Category: 2021 Prayers

The Lord My Shield (Jan 29)

With the covenant reestablished
and the nation poised at the
Jordan River, Moses completes
his duties as leader of God’s people.
He commissions Joshua as his
successor with a sober warning
of Israel’s future rebellion. In order
for the people to remember his
message of life, Moses records
his final words as a song & teaches
the melody and message to the
nation. After pronouncing blesssings
on each of the 12 tribes, Moses
climbs Mount Nebo for a final
glimpse of the Promised Land.

All Praise be to Jehovah Magen:
This is the blessing with which
Moses blessed the children
of Israel before his death:
The eternal God is your refuge, and
underneath are the everlasting arms..
Then Israel shall dwell in safety…
Blessed are you, O Israel; Who is
like you, a people saved by the
Lord (Jehovah) Who is the Shield
(Magen) of your help and the sword
of your majesty! Your enemies shall
submit to you (Deut 33:1, 27-29).

Lord Jehovah Magen, blessed is
Your name & Your ability to shield
Your people and to save. You bring
help when help is needed and bring
protection when it is requested.
Thank You Lord for the goodness
of Your protecting power and for
the greatness of Your strength.
Thank You Lord for offering Yourself
as the shield of my life. Amen.

Lord Jehovah Magen, forgive me
for running out from Your Shield,
for not putting You first in my life.
You say that if I will seek first
Your kingdom and righteousness,
all the things I need will be given
to me, including Your shield of
protection. Forgive me for stepping
out from Your covering and seeking
my own. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Lord Jehovah Magen, shield me
from the attacks of the enemy.
He seeks to remove me from Your
will, harden my heart to Your love
and lure me into temptation and sin.
Restore to me a spirit of faith so that
I will look to Your shield in every way.
For I am a child of the King and
an heir to Your kingdom. And I ask
You Lord to be my shield from
anything that tries to get me to
believe differently. In Jesus’ name.

God of gods Elohei Haelohim

Moses continues his review of
Israel’s history as an illustration
to the people of God’s faithfulness
thru their 40 year wilderness trek.
God’s provision in the past provides
confidence for the future. He will
continue to do great things for
His people if they continue to walk
in obedience to Him. But if they are
disobedient, ignore His commands
and worship other gods, God will
judge their rebellion. The facts are
clear: If Israel loves and obeys God,
she will experience blessing. If she
disobeys, God’s judgment is sure.

Praise be to Elohei Haelohim:
Moses: What does the Lord your
God requires of you but to walk
in all His ways, to love and serve
Him with all your heart; and to
keep the commandments for
your good. Indeed the heavens
and the earth belong to the Lord.
Be stiff-necked no longer. For the
Lord your God is the God of gods
(Elohei Haelohim) and the Lord
of lords, the mighty and the
awesome God (Deut 10:12-17).

Elohei Haelohim, You are the God
of gods and the Lord of lords.
No one can force Your hand,
and You do not bend to pressure
from people. You rule according
to truth and Your righteousness.
You are the great and powerful
all-knowing God! And we praise
You for everything we enjoy comes
from You. In Jesus precious name.

Elohei Haelohim, You are higher than
any other for You are God of gods.
Forgive us for looking to idols –
those things were look to in place of You, when in need or facing a trial.
Forgive us for making our vocation
an idol, or status, or even recreation
or relationship. Have mercy upon
us and draw us close to You.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

Elohei Haelohim, reign and rule
over the difficult circumstances
of my life that seek to defeat me.
You are stronger than all, higher
than all and wiser than all. And
nothing is impossible with You.
My issues and trials are nothing
to You. Please let me see You
supremely represented in my life.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

The Faithful God El Emunah(Jan 27)

Moses’ second sermon begins in
chapter 5 and extends thru chap 26.
He opens with a reputation of the
Ten Commandments (hence the
name Deuteronomy – second law)
and exhorts the people to obey
the Lord from a heart of love,
to teach their children obedience
and to be careful not to forget the
Lord in times of prosperity. Victory
over the pagan occupants of Canaan
is assured as long as the people
faithfully obey God’s commands.
They will prevail, not because of
their strength, but because of
their Faithful all-conquering God.

All Praise be to El Emunah:
The Lord your God has chosen
you to be a people for Himself…
The Lord did not… choose you
because you were more in number
than any other people, for you
were the least of all peoples…
It was because the Lord loved you
and kept the oath He swore to
your forefathers that He brought
you out with a mighty hand and
redeemed you from the land of
slavery, from the power of Pharaoh
king of Egypt. Know therefore
that the Lord your God is God;
He is the faithful God El Emunah
who keeps covenant (Deut 7:6-9)

El Emunah, we adore You for the
faithfulness You show to us even
when we are unfaithful to You.
We praise You for Your covenant
of loving kindness and faithfulness.
We thank You Lord for recording
Your Word for us so that through endurance, the encouragement
of scriptures and of Your Spirit,
we might have hope. In Jesus’ name.

