Lord Jesus please grant

[Chrysostom]

We thank God for your persevering prayer and we join you in bringing your family before the Lord Jesus Christ, the only name by which we are saved. We have heard your cry for protection, salvation, deliverance, healing, reconciliation and unity, and we ask the Father to hear you according to His mercy and truth.

We pray that the Lord will cover you and your loved ones under His wings as Psalm 91 promises, that He will command His angels to guard you and be a wall of fire around you as in Zechariah 2:5, and that no weapon formed against you will prosper as Isaiah 54:17 declares. We ask this not as a formula but as confidence in Christ Himself, who bore the curse for us on the cross so that the blessing of Abraham might come to us through faith, as Galatians 3:13 and 14 teaches. May He break every chain and turn what was meant for harm into blessing for your good and His glory.

We pray for the salvation of your whole household, for the Lord's arm is not too short to save. We ask that each one would hear the gospel, repent and believe on the Lord Jesus and be saved, as Acts 16:31 promises, and that God would pour His love into your hearts through the Holy Spirit as in Romans 5:5, giving you new hearts and new minds according to Ezekiel 36:25 to 27, restoring your souls as Psalm 23:3 says and manifesting the fruit of the Spirit in love, joy and peace.

We also pray for healing and restoration where there is pain, trauma, rejection and abandonment, and for the wounds that remain. By His wounds we are healed as Isaiah 53:5 says, and we ask the Lord to restore what seems hopelessly broken and to restore the years as Joel 2:25 promises, in His perfect time and wisdom. We ask for supernatural trust and faith to not lean on your own understanding but to trust Him fully, and for strength and encouragement as you wait. God has already done much and answered many prayers as you have gratefully remembered, and we pray you will be kept in continual recollection of His mercies, with fortitude and a careful hearing of His Word, growing in the love that is greater than all gifts.

Concerning the many relationships and concerns you mentioned for family, for school, teachers and fellow students, for work, sleep, responsibilities and for those who have caused hurt, we pray that the Lord will intervene with holiness and mercy. Where any relationship is not in keeping with God's good 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. Instead we ask Him to convict, to bring repentance, to bring purity and healing, to stop what is harmful and dysfunctional, to heal wounds and to guide each person into what is true and honorable before Him. Where there is conflict, favor in school, need for confidence and help with learning, we ask for grace, wisdom and help that comes from above.

We bring before the Lord your confession about venting and frustration and fear, and we thank Him that when we confess our sins He is faithful to forgive through Christ. We pray He will help you to speak with grace and truth, to be delivered from fear and from every influence behind it, and to walk in peace.

We pray for your prayer gatherings, including this Friday evening, and for your devotions and prayer ministry, that God will anoint, protect and guide them and draw many to pray together in the fire of His Spirit. We pray for your sermon and for the next one, that the Lord will give you exactly what to say, anoint your words and use them for salvation and encouragement, and that He will send you and your family a clear breakthrough and encouragement for His glory.

May the Lord direct and guide you in all things, empower you for every responsibility, guard your sleep and your going out and coming in, and be glorified in a mighty way in all your lives. We ask all this in the holy name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

 

[Silas]

Your prayer has been read with care, and the weight you are carrying is heard. The pain, the attacks, the long season of waiting, and at the same time the gratitude for all God has already done, are both present in your words. God sees the whole picture for you and for your family, and He invites you to trust Him rather than leaning on your own understanding.

You asked for strong protection, pleading the blood of Jesus and asking for a wall of fire and angels around you according to passages like Psalm 91, Psalm 34:7, Zechariah 2:5 and others. Scripture does present the Lord as our refuge, our shield, and the one who commands His angels to guard His people. That protection is real, and it is ultimately found in belonging to Christ. To be in Christ is to be kept in Him, and no one can snatch His people from His hand.

At the heart of your request is salvation for your whole family, and that is the greatest need any person has. The grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all, and Scripture says now is the accepted time, now is the day of salvation. Salvation is not within our own ability to achieve. God placed it outside our capacity so that it would rest entirely on His grace, on the work of Jesus Christ on the cross, and on believing that work with the faith He Himself gives. Jesus is called the captain of our salvation who suffered to bring many sons and daughters into glory, and His salvation is great because it is open to whosoever will come. He said whoever comes to Him He will not cast out, and it reaches even the lowest sinner.

The Bible tells us that if we confess with our mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in our heart that God raised Him from the dead, we will be saved, for with the heart we believe and with the mouth we confess unto salvation. There will be a day when every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord, but that confession will not lead to salvation then. It will be an acknowledgment of the truth that was rejected. That is why it is so urgent to confess and submit to Him now, while the offer of grace is extended. Do not put off what God is speaking to your heart today. If family members have not yet trusted Christ, continue to pray for them and share the hope of the gospel with gentleness, asking God to draw them while there is still time. There is no other provision for sin. Only Jesus can save.

You also prayed for deliverance and healing, quoting Isaiah 53:5 and Jeremiah 30:17. God is indeed a healer, and we believe He heals in many ways. Sometimes He heals instantly, sometimes gradually, and sometimes His healing works through natural processes He created, which are still His provision. Scripture shows both instant and gradual healings, and it also shows that God does not grant physical healing in every case in the way we ask, as with Paul who prayed three times for his thorn and learned that God's grace was sufficient for him in that season. We do not always understand why some are healed as we hope and others are not, but we can trust His wisdom and love. Whatever He does physically, the greatest miracle remains the salvation of the soul, the forgiveness of sins and the gift of eternal life. That is the healing that matters most and that no trial can take away.

