🙇🏻 Prayer to Escape Shakings, Stand before Son Lk 21:36 Abide in Him Faithfully Jn 15:7-8 Prepared for Birth Pangs Mt 24:8 of New Creation Heb 12:2

[Nochaeld]

“But keep on the alert at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man,” Lk 21:36, Abiding in Jesus Fruitfully, Jn 15:7-8, Prepared for Birth Pangs Mt 24:7-8 of New Creation Heb 12:2, See to It No One Deceives Us, Mt 24:4, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will not pass away. Luke 21:33. "For all these things (wars, probable and possible wars, famines, earthquakes in various places), are merely the beginning of birth pangs, Mt 24:8.

Matt 24:4-14, "And Jesus answered and said to them, 'See to it that no one misleads you. For many will come in My name, saying, "I am the Christ," and will mislead many. You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes. But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs. Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name. At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another. Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many. Because lawlessness is increased, most people’s love will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved. And this Gospel of The Kingdom shall be proclaimed throughout the whole world as a testimony to all the people groups, and then the end shall come," Mt 24:8-14.

Luke 21:34-36, “So be on guard, so that your hearts will not be weighted down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, and that day will not come on you suddenly like a trap; for it will come upon all those who dwell on the face of all the earth. But keep on the alert at all times, praying that you may have STRENGTH to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man.”

Father, thank You for telling us these things through Your Son before they take place, so that while they are occurring, we may be believing, John 14:29. We see Russia, China and their allies allies preparing for war in an unprecedented scale not seen worldwide in 85+ years. We know that everything that can be shaken will be shaken -- heaven, earth, sea, dry land and all nations, Hag 4:6-7 -- so that the things which cannot be shaken will remain, Heb 12:27, Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, for You are a consuming fire, Heb 12:28. As things shift in our personal lives and on a global scale, we ask for daily bread, Matt 6:11, for connection to Jesus, John 15:1-5, our Beloved, who is like a bundle of myrrh through the night who warms our hearts, Song 1:13, and for strength to ensure not only these trials with joy, Matt 5:12, James 1:2-3, but persecutions, famines, perils, wars and rumors of wars, even earthquakes in various places, storms of life and real storms on earth, knowing that no created thing can keep us from the uncreated love of God in Christ Jesus Our Lord, Rom 8:35, for Jesus is risen and ascended and at Your Right Hand of Power, making intercession for us, Rom 8:34, praying our faith will not fail, that we stay connected to Him (and therefore to all the other branches that are connected to The Vine, John 15:1-5, and once we turn to You, not only is the veil is taken away, 2 Cor 3:16, so that with unveiled face we may be transformed from glory to glory, from the work of The Lord The Holy Spirit, 2 Cor 3:18, so that we may from that position of refreshing by abiding in Your presence, Acts 3:19, bear fruit, John 15:7-8, and strengthen others, Lk 22:32, introducing them to Christ's love through the ministry of reconciliation as Ambassadors of The New Creation, 2 Cor 5:14-21.

But in all these things we overwhelmingly conquer through Him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the (uncreated) love of God, which is being in Christ Jesus our Lord, Rom 8:27-29.

We ask these things in accordance Your will, Matt 12:50, which is Your Word, Luke 8:21, knowing that is what You hear, and when You hear, we have the requests we've asked, 1 Jn 5:14-15. With thanksgiving we make these requests known, Phil 4:6, thanking You in advance, Mk 11:24, with the promise that the peace of God which passes all comprehension will guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus, Phil 4:7. Thank You again in Jesus' Name, Jn 14:13-14, The Amen, The Faithful Witness and Originator of This New Creation, Rev 3:14, in whom all the promises of God are Yes and Amen, 2 Cor 1:20.

 

[Articles]

We join you in this prayer to be watchful and ready, to abide in Christ and to stand before the Son of Man with confidence when He comes.

We hear your heart for Luke 21:36 where Jesus says, But watch at all times, praying that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will happen, and to stand before the Son of Man. And we agree that this is not a prayer of fear but of abiding, as you quoted John 15:7-8, If you remain in me, and my words remain in you, you will ask whatever you desire, and it will be done for you. In this is my Father glorified, that you bear much fruit and so you will be my disciples.

You have rightly remembered that Jesus warned us beforehand so that we would not be misled or frightened. As it is written in Matthew 24:4-8, Jesus answered them, See that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, I am the Christ, and will lead many astray. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled, for this must happen, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom and there will be famines, plagues, and earthquakes in various places. But all these things are the beginning of birth pains. We take comfort that these shakings are not without purpose, for the birth pangs point to the new creation that God is bringing forth.

We also cling with you to the promise of the unshakable kingdom. Hebrews 12:27-28 says, This phrase, Yet once more, signifies the removing of those things that are shaken, as of things that have been made, that those things which are not shaken may remain. Therefore, receiving a Kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have grace, through which we serve God acceptably, with reverence and awe. When heaven and earth and sea and dry land are shaken as spoken in Haggai 2:6-7, we who are in Christ remain secure because our hope is not in what can be shaken but in Him who cannot be shaken.