El Emunah, Your faithfulness
reminds me that I’m not always
faithful to You. Although I have
a heart to be faithful to You,
situations arise that evoke fears
and doubt, tempting me to make
choices of self-preservation
and selfishness. And so I confess
that I’m not fully faithful to You
Lord and to those around me.

El Emunah, remind us again and
again of Your faithfulness so that
we will grow to be more like You.
Strengthen the resolve in our
spirit to believe You are indeed
El Emunah for You’re faithful;
for You can’t make promises
You can’t keep for You can’t lie.
So we wait patiently upon Your
word for delay is not denial. And
Your promises shall come to pass at
the appointed time. In Jesus’ name.

Consuming Fire Esh Oklah (Jan 26)

In his first sermon, Moses review the
past. God had promised His people
a new homeland but Israel failed
to possess it because of unbelief.
For 40 years they had wondered;
and now with the passing of that
unbelieving generation, God has
led the nation in smashing victories
over Sihon and Og, bringing them to
the threshold of the land once again.
But before they are ready to enter,
they must learn a crucial lesson
from the past – the lesson that
obedience brings victory and
blessing while disobedience results
only in defeat and judgment.

Hallowed be to Esh Oklah:
I (Moses) will die in this land;
I will not cross the Jordan; but you
are about to cross over and take possession of that good land.
Take heed to yourselves, lest you
forget the covenant of the Lord
your God which He made with you
and make for yourselves a carved
image in the form of anything
which the Lord has forbidden
you. For the Lord your God is
a consuming fire (Esh Oklah)
a jealous God (Deut 4:22-24).

Lord Esh Oklah, You instruct us
not to worship any other gods
because You are a jealous God.
We lift up Your name in praise and
thanksgiving for Your love & holiness.
Thank You God, that though You are
a consuming fire, You also show
restraint. Thankfully You have not
dealt with us according to our sins.
Thank You for the kindness of Your
patience and for Your love. Amen.

Lord Esh Oklah, we often set our
heart on things other than You.
We give so much time to leisure,
work or even simple distractions,
often just passing away the time.
Yet You are a jealous God and
a consuming fire that we should
not take lightly. We humbly ask
for You to forgive us. Be gracious
to us & draw our heart to You. Amen

Lord Esh Oklah, we don’t want to
minimise You in our life, but we
often do so simply out of neglect.
Remind us that You are consuming
fire but do it gently with Your grace.
Remind us Your sacrificial love
and cultivate in us the finest love
toward You Lord that we can have.
Draw us to You in faithfulness so that
we may not provoke Your jealousy.
Teach and train us to honour You
Lord as You are rightly due. Amen.

The God Who Rules (Jan 25)

In his first of three sermons to the
nation, Moses begins with a review
of the past. God had promised
His people a new homeland, but
Israel failed to possess it because
of unbelief. For 40 years they had
wondered and died. Now, with
the passing of that unbelieving
generation, God has led the nation
in smashing victories over Sihon
and Og, bringing them to the
threshold of the land once again.
But before they are ready to enter,
they must learn a crucial lesson
from the past – the lesson that
obedience brings victory and
blessing while disobedience results
only in defeat and judgment.

All Praise be to Adonai:
And I commanded Joshua at that
time saying: Your eyes have seen
all that the Lord your God has done
to these two kings; so will the Lord
do to all the kingdoms through
which you pass. You must not fear
them, for the Lord your God Himself
fights for you (Deut 3:21-22).
At that time Moses pleaded
with the Lord: O Sovereign Lord
(Adonai) God, You have begun
to show Your servant Your
greatness and Your strong hand;
for what god is there in heaven or
on earth who can do such works
and mighty acts.as Yours? Let me
go over and see the good land
beyond the Jordan (Deut 3:23-25)

Adonai, we worship You as the God
who Rules and The Master Over All.
Who can do the amazing and
powerful things You can do?
We acknowledge Your actions
to do as You please for You are
our Owner and owner of all things.
You Lord made us at creation;
bought us at Calvary; and You have
the right to rule our lives. Amen.

Adonai, I humbly bow and ask
for Your forgiveness for failing
to honour You Lord as I should.
Forgive me for the many times
I have gone about the day without
considering that You are the Lord
and Master over all. Forgive me
for my shortsightedness & lack
of faith in You and Your power.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

Adonai, align our thots, desires
and actions to Yours and Your rule
so that we can fully experience
Your blessings. May we live out
all of our days in such a way that
we discover and do the calling
You have given to each of us.
And empower us to impact the
lives of those around us with
Your kingdom agenda. Amen.

