Lord Jesus please glorify yourself

[Chrysostom]

Your heartfelt cry before the Lord has been heard and we join you in lifting your family before Him with thanksgiving for what He has already done and with trust for what He will yet do.

We agree with you in pleading the precious blood of Jesus Christ, the perfect spotless Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world and cleanses us from all sin. It is through Him alone that we have salvation, and we stand with you in asking that every unsaved family member and relative would have their heart opened to the gospel and would receive Him. As it has been taught, hearing the word with care and continual remembrance is necessary for salvation, together with fortitude and turning from worldly things, and we pray that God will grant that hearing and that turning to all in your household.

We join you in asking for deliverance from every bondage, addiction, compulsion and anything that is not of the Lord, for healing in body and soul, including spasms and every infirmity you have lifted up, and for protection over your thoughts and emotions. We ask the Lord to surround you with His warrior angels and with the fire of His Holy Spirit, to block what is not good and to act quickly in the difficult situations that weigh so heavily on you, rising up to fight your battles and to bring His peace. We stand with you on His promises in Psalm 50:15 that He will deliver those who call upon Him, on Psalm 91 for His shelter and refuge, on Isaiah 54:14-17 that no weapon formed against you shall prosper, and on Luke 18:7-8 that He will bring about justice for His chosen ones who cry out to Him day and night.

We pray for the children and young people you named, that the Lord would give true friends, favor with teachers and classmates, help with tests and homework and understanding, confidence in Him, healing of wounds and of relationships in the home, and a deep assurance that He hears their prayers and strengthens their faith. Where there are relationships that do not honor Him, we agree with you in asking that He would bring conviction, save and transform hearts, and put a stop to what is not according to His design for purity and for marriage as a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, with all intimacy belonging within that covenant. We do not ask God to bless what is outside His will, but to lead all involved to repentance, wholeness and salvation.

We lift up your work, meetings, tasks, workload and organization, the teams and leaders and those at headquarters, and every responsibility for care and shepherding that you carry. We ask for wisdom, guidance and anointing as you prepare sermons, lead worship, plan and shepherd, and for the Lord to be first in everything. We pray for the prayer gatherings, the outreaches to the homeless and in the subway, the Easter outreach, children's church and the kids camp, that God would powerfully anoint them, pierce hearts through His word, draw many to Himself including parents, and move His church to pray more corporately. We ask that what the enemy meant for evil He would turn for great blessing.

We hear your confession that you fail often and your desire to repent of anything that grieves Him and to be filled with the fullness of the Holy Spirit, to love Him first and to obey Him. His mercies are new every morning and He is faithful to forgive and to restore those who turn to Him. May He grant you encounters with Him, continual growth in His word, and patient endurance in suffering, knowing that affliction endured with Christ works comfort and salvation and that even now is the acceptable time, now is the day of salvation.

We continue to place all the details you have entrusted to the Lord, including the previous requests and the needs for vacations, appointments, healing for each loved one, and direction for every decision, into His hands. May He direct and guide you, grant wisdom, revive faith where there is burnout, and let His word sink deep and bear lasting fruit. We trust Him to answer according to His perfect love and will and to send encouragement and breakthrough in His time.

In the name of Jesus Christ our only Savior we pray. Amen.

 

[usha rani]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Silas]

Your heartfelt cry to the Lord for your family is heard, and it is right to bring everything before Him as you have done, asking Him to glorify Himself in every area of your lives.

Scripture shows us that our deepest struggles are not merely physical or circumstantial. There is a real spiritual conflict around us between the holy angels who serve God and the fallen spirits who rebelled with the enemy. Often we are not fully aware of that conflict, yet we feel its effects in our thoughts, emotions, and pressures. That is why the battle cannot be fought with human methods or clever strategies. God has given spiritual weapons for a spiritual battle, and those weapons are His Word, faith, and prayer. The place where the battle is most intense is often the mind, and it is there that we need to stand firm by trusting what God has said, believing Him, and continuing to pray.

You have pleaded the blood of Jesus over your family, and that is a beautiful expression of faith in Him as the spotless Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world and cleanses us from all sin. There is no other provision God has made for sin. Forgiveness and eternal life come only through Jesus, through His sacrifice and His resurrection. His grace is what brings salvation, and that grace has appeared to all people. The Bible urges us that now is the day of salvation, today is the accepted time to receive what He offers, because our eternal destiny rests on how we respond to Him. It is important to keep praying as you are for every unsaved loved one, that God would open their hearts to the gospel, convict them, and draw them to believe on the Lord Jesus and confess Him as Lord. That confession from the heart is unto salvation now, while there is opportunity.

