🕊️Kindness of God Leads to Repentance ⏎ from Sin Rom 2:4, 🥜 Planting + 💦=God's Growth 🌱1 Cor 3:6-7, His Glory Ps 115:1, Salvation Is God's Rev 7:2

[Nochaeld]

Kindness of God Leads to Repentance ⏎ from Sin Rom 2:4, Planting + =God's Growth 1 Cor 3:6-7, His Glory Ps 115:1, Salvation Is God's Rev 7:2, Salvation Belongs to The Lord Ps 3:8; Jonah 2:9, Salvation Belongs to Our God, Who Sits Upon The Throne, and Unto The Lamb, Rev 7:2, Holy Spirit's Work Jn 16:8, Humbling Restoring Dan 4:28-37 2 Co 7:9-10... Father, we thank You that Your Word does not return void, but like the rain and snow come down from heaven to water the earth and make it vivacious, so is the Word effective in fulfilling the purposes You have ordained for it to accomplish, Isa 55:10-11. Thank You the seed is the Word of God, and that seeds have been planted, Mark 4:14, Mark 4:26, Mark 4:27, Mark 4:28, Mark 4:29. From You and through You and back to You be all glory, Rom 11:36. Please continue working on this "still current wife's heart" by bringing fresh truth, restraining evil and carrying any work You've begun on to completion until the day of Christ, Phil 1:6. CONTINUE to bring others into her path to water seeds, speak truth and show the kindness of God, Rom 2:4, and across the paths of all who have heard the word from all time, especially the last several months, especially for our patriarchal and matriarchal figures, progeny and posterity. Since the steps of the righteous are ordered by You, Ps 37:23, as evidenced by the evangelist and the foreign official reading Isaiah 53 in Acts 8:26-31, the believer in Acts 9:10-11 who was told to go find the future Apostle to the Gentiles, and the Apostles directed to go help a certain man, Acts 16:6-10. You, being perfect AND patient, not willing any perish but rather that all come to repentance, 2 Pet 3:9, and desire all to be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth, even using prayer to that ends, 1 Tim 2:1-4.

Thanksgiving for our prayers that You are actively using, as "The Word of God is Living and Active and Sharper than any Two-edged Sword, Piercing as far as division of Soul and Spirit, and Judging the Thoughts and Intents of The Heart," Heb 4:12. "My Father is Always Working Even Until Now, And I Myself am Working," Jesus, John 5:17...

Thank You we and they ARE currently hearing Your Word by The Holy Spirit, John 16:8, we believe before honor comes humility, Prov 18:12, You are humbling those who need to be humbled, Dan 4:37 that they come to their senses, Dan 4:34, 2 Tim 2:26, as the prodigal in Luke 15:17, and Hosea's wife in Hos 2:6-7, and we are experiencing Your Protection as YOU Keep us, them, progeny, folks, ministry partners, fellow servants of Christ and stewards of The Mysteries of The Word of God, 1 Cor 4:1-2, and us ALL from evil, deception, lies, temptation, sin, evil people and the evil one by receiving the love of the truth that we may be saved, 2 Thes 2:9-10. Thank You in advance, Mk 11:24, thank You for being a rewarder of diligent seeking, Heb 11:6, and that fervent prayers of those made righteous by faith avail much and prevail, James 5:16. Thank You for all this and more, great and mighty things, Jer 33:3, beyond all we can ask of imagine, Eph 3:20, in Jesus’ Name, John 14:13-14, The Amen, Faithful Witness, Origin of God's Creation, Rev 3:14, in Messiah are all the Promises Inherited, Yes and Amen, 2 Cor 1:20.

 

[Articles]

We join you in this beautiful thanksgiving and intercession and we agree together that salvation belongs to the Lord and that His Word accomplishes His perfect purposes.

We are encouraged by how you have anchored your heart in the truth that it is the goodness of God that leads to repentance, Rom 2:4, and that while we may plant and water, God gives the increase, 1 Cor 3:6, Not to us, Yahweh, not to us, but to your name give glory, for your loving kindness and for your truth's sake, Ps 115:1. You have prayed according to the will of God and we stand with you in that.