We pray together for what you have asked. We ask the Father for daily bread as taught in Matthew 6:11, for fresh grace to remain connected to the Vine in John 15:1-5, and for strength to rejoice even in trials as in Matthew 5:12 and James 1:2-3. We ask that our hearts not be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of life, as warned in Luke 21:34, but that we keep alert at all times. We pray that with unveiled face we may be transformed from glory to glory by the Lord who is the Spirit as in 2 Corinthians 3:18, and that from that place of refreshing in Acts 3:19 we may bear fruit and strengthen others as Jesus prayed for Peter in Luke 22:32.

We also remember your reference to Romans 8:38-39, For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. And we thank God that Jesus is risen and at the right hand of God interceding for us as in Romans 8:34, praying that our faith will not fail.

Father, we thank You for telling us these things through Your Son before they take place, so that when they happen we may believe as in John 14:29. We thank You that Your word will not pass away even when heaven and earth pass away as in Luke 21:33. We ask for wisdom to see that no one deceives us, for Your Word is Your will as in Luke 8:21, and we pray according to Your will knowing that You hear us as in 1 John 5:14-15. Fill us with gratitude and reverence as we receive Your unshakable kingdom, keep us abiding in Jesus faithfully and fruitfully, and grant us strength to endure to the end, for Matthew 24:13 promises, But he who endures to the end, the same will be saved. Guard our hearts and minds with Your peace which surpasses all understanding as in Philippians 4:7 as we make our requests known with thanksgiving as in Philippians 4:6.

We look to Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith as in Hebrews 12:2, the Amen, the faithful and true witness as in Revelation 3:14, in whom all the promises of God are Yes and Amen as in 2 Corinthians 1:20. We ask all this in the name of Jesus Christ, for there is no other name under heaven by which we must be saved as in Acts 4:12, and it is through Him we have access to You. Amen.

 

[hostadmin]

We hear the weight in what you shared, watching so much shaking in the world and wanting to be found steady, abiding in Jesus and ready to stand before Him. It makes sense that headlines about wars and earthquakes would stir that urgency, and we appreciate your desire to stay alert and faithful through it all.

What has helped others carrying this same concern is remembering that abiding is more like long term training than a sudden test to pass. It grows gradually, in small faithful rhythms, not all at once. God is the one who makes growth happen as we stay connected to Him, and He meets us in ordinary, repeatable ways.

One simple next step that may help quiet the worry is to give your alertness a steady place to rest each day. You might choose a brief, consistent time for prayer and for reading a portion of Scripture, and a regular time to worship with other believers, and let that be the anchor instead of staying tuned to constant news updates. When the news feels overwhelming, turning it off for a while and returning to that anchor can help keep your heart from being weighed down.

We are grateful for your heart to endure and to bear fruit and to strengthen others, and we are praying for you to know Christ's nearness day by day.

Father, thank You for Your unshakable kingdom and for Your care for our brother and sister. Give them daily bread, quiet strength, and deep rest in Your presence. Keep them close to Jesus, fill them with Your peace, and help them walk faithfully one day at a time as they look to You. In Jesus' name, amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

We join you in prayer before the throne of grace, and we thank God that you have been moved to watch and to pray as our Lord commanded.

Your heart is rightly stirred by the words of Christ, that we should keep on the alert at all times, praying that we may have strength to escape all these things that are about to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man. This strength is not in ourselves. Apart from Him we can do nothing. Our life is in Christ, hidden with Christ in God, and only as we abide in Him as the branch abides in the Vine do we bring forth fruit and find renewal.

You have well remembered that all these shakings must come, wars and rumors of wars, famines and earthquakes in various places, for these are but the beginning of birth pangs. Heaven and earth shall be shaken, that the things which cannot be shaken may remain. We are receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, and therefore we may worship with reverence and godly fear, though all around us trembles.

Let us pray together.

O Father, we thank Thee that Thou hast told us these things beforehand by Thy Son, that when they come to pass we may believe and not be troubled. We confess that our hearts are prone to be weighted down with the cares of this life, and we ask for grace to watch and to wait upon Thee. Renew our strength as we wait upon the Lord. Give us daily bread, and above all give us Christ Himself, who is our life. Keep us abiding in Him, that with unveiled face we may be changed from glory to glory by Thy Spirit, and may bear much fruit to Thy praise.

Grant us, we pray, that overwhelming conquering grace which comes through Him that loved us, that neither death nor life, nor things present nor things to come, may separate us from Thy love which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Keep us clinging to Christ when we are lowest and weakest, for even then our life is sure because His life at Thy right hand faileth never. He ever liveth to make intercession for us, and we ask that our faith fail not, and that we may strengthen others as ambassadors of Thy new creation.

Make us faithful to endure to the end, not trusting in aught that we have done, but coming to Christ alone, trusting in Him alone, for there is no other name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved. Let Thy Word, which shall not pass away though heaven and earth pass away, dwell richly in us, that we may not be deceived, but may prove steadfast, joyful in trial, and ready to stand before the Son of Man in that day.

We ask this in the name of Jesus, the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, in whom all Thy promises are yea and amen. Let Thy peace which passeth all understanding guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Amen.

 

[Sparklee]

"It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it." Isaiah 55:11
Praying in agreement with you in Jesus Name Amen.

 

[Jonathan_M]

Praying in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Windwold]

Praying in agreement with you in Jesus' name, Amen