You asked for new hearts, for love poured into your hearts through the Holy Spirit according to Romans 5:5 and Ezekiel 36, for restoration of your souls as in Psalm 23, for curses broken according to Galatians 3:13 and for what was broken to be restored according to Joel 2:25. Christ did become a curse for us on the cross so that the blessing might come to us, and He promises to give a new heart and a new spirit, to put His Spirit within us and cause us to walk in His ways. He restores the soul and produces in us love, joy, peace and all the fruit of the Spirit as we abide in Him. This is part of working out your salvation with fear and trembling. That phrase does not mean working for your salvation in order to earn it. Salvation is by grace through faith. To work it out means to live out with reverence and diligence what God has already worked within you, obeying Him faithfully whether anyone is watching or not, because God is at work in you.

For the many specific concerns you mentioned about family relationships, school, teachers, work, responsibilities and conflicts, we bring them before the Lord asking for His will to be done in each one. Where relationships are troubled, dysfunctional or painful, we do not ask God to bless what is outside His design, but we ask Him to bring conviction where needed, healing of wounds and rejection, comfort for trauma, wisdom to make choices that honor Him, and purity and truth in every bond. Marriage is a lifelong covenant of one man and one woman, and all intimacy and living together belongs within that covenant alone. For any relationship that does not align with that, we pray for clarity, for strength to walk in holiness, and for the Lord to stop what would harm and to lead toward what is healthy and godly. For school and work needs, for confidence, understanding, sleep, and daily burdens, we ask for His guidance, provision and peace, and for favor that comes from walking uprightly before Him.

You mentioned feeling overlooked, venting in frustration, and conflicts with others. It is good to bring those things honestly to the Lord and ask for forgiveness where you have spoken in ways you regret. He is faithful to forgive when we confess, and He teaches us to respond to adversity with kindness and love. The bond we have as the family of God can be a deep source of encouragement when natural family ties are strained.

Thank you for noting how much God has already answered. In a long wait it is easy to lose sight of His past mercies. Remembering them helps keep trust alive. God is building His people together as a dwelling place for His presence, and He is using even this difficult season to prepare you and to display His faithfulness.

We pray now for you and your family:

Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, we ask for Your mercy and saving grace upon each member of this family. Where salvation has not yet been received, draw each heart to repentance and faith today, for today is the day of salvation. Let each one confess Jesus as Lord and believe that You raised Him from the dead. Pour Your love into their hearts by the Holy Spirit, give new hearts and renewed minds, restore their souls, break every chain through the cross, and restore what has been broken. Be their shield and refuge, keep them from evil, and surround them with Your presence. Grant healing according to Your perfect will, and above all keep them rooted in the great salvation that is in Christ alone. Bring reconciliation where it is according to Your truth, bring unity that honors You, and cause the fruit of the Spirit to be evident. Give supernatural trust and faith, strength for each responsibility, wisdom for school and work, healing for trauma and rejection, and comfort for every wound. Convict where conviction is needed, forgive where forgiveness is sought, and guide every decision so that Your name is glorified in all their lives. Empower their prayers and devotions, and lead them to walk out their salvation with reverence and joy, trusting You and not their own understanding. Amen.

 

[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 for the strong protection you requested for your family and yourself, for the covering of the blood of Jesus, the wall of Holy Spirit fire around each of you and the surrounding of mighty warrior angels according to Psalm 34:7 and Zechariah 2:5, and according to Psalm 91:1, Isaiah 54:17, Isaiah 59:19, Psalm 3:3, 2 Thessalonians 3:3, Jeremiah 15:20 and Romans 8:31.

We have continued to bring before the Lord your requests for salvation according to Jeremiah 17:14 and Acts 16:31, for deliverance and healing according to Isaiah 53:5 and Jeremiah 30:17, for reconciliation and unity and a mighty outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon your whole family, for restoration of your souls according to Psalm 23:3, for new hearts and new minds and the pouring of His love into your hearts according to Romans 5:5 and Ezekiel 36:26, for the breaking of every curse according to Galatians 3:13 and the restoration of what seems hopelessly broken according to Joel 2:25. We have prayed for your trust in the Lord and not leaning on your own understanding, for supernatural faith according to 1 Corinthians 12:9, for encouragement and strength in the midst of painful attacks and abuse, and for you not to lose sight of all He has already done while you wait for complete deliverance, healing and salvation, giving thanks as you did for answered prayers.

We have also stood with you for the many specific burdens you shared concerning family members and school and teachers, concerning relationships that need intervention and healing from trauma and rejection, concerning sleep and vacation and work and new responsibilities, concerning forgiveness and conflicts and feeling overlooked, and concerning your devotional, your sermon preparation, your prayer ministry and the anointing and protection of your prayer gatherings including the Friday evening gathering.

We thank the Lord with you for all He has already done and we continue to ask Him to direct and guide you in all things and to bring breakthrough and great encouragement.

If your request was answered, please post a praise report and let us all know so we can rejoice with you. 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 in Jesus Name, Amen.