Pray4Guam
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Labor and Delivery
Bringing forth new life is not simple though it is totally natural. My wife Allison gave birth to 5 lovely children. Each delivery without as much as an pain killer. Not that she had a pain-free labor or delivery. It was tough on her but she wanted to be totally present for the process, not drugged up or out.
The Spirit is speaking to my heart today about the cry of deliverance. Using the word in both contexts, (birthing and setting free), there is a cry that comes that liberates and sets in motion the process bringing Life dimensions into our world.
I don’t know fully all that I am sensing in my heart, but the word from Romans that keeps coming to me seems to be focusing on the groaning in the spirit that leads up to the cry of deliverance. We are at the beginning of birth pangs to bring forth a new dimension of God’s purpose in our generation. That new dimension is filled with the miraculous power of God. It is a prophetic cry that breaks the barriers and limitations. It is a declaration that proclaims the judgement and rule of God in situations. It is also what unlocks situations to reveal the supernatural.
Praying Psalm 149 we are seeing something unique in that realm of “Tehillim” Praise. Those praises that are more the song of the Spirit, even in the heavenly languages that give enlargement and create more space for the Spirit of God to occupy. God inhabits the praises of His people.
If we don’t praise the Lord then the Rocks and Stones cry out. So, the loudness of the saints songs and cries actually bring a kind of release to the earth around us. These make way for God’s presence to come into situations. Perhaps the natural disasters around us are more a response of earth to cry out, or groaning for a lack of praise or holy expression from God’s peoples? Paul said also in Romans that all of creation groans for God’s Sons (and daughters) to be manifest even more fully.
So this week we Shout HOSANNA LORD. Yes, we proclaim you as our Savior and Lord. Our Hope and trust is in you Alone! Here in Guam, we declare that the You are Provision. You are our Sustainer. Be our All in All!
May all that is laid up for us in one dimension come forth in Jesus Name! YES! AMEN!
Provision
and directs us to hidden treasure.
Otherwise how will we find our way?
Or know when we play the fool?
Clean the slate, God, so we can start the day fresh!
Keep me from stupid sins,
from thinking I can take over your work;
Then I can start this day sun-washed,
scrubbed clean of the grime of sin.
These are the words in my mouth;
these are what I chew on and pray.
Accept them when I place them
on the morning altar,
O God, my Altar-Rock,
God, Priest-of-My-Altar.
Lord, today we come to worship You, bringing you the fruit of our lips giving thanks as a sacrifice of praise. Our lives are a living sacrifice for you Savior. Make us holy for you are holy. Make us righteous for you are Righteous. Make us like Jesus that we might glorify your Name.
Lead us to the secret place and to the place where you hide your treasure. Yes, reveal yourself for you are the lasting treasure that never fails. All flesh is grass, it withers and fades as quick as the scorching heat touches it. We need the rain of your presence to sustain us and to refresh us continually.
Hide us in your secret place where we can hear your Word. Your Words are the Words of life and they never are void. Yes, Your Words are life-giving. You correct us and cleanse us because you are merciful and loving to nurture us and conform us in your image. Even today your mercies are made new. My cup indeed it runs over.
Why is it that you prepare a banquet in the presence of my enemies. I want to be alone with you. May the lives of those around me hunger to enjoy the abundance found in your house. I have no regrets since I have been found by you and brought close to be cared for by you. Indeed, I am rich because there is no lack in You.
Even here in Guam, my life is filled with the richest of fare. I will not fear or fret the storms that assail others in these days. I am loved and cared for by you.
God of Peace, crush poverty under our feet. As you hold us close in your strong embrace, may the weight of your glory increase in our lives. Every place where the soul of our feet does tread we claim for your Glory. May Your Kingdom Come and Your Sovereign Will be done here in Guahan just as it is in heaven.
We loose generosity and a spirit of cheerful giving upon this land and this people. You are our source and you are the God of Abundance. We align ourselves with you and say we will operate in the opposite spirit that we see in our land. Where there is greed, we will operate with liberality. Where there is bitter envy, we speak blessing and break the curses that wounded hearts have spoken out of their pain. Where there is striving for control, we seek to be at peace with all around us.
Lord, continue to build your house here in Guam. May the people of Zion be cleansed from the vanity that is caused by our pride looking to accomplish even great things for you. This is Your House Oh Lord. The government is on your shoulders. You are our Source. You are our Priest. You are LORD!
Deliver Us From Evil
Lord, we thank you that you reign supreme. You alone are Sovereign God, there is none who compares with you. We acknowledge that you alone are our Savior, Our Provider, Our Deliver. We trust in You, and You alone!
We thank you that no weapon formed against us shall prosper and that you have told us to condemn every tongue that rises up against us in judgement. Lord, Your Love for us sustains us and keeps our hearts and mind stayed on you. Nothing can ever separate us from your love.
We honor You today Lord. We honor your name and do not take Your All Powerful Name in vain to simply consume its benefits selfishly to fulfill the lusts of our flesh or the lusts of our eyes. Cleanse us where we have been moved to seek our comfort rather than your heart. Today we affirm our devotion to you. May our lives be in complete alignment with this prayer by Your inner Working in us Holy Spirit.
Now Lord, lead us not into areas where our hearts may be vulnerable and tempted to dishonor your name. Deliver us from evil itself and the influence of those who are motivated by the evil one. You are manifest to destroy the works of the evil one. Be manifest in our life and the situations we face. Be strength in every conflict. God of Peace, CRUSH SATAN UNDER OUR FEET!
Lord, in our weakness be strong. We acknowledge we are absolutely dependent upon You. We trust in You Lord and praise you for your Victory in our lives and in our land.
Leave us not at the mercy of wicked and unscrupulous men.
