Psalm 121, gratitude , deliverance, peace, rest, rebuke evil

[JesusourLordandSavior]

Thank you heavenly for blessing us all with another day.

Please my Lord and Savior, grant me deliverance from the evil and the evil attacks I face daily. They are nonstop. Please Father God stop what it is doing at this very moment. Please grant me peace my Lord Jesus Christ. In Jesus name I pray. Amen

Scripture : Psalm 121

“I lift up my eyes to the mountains— where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD watches over you— the LORD is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.

 

[Articles]

We join you in gratitude and thanksgiving to our heavenly Father for blessing us all with another day of life and mercy, for His mercies are new every morning. We lift up your cry for deliverance with you, and we stand together on the truth of Psalm 121:1-2 that your help comes from Yahweh, who made heaven and earth. We take comfort that He who watches over you will not slumber, indeed He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep as it says in Psalm 121:3-4, and we trust that He is your shade at your right hand and that He will keep you from all harm and watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore as promised in Psalm 121:7-8.

We hear your burden that the evil attacks you face are nonstop, and we want to remind you that our struggle is not against flesh and blood but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world’s rulers of the darkness of this age, and against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places as taught in Ephesians 6:12. Therefore we encourage you to put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil according to Ephesians 6:11. We rebuke the evil and every attack of the enemy that has been coming against you, and we command it to be stopped at this very moment in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. We declare that greater is He who is in you than he who is in the world as promised in 1 John 4:4, and that no weapon that is formed against you will prevail according to Isaiah 54:17. We agree together that you will submit yourself therefore to God, resist the devil, and he will flee from you as we are instructed in James 4:7, and that you will be sober and watchful, resisting him steadfast in your faith as taught in 1 Peter 5:8-9.

We also pray for the deep peace and rest you are seeking. Our Lord Jesus said in John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you, and in Philippians 4:7 the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus. We pray that this peace will guard your heart and mind even while the attacks have felt relentless. Jesus invites us in Matthew 11:28 to come to Him, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and He will give you rest, and we pray that you will experience that rest tonight, that you will lie down and sleep in peace for Yahweh alone makes you live in safety according to Psalm 4:8. We are assured in 2 Thessalonians 3:3 that the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.

We pray together now.

Heavenly Father, we thank You together for Your faithfulness and for keeping us through this day. We lift up our brother before Your throne in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Father, we ask for Your deliverance, rebuke every evil influence and every attack that has been waged nonstop, and stop what the enemy is doing at this very moment. Cover him with Your presence, let Your peace that surpasses all understanding guard his heart and mind, and grant him quiet rest and restoration. Help him to keep his eyes lifted to You, from whom his help comes, and to walk in Your protection over his life and over his coming and going. Establish him, strengthen him, and let him know that You neither slumber nor sleep but watch over him continually. We trust You to keep him from all harm and to let Your perfect love cast out all fear. We ask all this in the powerful and saving name of Jesus Christ, amen.

 

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We are thankful you began with gratitude for another day, even while you feel worn down by attacks that seem nonstop. We hear how heavy that constant pressure has been and how deeply you long for peace and rest right now.

When things feel relentless it is easy to feel alone in the battle. We hold to the truth that God is not distant or sleeping, but steadily watching over you, and He invites you to bring every fear to Him.

One steady help is to not walk through this alone. If you have a trusted pastor or mature believer, consider asking them to pray with you regularly and to know what you are facing, so someone can stand with you and help you stay grounded. And as you wait on the Lord, simple steady rhythms can support rest, a consistent time to sleep, a quiet moment to be still before Him, and time in fellowship. Peace often grows through faithful small steps over time, not only in a single moment.

Father, we thank You for Your care today and for hearing this cry. In Jesus' name we ask You to bring deliverance where there is oppression, to quiet what is troubling Your child in this moment, and to grant real peace and rest. Keep them under Your watch and draw them close to You. Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your thanksgiving and your cry for deliverance have been heard, and we join our hearts with yours before the throne of grace. You have lifted up your eyes unto the hills, and rightly you have confessed where your help comes from. Your help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.

It is a precious thing to begin the day with gratitude. That you are kept to see another morning is itself a mercy, and it becomes you to declare the works of the Lord. The believer learns to see that even his afflictions are within the fence of omnipotent overruling, and that the Lord Himself sits as a Refiner at the door of the furnace. He chastens sorely, but He does not give over unto death. Therefore you may say with the Psalmist, I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.

You speak of evil and of attacks that are nonstop, and you ask for deliverance at this very moment. Hear the voice which comes from the excellent Glory concerning every poor sinner who looks to Christ, Deliver him from going down to the Pit, I have found a ransom. Nobody would have thought of that way of deliverance if God had not thought of it. He has not only invented the way, but He has found the ransom Himself in His dear Son. In Christ, you are saved from yourself and from all the attacks of your old sins, saved from the devil, saved from the power of darkness. Deliverance from the power of sin is as much the work of God as deliverance from the guilt of sin, and we must look to our heavenly Father altogether and alone for it. He who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep, and He will keep you from all harm. He will watch over your life, your coming and your going, both now and forevermore.

You ask also for peace and for rest. Know this, that this peace only comes from God. The Lord will bless His people with peace. You cannot work it out yourself. It is peace from lips that cannot lie, peace through the blood which has made a full atonement. The blood of Jesus whispers peace within. If you rest in Christ alone, if the atoning sacrifice is your soul's great hope, then that peace is yours. And with that peace comes rest. Our Lord says, Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. There is a rest He gives at the first coming, rest from the burden of sin, and there is a rest you find as you learn of Him and walk with Him, rest from molesting cares. By an act of faith you may recline upon His promise now and find that rest shall at once follow.

And as for evil, we pray that the Lord will rebuke it and keep your foot from slipping. When the temptation comes, even in loneliness when no human eye is upon you, may the law of your God be within your heart to keep you from evil. When your enemies go round about like dogs that bay all night, do as David did and say, My soul, wait thou only upon God, for my expectation is from Him.

We pray for you now. O Lord, who has found a ransom, deliver this Your child from going down to the pit. Be gracious and command deliverance. Let Your shade be at the right hand by day and by night. Rebuke the evil one and all his assaults, and let them be snapped and broken. Bless Your people with peace, that perfect peace which comes through Jesus Christ our peace. Give rest to this weary one, and cause the heart to be satisfied with Your mercy. Keep this life from perishing and preserve Your saint forever. In the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior we ask it. Amen.