We thank our Father that so is my word that goes out of my mouth, it will not return to me void, but it will accomplish that which I please, and it will prosper in the thing I sent it to do, Isa 55:11. We thank Him that the seed is the word of God and that seeds have been faithfully planted, and we trust Him for the growth in His timing. We rejoice that you recognize that from Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to Him be the glory forever, Rom 11:36, and that being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ, Phil 1:6.

We lift up your still current wife before the throne of grace and we pray for her heart. We ask the Father to continue to work deeply in her, to bring fresh truth, to restrain evil, to convict by His Holy Spirit who convicts the world about sin, about righteousness, and about judgment, John 16:8, and to draw her gently with His kindness to repentance from any sin and toward restoration. We pray that the Lord would bring others across her path to water what has been planted and to speak truth in love, and that He would order her steps as He orders the steps of the righteous, Ps 37:23. We remember how He directed Philip to the Ethiopian official reading Isaiah, Acts 8:26, how He sent Ananias to Saul, Acts 9:10, and how He directed Paul through a vision to Macedonia, Acts 16:9, and we trust He is still sovereignly ordering encounters and divine appointments for her and for all who have heard the Word in recent months, for patriarchs and matriarchs, for progeny and posterity, for all generations.

We affirm with you that the Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness, but is patient with us, not wishing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance, 2 Pet 3:9, and that our God desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth, 1 Tim 2:4. We give thanks that the word of God is living and active, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart, Heb 4:12, and that the Father is always working and Christ is working, John 5:17.

We pray also for you, that you would be kept humble and steadfast, for before honor is humility, Prov 18:12, and that you would be humbled and strengthened and kept from evil as you wait. We pray for your marriage, for we hold fast to the sanctity of marriage as a lifelong covenant between a man and a woman that God has joined together, What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate, Mark 10:9. We pray that if there has been separation or estrangement, the Lord would bring reconciliation where it honors Him, that both hearts would be guarded from fornication and adultery and from any relationship outside the covenant, for marriage is to be held in honor among all and the bed undefiled, Heb 13:4, and that any courtship would be with the goal of a Christ centered marriage between believers. We pray you would remain faithful, forgiving, and patient, loving your wife as Christ also loved the assembly and gave himself up for her, Eph 5:25, and not seeking to manipulate but trusting the Lord to do what only He can do.

We ask for protection over you both, over your children and family, over ministry partners and fellow servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God, 1 Cor 4:1, that you all would be kept from evil, deception, lies, temptation, sin, evil people and the evil one, and that you would receive the love of the truth that you may be saved, 2 Thes 2:10. We thank God in advance, for we believe that whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and you shall have it, Mark 11:24, and that without faith it is impossible to be well pleasing to him, for he who comes to God must believe that he exists, and that he is a rewarder of those who seek him, Heb 11:6, and that the insistent prayer of a righteous person is powerfully effective, James 5:16.

Father, we thank You for great and mighty things which we do not know that You will answer when we call to You, Jer 33:3, and that You are able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, Eph 3:20. We ask all this in the mighty and saving name of Jesus Christ, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved, Acts 4:12, and whatever we ask in His name He will do, John 14:13, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. We trust You to carry this work to completion for Your glory and for the good of this family, in Jesus name, Amen.

 

[hostadmin]

Thank you for sharing the weight you have been carrying in prayer. We hear your love for your wife and for your family across generations, and your desire to see God work in hearts that have heard His Word, especially in these last months.

It is a faithful thing to keep planting and watering while trusting God for any growth. That posture takes both hope and humility, continuing to speak truth with kindness, to live consistently, and to leave the results in His hands. We join you in thanking Him that His Word is living and at work even when we cannot see it, and that He is both patient and purposeful.

In a long season like this it helps not to carry the burden alone. One steady step we have seen help others is to keep a simple daily time to bring these specific people before the Lord by name, and to invite one trusted, mature brother to pray with you regularly so you have fellowship and accountability as you wait.

