Category: 2019 Prayers

God With You Through Trials

The book of Isaiah has been likened
to a miniature Bible, its 66 chapters
paralleling the 66 books of Bible.
The first 39 chapters of Isaiah,
like the 39 books of OT proclaim
judgment upon sinful mankind.
God’s patience is great, but He
will not allow persistent sin go not
punished. The final 27 chapters of
Isaiah, like the 27 books of the NT,
proclaim a message of comfort
and hope. The Messiah is coming
to be the Saviour of sinful people.

Lord, You are With Us thro Trials:
Do not fear, for I have redeemed u;
I have summoned u; you are mine.
When you go thro deep waters
and great trouble, I Will Be With u.
When you go through rivers of
difficulty, you will not drown!…
For I am the Lord your God… your
Savior (Isa 43:1-3)… No one can
snatch anyone out of my hand (v13)
I will even made a road in the
wilderness & rivers in the desert…
I provide water in the desert and
streams in the wasteland, to give
drink to my people…that they may
Proclaim My Praise (v19-21).Amen.

Lord, thank you for your promises
of presence, deliverance and
protection. Because you’ve said:
“I Will Be With you”, what have
I to fear? Help me to trust in You,
not only in the small details of life,
but also in times of great trouble.
For You are not only my Lord and
my God, You are indeed also my
Deliverer and my Savior. Amen.

Lord, Your Word says U are always
with me in times of great trouble.
Help me hang on to Your promise
even when I can’t sense Your
presence. For nothing and no one
can altar what You have spoken.
Give me strength to pass through
my trials and ultimately triumph so
that I will not be in shame and that
Your name will be glorified. Amen.

Lord, I want to show my love,
devotion and reverence for
You as I lift You up in worship.
I Praise You for who You are and
for all You have done in my life.
Help me live every day with praise
and thanksgiving in my heart.
Help me fulfill my greatest calling
and purpose on earth, which is
to worship and Glorify You. Amen.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RsMAXhc0QTs

God Comforts & Sustains His People

Isaiah is like a miniature Bible.
The first 39 chapters of Isaiah,
like the 39 books of OT proclaim
judgment upon sinful mankind.
And the final 27 chapters of Isaiah,
like 27 books of NT, proclaim a
message of Comfort and Hope.
The Messiah is coming to be the
Saviour of sinful people. Therefore,
Comfort my people, say your God

Lord, U are Tender to Your People:
Comfort, comfort my people,
says your God (Isaiah 40:1).
He tends His flock like a Shepherd:
He gathers the lambs in His arms
and carries them close to His
heart; He gently leads (Isa 40:11).
The Everlasting God, the creator
Gives Power to the Weak, and
to those who have no might
He Increases Strength…
But those Who Wait on the Lord
Shall Renew their Strength:
They shall mount up with wings
like eagles, they shall run and
not be weary, they shall walk
and not faint (v28-31). Amen.

Lord, You are our Shepherd & You
faithfully feed & guide Your flock.
Thank You for Your protection
and Your provision. You are gentle
and You hold me in Your arms.
What an amazing promise. When
I am afraid or tired, remind me
that You desire to carry me
with all tenderness. Amen.

Lord, You Promise Strength to
the weak. Sometimes I am weak
and feel I can’t go on. And without
Your power, I can’t live as I should.
But in You there is new power
to “fly”, to run and to persevere.
Grant me Lord the experience
of Your limitless Strength so that
I can serve You faithfully and be
a light for U in a dark world. Amen

Lord, sometimes we feel weary
in the challenges of life while
waiting for fulfillment of promise.
But Your Word says those who
wait in You will find new Strength.
Help me Lord to trust that You will
enable me to run and not grow
weary; and to walk and not faint.
In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.

God Cares for the Downtrodden

David the king-elect of Israel –
anointed, approved in battle and
awaiting the inauguration of his
reign – is fleeing for his life from
the deranged Saul, the king rejected.
Saul’s pursuit drives David to
desperate measures such as eating
the forbidden shewbread at Nob
and feigning insanity at Gath.
But Scripture records that David’s
confidence in God never slackens,
as his frequent petitions to God for
direction & protection clearly testify.

