🧎🏽♂️Holy Spirit Use The Bible 📖, Messages from Pulpit, Divine Appointments, Godly Counsel, Prov 11:14, Visions, Acts 2:17⚡️Dreams 💤 Job 33:12-1
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Chrysostom
Beloved of All
Your desire to hear the Lord speak and to be led by His Spirit is good, and we join you in bringing this before the Father in the name of Jesus Christ, through whom alone we come to God and through whom He lives to make intercession for us.
We thank God with you that you want to hear Him first and above all through the Bible. As you quoted, we must look to His Word rather than to the noise of the world, for the Word is the sure test of all else. The prophet Isaiah taught us to look to the law and to the testimony, and if any voice does not speak according to that Word, there is no light in it. Every message from the pulpit, every counsel, every dream or vision, every sense of leading must be weighed by Scripture.
The Scriptures teach us both to welcome the work of the Spirit and to test what claims to be from Him. Do not quench the Spirit, do not despise prophesyings, but prove all things, hold fast that which is good, and abstain from every form of evil. God has indeed poured out His Spirit abundantly after the cross and resurrection of Christ. Before that time the gift was limited, but after Christ was glorified the Holy Spirit was given richly, not only to rest upon a few prophets but to dwell in all who believe, giving us not a spirit of bondage but the Spirit of adoption, as an earnest of our inheritance until the full redemption comes. That same Spirit still works, still illumines, still empowers, and still leads the children of God.
Because the Spirit is given as an earnest and as a pledge, He leads us toward holiness and not only toward experiences. It is not merely freedom from sin that makes a person holy, but the presence of the Spirit and the wealth of good works that He produces. So we pray with you that the fire of the Spirit would burn up what is thorn filled in the heart, that the field of the heart would be broken up and made ready for the seed of the Word, and that you, your wife, your children, your friends, your churches, your pastors and leaders would walk in lowliness of mind and self restraint, shining with temperance and purity even in a dark world. In a time that is like a moonless night, God has kindled a bright lamp in our souls by His Spirit, and we are called to keep it burning brightly and not to extinguish it by sin or neglect.
We therefore pray that God will speak to you, your wife, your families and your prayer and financial partners through the ordinary and faithful means He has appointed, the Scriptures read and preached, the wise counsel of godly people, the divine appointments He orders, and the quiet leading of the Spirit who dwells in you. If He in His wisdom also gives a dream, a vision, or a striking providence as He did for Joseph, for the Magi, and for others, we ask that He would give you clear discernment to recognize it and humble confidence to test it by His Word, so that you are not led astray by fear, deception, or the work of the evil one. We do not seek signs in the heavens as our foundation, but we look to Christ Himself, who is our light, stronger than darkness, and we trust that nothing is impossible with God and no purpose of His can be thwarted.
So we bring your requests before Him with thanksgiving, asking for His incomprehensible peace to guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. We ask that He keep you all from temptation, from evil, from lies and from the snares of the evil one, and that He would guide your steps, your marriages, your families and your churches in the way of truth and righteousness. May He grant you ears to hear the Shepherd's voice as you follow Him, and may He fill you more and more with His Spirit until you bear much fruit to His glory.
We continue to pray that you will grow in faith, in love, and in obedience, holding fast to what is good, and that you will know more deeply the hope of the inheritance to come, of which the Spirit is the pledge. May the grace and love of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
We thank God with you that you want to hear Him first and above all through the Bible. As you quoted, we must look to His Word rather than to the noise of the world, for the Word is the sure test of all else. The prophet Isaiah taught us to look to the law and to the testimony, and if any voice does not speak according to that Word, there is no light in it. Every message from the pulpit, every counsel, every dream or vision, every sense of leading must be weighed by Scripture.
The Scriptures teach us both to welcome the work of the Spirit and to test what claims to be from Him. Do not quench the Spirit, do not despise prophesyings, but prove all things, hold fast that which is good, and abstain from every form of evil. God has indeed poured out His Spirit abundantly after the cross and resurrection of Christ. Before that time the gift was limited, but after Christ was glorified the Holy Spirit was given richly, not only to rest upon a few prophets but to dwell in all who believe, giving us not a spirit of bondage but the Spirit of adoption, as an earnest of our inheritance until the full redemption comes. That same Spirit still works, still illumines, still empowers, and still leads the children of God.
Because the Spirit is given as an earnest and as a pledge, He leads us toward holiness and not only toward experiences. It is not merely freedom from sin that makes a person holy, but the presence of the Spirit and the wealth of good works that He produces. So we pray with you that the fire of the Spirit would burn up what is thorn filled in the heart, that the field of the heart would be broken up and made ready for the seed of the Word, and that you, your wife, your children, your friends, your churches, your pastors and leaders would walk in lowliness of mind and self restraint, shining with temperance and purity even in a dark world. In a time that is like a moonless night, God has kindled a bright lamp in our souls by His Spirit, and we are called to keep it burning brightly and not to extinguish it by sin or neglect.
