Category: 2019 Prayers

Christ Answers Prayers of Faith

After Peter’s dramatic confession
of Jesus as the Christ, the Son
of the living God, Jesus began to
shew unto His disciples how He
must go to Jerusalem and suffer
many things, be killed and raised
again the third day. After preparing
His disciples for the unexpected
events, Jesus begins His final
journey to Jerusalem. Arriving
to a hero’s welcome, He is hailed
as King while making His humble
entrance into the city. It’s now the
final week of Christ’s earthly life.

Lord, we’ll ask with believing heart:
As (Jesus) returned to the city,
He was hungry. And seeing a fig
tree by the road, He came to it
and found nothing on it but leaves,
and said to it: Let no fruit grow on
you ever again. Immediately the
fig tree withered away(Mt 21:18-19)
Jesus said: Assuredly I say to you,
if you Have Faith and do not doubt,
you will not only do what was done
to the fig tree, but also if you say
to this mountain: Be removed and
Be cast into the sea, it will be done.
And whatever things you ask
in prayer, Believing you will
receive (Matthew 21:21-22).
Jesus said: A man with two sons
told the older boy: Son go out
and work in the vineyard today.
The son answered: No, I won’t go
but later he changed his mind
and went anyway. Then the father
told the other son: You go and
he said: Yes sir I will. But he
didn’t go. Which of the two
did the will of the father?
They said: The first (v28-31).

Lord, take away any unbelief in us;
and increase our faith to believe
for great things. Help me to have
faith enough to not pray too small.
I know Lord it’s not about trusting
in faith itself but trusting in You.
It’s not about believing in my ability
to believe or perform, but rather
it is believing in Your ability and
promise to hear and answer. Amen.

Lord, help me not think that some
problems are too big and hence
best considered as lost causes.
Help me not to focus on the size
of the mountain but rather how
much power You Creator God have.
So, I leave the mountain of
challenge in Your hands. For You
Lord can do as You will; and the
mountain is not too big for U. Amen

Lord, help me obey You in action
and not merely assenting words.
Help me Lord to obey You where
You lead me and told me to do.
Help me not write off people
who walk away from Your calling
but pray that You draw them back.
Help me Lord lift up those who
have turned away; for You are able
to draw them back to You. Amen.

Christ Exalts His Servants 
 After Peter’s dramatic confession of Jesus as the Christ, the Son of the living God, Jesus began to show His disciples how He must go toJerusalem and suffer many things of elders and chief priests, be killedand be raised again the third day.After preparing His disciplesfor the unexpected events whichwould soon take place, Jesus beginsHis final journey to Jerusalem.Arriving to a hero’s welcome,He is hailed as King while makingHis humble entrance into the city.It’s now the final week of Christ’s earthly life.

Lord, help us Serve as Servants:
Jesus said: You know the rulers
of the Gentiles lord it over them,
and those who are great exercise
authority over them. Yet it shall
not be so among you (Matt 20:25).
Whoever wants to become great
among you must be your servant
and whoever wants to be first
must be your slave. Just as the Son
of Man did not come to be served,
but to serve, and to give his life as
a ransom for many (Matt 20:26-28)
Two blind men… when they heard…
Jesus was passing by cried out…
Have mercy on us O Lord Son of
David! Then the multitude warned
them that they should be quiet;
but they cried out all the more…
Have mercy on us O Lord…
Jesus called them: What do you
want Me to do for you? They said:
Lord that our eyes may be opened.
So Jesus had compassion and
touched their eyes. And immediately
their eyes received sight (v29-34).

Lord, Your Word teaches that true
reward awaits those who humble
themselves in loving service.
Keep me Lord from the tendency
to be too driven and to exalt myself.
Give me Lord instead the grace
to choose the way of servanthood;
for I want to be more like You.
Help me to consider others’ needs
and desires besides my own. Amen.

Lord, You have given to each of us
the freedom and calling to serve.
Thank You Lord for freeing me from
sinful nature & giving the willingness
to reach out and serve others.
Show me where I can use my
giftings to make a difference for
the advancement of Your kingdom.
May an attitude of humble service
grow more & more in my life. Amen.

Lord, we learn from the two blind
men to seize the opportunity
to appeal for Your healing for
You wouldn’t pass that way again.
We also learn of their humility
to simply ask for Your mercy.
We also learn of their persistent
faith in praying for their need.
We humbly come to You with our
need; for You’re compassionate and
You respond to prayer in faith. Amen

Christ Blesses Agreement in Prayer

Matthew records many crucial
incidents from Jesus’ life in M16-19.
Though Christ takes time to heal
an epileptic boy, pay His temple
tax and confront hostile Pharisees,
His key concern is for His disciples
to continue the work He had begun.
Healings and discourses, miracles
and parables all focus on Jesus’
faithful followers to prepare them
for the difficult days just ahead.