Dear Lord, from the experience
of David on the run from king Saul,
we learn when treated unjustly that
we should not take matters into our
own hands. For God is just & faithful
and You Care for the downtrodden.
Help us Lord to Be Faithful Friends;
Help us to Seek Forgiveness; and
Help us Avail Ourselves for Service.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

Lord, we will Be Faithful Friends:
If he is angry and wants u killed,
may the Lord kill me if I don’t
warn you so u can escape & live.
May the Lord be with you as he
used to be with my father. And
may you treat me with the faithful
love of the Lord as long as I live…
So Jonathan made a covenant
with David saying: May the Lord
destroy all your enemies! And
Jonathan made David reaffirm
his vow of friendship again, for
Jonathan loved David as much as
he loved himself (1 Sam 20:13-17)
Lord, we are inspired Jonathan
and David based their friendship
on commitment to You. And he
let nothing come between them,
not even personal and family.
Help us be people of integrity
by keeping promises even though
it may involve sacrifice. Amen.

Lord, we Return to U for Forgiveness:
Then David fled that day before Saul
and went to Achish the king of Gath.
And the servants of Achist said:
Is this not David the king of the land?
Did they not sing in dances saying:
Saul has slain his thousands and
David his 10,000? Now David took
these words to heart and was very
much afraid of Archist the king of
Gath. So he changed his behavior,
pretended madness (1Sam 21:10-13)
Lord, when in trouble, keep me
from the temptation to take matters
into my own hands. Rather than
devise scheme to avoid trouble,
give me courage to trust in You.
Even when I fail, keep me from
indulging in shame. And prompt
me to turn back to You so that
I may know Your forgiveness. Amen.

Lord, we Avail Ourselves for Service:
David therefore departed from there
and escaped to the cave of Adullam.
So when his brothers and all his
father’s house heard it, they went
down there to him. And everyone
who was in distress, everyone who
was in debt and everyone who was
discontented gathered to him.
So he became captain over them.
And there were about four hundred
men with him (1 Sam 22:1-2).
Lord, we note that David with Your
help managed to mould the 400
men into a strong fighting men and
did great exploits for the kingdom.
Help our leaders to manage people
from a range of backgrounds and to
be humble in accepting their failings.
Help our leaders to be both strong
and humble for church leadership
can be pretty tough work. Amen.

God Desires Tender & Humble Heart

While Saul is still on the throne,
Samuel anoints David as Israel’s
next king. Young David then bravely
conquers Goliath, the Philistine
champion, and establishes a
lifelong friendship with Jonathan,
Saul’s son. When Saul realises that
David will become king one day,
he grows very jealous and tries
to kill David on several occasions.

Lord, we learn from Saul the danger
to take matters into our own hands.
Help us not allow self-importance;
but be on guard against pride.
Help us learn from David to have
a Tender heart seeking after you.
Help us have the right perspective
in difficult situations by focusing
on Your Faithfulness & recalling how
You’ve helped us in the past. Amen.

Lord, we aspire Tender Heart:
But the Lord said to Samuel:
The Lord does not look at the
things man look at. Man looks
at the outward appearance,
but the Lord looks at the heart…
Then Samuel took the horn of
oil and anointed him in the midst
of his brothers; and the Spirit of
the Lord came upon David from
that day forward (1 Sam 16:7, 13).
Lord, I am grateful that You do
not judge me the way people do.
You look on my heart to see thots,
attitudes and love for You, and not
how successful or attractive I am.
Show anything in my heart that
should not be there and l’ll confess.
Remove all sinful desires Lord and
fill my heart with your love. Amen.

Lord, we Trust Your Faithfulness:
The Lord who delivered me from
the paw of the lion… He will deliver
me from the hand of the Philistine.
Then David said to the Philistine:
You come to me with a sword,
a spear and a javelin. But I come
to you in the name of… the God
of the armies of Israel who you
have defiled. This day the Lord will
deliver you into my hand… that all
the earth may know that there is
a God in Israel (1 Sam 17:37-46).
Lord, when faced with difficulties,
help us have the right perspective
by looking from your point of view.
And help us have the courage and
faith in You by recalling how You
have helped us in the past. Amen.

