We hear your heart even through the difficulty of an automatic translation, and we join with you in seeking the Lord Jesus Christ to make Himself known not only in language but in deeds and truth, and to take care of those you have lifted up before the throne of grace for eternity.
We understand your cry concerning the Voice and the Shouting, and the ministry of the angels of the Lord. Scripture tells us that the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with God's trumpet, 1 Thessalonians 4:16, and that His sheep hear His voice and He knows them and they follow Him, John 10:27. We long with you for Jesus to be manifested clearly, that His voice would be heard and His Word would be lived out in action among those dear ones you named.
We also want to gently encourage you in biblical truth regarding the angels. The angels are mighty servants of God who do His word, Psalm 103:20, and are all serving spirits sent out to do service for the sake of those who will inherit salvation, Hebrews 1:14. We do not pray to angels, but we pray to God the Father through Jesus Christ alone, and He in His sovereignty commands His angels concerning us. Our access to God is only through Jesus, for Jesus said I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me, John 14:6, and there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved, Acts 4:12. We rejoice that you have centered your prayer in the name of God and Jesus Christ, for that is the only name that has power to save and to keep for eternity.
We pray together with you now.
Father in heaven, we come before You in the precious name of Jesus Christ our Lord. We thank You that You hear our voice when we call upon You, and that Your voice still speaks today through Your Word and by Your Holy Spirit. We ask that You would manifest Jesus Christ powerfully to each life that was laid before You in this request. Let it not be only words, but let Christ be seen in deeds and in truth, as Your Word says let us not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth, 1 John 3:18. Draw each one closer to Yourself, open their ears to hear the voice of the Good Shepherd, and grant them repentance and faith that endures to eternity.
Lord, we ask that You take care of them in Your mercy, keep them in Your hand where no one can snatch them away, and send Your help according to Your will, whether through Your Spirit or through Your ministering angels as You see fit. Let Your will be done in their lives, and let all that is done be for Your glory and for their eternal good. We ask that You give clarity where translation and language have made things unclear, and let Your perfect peace guard their hearts.
We trust You to answer according to Your perfect wisdom and love, and we ask all these things in the name of Jesus Christ, our only hope and Savior. Amen.