Lord, we will Agree in Prayer:
(Jesus said) Whatever You bind
on earth will be bound in heaven
and whatever you loose on earth
will be loosed in heaven (Mt 18:18).
Again I tell you that if two of you
agree here on earth about anything
you ask, my Father in heaven
will do it for you (Matt 18:19).
For where two or three gather
together as my followers, I am
there among them (Matt 18:20).

Father, I humbly approach You,
holding on the promise in Mt 18:18.
With reverence, I ask and seek
Your authority to bind and loose,
aligning my will with Yours.
May Your wisdom guide decisions,
and your love mend relationships.
I release healing, and restoration;
Break the chains of bondage,
and open doors of opportunity.
With unwavering faith, I declare
victory in the name of Jesus. Amen.

Lord, thank You for friends whose
fellowship can make life better.
Trusted friends can also offer us
wise counsel & sharpen our prayers.
Despite differences of views, help us
adopt attitude to seek agreement.
For You promise if we can agree,
You Will hear & answer our prayers
when we gather together in the
mighty name of Christ Jesus, Amen.

Lord, grateful that where two or
three come together in Your name,
You will be there with them.
The fact that God is found in union
and agreement show its efficacy.
God wants us to Agree in Prayer;
and You want to answer our prayer
so that we can be encouraged.
So we ask for a manifestation
of this promise through the
Prayer of Agreement. Amen.

Christ Empowers & Cares the Called Inspiring hymn “Freely, Freely”

The hymn “Freely Freely” was
written by Carol Owens and was
released in the States in 1970 as
part of the album “He Touched Me.”
The tagline “freely” comes to Carol
one morning from Matthew 10:8:
“Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers,
raise the dead, cast out devils:
freely ye have received, freely give.”
Other words from the refrain
paraphrase the key ideas of the
great commission: “Go in my
name, and because you believe,
others will know that I live.”
The first stanza focuses on being
“born again” (John 3:7); whilst
Stanza 2 which begins with
“All power is given in Jesus’ name,
in earth and heaven in Jesus’
name,” paraphrases Matthew 28:18.
The song emphasizes the liberating
power of God’s love & forgiveness.
And it urges believers to freely share
this love with others & experience
the joy and freedom it brings.

Lord, we will Freely Freely Give
and Trust Your Loving Care of us:
When He had called His twelve
disciples… He gave them power
over unclean spirits, to cast them
out and to heal all kind of sickness
and all kinds of diseases… As you
go, preach saying: the kingdom
of God is at hand. Heal the sick…
cast out demons. Freely you have
received, freely give (Mt 10:1, 7-8).
Don’t Worry about… What to say.
God will give you the Right words
at the right time… It is not you
who will be speaking: it will be the
Spirit…speaking thru you (v19-20).
Not even a sparrow can fall to
the ground without your Father
knowing it. And the very hairs
on your head are all numbered.
So Don’t Be Afraid; you are
more valuable to Him than a
whole flock of sparrows (v29-31).

Lord Jesus, empower us with the
Holy Spirit and send us to proclaim
the good news of Your Kingdom.
Fill us Lord with compassion
for the lost and give us boldness
to share Your love with others.
Spur us to freely give what we’ve
received, not seeking personal
gain or worldly recognition.
Grant us the authority to heal
the sick, speak forth words of
grace, direction & encouragement
so that people be drawn to You.
In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.

Lord, give me the Words to say,
not just in pressure situations
but in every relationship I have.
Enable my words be seasoned
with grace, truth and even power.
Use my mouth liberally as
You wish speaking through me.
And help me Lord make the
most of every opportunity for
Your purpose and glory. Amen.

Father, we come before you with
gratitude, knowing that You care
for us in every detail of our lives.
Thank You Lord for the assurance
that we as Your precious children,
are of really great value to You.
Help us to trust in Your sovereignty
and to find peace in knowing that
You are always watching over us.
Strengthen our faith and remove
any anxieties that weigh us down.
We lift our worries to You and place
our trust in Your loving care. Amen.

Adoring God thru Thanks & Praise

The purpose of the gospel of Matthew is to prove that Jesus
is the Messiah, the eternal King.
Following ministry in Bethlehem
and Nazareth, the second segment
of Jesus ministry was in Galilee.
In Matthew 8-14, we see Jesus
demonstrating His power over
sickness, nature and spirit world
& sending apostles as ambassadors
of the kingdom. And in Matt 16-19,
we see the Messiah preaching to unveil Christ identity and priorities.

On Monday, we learn from Matt 8
that God Blesses those who Believe.
On Tuesday, we learn fr Matt 10 that
Christ Empowers & Cares the Called.
On Wed, we learn from Matt 11
that Jesus Is Tenderly Calling us.
On Thu, we learn from Matt 14 that Jesus’ Love Lifted and Saved us.
On Friday, we learn from Matt 16
that Christ urges us to Follow Him.
On Saturday, we learn from Mt 17
to Praise God of the Impossible.