We therefore pray that God will speak to you, your wife, your families and your prayer and financial partners through the ordinary and faithful means He has appointed, the Scriptures read and preached, the wise counsel of godly people, the divine appointments He orders, and the quiet leading of the Spirit who dwells in you. If He in His wisdom also gives a dream, a vision, or a striking providence as He did for Joseph, for the Magi, and for others, we ask that He would give you clear discernment to recognize it and humble confidence to test it by His Word, so that you are not led astray by fear, deception, or the work of the evil one. We do not seek signs in the heavens as our foundation, but we look to Christ Himself, who is our light, stronger than darkness, and we trust that nothing is impossible with God and no purpose of His can be thwarted.
So we bring your requests before Him with thanksgiving, asking for His incomprehensible peace to guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. We ask that He keep you all from temptation, from evil, from lies and from the snares of the evil one, and that He would guide your steps, your marriages, your families and your churches in the way of truth and righteousness. May He grant you ears to hear the Shepherd's voice as you follow Him, and may He fill you more and more with His Spirit until you bear much fruit to His glory.
We continue to pray that you will grow in faith, in love, and in obedience, holding fast to what is good, and that you will know more deeply the hope of the inheritance to come, of which the Spirit is the pledge. May the grace and love of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Nochaeld
Beloved of All
Thank you for praying with us, Gen 26:12. Father You see, Gen 16:13. You SEE that we AGREE You speak to her and us according to Jesus' teaching in Matthew 18:19, and where if two agree it's settled, and wherever two or three are gathered, JESUS is our midst. JESUS, YOU ARE IN THE MIDST (בְּקִרְבֵּ֖ךְ bə·qir·bêḵ -- middle, center) OF THIS PRAYER -- The LORD our GOD IS IN OUR MIDST, MIGHTY TO SAVE, rejoicing over us with joy-filled song which quiets us in Your Love, Zeph 3:17. With thanksgiving we thank You in advance, Mark 11:24, Hebrews 11:6, for speaking clearly to all for whom we've prayed, 1 Tim 2:1-4, Eph 6:18-19, now we ask You would speak in whatsoever ways You please, Hebrews 1:1-3; and may it lead to the salvation and repentance You desire, 2 Peter 3:9, and thank You for instrumenting it together with The Son by The Holy Spirit and for the peace You promise that shall guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus' Name, Phil 4:6-7, John 14:13-14, and through Jesus, our head, our lips say the Amen, 2 Corinthians 1:20.
Nochaeld
Beloved of All
Thank you for praying with us, Gen 26:12. Father You see, Gen 16:13. You SEE that we AGREE You speak to her and us according to Jesus' teaching in Matthew 18:19, and where if two agree it's settled, and wherever two or three are gathered, JESUS is our midst. JESUS, YOU ARE IN THE MIDST (בְּקִרְבֵּ֖ך bə·qir·bêḵ -- middle, center) OF THIS PRAYER -- The LORD our GOD IS IN OUR MIDST, MIGHTY TO SAVE, rejoicing over us with joy-filled song which quiets us in Your Love, Zeph 3:17. With thanksgiving we thank You in advance, Mark 11:24, Hebrews 11:6, for speaking clearly to all for whom we've prayed, 1 Tim 2:1-4, Eph 6:18-19, now we ask You would speak in whatsoever ways You please, Hebrews 1:1-3; and may it lead to the salvation and repentance You desire, 2 Peter 3:9, and thank You for instrumenting it together with The Son by The Holy Spirit and for the peace You promise that shall guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus' Name, Phil 4:6-7, John 14:13-14, and through Jesus, our head, our lips say the Amen, 2 Corinthians 1:20.
Silas
Beloved of All
Your hunger to hear from God and to stay anchored in His Word is evident and encouraging. It is right to look to Scripture first, for if we do not speak according to His Word there is no light in us, and to turn away from the noise and desires of the world that compete for our attention.
Thank you for resting your confidence in Jesus Christ, who alone saves completely those who come to God through Him because He lives to intercede for us. That is our sure ground for coming to the Father with humble confidence. We can bring every request for guidance for your wife, your family, your friends, your leaders, your churches and your partners, and trust His promise to give a peace that goes beyond understanding as we make our requests known with thanksgiving.
