Category: 2020 Prayers

• Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah

Welsh hymn writer William Williams
(1717-1791) compared the Christian
life to the Israelites’ trek through
the wilderness. We may not know
the route God is leading us, but
we humbly count on His guidance.
For 43 years he preached and sang
throughout Wales. He sang Wales
into piety & revival said one writer.
Soon all of Wales was singing their
way to the coal mines and soccer
matches. And their favourite hymn
was this song inspired by Isaiah 58.

Lord, Guide us Great Jehovah:
Is not this the kind of fasting I’ve chosen: to loose the chains of
injustice to set the oppressed free
 and to break every yoke (Isa 58:6).
The Lord will Guide you continually,
giving you water when you are
dry and restoring your strength.
You will be like a well-watered
garden, like an ever-flowing
spring. Your children will rebuild
the deserted ruins of your cities.
Then you will be known as the
people who rebuild their walls
and cities (Isa 58:11-12).

Lord, help me to be disciplined
enough to fast and pray as You
would have me to. For I need
to deny the desires of my flesh
in order to focus on my desire for
more of You. For I want to break
every yoke of oppression in my life
and the lives of others so that we
will see great breakthroughs. Amen.

Lord, You are my refuge & Strength,
an ever present helper in trouble.
Help me to cling to the truth that
You are the all-powerful God and
there’s nothing too difficult for You.
Give me strength to face troubled
times with confidence knowing Your
strength is perfected in weakness.
Guide me O Thou great Jehovah
and grant wisdom for all the tasks
that will cross my daily path. Amen.

Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but Thou art mighty;
Hold me with Thy powerful hand;
Bread of heaven, Bread of heaven
Feed me till I want no more,
Feed me till I want no more.
Open now the crystal fountain,
Whence healing stream doth flow;
Let the fire and cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through;
Strong deliverer, strong deliverer,
Be Thou still my strength & shield
Be Thou still my strength & shield.

At the Cross My Saviour Bleed

Isaac Watts (d1748) was an English
Christian minister, hymn writer and
theologian. He was a prolific and
popular hymn writer & was credited
with some 750 hymns. This hymn
in particular has touched the hearts
of millions through the centuries.
After drawing the start contrasts
between the sacrificial death of the
mighty Maker and the unworthiness
of the sinful creature, he concludes
with consecration: Here Lord, I give
myself away, ’tis all that I can do.

Lord, thanks for Yr redemptive love:
He was pierced for our rebellion,
crushed for our sins. He was
beaten so we could be whole.
He was whipped so we could
be healed. All of us, like sheep,
have strayed away. We have left
God’s paths to follow our own.
Yet the Lord laid on him the
sins of us all (Isaiah 53:5-6).

Father God,You brought Your son to
earth to bring wholeness to a broken
world; not only spiritually, but also
mentally, emotionally & physically.
Lord Jesus, Thanks for taking
every of our transgressions –
when You went to the cross.
Your death gave us eternal life.
Your death brought wholeness
to our body, mind, soul and spirit.
Your sacrificial death brought us
deliverance and released peace as
You paid the penalty of sin for us &
overcame death victoriously. Amen.

Lord, we receive Your total healing:
We receive spiritual healing
and have the connection with
You through the Holy Spirit.
We receive healing to our soul
so that we do not need to be
emotionally tortured anymore.
We receive healing to our minds
& choose to renew our minds
on Your Word and reflect on that
which is pure and praiseworthy.
We can receive deliverance from
demons for at the name of Christ
Jesus they must all flee & Jesus’
blood cleanses us completely.
We receive healing to our body for
when Jesus was crucified He took
all illnesses upon Himself. Amen.

Alas, and did my Savior bleed?
And did my Sovereign die?
Amazing pity! grace unknown!
And love beyond degree!
At the cross, at the cross
where I first saw the light,
And the burden of
my heart rolled away,
It was there by faith
I received my sight,
And now I am happy all the day!
But drops of grief can ne’er repay
The debt of love I owe;
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness,
And melt mine eyes to tears.

