of reconciliation. So we ask for persecuted Christians to be strengthened, for the unsaved to come to faith in Christ, for the peace of Jerusalem, for those suffering in war zones and calamities, and for abused children and all who are wounded. We ask for healing for those who are sick, for help with school and exams, for provision at work and for unity in the team and in the church.
You have asked for help with many conflicts, including those forgotten and those within the church. Scripture reminds us to cut out the root and there will be no fruit, for every conflict has its beginning in covetousness, envy or vainglory, and the one who plots against his neighbor first destroys himself. We pray that God will help you despise what is empty in this life and treasure what is above, that He will teach you to deprecate needless conflicts instead of rushing into them, waiting quietly for His time while standing nobly when you are called to stand. Where there is hurt, gossip, or sin that needs confronting, we ask Him to bring true conviction, forgiveness where you have spoken unwisely about others, and healing and reconciliation in a true way according to His holiness.
Concerning the relationships you mentioned, we pray for God's clear intervention and healing. We do not ask Him to bless what is outside His design, for marriage is a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman and intimacy belongs within it, but we do ask Him to convict where there is sin, to heal soul wounds, to stop what is not of Him and is dysfunctional, and to turn hearts toward salvation, purity and wholeness. Where reconciliation is according to His will, we pray He will bring it in truth. Where separation is needed for holiness and health, we pray He will give courage and grace. For those who need a father's care, we ask Him to be their Father and protector, to rear and encourage and heal them.
Do not grow weary. The just shall live by faith, and we are not of those who draw back. Even when struggles feel severe and prolonged, remember that when the righteous are near the end of their conflicts, God sometimes allows the struggle to feel greater so that the gain may be greater, yet He makes even intolerable things tolerable because deliverance is near. He will keep you, encourage you greatly, defeat the works of the enemy, and fill the earth with His glory as you continue to trust Him. We ask all this in the name of Jesus, our faithful High Priest, Amen.
We pray for extra strong protection and breakthrough for you and for all in need, for wisdom and encouragement, and for the Lord's anointing on every outreach, service, translation and sermon. We ask Him to take over completely at your work and in your church, to lead and guide and protect, to give you strength, love, favor and inspiration to do the work in a manner pleasing to Him, and to powerfully anoint your prayer gathering this Friday and every time you meet. May He raise up more prayer warriors, convict hearts where needed, and bring many to salvation through Jesus Christ alone, for there is no other name by which we are saved.
We also bring before our great High Priest the larger burdens you carry. He Himself became our High Priest to make reconciliation for us when we were enemies of God, and He has put in us the word of reconciliation. So we ask for persecuted Christians to be strengthened, for the unsaved to come to faith in Christ, for the peace of Jerusalem, for those suffering in war zones and calamities, and for abused children and all who are wounded. We ask for healing for those who are sick, for help with school and exams, for provision at work and for unity in the team and in the church.
You have asked for help with many conflicts, including those forgotten and those within the church. Scripture reminds us to cut out the root and there will be no fruit, for every conflict has its beginning in covetousness, envy or vainglory, and the one who plots against his neighbor first destroys himself. We pray that God will help you despise what is empty in this life and treasure what is above, that He will teach you to deprecate needless conflicts instead of rushing into them, waiting quietly for His time while standing nobly when you are called to stand. Where there is hurt, gossip, or sin that needs confronting, we ask Him to bring true conviction, forgiveness where you have spoken unwisely about others, and healing and reconciliation in a true way according to His holiness.
Concerning the relationships you mentioned, we pray for God's clear intervention and healing. We do not ask Him to bless what is outside His design, for marriage is a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman and intimacy belongs within it, but we do ask Him to convict where there is sin, to heal soul wounds, to stop what is not of Him and is dysfunctional, and to turn hearts toward salvation, purity and wholeness. Where reconciliation is according to His will, we pray He will bring it in truth. Where separation is needed for holiness and health, we pray He will give courage and grace. For those who need a father's care, we ask Him to be their Father and protector, to rear and encourage and heal them.
Do not grow weary. The just shall live by faith, and we are not of those who draw back. Even when struggles feel severe and prolonged, remember that when the righteous are near the end of their conflicts, God sometimes allows the struggle to feel greater so that the gain may be greater, yet He makes even intolerable things tolerable because deliverance is near. He will keep you, encourage you greatly, defeat the works of the enemy, and fill the earth with His glory as you continue to trust Him. We ask all this in the name of Jesus, our faithful High Priest, Amen.