As you pray for deliverance from bondage, addictions, compulsions and every influence that is not of the Lord, continue to use those spiritual weapons. Speak the truth of Scripture, stand in faith, and persevere in prayer. Jesus Himself taught in Luke 18 that God hears the cries of His people and will act on their behalf. You also stand on Psalm 50:15 where the Lord says to call upon Him in the day of trouble and He will deliver, and on Psalm 91 with its promises of protection for those who dwell under His shelter, and on Isaiah 54 where He promises that no weapon formed against His people will prosper and that righteousness and peace are His gift. These are sure promises to cling to while asking for His warrior angels to encamp around you and for His presence to be like a wall of fire about you, including over your thoughts and emotions.

You have asked for healing in many forms, for physical needs such as spasms and other infirmities, for emotional wounds and burnout, for healing in relationships, and for peace. The Lord is compassionate and powerful to heal. In the Gospels we see Him healing in many different ways, sometimes instantly with a touch or a word, sometimes gradually, sometimes through the natural processes of the body which He Himself created and which are still His divine work. We do not always understand why some are healed quickly and others are not, and we remember that even the apostle Paul prayed three times for his thorn in the flesh and the Lord had a different purpose in that case. What we can hold with certainty is that the greatest miracle in any life is the forgiveness of sins and the gift of salvation, which is far greater than even physical healing. Bring every sickness and wound to Him and trust Him to do what is best, whether through an immediate touch, a gradual restoration, or His sustaining grace.

For your children and loved ones, it is right to ask that the Lord would give good friendships, favor with teachers and classmates, help with tests and understanding, confidence rooted in Him, and a growing assurance that He hears their prayers. Pray that He would strengthen their faith, guard their hearts, heal hurts in relationships by His supernatural power, and surround them with encouragement in their walk with Him. Where you have asked Him to block what is not good and to stop relationships that are not honoring to Him, that is a biblical prayer. God calls His people to purity and to save intimacy and living together for the lifelong covenant of marriage between one man and one woman. It is loving to pray that He would prevent what would lead away from Him, bring conviction of sin, grant repentance, and lead toward salvation and wholeness. Rather than asking Him to bless what does not align with His design, ask Him to save, to cleanse, to deliver, and to guide into what is holy and good.

You have also lifted up work, meetings, tasks, workload, organization, leadership, and the sense of being overlooked, as well as feelings of anger and frustration and the need to handle them in a way that pleases Him. You confessed venting behind another's back and asked for forgiveness and for help to correct it. That humble repentance is exactly what God desires. He calls us to love Him first and to obey Him, to be filled with His Holy Spirit, and to work out what He has already worked within us. That phrase does not mean working for salvation, but living out with reverence the salvation He has already given by grace through faith. Ask Him for wisdom and direction for every decision, for words in meetings, for planning and shepherding, and for grace to respond to difficulty with kindness and love. He promises that His mercies are new every morning, so when you feel you have failed, you can return to Him for fresh mercy and help.

For your times of corporate prayer and for outreach and teaching and caring ministries, pray that the Lord would anoint His Word so that it pierces hearts, remains, and bears fruit, and that He would draw many to Himself. Pray that the church would be stirred to pray more, and that the fellowship of believers would be a source of love and support that in many ways is even closer than natural family ties when family members do not yet know the Lord.

May the Lord grant you encounters with His presence, give you His peace that guards heart and mind, fight your battles as you trust Him, and turn what the enemy meant for harm into blessing. Keep calling upon Him, keep trusting His grace, keep using His Word and prayer as your weapons, and keep looking to Jesus, who is our salvation.

Father, in the name of Jesus we bring this family before You. Thank You for what You have already done and for Your promise to hear when we call. We ask that You save every unsaved loved one, deliver from every bondage, heal every sickness and wound according to Your will, protect under Your wings, and surround this household with Your presence. Fill each heart with Your Holy Spirit, teach us to love You first and to walk in obedience, grant wisdom and guidance for every practical need at school and at work, reconcile relationships by Your power, block what is not of You, and establish what honors You. Forgive where we have sinned in word or attitude, renew us with Your mercies each morning, and let us know Your peace. We ask this trusting in the blood of the Lamb and for Your glory alone. Amen.