We thank you for sharing this beautiful request with us and we count it a joy to continue to intercede for you and to stand with you in prayer together in Jesus name.
We join our faith with yours as you have asked according to Colossians 1:9-15 and we pray as the Scripture says, For this cause, we also, since the day we heard this, don't cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to please him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God, strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy Colossians 1:9-12. We thank the Father who made us fit to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light, who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love, in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins Colossians 1:12-14, who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation Colossians 1:15.
We also speak the Aaronic blessing over you as you requested from Numbers 6:24-26, Yahweh bless you, and keep you. Yahweh make his face to shine on you, and be gracious to you. Yahweh lift up his face toward you, and give you peace. We ask the Lord to cause His favor and peace to rest upon you richly this week.
We lift up your desire for a spirit of obedience and a repentant heart, for this is the work of the indwelling Holy Spirit and it pleases the Lord greatly. Jesus said If you love me, keep my commandments John 14:15 and we are told The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. A broken and contrite heart, God, you will not despise Psalm 51:17. We pray that the Lord will create in you a soft and tender heart that is quick to hear His voice, quick to confess and turn from sin, and joyful to obey. We ask Him to keep you in true repentance, for it is written Repent therefore, and turn again, that your sins may be blotted out, so that there may come times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord Acts 3:19.
We also pray with you to put on the whole armor of God. We pray that you will be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil Ephesians 6:10-11. For our wrestling 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. Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand Ephesians 6:12-13. We pray that daily by faith you will gird yourself with truth, righteousness, the gospel of peace, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit which is the word of God.
And we agree with you in pleading the shed blood of the Lord Jesus Christ over your mind, soul and spirit. We thank God that in him we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace Ephesians 1:7 and that the blood of Jesus, his Son, cleanses us from all sin 1 John 1:7. We ask the Lord to cover your thoughts, your inner being and your spirit with His precious blood, to wash you, to guard you from the evil one, and to give you a sound mind and peace.
Father we lift up our dear brother before Your throne of grace in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. We ask You to fill him anew with Your Holy Spirit, to grant him spiritual wisdom and understanding, to cause him to walk worthy of You and to bear much fruit. Pour out Your blessing and keep him, make Your face to shine upon him and be gracious to him, lift up Your countenance upon him and give him Your perfect peace. Grant him a heart that loves obedience and hates sin, a heart that remains broken and contrite before You. Clothe him daily with Your armor that he may stand firm, and cover his mind, soul and spirit with the blood of Jesus that he may walk in victory, holiness and joy. We thank You that You hear our prayer because we come through Jesus alone, for there is no other name by which we are saved and have access to You. Continue Your faithful work in him and keep him close to You. In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