Lord My Banner Jehovah Nissi

When Israel left Egypt, there were
two things the people could do well:
make bricks and complain. And
as supplies decrease, complains
increase. When their resources
run out, God supplies manna,
quail and water in abundance to
demonstrate that He is now their
reliable source of supply. And Israel
fights and wins its first military battle.

All Praise be to Jehovah Nissi:
Joshua fought with Amalek
while Moses, Aaron and Hur
went up to the top of the hill.
And so it was, when Moses held
up his hand that Israel prevailed
and when he let down his hand,
Amalek prevailed. But Moses’
hands became heavy. Aaron and
Hur supported his hands and his
hands were steady. So Joshua
defeated Amelek. And Moses
built an altar and called its
name: The LORD Is My Banner
Jehovah Nissi (Exodus 17:10-15)

Jehovah Nissi, I worship You for
being the banner over my life.
When I face trials and troubles,
I can look to You to cover me.
You have said that in the world
I will face tribulation but that
You have overcome the world!
Thank You for being my banner
and for helping me to move forward and let the past be the past. Amen.

Jehovah Nissi, I’ve wasted much
time fearing for things that I should
have looked to You to handle.
Lord, forgive me for the times
I have doubted by turning to my
fears rather than turning to You.
You promised in Your Word that
I will find You if I will seek You.
So I seek You Jehovah Nissi as
my banner and my victory. Amen.

Jehovah Nissi, You are my banner.
And without You the storms of life
come upon me and overwhelm me.
You are good and You are strong;
and I ask You to help translate
that knowledge into my emotions.
Then I will feel secure and at peace
in the midst of life’s storms even as
I look to You Jehovah Nissi as my
banner and my strong arm. Amen.

Submit to His Kingship (Jan 24)

Zechariah addresses a question:
Should the remnant continue to
observe fasting to commemorate
the deportation to Babylon? God’s
answer: Justice & compassion are
more important that insincere fasts.
Zechariah then presents a glorious
picture of God’s future blessings
for the nation when there will be
feasting instead of fasting, a promise
designed to encourage the remnant
to live righteously in the present day.
Though horrible judgment would
fall on Israel’s neighbours, Israel
would be preserved for the long-
awaited day of her Messiah’s arrival.
The King of Zion would come riding
upon the colt of a donkey to defend
His people and defeat His enemies,
just as He promised. Yet in spite of
His offer of redemption, the King
would be rejected and betrayed.

The Messiah will come both to
rescue people from sin and to reign
as king. Everything will one day be
under His loving & powerful control.
The Messiah came as a servant
to die for us; and He will return
one day as a victorious king. Submit
to His lesdership now to be ready
for the king’s triumphant return.
Lord, we’ll Develop Heart of Worship.
Lord, we’ll Get Back to Work; and
Lord, we’ll Submit to Your Rule. Amen

Lord,we’ll develop heart of Worship:
Ask all the people of the land and
the priests: When you fasted and
mourned in the 5th and 7th months
for the past 70 years, was it really
for Me that you fasted? … Should
you not have obeyed the words
which the Lord proclaimed through
the former prophets (Zech 7:5-7).
Lord, help us to not get to the
point where we take You for granted.
Help us not take the things we do
for You lightly so that they lose
meaning in our heart. We know our
worshipping, praying and fasting
mean nothing to You if they mean
nothing to us. Help us do things
in a way that pleases You. Amen.

Lord, we will Get Back to Work:
Thus says the Lord of hosts:
Let your hands be strong…
that the temple might be built…
Among the… nations, Judah and
Israel became symbols of a cursed nation. But no longer! Now I will
rescue you and make you both
a symbol and a source of blessing.
So don’t be afraid. Be strong and
get on with rebuilding the Temple…
In these days I am determined to
do good to… the house of Judah.
Do not fear (Zechariah 8:9, 13-15).
Lord, please work in our family to
make us both a symbol and source
of blessing that comes thru Christ.
Make us strong so that we can get
on with being used by You Lord
to build Your spiritual Temple,
Your church in our day. Amen.

Lord, we’ll Submit to Your Rule:
Rejoice, O people of Zion! Shout
in triumph, O people of Jerusalem!
Look, your king is coming to you.
He is righteous and victorious,
yet He is humble, riding on a
donkey – riding on a donkey’s colt…
His dominion shall be from sea to
sea, and from the River to the ends
of the earth (Zechariah 9:9-10).
Lord, You came so gently and
humbly to us Your people. And
the world crucified You instead
of bowing to You. Forgive us.
Give us eyes to see that You Lord
are our good King and Master.
Overcome all resistance & rebellion.
Bring us under Your loving rule. Amen

Rebuilding and Returning (Jan 23)

Using colourful visions & consoling
sermons to portray God’s glorious
future plans for His covenant people,
Zechariah encourages the workers
engaged in rebuilding the temple.
Although early enthusiasm has
waned, the task is an important
one for the temple will be the
focal point of the ministry of
Israel’s coming Messiah.

