Anonymous
Beloved of All
I ask protection for my daughter who is getting pictures done today for a poster for singing a jazz set for a charity event later this month. I pray for the sanctifying work of the Spirit to keep her obedient to Jesus Christ and the sprinkling of His Blood (1 Peter 1:2). I ask God would show my daughter the hope of her calling (Eph 1:17) and that she would pray and fast to see it (Acts 13:2-3) and use her gifts for God's glory (1 Cor 10:31). I pray for her not to be taken out of the world but rather to be protected from the evil one (John 17:15) and to be kept from temptation (Matt 6:13; Luke 11:4). I ask God would also fill me with the knowledge of His will for her life, for I have seen her as a worship leader and song writer since she was young when she used to spend time listening to worship albums. She had a professor who taught her you can be a Christian and a Jazz Musician. He was also a pastor. I hope his church was healthy with one foot in the world? I have only known one Full-time "Christian musician," and he has certainly had his ups and downs in his walk and I am unsure of where he is spiritually... I ask she would "love not the world or anything in the world" (1 John 2:15-17), "not be conformed to this world but rather be transformed by the renewing of her mind" (Rom 12:2). May she not be a friend of the world (James 4:4). May God deliver her from every evil work and bring her safely into His eternal kingdom (2 Tim 4:18), in Jesus' Name.