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Luke 15:8-10 “Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’ In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
We’ve been sitting with the Father, joining Him in His watch. He’s watching and waiting for His prodigals. His eyes scan the horizon just waiting for the first glimpse of His beloved’s return. We are joining Him and praying. He tells us that our prayers are the force necessary to change the hearts of His children. He’s confident that our prayers will avail – so confident that he’s fattening up some of his livestock to prepare for the pending celebrations. He is full of faith.
So, we continue to pray.
I speak to the minds and wills of prodigals and say, “Reject perverse ideas! Stay away from every evil in the Name of Jesus Christ.”
I command doors to open that would bring godly influences into their lives. I slam shut every door of evil influence in the Mighty Name of Jesus.
I take up the call to ferret out the wicked and free Your child from the grip of evil. I call down the powers of addiction in Jesus’ Mighty Name. You must go now. I bind the spirit of pride and arrogance. You must leave in Jesus’ Name.
I ask You, Father, to remove the film over the eyes of the deceived. I apply the Blood of Jesus to these eyes and cry out for mercy. I cry out for justice. I cry out for repentance and returning. May these beloved prodigals once again believe the good news – the good news that You are loving, forgiving, and just waiting to celebrate their return.
Amen
After I prayed this this morning, I looked back at the tree where the Father was waiting, and He was not there, just a few apple cores and a dove. There is a note simply saying, “Be back tomorrow.” He loves it when we wait with Him.
“Okay, Father. See you then.”
In the distance I could hear someone whistling a tune… “Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling…”
posted August 31, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Yes, God does grant special access to Jesus and anyone who follows Him in complete obedience. Presuming one believes in the Bible, then there is only one God and only one way to heaven. (Whether we are talking about prayers reaching God or eternal life in heaven)
1. There is only one God.
Psalm 86:10
For You are great and do wondrous deeds;You alone are God.
2. Yes, we need Jesus to come to God Almighty.
John 14:6
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
3. God hears everyone, (He is omniscient and omnipresent) but only responds to people who believe and obey God.
John 9:31
“We know that God does not hear sinners; but if anyone is God-fearing and does His will, He hears him.
posted September 1, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Christian prayer is NOT discriminatory – you go on to say that other religions pray to their God or deity. If they can pray to their whoever, why can’t Christians pray only to God and include Jesus in their prayers??
Personally, I believe God hears all prayers – regardless of the religion.
posted September 1, 2009 at 12:31 pm
God is sovereign and he heard and answered prayers before Jesus. As a Christian I don’t always pray in the Name of Jesus and go to God directly because it is before I accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior who God in flesh. Prayers are a matter of the heart through the spirit man. The Old Testament speaks volumes of the miracles performed by God using fallible human beings. When Jesus came in the flesh it was through the love of God who saw the need for the blood of a perfect man to cover our sins. God is who He is and is available to all – no matter what you call him. We get bogged down with “religious” practices instead of spiritual development. God saves all – really want him.
posted September 1, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Ah, no. I’m not into bigotism in any form. I believe that ANYONE of ANY religion who leads a good and faithful life has access to God’s ear. Thanks for stirring up more animosity. Try opening your mind.