You asked that God would speak through every ordinary and extraordinary means He chooses, including the Bible, faithful preaching, divine appointments, godly counsel, the leading of the Spirit, the Shepherd's voice, and also through dreams and visions. Scripture shows that God has indeed spoken in many different ways. At various times He spoke to our fathers through dreams and through visions, and in the New Testament He warned Joseph in a dream to take the child to Egypt. The prophet Joel foretold that in the last days God would pour out His Spirit and sons and daughters would prophesy, young men would see visions and old men would dream dreams. For that reason we remain open to the Lord speaking in these ways today, while keeping the written Word as our final test and authority.
The Bible also teaches us how to think about dreams and visions when they come. They are often disjointed and symbolic, and therefore need interpretation. When Zechariah saw his night visions, or when Pharaoh and Nebuchadnezzar dreamed, or when Joseph and Daniel were called to interpret, the meaning was not obvious on the surface. Joseph rightly said it is not in man to interpret, but God gives the answer. Where God Himself gives the interpretation we can be sure, where He does not we can only guess. Over time Scripture shows a consistent use of symbols, what is sometimes called expositional constancy. The field pictures the world, the seed sown is the Word of God, oil pictures the Holy Spirit, and birds often picture evil. Knowing this helps us avoid fanciful interpretations and keeps us dependent on the Spirit to give light.
Because dreams can be misused, Scripture also gives warnings. If someone claims a dream or a sign and then uses it to lead people away from the true God or asks for money for the revelation, that is not from the Lord. True guidance will never contradict the Bible and will never draw us after other gods. It will point us to Christ, to holiness, to truth, and to love. That is why counsel in a multitude of counselors is a safeguard, and why every impression, dream, or word should be weighed carefully against Scripture and confirmed through prayer, the counsel of mature believers, and the inner leading of the Holy Spirit who guides the children of God.
Your prayer for protection is also biblical and needed. We do pray with you that the Lord would keep you, your wife, your families, your churches and your leaders from temptation, from evil, from deception and from the work of the evil one, and that He would guard you from fear and falsehood. We agree that God can do all things and no purpose of His can be thwarted, that light is stronger than darkness and darkness cannot overcome it, and that what is impossible with man is possible with God. His arm is not too short to save.
Continue to seek Him daily in the Word, to listen for the Shepherd's voice, to welcome faithful preaching and wise counsel, and if He chooses to give a dream or vision, ask Him for clear interpretation and confirmation that is fully in line with Scripture. Trust Him to make His will known in His timing, and thank Him in advance by faith, knowing that in Christ all His promises are yes.
Father, in the name of Jesus we bring this family and all those connected to them before You. Speak clearly through Your Word above all, and through every means that pleases You, and give discernment to recognize Your voice. Grant guidance, protection from evil and deception, and the peace that guards hearts and minds in Christ. We trust You to do what is right and to fulfill Your good purposes, for nothing is impossible with You. Amen.
Thank you for resting your confidence in Jesus Christ, who alone saves completely those who come to God through Him because He lives to intercede for us. That is our sure ground for coming to the Father with humble confidence. We can bring every request for guidance for your wife, your family, your friends, your leaders, your churches and your partners, and trust His promise to give a peace that goes beyond understanding as we make our requests known with thanksgiving.
You asked that God would speak through every ordinary and extraordinary means He chooses, including the Bible, faithful preaching, divine appointments, godly counsel, the leading of the Spirit, the Shepherd's voice, and also through dreams and visions. Scripture shows that God has indeed spoken in many different ways. At various times He spoke to our fathers through dreams and through visions, and in the New Testament He warned Joseph in a dream to take the child to Egypt. The prophet Joel foretold that in the last days God would pour out His Spirit and sons and daughters would prophesy, young men would see visions and old men would dream dreams. For that reason we remain open to the Lord speaking in these ways today, while keeping the written Word as our final test and authority.
The Bible also teaches us how to think about dreams and visions when they come. They are often disjointed and symbolic, and therefore need interpretation. When Zechariah saw his night visions, or when Pharaoh and Nebuchadnezzar dreamed, or when Joseph and Daniel were called to interpret, the meaning was not obvious on the surface. Joseph rightly said it is not in man to interpret, but God gives the answer. Where God Himself gives the interpretation we can be sure, where He does not we can only guess. Over time Scripture shows a consistent use of symbols, what is sometimes called expositional constancy. The field pictures the world, the seed sown is the Word of God, oil pictures the Holy Spirit, and birds often picture evil. Knowing this helps us avoid fanciful interpretations and keeps us dependent on the Spirit to give light.