How Great Thou Art

Although this hymn was associated
with Billy Graham crusades, it
originated in 19th-century Europe.
In 1886 Swedish pastor Carl Boberg
was caught in a thunderstorm while
visiting a beautiful country estate.
As the storm passed, giving way
to the sweet songs of birds and
a green countryside glistening
in sunlight, Boberg composed
the original stanzas of this hymn.

Lord, How Great Thou Art:
Look up into the heavens.
Who created all the stars?
Because of His great power
and incomparable strength,
not a single one is missing…
The everlasting God, the Lord,
The Creator of the ends of the
earth, neither faints nor is weary.
He gives power to the weak,
and those who have no might
He increases strength… (And)
those who wait on the Lord Shall
renew their strength (Isa 40:26-31)

Lord, we praise You for creation,
for Your holiness and most of all
for Your great love & mercy for us
by giving us Your Son Jesus Christ.
Forgive us for being too busy
to be awed by Your creation.
Forgive us for not always seeing
You in the light of Your greatness
& doubting instead of trusting You.
Create great things and give us all
we need to live out the path U have
planned and guide us into it. Amen.

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

O Lord my God, When I in awesome
wonder Consider all the worlds Thy
hands have made; I see the stars, I
hear the rolling thunder, Thy power
throughout the universe displayed.
Then sings my soul,
My Saviour God to Thee:
How Great Thou art!
How Great Thou art! (2x)
And when I think that God, His Son
not sparing, Sent Him to die, I scarce
can take it in; That on the cross,
my burden gladly bearing, He bled
and died to take away my sin.

Here I Am Lord !!

When The United Methodist Hymnal
was published in 1989, one of the
most popular hymns was Here I Am,
Lord by Daniel Schutte (b. 1947).
Many Protestants are unaware that
this hymn expresses Roman Catholic
renewal music resulting from the
Second Vatican Council (1962-65).
Schutte received his master of
divinity degree in 1979 at Jesuit
School of Theology in Berkeley.
Following graduation,Schutte served
as director of liturgy at Marquette
Univ (1982-86) and entered parish
ministry in two Milwaukee parishes.

Lord, we offer our lives to You:
In the year that King Uzziah died,
I saw the Lord sitting on a throne..
So I said: Woe is me… Because
I am a man of unclean lips…
For my eyes have seen the King,
The Lord of Hosts. Then one of
the seraphim flew to me, having in
his hand a live coal from the altar.
And he touched my mouth
with it and said: Your iniquity is
taken away. And your sin purged.
Also I heard the voice of the Lord,
saying: Whom shall I send. And
who will go for US. Then I said:
Here am I, send me (Isa 6:1-8).

Lord, we praise You that You are
Sitting on the Throne. And 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
this coronavirus. And I ask for
Your protection for all mankind
& especially Your children. Amen.

Lord, as I sense Your holy presence,
I am aware of my own unworthiness.
That makes me even more grateful
for how much You sacrificed for us,
so that I can come to Your throne to
find mercy & grace in time of need.
Touch me and purify me, and help
me to separate myself from all that
is unholy and unpleasing to You.
And help me have a tender heart
to respond positively to Your plan
so that I’ll do the good works that
You have prepared for me. Amen.

I, the Lord of sea and sky
I have heard My people cry
All who dwell in dark and sin
My hand will save.
I who made the stars of night
I will make the darkness bright
Who will bear My light to them
Whom shall I send?
Here I am Lord; Is it I Lord?
I have heard You calling in the night
I will go Lord; If You lead me
I will hold Your people in my heart.

Jesus Paid It All, All to Him I Owe

What do u do when pastor rambles
on too long? Elvina Hall wrote a
hymn (1865). Seated in the choir
at the Monument Street Methodist
Church Baltimore, she wrote the
stanzas on the flyleaf of the hymnal.
The composer of the well-known
tune was John Crape, the organist
and choir director of the church.
He had called the tune “All to
Christ I Owe”. It was the pastor
George Schrick who put the words
and tune together, and she added
the chorus to fit with his tune title.

