Lord Jesus please glorify yourself

[Chrysostom]

We have heard your cry before the Lord and we join you in lifting your whole family to Jesus Christ, the perfect spotless Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world and cleanses us from all sin by His blood.

We thank God with you for every sign of encouragement He has already given, and we agree with you in pleading the blood of Christ over you and your household, asking Him to surround you with His protection, to guard your thoughts and emotions, and to set His holy presence around you as a wall of fire. We ask Him to keep you under the shadow of Psalm 91 and to be your refuge and strength as you call upon Him according to Psalm 50:15.

We pray first and foremost for salvation, for you and for every member of your family including relatives who do not yet know Christ. We ask that God would open unsaved hearts to the gospel, for salvation is through Jesus Christ alone, and He came not to judge the world but to save it. We pray for deliverance from all bondage, addictions, compulsions and every chain that is not of Him, and for healing in body and soul. Where there is trauma, rejection and abandonment, we ask the Lord to heal wounds, to rebuke lies and strongholds, and to replace them with His truth. We ask for His mercy, knowing His mercies are new every morning, and for grace to repent of anything that grieves Him and to be filled with the Holy Spirit, loving Him first and obeying Him.

We bring before Him all the specific burdens you named. For the children and young people, we ask for good friends at school, favor with teachers and classmates, confidence in Christ, help with tests, homework and understanding, and strength of faith so they know He hears their prayers. For those suffering physical needs, including spasms and other infirmities you mentioned, we ask for His healing hand. For work, meetings, workload, organization, care responsibilities, and all that pertains to daily provision, we ask for wisdom, guidance and peace, that Christ would be first in everything and direct your steps.

Concerning relationships, we pray as you have prayed that the Lord would block what is not good and establish what is holy and good in His sight. We ask that every relationship in your family would be brought into conformity with His design, which is marriage as a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, with all intimacy belonging within that covenant alone. Where any relationship does not accord with that design or leads away from Christ, we pray that in His love He would graciously put a stop to what would harm, prevent further dysfunction, bring conviction of sin, and draw each person to salvation, purity and wholeness. We ask Him to fight your battles, to rebuke evil behavior and the influences that fuel it, and to heal relationships supernaturally where there has been hurt.

We pray for your own heart where you have felt angry, weary, unmotivated and burned out, and where you have asked forgiveness for venting behind another's back. We ask God to give you grace to correct what needs correcting, to turn it into blessing, to restore fellowship with those you mentioned, and to anoint you for shepherding, leading, planning and preaching. We ask Him to anoint the sermons and the finishing touches still to be made, that His word would sink deep and bear fruit, and to anoint the prayer meetings on Friday and all corporate gatherings, the intro course, the outreaches to the homeless and in the subway, the Easter outreach, the children's church and the kids camp, that many would be drawn to Himself, including parents and those you have already met.

We remember also the earlier longer request that was deleted. The Lord knows all its details, and we ask Him to hear it fully. He knows the situations that are so difficult to handle. We stand with you on Luke 18:7 and 8 that He will bring justice for His chosen who cry out to Him, and on Isaiah 54:14 to 17 that no weapon formed against you shall prosper and that you will be established in righteousness and far from oppression.

Hearing the word is not sufficient for salvation without also doing it and continuing in it with fortitude and a heart set free from the cares of this world. So we encourage you to continue in careful hearing, continual recollection of His word, prayer and patient endurance, for now is the day of salvation and the acceptable time to seek Him. Whether in affliction or comfort, He is working for your salvation and for the salvation of those you love, and His comfort abounds as you share in the sufferings and comfort of Christ.

May the Lord grant you encounters with Himself, great encouragement and breakthrough, turning what the enemy meant for evil into great blessing, and giving you wisdom for every decision. May He guard and shield you, bring healing to every part of your being, and help you know deeply that you are loved in Christ.

We pray all this in the name of Jesus, trusting His promise to act according to His perfect will and timing. Amen.

 

[Silas]

Your prayer has been heard and your desire for Jesus to be glorified in your family is precious to the Lord. Thank you for pouring out your heart with such faith in Him as the perfect spotless Lamb who takes away sin and cleanses from all sin. It is right to plead His blood in that sense, not as a formula, but as simple trust in what He has already done for you on the cross.

What you are feeling is part of a very real conflict. The deepest battles we face are not physical or circumstantial. They are spiritual, involving unseen spirit beings around us, and there is constant warfare between those who serve God and those who rebelled with Satan. Often we are not fully aware of that warfare, yet we feel its effects in our thoughts, emotions, and the unsettled pressure that weighs on us. That warfare is fought for the mind, and it cannot be won with human methods or clever plans. God has given spiritual weapons for a spiritual battle, and those weapons are His Word, faith, and prayer. As you keep bringing these burdens to Him, you are using the very weapons He intends for you to use.

