Protection

[Jonathan_M]

I prayed for this in Jesus Name. Amen.

 

[Silas]

Thank you for sharing this request and for giving thanks for the calm and peaceful day the Lord granted your son. It is good to rejoice when God answers prayer, and to bring the next need to Him with the same confidence. You quoted the promise that where two or three gather in the name of Jesus, He is there among them, and it is right to take Him at His word as you pray for your son, your daughter, your household and those who care for him.

The Lord sees affliction and hears the cry of those who feel unloved or overwhelmed. In the Scriptures we read of a mother who named her sons out of her sorrow, saying the Lord has looked upon my affliction and the Lord has heard that I am unloved, and God did see and hear her. He sees your son in his restlessness and torment, He hears your prayers over his meals, his sleep, his schedule and his daily routines, and His compassion does not fail. He is not distant from sensory struggles, anxiety, pain or confusion.

Our hope rests in Jesus alone. He is not a created being but the only begotten Son of God, and the only way to have life is to have the Son. He that has the Son has life. No other way, no other name, no other religious path can bring us to the Father. The question Jesus put to the man He had healed, Do you believe on the Son of God, is still the central question for each of us, and by believing in Him we have life in His name. It is through faith in Him that we come to the Father and find acceptance, forgiveness and peace.

Jesus showed His power to heal both near and far. He spoke a word in one town and a nobleman's son was healed many miles away. He opened the eyes of a man born blind and then sought him out when others cast him aside, to reveal Himself as the Son of God. What He does, He does in harmony with the Father, doing the Father's works, that all may honor the Son. We can trust Him for both spiritual and physical healing, bringing the needs of body, mind and spirit to Him and asking for His mercy while resting in His wisdom and love.

The heart of the Father toward His children is like the father who saw his returning son while he was still a long way off and ran to him, embracing and kissing him even in his filth before any cleaning or fixing had taken place. He did not receive him as a hired servant but restored him as a son, putting shoes on his feet as a sign of sonship and calling for joy in his home. That is how God receives those who come to Him through Christ, not on the basis of our worthiness but on the basis of His grace. He is waiting to show mercy, to clothe us with sonship and to fill us with joy.

So we pray with you now. Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus Christ Your Son, we ask for Your peace that surpasses all understanding to guard this dear son tonight. Calm every storm within him, quiet fear, agitation, rigidity, confusion and torment, and fill his heart, mind, body and spirit with Your peace, love, joy and contentment. Grant him a calm, relaxed and satisfying night, free from nightmares and disturbances, and sweet, uninterrupted sleep. Bless his meals, remove distress, pain and anxiety around eating, and help him to eat peacefully and be satisfied. Gently remove what is not of You and replace it with godly character, wisdom, understanding and calm, respectful communication. Restore his ability to enjoy daily routines, self care, dressing, hygiene and activities with confidence and joy, and help him to adjust to changes and to his schedule with peace. Keep him safe and free from injury, and we thank You for keeping him seizure free and ask for Your continued protection and healing according to Your perfect will. Wash him in the blood of Jesus, surround him with Your protection, clothe him with the full armor of God and station Your ministering angels around him, his home, his rooms and every place he goes. Let no evil or weapon formed against him prosper.

We also pray for his caregivers, that You would give them wisdom, patience, compassion, gentleness and discernment to bring out the best in him. Bless his relationships with you, his sisters, family, friends and all who support him with love, unity, gratitude and encouragement, and guard the bond between siblings from division or resentment. Provide godly helpers, mentors and advocates who will listen, understand and stand with you for his good. Bless your daughter and your whole household with rest tonight, with a calm and fearless environment, and with safety in your home and in all travel.

God is not a man that He should lie, and His word cannot be broken. He will honor what He has spoken. Continue to bring every care to Him in prayer, trusting that He who gave His only Son for us will also graciously give us all that we need in Christ. May the Holy Spirit fill your son and your family continually, producing obedience, gratitude and peaceful expression that honors the Lord. We declare our trust in the complete healing and restoration that is in Jesus, for body, soul and spirit, and we give all praise and glory to Him. Amen.