Lord, we Owe You for Paying It All:
Come now, and let us reason
together, says the Lord,
Though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as 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;
But if you refuse and rebel,
you shall be devoured by
the sword (Isaiah 1:18-20).

Lord, we’re grateful for your Grace.
Nothing stains quite as sin, for
it not only leaves a stain in our
heart but a residue in our minds.
By Your grace You don’t just forgive
our sins, You banish them; the stain
is removed & the guilt taken away.
We are fully clean by Your grace.
O what joy Your grace gives us
merciful God! We can never really
thank You and praise You enough.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

Lord, Thank You that You do not
see my sins, rather You see me
righteous because of the work of
Your precious son, Jesus Christ.
Thanks for Your loving kindness &
I want to eat the good of the land.
Help me reason with You & really
appreciate Your love and mercy.
Help me follow the Holy Spirit
so that I will remain obedient. And
Help me have deep gratitude to
You for Jesus Paid It All. Amen.

Lord, now indeed I find
Thy pow’r, and Thine alone,
Can change the leper’s spots
And melt the heart of stone.
Jesus paid it all, All to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.
For nothing good have I
Whereby Thy grace to claim;
I’ll wash my garments white
In the blood of Calv’ry’s Lamb.
Jesus paid it all, All to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow. Amen.

Wise Words to Avert Pitfalls

The purpose of Proverbs is to teach
people how to apply wisdom to daily
life and to provide moral instruction.
From chapter 5, Solomon turns from
general appeal to specific applicatn
of wisdom in everyday situations.
Pitfalls abounds, ready to destroy
the unwary: immorality, laziness,
indebtedness, falsehood, pride.
Indulging in these sins is a sure
invitation to disaster. Temptation
though alluring can lead to deadly
consequences. Don’t listen to
its call! Rather respond to the
call of wisdom, which among its
benefits is the favour of the Lord.

Lord, thank You for Proverbs 5-9,
which warns us of life’s pitfalls
and give us practical pointers.
Help us Be Faithful in marriage;
Help us Heed Warning on Sloth;
Help us Be Humble before You &
Help us Listen to U to avert pitfalls.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

Lord, we will Be Faithful in marriage:
The lips of an immoral women drip
honey and her mouth is smoother
than oil… Do not go near the
door of her house, lest you give
your honour to others (Prov 5:3-8)
Drink water from your own cistern
& rejoice with the wife of your youth..
Let her breasts satisfy u at all times;
and be captivated by her love. For
why should you be infatuated with a
loose woman & go astray? (v15-20)
Lord, You are covenant-keeping
and we purpose to please you
by fulfilling our marriage vows &
love our spouse for rest of our life.
Help us be Watchful of wandering
eyes and itching ears. Help us find
delight in our God-given partner.
Help us Be Faithful in marriage
and look to each other for lifelong
satisfactn & companionship. Amen

Lord, we Heed Yr warning on Sloth:
Take a lesson from the ants, you
lazybones. Learn from their ways
and be wise! Even though they
have no… ruler to make them
work, they labor hard all summer,
gathering food for the winter. How
long will you slumber, O sluggard?
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little
folding of the hands to sleep – so
shall..poverty come on u (Pr6:6-11)
Lord, You challenge us with hopes
and dreams. I don’t want laziness
or insignificant things things to
rob me of that destiny. Give me
wisdom to discern what really
matters. Help me set priorities &
use my gifts to attain the dreams
You have for me. Help me to focus
on what is really important & not
merely on what is urgent. Amen.

Lord, we’ll Be Humble & Listen to U:
To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate
…arrogance…and perverse speech.
Counsel & sound wisdom is mine…
Now listen to Me My children,
For blessed are those who keep
My ways. Hear instruction and
be wise, and do not disdain it.
Blessed is the man who listens
to Me… For whoever finds Me
find life, and obtains favour from
the Lord (Prov 8:12-13, 32-35).
Lord, we Wait on You and Listen
to Your voices. Speak to my heart
about the things I need to hear,
and teach me all I need to know.
Thank You for the blessings that
await those who wait at Your door
and listen to Your voice. While
waiting upon You, may the nature
of Christ be formed in me and my
faith in You be increased. Amen.