Your cry for salvation for your family and relatives is at the heart of the gospel. The grace of God that brings salvation has appeared, and Scripture urges us that now is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation. Do not grow weary in praying for unsaved loved ones to have their hearts opened. Every person who trusts Jesus and confesses Him as Lord now receives salvation and eternal life, while to wait and reject Him until it is too late leaves only condemnation. Salvation is not something we can achieve on our own. It is entirely outside our ability and rests on His grace and His work through Jesus Christ, received by faith which He Himself gives. For those who already believe, we are called to work out what God has worked within us with reverence and careful obedience, not to work for our salvation, but to live out diligently the life He has already given us. Continue to live in a way that gives no unnecessary offense, so the message of Jesus remains clear to those watching you.

You have also asked for healing, deliverance from bondage and addiction, and protection. The Lord is able to heal in many ways. Sometimes He heals instantly, sometimes gradually, and sometimes through the natural processes of healing He Himself placed in our bodies, which are no less divine because they are part of His creation. There is much we do not understand about why some are healed quickly and others are not, and Scripture shows that healing in every case in this life is not always His will, as we see with Paul and his thorn in the flesh. Isaiah points us to Christ who bore our griefs and sorrows, and that includes both spiritual and physical healing, yet the greatest miracle in any life remains the forgiveness of sins and the gift of salvation. Bring every physical need before Him, including spasms, wounds, trauma, rejection, burnout and exhaustion, and trust His wisdom and love for how and when He answers.

You asked for a wall of protection, for angelic help, for peace, and for God to block what is not good and to act quickly where the situation feels too heavy. God promises to be near to those who call upon Him in trouble, to be a refuge as described in Psalm 91, and to keep in righteousness and peace those who trust Him as promised in Isaiah 54. It is right to ask for His holy protection over your thoughts and emotions, over your home, and over your children, including needs at school, friendships, favor with teachers, tests and understanding of material, and confidence rooted in knowing they are loved by Him. For work, meetings, planning, leadership, and daily responsibilities, ask for His wisdom and guidance, acknowledging that without Him you can do nothing.

Concerning the relationships you mentioned, we join you in praying for salvation and deliverance rather than asking God to bless what does not align with His design. We pray that the Lord will bring each person to Himself, set them free from strongholds and lies, and lead them into purity and into relationships that honor His pattern for marriage as a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, with sexual intimacy and living together reserved for within that covenant. Where there is confusion or dysfunction, we ask Him to expose what is harmful, to break what should not continue, and to guard hearts from further harm.

Your desire to repent of anything that grieves Him, to be filled with the Holy Spirit, and to love and obey Him above all else is the right response. His mercies are new every morning, and He is gracious to forgive when we fail. Keep seeking Him in His Word, let His truth replace the thoughts the enemy would plant, and let prayer and faith be your daily defense. He knows every detail you have lifted up, every name and every burden, including the longer prayers you have prayed before. He hears, He cares, and according to Luke 18 He will bring justice for His chosen who cry out to Him.

May the Lord grant you wisdom, fill you with His Spirit, establish your steps, and turn what was meant for harm into blessing for His glory. May He give you encounters with Jesus that strengthen your faith, assure you that your prayers are heard, and fill your home with His peace that guards heart and mind.

 

[hostadmin]

Thank you for giving us the privilege to pray on your behalf. We are glad that you asked us to stand in agreement with you in prayer and we have continued to lift your family before the Lord that He would glorify Himself among you.

We have been praying with you for salvation, healing, deliverance and protection over your entire family including relatives, pleading the precious blood of Jesus over you, asking for His mighty warrior angels to surround you and for a wall of Holy Spirit fire around you including your thoughts and emotions. We have stood with you for the salvation of unsaved loved ones and for deliverance from all bondage, addictions and compulsions, and for the Lord to block what is not good and to act quickly concerning the difficult situations you are facing and to bring His peace. We have also brought before the Lord the needs you shared concerning school, tests and friendships and faith, healing from spasms and other infirmities, relationships, work and team needs, care needs, and your desire to repent of what grieves Him and to be filled with His Holy Spirit and to follow Him faithfully with wisdom and guidance. We have prayed with you for His anointing on your prayer gatherings, sermons, outreaches, childrens ministry and camp, and for breakthrough and encouragement and for Him to turn what the enemy meant for evil into blessing as you stand on His promises in Luke 18:7, Psalm 50:15, Psalm 91:1 and Isaiah 54:14.

If your request was answered, please post a praise report and let us all know how the Lord has worked. If your request does not seem to have been answered, 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 that the Lord will continue to glorify Himself in your family, save the lost, bring complete healing and deliverance, guard you by His blood and power, and answer your cry as you call on Him, and we ask all of this in Jesus Name.