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 November 16, 2009 at 9:16 am
That prayer for thanksgiving was the truth. I will be more thankful for the stuff I have,praise and worthy him more. But I just been so worried for myself cause I need a job to support my three kids. Not only that I’m staying with my boyfriend and by us having financial problems I just want to be bless with my own place but a job 1st. I’m not complaining but I have faith with the Lord, it’s just my pation’s runing out plus its not fair to my kids because their father don’t help.
posted November 18, 2009 at 8:56 am
How true it is to always give thanks to the Lord, who gives all good things, His love and protection and satifies all our needs. To put him first and to be thankful. And as easy as it may sound it is something I need to be doing more often.
posted November 18, 2009 at 9:23 am
GOD is Great! I can’t thank Him enough for the things He has done for me & I encourage anyone to trust & believe in God’s goodness. Even when we can’t see how wonderful He is to us He is. He tells us when we pray to pray believing & to pray always, not just when we need something. God knows what we need even before we ask for it but He still wants us to come before Him with thankgiving in our hearts & love one another. God answers prayers every minute of every day. It’s just that we are so hung up on our wants & not our needs & we don’t want to work for our wants. We want them given to us without any effort on our part & I don’t even ask for my ‘wants’ when I pray because to me that’s being selfish.
I guess what I’m trying to say is that God is the only person I can trust & believe in to help me out in my time of need & I would never ever turn my back on Him when I don’t get what I want.
God bless you all…
posted November 18, 2009 at 10:05 am
God is always there and will never leave you all you have to do is BELIEVE. I trust GOD in all my life every day every minute and every seconds I know that he will take care of me and everyone around ALWAYS and never let me down even when sometimes we can’t see all that he does for us. That’s when our Faith in GOD needs to be STRONG!! I love GOD and I know he loves ME. So always give him your heart and soul and you will be BLESSED more than you can ever know. Always give him the Praise he so dearly DERSERVES. Praise GOD Amen
posted November 18, 2009 at 11:39 am
GOD is so awesome. It seems when I can’t be amazed at His glory, He speaks to me in some way and amazes me even more. How for so long I took his graciousness and love for granted. The best feeling in the world to me is to be praying about or thinking about something and God finds a way to put someone or something in your path that is a direct answer to your need. It is enough to give you chills. Sometimes I would get angry wondering where God was and why he wasn’t in my life like I wanted. But as I get older and grow in Him, I realize, GOD is always there and always will be there. God is the only constant anyone will ever have in their life. If something has changed and you don’t feel God’s presence in your life it is not because he has walked away from you. It is because you have walked away from him, too far to hear His Word or feel His Presence. How I desperately long for everyone in this world to fall on their knees and declare their love and faith in him. Once you are in His graces, life will never be the same again and that could be the best change that anyone could ever hope for! God Bless everyone and thank you to God for loving me enough to send your only Son to die for me. How I hope to live my life fully for you and to never feel that He died in vain for me because I am not living out God’s will in my life.
posted November 19, 2009 at 8:28 pm
I praise God for saving my life. Jesus is the Saviour of my life and I will praise his wonderful name always. There is no way I could survive without God’s amazing grace. I pray that all unsaved will hear the word of God and fall down on their knees, ask forgiveness for their sins and be saved. God is not willing that anyone should perish. I thank God for the joy he has given me and look forward to Jesus Christ return. God Bless You All.