Wise Words to Fear the Lord

The purpose of Proverbs is to
teach people how to attain wisdom,
discipline and a prudent life, and
how to do what is right, just & fair.
In short, to apply wisdom to daily
life & to provide moral instruction.
God wants His people to be skilful
in making moral & ethical choices.
And the first 9 chapters of Proverbs
take the form of a fatherly address
to a young son – a divine primer
for learning the fear of the Lord.

Dear Lord, we need Your wisdom
so that we will live right and well.
Develop in us a deep Reverence
Fear of You and to be teachable.
Help us Be Seekers of Your Word
as well as be upright and faithful.
Help us to Be Wholehearted in
Trusting You to direct our paths.
In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

Lord, we will Fear & Rever You:
The proverbs of Solomon… king of
Israel: To know wisdom & instructn,
to perceive words of understanding.
A wise man will hear and increase
learning & a man of understanding
will attain wise counsel… The fear
of the Lord is the beginning of
knowledge, and fools despise
wisdom and instruction (Pr 1:1-5)
Lord, develop in us deep Reverence
of You that will lead to wisdom.
Grant us grace to Fear You rather
than the circumstances in the
present or what-ifs of the future.
Grant me a Teachable heart to
receive correction from others.
Help me Be Open to advice and
be willing to listen from those who
can give valuable insight & counsel.
Help me not let pride stand in the
way to receive godly advice. Amen.

Lord, we will Seek Your Word:
If you receive My Words & treasure
My commands… making your ear
attentive to wisdom, and apply your
heart and mind to understanding;
Yes, if you cry out for insight…
If u seek wisdom as silver & search
for her as for hidden treasures;
Then you will understand the fear
of the Lord, and find the knowledge
of God… The Lord stores up sound
wisdom for the upright.He preserves
the way of the saints (Prov 2:1-8).
Lord, wisdom comes from You
and Your Word; but You give
wisdom only to earnest Seekers.
Grant us the grace to be fervent
seekers of Your Word & instruction,
to be upright in character and
to be faithful to Your cause. Amen.

Lord, we will Wholly Trust You:
Trust in the Lord with all your
heart and lean not on your own
understanding. In all your ways
acknowledge Him, and
He shall direct your paths.
Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord (Prov 3:5-7).
Lord, help us to trust You and
Your ways with all our heart.
Guard me from depending on my
limited understanding of things.
Help me instead to rely totally
on You. Help me to acknowledge
You Lord in every area of my life.
Thank you for promising that You
will direct our paths as we depend
on Your higher understanding and
seek Your will in all we do. Amen.

Preview On Proverbs

Whilst Bible is arranged by genre,
we are meditating chronologically:
Genesis on God’s Plan for creation;
JOB on Sovereignty of God; and
Exodus, Leviticus, Num-Deut on
Deliverance, Holiness & Obedience.
Then Joshua on Obedient Faith,
Judges on God Restoring Repentant;
Ruth on Faithfulness/Redemption;
1 Sam on Rule of God in our heart;
2 Sam on Consequences of sin;
1 Chronicles on Genuine Worship;
Psalms on Hymns of Worship, and
1Kgs on United & Divided Kingdom.

Continuing, the book of Proverbs
– the Bible’s primer of practical
wisdom, teaches the application
of truth to everyday life. Contained
in this collection of poetry, parables,
and wise maxims are instructions
regarding how to relate to parents
and children, God and government,
sin and self. Solomon the principal
author gives his readers a “divine
handle” on living to please God.