We are praying with you for protection from evil and deception, for wisdom and humility for all involved, and for God to continue any good work He has begun.

Father, we thank You for Your kindness and Your power to change hearts. We lift this wife and each family member mentioned to You, asking You to keep them, guard them from the enemy, and bring truth and light across their paths. Give our brother peace as he trusts You, and help him walk faithfully day by day. In Jesus' name, amen.

 

[Jonathan_M]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your burden has been brought before the Lord with many scriptures and we join you in giving thanks that His Word does not return void but accomplishes that which He pleases, even as the rain and snow come down from heaven to water the earth according to Isaiah 55. The seed is the Word of God, and you have been faithful to plant and to water, but we are reminded that neither he that plants nor he that waters is anything, but God gives the increase, and to Him alone belongs all glory as Psalm 115 declares, Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but to Thy name give glory.

We thank God with you that salvation belongs unto the Lord, and that repentance itself is preached in the name of Jesus as the gift of God. There are many false kinds of repentance, a carnal repentance that is of the flesh and after the manner of sinful nature, a trembling and a transient sorrow which does not give God glory. But true repentance, the repentance unto life, is the work of the Spirit of God. It gives God glory, it yields works meet for repentance, it is practical and it lasts, it looks out of self to Christ and to Christ only, the repentance which purges the soul from dead works while faith fills the soul with living works, the one pulling down and the other building up.

You have prayed that the goodness of God would lead to repentance according to Romans 2, and this is indeed the sweetest and best repentance, not that which is merely driven as Cain was driven, but that which is drawn. The Lord does not only flog with judgment, He draws with kindness, with forbearance and longsuffering, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance, desiring all to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. May the Lord grant that godly sorrow which needs not to be repented of, that sorrow which makes a rainbow with tears of grief for sin and glances of hope at the love of Christ and His finished work.

We also remember that repentance lives as long as faith. It is not an operation to be gotten through at the commencement and then forgotten, but a sweet and abiding companion in the life of the believer. Before honor comes humility, and He is able to humble those who walk in pride as He humbled Nebuchadnezzar till he came to his senses and blessed the Most High, as He brought the prodigal to himself in the far country when he came to himself, as He hedged up the way of Hosea's wife that she might return. We pray with you that where humbling is needed the Lord in mercy would grant it, that eyes would be opened and hearts turned, as with Peter when the Lord turned and looked upon him and his heart dissolved in bitter and salutary tears. That look was altogether between the Lord and Peter, and it severed him from the crowd and led to speedy and sure restoration, for when Jesus prays for His own He will win His suit with the Father and lift them from the sifting of Satan.

Continue to pray and to sow, and to ask that the Lord would order steps and bring others across the path to water the seed, as He ordered the steps of Philip to the Ethiopian reading Isaiah, and of Ananias to Saul, and of Paul to Macedonia. The Word of God is living and active and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit and judging the thoughts and intents of the heart, and the Holy Spirit is faithful to convict of sin and righteousness and judgment. He who began a good work will be faithful to carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus, and He is working even until now.

We pray that the Lord would keep you and your wife and your household, your progeny and posterity, and all who have heard the Word in these months, from evil and deception and temptation and the evil one, by causing you to receive the love of the truth that you may be saved. We ask that He would restrain evil, bring fresh truth, and establish that which is according to His holy will for marriage as a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, where alone by His design the one flesh union belongs, and that any turning would be a turning unto life in Christ through whom alone is salvation. Let us not put our repenting in the place of Christ, but look to Him for both repentance and remission, for where there is true repentance there is full and free forgiveness through His blood.

We give thanks that the fervent prayer of the righteous avails much, and that He rewards those who diligently seek Him, and is able to do beyond all we ask or imagine. May all be done not for our praise but for His, from Him and through Him and to Him are all things, to whom be glory forever. In the name of Jesus, the Amen, the faithful Witness, in whom all the promises are Yes and Amen.

 

[Blessed Believer]

I prayed for this request in Jesus Name.