Let us humble ourselves and pray
and seek His face. Help us O God
be Christ’s disciples who Adore You:
For You are worthy of our Thanks
as You Bless, Care and Save us;
For You are worthy of our praise
being the God of the Impossible;
For Your partnership calling us
to follow & further His Kingdom.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

Praise God of the Impossible

Mathew records many crucial
incidents from Jesus’ life in M16-19.
Though Christ takes time to heal
an epileptic boy, pay His temple
tax and confront hostile Pharisees,
His key concern is for His disciples
to continue the work He had begun.
Healings and discourses, miracles
and parables all focus on Jesus’
faithful followers to prepare them
for the difficult days just ahead.

Lord, we’ll Exercise Faith In You:
A man came to Him, kneeling…
and saying: Lord, have mercy on
my son, for he is an epileptic and
suffers severely… So I brought him
to Your disciples but they could
not cure him. Then Jesus said: O
faithless generation (Mt 17:14-17)
The disciples asked Jesus
privately: Why couldn’t we
cast out that boy’s demon?
So Jesus said to them: Because
of your unbelief; for assuredly
I say to you, if you Have Faith
as a mustard seed, you will say
to this mountain: Move from here
to there, and it will move; and
nothing will be impossible for you.
But this kind does not go except
by prayer and fasting (v19-21).

Lord, You promise that With Faith
In You Nothing Is Impossible.
Praise You for being the God
of the Impossible; for You are the
Almighty who moves mountains.
Help me Lord to realize that
my faith, even though small
and weak, can do great things.
For it’s not the amount of faith but
the Focus of the faith In You. Amen.

Lord, although circumstances
seem challenging, yet You
are the source of my strength.
Although my faith seems small,
yet when placed in the Creator’s
hands, it can produce a greater
harvest than I could ever imagine.
Lord, take my tiny seed of faith
and multiply it with Your strength.
Grateful for assurance that there’s
nothing impossible with You. Amen.

Lord, help me to pray in faith
trusting You to do the impossible.
For I am weak and helpless;
but You my strength shall be.
Guide me with Your gracious hand;
and there will my victory be.
For every time I pray,
I move the hand of God.
My prayer does the things
my hands cannot do.
For every time I pray,
the mountains are removed.
The paths are made straight,
and people turn to You. Amen.

I’d Rather Have Jesus (Feb 9)

This poem written in 1922 by
Rhea Miller, was left on a piano
in the Shea home by Bev Shea
who wanted her son to find it
and change the course of his life.
The words, I’d rather have Jesus
moved George so much and
spoke to him about his aims in life.
He sat down at the piano and
began singing them with a tune
that seemed to fit the words.
George’s life direction did change
He was offered a popular music
career with NBC, but a few years
later chose to become associated
with evangelist Billy Graham and
sang this hymn around the world.

Lord Jesus, I rather have You:
Then Jesus said to his disciples,
‘If anyone would come after Me,
he must deny himself and
take up his cross and follow Me.
For whoever wants to save
his life will lose it, but whoever
loses his life for Me will find it.
What good will it be for a man
if he gains the whole world,
yet forfeits his soul? Or what
can a man give in exchange
for his soul? (Matt 16:24-26).

Father God, forgive us when we
seek after temporal things to meet
the deep yearnings of our heart.
Your plan was to send Your Son,
to give us a life that is not empty
or imprisoned by sin’s chains.
Lord Jesus, thanks for Yr sacrificial
death to save us from our sins.
Nothing on earth deserves our
allegiance more than our Saviour.
Holy Spirit, Remind us to be always
grateful to Jesus for His love. Amen

Lord, we are created in Christ for
good works which God prepared
for each of us to live purposefully.
Grant us grace to find out and do
the heavenly things that You God
wants us to do while still on earth.
Grant us the attitude of Apostle
Paul who considers everything
rubbish that he may know Christ.
And grant us resolve to truly say:
I’d rather have Jesus for I’d rather
be true to His holy name. Amen.

Lord, I know this hymn is about
dedication and commitment
for to follow after Jesus is costly.
Grant me Lord the fervent will
to be able to sing from my heart,
and truly mean it, the words of
the hymn: I’d Rather Have Jesus.
Grant me Lord the grace to obey
Your word for apart from You
I can really do nothing. Amen.

Lord, I’d rather have Jesus
than men’s applause;
I’d rather be faithful
to His dear cause;
I’d rather have Jesus
than world-wide fame;
I’d rather be true to His holy name
Than to be a king of a vast domain
Or be held in sin’s dread sway.
I’d rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today. Amen.