We will meditate on Proverbs over
4 weekends in following 8 divisions:
Pr 1-4: Wise Words to Fear God
Pr 5-9: Wise Words to Avert Pitfalls
Pr 10-13: Wise Words on Learning
Pr 14-17: Wise Words on Attitudes
Pr 18-21: Wise Words for Decisions
Pr22-24: Wise Words for Leaders
Pr25-28:Wise Words on Perspective
Pr29-31: Wise Words on Gratitude
Lord, You are the key to wisdom.
Help us apply Your truths to our life.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

To God Be the Glory !!

It was hard to discourage Fanny
Crosby; for though blind, her heart
can see splendidly in the sunshine
of God’s love. Written in 1872,
this hymn was taken to England
by Ira Sankey, who led singing for
Moody’s evangelistic campaigns.
The hymn became immediately
popular in England, but was
published in only a few American
hymnals until Billy Graham heard
the hymn during his I952 British
crusade. It then became popular
in America and around the world.

Lord, to You be praise and glory:
I will exalt You, my God and King,
and praise Your name forever…
Every day I will bless You, Great is
the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
No one can measure His greatness.
Let each generation praise Your
Works to another, and declare
Your mighty acts (Ps 145:1-4).
All of Your Works will thank You,
Lord, and Your faithful followers
will bless You… The Lord is faithful
in all He says; He is gracious in
all He does. The Lord helps the
fallen and lifts up those bent
beneath their loads (v10, 13-14).

Lord, thank You for revealing that
the way we praise You God forever,
the way we honor our pledge to give
Him glory for all the days of our life,
is simply to start doing it today.
So, we lift Your name on high.
not only in the things we say,
but also in the way that we live.
To God be the Glory! Great things
He hath done!! In Jesus’ name we
praise You, today & forever. Amen.

Lord, thank You for lifting our
burdens when we are bent
beneath our loads. We look to
You for help. Thank You for Your
faithfulness and for helping the
fallen. Lift us up by Your Spirit
we pray so that we can Praise
Your kindness and mercy like the
psalmist did for all that You’ve done.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

To God be the glory –
great things He hath done!
So loved He the world that
He gave us His Son,
Who yielded His Life
an atonement for sin,
And opened the life-gate
that all may go in.
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the earth hear His voice!
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the people rejoice!
O come to the Father
through Jesus the Son,
And give Him the glory –
great things He hath done! Amen.

Search Me O God

In 1936, at the age of twenty-four,
evangelist Edwin Orr wrote this
hymn during an Easter evangelistic
campaign in New Zealand. During
that campaign, revival fell on the
people of New Zealand. As Orr
was about to leave New Zealand,
four Maori girls came and sang
him their native song of farewell.
Impressed by the tune and still
stirred by the revival he witnessed,
Orr scribbled the stanzas of this
hymn on the back of an envelope
as he waited in an NZ post office.

O Lord, You have searched
me and You know me…
You perceive my thots from afar…
You are familiar with all my ways.
Before a word is on my tongue
You know it completely (Ps 139:1-4)
Where can I free from Yr Presence?
If I go to the heavens, U are there;
If I settle on the far side of the
sea, even there Your hand will
guide and hold me fast (v7-10).
Search me O God, and know
my heart; test me and know my
anxious thoughts. See if there is
any offensive way in me, and lead
me in the way everlasting (v23-24)

Lord, thank You that You know
everything about me and You
still love me. You know my thoughts
and my mistakes and You still
call me Yours. Thank You that
You are always with me – teaching
and guiding me, comforting and
restoring me; and I am not alone.
You Lord know me better than
I know myself. Help me to know
You better too. In Jesus name.

Lord, praise You for Your Omni-
presence and good plans for me.
    You promise in Your Word that I can
never get away from Your presence.
Wherever You take me each day,
Guide me with Your hand, and
Support me with Your strength.
For apart from You I can do nothing.
In Jesus’ precious name, Amen.

Search me O God and know my
heart today; Try me O Saviour,
know my thoughts I pray.
See if there be some wicked
way in me; Cleanse me from
every sin, and set me free.
Lord, take my life, and make it
wholly Thine; Fill my poor heart
with Thy great love divine.
Take all my will, my passion,
self and pride; I now surrender,
Lord – in me abide. Amen !!