Lord, we aspire to remain Humble:
When the victorious Israelite army
was returning home after David had
killed Goliath; women came out from
all the towns to celebrate & to cheer
for King Saul… This was their song:
Saul has killed his thousands, and
David his ten thousands! This made
Saul very angry…He said. They credit
David with ten thousands and me
with only thousands. Next they’ll
be making him their king! So from
that time on Saul kept a jealous
eye on David (1 Sam 18:6-9).
Lord, we note Saul’s popularity
had made him proud and arrogant.
Help us not to allow popularity
to twist our perception of our
own importance. Help us to be
on guard when on centre stage
due to temptation of pride. Amen.

God Strengthens & Directs You

Isaiah’s prophecies begin to focus
on the approach of the Assyrians.
Ephraim (northern kingdom) reels
like a drunkard, oblivious to the
danger & falsely confident in Egypt
to deliver her in time of trouble.
Ariel (Jerusalem, symbol of the
southern kingdom) stands next
in line for judgment if her citizens
follow Ephraim’s sorry example by
relying upon Egypt for protection.

Lord, You Strengthen & Direct Us:
This is what the Sovereign Lord
says: In repentance & rest is your
salvation, in quietness and Trust
is your Strength (Isa 30:15).
The Lord longs to be gracious to
you; therefore He will rise up to
show you compassion. Blessed
are all Who Wait for Him (v18).
Whether you turn to the right
or to the left, your ears will
hear a voice behind you saying:
This is the Way, Walk in it (v21).

Lord, forgive me for trusting
in anyone or anything but You.
Give me wisdom to see a satisfying life is possible only when I look to U.
Sensitive my spirit to Your voice; for
I have set my heart to listen to You.
And I set aside my anxieties, plans
and impatience to hear from You.
So in my quietness, be my Strength.
Deliver me from trouble; and grant
me Strength to Trust You. Amen.

Lord, thanks for being true & faithful
and that You are Waiting to show me
love and compassion. Forgive me
for looking elsewhere for help; and
acting as though I am in charge.
You reward those who seek You;
and I need and want to turn to You.
Give me the resolve, the courage
and the tenacity to Wait for You.
And Strengthen my faith to see
Your faithfulness in my life. Amen.

Lord, Your Will is a place of safety
for me and I need to know I am
headed in the right direction.
So speak to me about Your Will
so that I can aspire to walk in it.
Help me hear Your voice speaking
to my heart telling me what to do,
especially with regards to the decision I need to make each day.
In Jesus’ precious name. Amen.

God Is Merciful & Reliable !!

Isaiah’s prophecies begin to focus
on the ominous approach of the
Assyrian armies. Ephraim (northern
kingdom) reels like a drunkard,
oblivious to the danger and falsely
confident in the armies of Egypt
to deliver her in time of trouble.
Ariel (Jerusalem, symbol of the
southern kingdom) stands next
in line for judgment if her citizens
follow Ephraim’s sorry example by
relying upon Egypt for protection.

Lord, You are Reliable & Merciful:
So this is what the Sovereign Lord
says: See, I lay a stone in Zion,
a tested stone, a precious corner-
stone for a Sure Foundation; the
one Who Relies on it will never
be stricken with panic (Isa 28:6).
When a farmer plows for planting,
does he plow continually? Does
he Keep On Breaking up & working
the soil? When he has levelled the
surface, does he not Sow (v24-25)

Lord, Your Word says we don’t
have to panic because we have
You as our Sure Foundation. But
there’s times when we are at the
end of resources & fear beckons.
Being in impossible situations,
we will desperately need Your help.
Instead of trying to solve dilemmas
myself, I ask You to help me. Grant
me Your favour and favor of men
and show me the way to go. Amen

Lord, we recognise from scripture
that plowing illustrate God’s work
in our lives to prepare us produce
a harvest. The season of plowing
to break up the going is messy
and can be painful. You are a Good
God and You won’t plow the ground
where you are not going to plant.
So I surrender to Your work in my life
as You plow the ground of my heart.
For I know the plowing will not go on
forever & harvest will come. Amen.

Lord, we are Your children
Chosen and called by Your name
With one heart & mind we gather
To glorify You and proclaim that
You Lord are our Sure Foundation
We will not be afraid
When the storm comes
we will not be shaken
For by your hand we are saved.
O by your hand we’re saved. Amen

God Will Keep His Promises !!