The Jews were discouraged.
They were free from exile; and
yet the temple was not completed.
Zechariah encouraged them to
rebuild it and picks up the theme
of repenting and returning to God.
Gif is jealous for our devotion; and
we should turn to Him and obey Him.
Lord, we’ll Return To Your Love;
Lord, we’ll Walk In Your Ways and
Lord, we’ll Depend On Your Spirit.
In Jesus’ precious name we pray.

Lord, we’ll Return to Your Love:
In the second year of King Darius’
reign, the Lord gave this message
to Zechariah: I the Lord was very
angry with your ancestors. So say
to the people: This is what the
Lord Almighty says: Return to me
and I will return to you, says the
Lord Almighty (Zechariah 1:1-3).
Father, You are Lord of the universe
and yet You are also my friend.
May I not grieve Your Spirit but
rather Return the love that You
have given me without reservation.
I give You my heart over to You.
Thank You for walking with me
during difficult times. And I rejoice
in the peace & shelter of Your love
that comes from knowing U. Amen

Lord, we’ll Walk in Your Ways:
The angel of the Lord gave this
charge to Joshua: This is what the
Lord Almighty says: If you will walk
in My ways & keep My requirements,
then you will govern My house…
Listen O high priest Joshua and
your associates… I am going to
bring My servant the Branch…
and I will remove the sin of this
land in a single day (Zech 3:4-9).
Merciful Father, we have erred
and strayed from Your paths
like lost sheep. We have followed
too much the devices & desires of our own hearts, have mercy on us.
We praise You for removing the sin
of all Your people in a single day
through the sacrifice of Christ. And
we purpose to live for Him even
as He paid the price for us. Amen.

Lord, we’ll Depend on Your Spirit:
This is the word of the Lord to
Zerubbabel: Not by might not by
power, but by my Spirit, says the
Lord Almighty. Who are u, O great
mountain? Before Zerubbabel
shall become a plain (Zech 4:6-7)
Lord, forgive me for the times when
I try to do Your work in my way
and by my power. I acknowledge
I cannot do all You have called me
to do, except Your Spirit enables
me to do it. I depend on You to
help me get where I need to go
and guide me every step. Fill me
with Your Spirit & Do immeasurably
more than I ask or imagine. And I
praise You as the Almighty God for
whom nothing is too hard. Amen.

Knowing God thru His Names

The purpose of Exodus is to record
the events of Israel’s deliverance
from Egypt and devt as a nation.
This week we understand God
better thru His revelation of Himself
of various names, mostly related to
His ability to meet needs of people.
On Monday, we learn from Exo 3
our God is Eternal All Sufficient God.
On Tuesday, we learn from Exo 15
that our God is Lord Our Healer.
On Wed, we learn from Exodus 17
that our God is Lord My Banner.
On Thursday, we learn from Exo 20
our God is El Kanna The Jealous God.
On Friday, we learn from Exo 31 that
our God is The Lord Who Santifies U.
Let us humble ourselves and pray
and seek His face…In Jesus’ name.

The Lord Who Sanctifies You

After describing the place of worship
(the tabernacle), Moses goes on
to detail the people of worship
(the priests, Israel’s representatives
before God). Everything about them
is special, from the clothing they
wear to the elaborate rituals they
perform in leading the worship
of the nation. Both they and the
implements of worship they use
need special purification as befitting
those in the service of a holy God.

Praise Jehovah Mekaddishkem:
And I, indeed I have appointed
with him Aholiab… and I have put
wisdom in the hearts of all the
gifted artisans, that they may make
all that I have commanded you.
And the Lord said to Moses,
say unto the Israelites, Truly you
shall keep my Sabbaths, for it
is a sign between Me and you
throughout your generations that
you may know that I am the LORD
Who Sanctifies you (Exo 31:6, 12-13)

Jehovah Mekaddishkem, Thank You
for making me Yours and thank You
for setting me apart to be Your own.
Sanctify me Lord in Your truth, for
Your Word is truth. May my whole
spirit and soul be kept blameless
at Your coming Lord Jesus Christ.
I praise You for You have kept me
as Your own, set apart for Your work
and sanctified to do Your will. Amen

Lord Jehovah Mekaddishkem,
remember me with grace & mercy
and ask You to show me kindness.
Forgive me for giving myself to
things that are not holy. Forgive
me for not treating as sanctified
that which You have sanctified.
And forgive me for being careless
with my thots, words and actions.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

Lord Jehovah Mekaddishkem,
You have chosen me as Your
ambassador on earth and I will
proclaim to all that I am Yours.
Open the doors I need to go
through and close the doors that
I should not step through. Set me
apart to accomplish everything
You have chosen for me to do.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.