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 December 3, 2009 at 8:54 am
Lord, please bless these families that need your love, your strength and your support during this difficult time in their lives. Show them that they can and will get thru this, tell them how much you love them and tell them to pray and scream and cry and pray again. I pray that you all receive his love and the strength that you will need to get thru this difficult holiday season, but know that you are being prayed for, that people love you, and that what your family members did for us all made us safe and that is the most important thing in this world, to be safe. I am honored to pray for you and your family. I am honored to pray for such true heroes. May God bless you and always keep you safe, happy and well.
posted December 4, 2009 at 12:59 pm
I am a retired police officer, and just read about this incident.
I offer my sincere prayers for the families of the Police Officers.
I pray God will comfort the families, and give them peace.
The Officers will be protecting the throne of God now..rest in peace!
POLICE OFFICER’S PRAYER TO ST. MICHAEL
St. Michael, Heavens glorious Commissioner of Police, who once so neatly and successfully cleared Gods premises of all its undesirables, look with kindly and professional eye on your earthly force.
Give us cool heads, stout hearts, hard punches, an uncanny flair for investigation and wise judgment. Make us the terror of burglars, the friend of children and law-abiding citizens, kind to strangers, polite to bores, strict with law-breakers and impervious to temptations.
You know, St. Michael, from your own experiences with the devil that the police officer’s lot on earth is not always a happy one; but your sense of duty that so pleased God, your hard knocks that so surprised the devil, and your angelic self-control give us inspiration.
And when we lay down our nightsticks, enroll us in your Heavenly Force, where we will be proud to guard the throne of God as we have been to guard the city of men
Amen
posted December 8, 2009 at 12:14 am
I would like to pray for my boys and my dear friend chris. I would also like to pray for my daughters, grandbaby, family members and for god to give me the strength to stop allowing guys to manipulate me.
posted December 9, 2009 at 6:26 pm
I would like to pray for my mother who is really struggling right now but is somehow maintaining. Also to all the strong women out there for doing it with out a man. Pray for the homeless and the sickly. Pray for the men that have done my mother wrong for they are losing out on a good woman and companion. Pray for my brothers who both are incarcerated right now and will miss out on experiencing Christmas with their niece for her first Christmas and her bday. I pray that my sister make some money tomorrow so that my niece will have a nice Christmas.