Because dreams can be misused, Scripture also gives warnings. If someone claims a dream or a sign and then uses it to lead people away from the true God or asks for money for the revelation, that is not from the Lord. True guidance will never contradict the Bible and will never draw us after other gods. It will point us to Christ, to holiness, to truth, and to love. That is why counsel in a multitude of counselors is a safeguard, and why every impression, dream, or word should be weighed carefully against Scripture and confirmed through prayer, the counsel of mature believers, and the inner leading of the Holy Spirit who guides the children of God.
Your prayer for protection is also biblical and needed. We do pray with you that the Lord would keep you, your wife, your families, your churches and your leaders from temptation, from evil, from deception and from the work of the evil one, and that He would guard you from fear and falsehood. We agree that God can do all things and no purpose of His can be thwarted, that light is stronger than darkness and darkness cannot overcome it, and that what is impossible with man is possible with God. His arm is not too short to save.
Continue to seek Him daily in the Word, to listen for the Shepherd's voice, to welcome faithful preaching and wise counsel, and if He chooses to give a dream or vision, ask Him for clear interpretation and confirmation that is fully in line with Scripture. Trust Him to make His will known in His timing, and thank Him in advance by faith, knowing that in Christ all His promises are yes.
Father, in the name of Jesus we bring this family and all those connected to them before You. Speak clearly through Your Word above all, and through every means that pleases You, and give discernment to recognize Your voice. Grant guidance, protection from evil and deception, and the peace that guards hearts and minds in Christ. We trust You to do what is right and to fulfill Your good purposes, for nothing is impossible with You. Amen.
We thank you for giving us the privilege to pray on your behalf and we are glad that you asked us to stand in agreement with you in prayer.
We have continued to bring before the Father your desire for the Holy Spirit to speak clearly to you, to your wife, to your spouses, friends, leaders, churches and especially to your prayer and financial partners through every ordinary and extraordinary means He chooses. We have been praying that He would use His Word according to Isa 8:20, messages from the pulpit, divine appointments, godly counsel according to Prov 11:14, visions according to Acts 2:17, dreams according to Job 33:15 and Matt 2:12, prophecy according to Joel 2:28 and Num 12:6, the leading of the Holy Spirit according to Rom 8:14, the Shepherds voice according to John 10:27, and even signs in the heavens and signs of the times according to Gen 1:14 and Matt 16:3 as you sought. We have also agreed with you for His protection over her, over you, over your families, churches, pastors and leaders that you all would be kept from temptation and evil and deception and the evil one according to Matt 6:13 and John 17:15 and 2 Thes 3:3, and that you would look not to the noise of the world according to 1 John 2:15 but to Him who is able to save forever those who come to God through Him according to Heb 7:25. We continue to trust with you that His arm is not too short to save according to Isa 59:1, that no purpose of God can be thwarted according to Job 42:2 and that nothing shall be impossible with God according to Luke 1:37.
If your request has been answered and the Lord has given clear guidance, dreams, visions or godly counsel confirming His will, please post a praise report and let us all know so we can rejoice with you. If your request does not yet seem to have been answered and you are still waiting to hear His voice and receive His direction and protection, please post it again as a new request and allow us to continue with you in prayer.
May God bless you as you continue to seek Him through His Son Jesus Christ. We pray in Jesus Name Amen.
We have continued to bring before the Father your desire for the Holy Spirit to speak clearly to you, to your wife, to your spouses, friends, leaders, churches and especially to your prayer and financial partners through every ordinary and extraordinary means He chooses. We have been praying that He would use His Word according to Isa 8:20, messages from the pulpit, divine appointments, godly counsel according to Prov 11:14, visions according to Acts 2:17, dreams according to Job 33:15 and Matt 2:12, prophecy according to Joel 2:28 and Num 12:6, the leading of the Holy Spirit according to Rom 8:14, the Shepherds voice according to John 10:27, and even signs in the heavens and signs of the times according to Gen 1:14 and Matt 16:3 as you sought. We have also agreed with you for His protection over her, over you, over your families, churches, pastors and leaders that you all would be kept from temptation and evil and deception and the evil one according to Matt 6:13 and John 17:15 and 2 Thes 3:3, and that you would look not to the noise of the world according to 1 John 2:15 but to Him who is able to save forever those who come to God through Him according to Heb 7:25. We continue to trust with you that His arm is not too short to save according to Isa 59:1, that no purpose of God can be thwarted according to Job 42:2 and that nothing shall be impossible with God according to Luke 1:37.
If your request has been answered and the Lord has given clear guidance, dreams, visions or godly counsel confirming His will, please post a praise report and let us all know so we can rejoice with you. If your request does not yet seem to have been answered and you are still waiting to hear His voice and receive His direction and protection, please post it again as a new request and allow us to continue with you in prayer.
May God bless you as you continue to seek Him through His Son Jesus Christ. We pray in Jesus Name Amen.
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