Wickedness has permeated Judah
and Isaiah’s call for repentance is
so urgent that even his commission
was delayed. The task before Isaiah
is unenviable, for God had said the
pple will be spiritually deaf & near
-sighted. But having encountered
God, Isaiah begins to declare harsh
words from on high with confidence

Lord, we trust You Keep Promises:
(God said): Ask me for a sign,
Ahaz, to prove that I will crush
your enemies As I Have Promised…
But the king refused… Therefore
the Lord Himself will Give you
A Sign. The virgin will conceive
and give birth to a son, and will
call him Immanuel (Isa 7:11-14).

Lord, thanks for Keeping Promises.
Thank You that You also provides
signs to help us understand that You
keep promises. Your faithfulness
fills me with inner peace. But I may
not sense your presence despite
the promise You’re always with me.
Encourage me and sustain me
in a very real way. And I thank
You for the promise that one day
I will dwell with You forever. Amen.

Lord, forgive me for seeking
outward signs rather than being
drawn into closer communion
with You. Your Word says: Though
heaven and earth may pass away,
You are the same yesterday,
today & forever; and I am yours.
Nothing can change that fact.
May You take pleasure in me and
be glorified as I trust in You. Amen.

Lord, forgive us for seeking signs
as indications of Your direction
and as a basis for our faith in You.
We realize that You God intends
to nurture in us a faith and a trust
that don’t require external support.
Help us develop the kind of faith
that rests solely on Your character,
especially that of your Faithfulness.
But Lord in your tender mercies,
please do not test us beyond
what we are able to bear. Amen.

God Shows and then Calls You !!

Wickedness has permeated
every fiber of Judah – a condition
which God finds intolerable.
Isaiah’s national call for repentance
is so urgent that even his personal
Call & Commission to the prophetic
office must wait until chapter 6.
The task set before Isaiah is an
unenviable one, for God said the
people will be spiritually deaf and
nearsighted. Having encountered
God, Isaiah begins to declare harsh
words from on high with confidence
in the courts and palaces of Judah.

Lord, You are Holy & In Control:
I saw the Lord Sitting on a Throne,
high and lifted up… Above it stood
seraphim… And one cried & said:
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts
The whole earth is full of His glory!
Woe to me, I cried: For I am a man
of unclean lips, and my eyes have
seen the King, the Lord Almighty.
Then one seraphim flew to me,
having in his hand a live coal from
the altar. And he touched my mouth
& said: Your iniquity is Taken Away
and your sin purged (Isa 6:1-6).
I heard the Lord asking: Whom
should I send as a messenger to
this people? Who will go for us? (v8)

Lord, I praise You that You are
Sitting on the Throne. By faith
I proclaim that You reign over all.
You are In Control and everyone
and everything is subject to You.
When my faith is weak and I am
tempted to despair, because
of challenges, remind me that
You are still in charge. Give me
a fresh vision of Your kingship
over the whole world and over
my world. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Lord, whenever I sense Your holy
presence, I am greatly aware of
my Own Unworthiness. That really
makes me even More Grateful
for how much You had sacrificed
for me. Touch and purify me and
help me to separate myself from
all that is unholy. And I can come
before Your holy throne with
confidence to find Your mercy
and grace in time of need. Amen.

Lord, You are glorious, majestic,
Holy and beautiful. I adore You
and worship You for Your willingness
to share Your presence with me.
Grant me to live with a strong sense
of Your presence. Grant me the
atmosphere in which Your words
are abundant and clear. Open my
heart and my ears to hear of You.
And I avail myself to what U want me
to do & what You have for me. Amen

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K8eh23SulM8h

God Makes Us White As Snow !!

A crisis exists in the nation of Judah.
Wickedness has permeated every
fiber of the social, political and
spiritual life of the country – a
condition that God finds intolerable.
Divine indictment falls from the
lips of His prophet Isaiah. Unless
Repentance sweeps the nation,
God will reduce His people to ruin.
Famine and pestilence will replace
feasting and pleasure to show that
the Holy One still rules in Zion.

Lord, You Desire to Make Us Clean:
Wash yourselves, make yourselves
clean… Cease to do evil, learn to do
good; Seek justice… Come now, and
let us Reason together, says the Lord
Though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be White As Snow; though
they are red like crimson, they shall
be as wool. If you are willing and
obedient, you shall eat the good
of the land (Isa 1:16-19). Amen.

Lord, You are the author of Reason.
Your logos, Your logic, is the wisdom
behind all creation. Impart that
wisdom to me. Enlighten my mind
with Your truth. Cut through all
false reasoning of the world and
draw me into the realities of Your
Kingdom. Let me think clearly and
consistently with Your Spirit. Amen.

Lord, what an amazing promise
that You are willing to cleanse
any and every kind of sin. No act is
too awful, too big, too outrageous.
Even that sin, that unspeakable
thought, motive & act is forgiveable.
What an incredible Saviour You are!
Thank You for dealing fully and
finally with my sin. Thank You for
forgiveness in Christ’s name, Amen.

Lord, I hear the Savior say,
Thy strength indeed is small!
Child of weakness, watch & pray,
Find in Me thine all in all.
Jesus Paid It All,
All to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain –
He washed it White As Snow.
Lord, now indeed I find
Thy pow’r and Thine alone,
Can change the leper’s spots
And melt the heart of stone. Amen.

God Desires Obedient Heart !!

Only two years into his reign,
Saul is faced with a critical test.
Confronted by a Philistine onslaught,
Saul enters the priest’s office at Gigal
& offers sacrifices which only a Levite
is permitted to offer, thus blatantly
disregarding God’s law. Samuel’s
announcement that God will take the
kingdom from him only spurs Saul on
to greater efforts at doing God’s work
but not in God’s way. By ignoring
Samuel’s specific command from
God to annihilate the Amalekites,
Saul seals the fate of his kingship.

Dear Lord, Thank You for lessons
in scripture from the story of Saul.
Thank You for being our Savior and
the reminder to be obedient to You.
Forgive us for the times when we
are disobedient to Your word and
when You speak but we don’t listen.
Forgive us for the times when doing
Your work that we choose to go
our way rather than follow Yours.
Help us to Aspire for Your Heart.
Help us to Wait for Your Timing.
Help us to Go for Your Way. Amen.

Lord, we’ll Wait Patiently for You:
Saul waited seven days according
to the times set by Samuel. But
Samuel did not come to Gilgal;
and the people were scattered
from him. So Saul… offered the
burnt offering… As soon as he had
(presented) the burnt offering that
Samuel came… And Samuel said
to Saul: You have done foolishly.
You have not kept the command
of the Lord your God. Now your
kingdom will not continue. The
Lord has sought for Himself a
man after His own heart (13:8-14)
Lord, we’ll not make up our own
solution when You require us
to wait and you didn’t answer by
the expected time. We’ll not allow
impatience to drive us to disobey
God’s instruction. Help us walk
daily to prepare us to cope well
when the pressure is on. Amen.

Lord, we aspire Having Heart for You:
Now the men of Israel were worn out
that day because Saul had made
them take an oath saying: Let a curse
fall on anyone who eats before
I have full revenge on my enemies…
But hungry as they were, they chased
and killed the Philistines all day…
growing more and more faint. That
evening they butchered the sheep,
cattle and calves but ate them
without draining the blood…Saul said:
Do not sin against the Lord by eating
meat with the blood still in it… And
Saul built an altar to the Lord, the first
one he had ever built (1S14:24-35).
Lord, pray that I will have a heart for
You and Your ways. For I don’t want
to be a person who shows love
for You with only words. Help me
to show it with actions, obedience
to Your laws and the way I live. And
Thank You for still loving me even
when I don’t do things right. Amen.

Lord, we aspire for Obedience to U:
(Samuel said): Go and completely
destroy the sinners, the Amalekites…
Why did you rush for the plunder?…
But I did obey the Lord, Saul insisted.
I carried out the mission he gave me.
I brought back King Agag, but I
destroyed everyone else. Then my
troops brought in the best of the
sheep & cattle… to sacrifice to
the Lord… But Samuel replied: What
is more pleasing to the Lord: Your
burnt offerings and sacrifices or your
obedience to His voice? Obedience is
far better than sacrifice (1S15:18-23)
Lord, work in me a heart of obedience
so that I can live a life that pleases U.
It’s easy to rationalise obedience
or attempt to chart my own course.
But You are Holy and You value
obedience above anything I can ever
give You. May my daily sacrifice to
You be a humble and Obedient heart
that U delight. In Jesus’ name. Amen.