Monthly Archives: December 2024

Safe with Him

I saw heaven standing open and there before me was a white horse, whose rider is called Faithful and True. With justice he judges and wages war. 

Anyone whose name was not found written in the book of life was thrown into the lake of fire.

“Look, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to each person according to what they have done.13I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.

The grace of the Lord Jesus be with God’s people. Amen.

Lord God my Father,

Help me to accept your Truth without compromise. Help me to bring the lost to your throne. Help me to accept your way and allow you to reflect through me in all areas and carry your Grace to the world.
In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Suit up for battle.

The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

For the accuser of our brothers and sisters, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down.

Then the dragon was enraged at the woman and went off to wage war against the rest of her offspring—those who keep God’s commands and hold fast their testimony about Jesus.

This calls for patient endurance and faithfulness on the part of God’s people.

“ ‘Come out of her, my people,’ so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues; 5for her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her crimes.

Lord God my Father,

Keep me close so the deceiver has no influence on me. Allow your Truth to be the only thing to reach me. Give me courage to stay strong in your desire and share you well. Keep me from falling. Remove all the sinful desires I have become comfortable with.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Prepare

As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud voice: “Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!”

The rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the work of their hands; they did not stop worshiping demons, and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone and wood—idols that cannot see or hear or walk. 21Nor did they repent of their murders, their magic arts, their sexual immorality or their thefts.

“We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty,

the One who is and who was,

because you have taken your great power

and have begun to reign.

18The nations were angry,

and your wrath has come.

The time has come for judging the dead,

and for rewarding your servants the prophets

and your people who revere your name,

both great and small—

and for destroying those who destroy the earth.”

Lord God my Father,

Keep me still enough to not wonder from your presence, allow me to hear your desire and act on your desires alone. Give me strength to do your work and represent you well, help me to bring your way to those around me and prepare for your coming.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Constant praise

I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich!

Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. 

 You tolerate that woman Jezebel, who calls herself a prophet. By her teaching she misleads my servants into sexual immorality and the eating of food sacrificed to idols.

Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.

Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.

Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”

“ ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,’ who was, and is, and is to come.”

The four living creatures said, “Amen,” and the elders fell down and worshiped.

Lord God my Father,

in my struggles I am Rich and powerful because of you. Keep fear at bay and give me boldness in my faith. Protect me from the lies of darkness and overwhelm me with your light. Help me to Hear and repent of my way so your way is all I follow. Allow every breath I take to praise you now and forever.

I Jesus name I pray,

Amen

At Peace

 “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, and you were not willing.

When you hear of wars and uprisings, do not be frightened. These things must happen first, but the end will not come right away.”

But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves.15For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.

Lord God my Father,

Keep my heart in your Peace and protect me from deceit. Help me to reach my children and others to draw them into your Grace. Allow a Peace that I can’t understand to rest on me in all things, help me to trust you completely. Give me the words to say that brings others to you.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Completely dependent.

“ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38This is the first and greatest commandment.39And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”

When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”

 “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others.44They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.”

Lord God my Father,

Help me to Love as you designed it, not from my perspective but from yours. Bring me close and bring a Peace that makes your way easy. Help me to rely on you for all things.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Unlimited praise

“Have faith in God,”Jesus answered. 23“Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.

Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it for eternal life

Now is the time for judgment on this world; now the prince of this world will be driven out.32And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.”

Yet at the same time many even among the leaders believed in him. But because of the Pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue; 43for they loved human praise more than praise from God.

Lord God my Father,

I believe in you, help me to surrender all I am to you and not have limited desire on my own. Help me to allow you to have your way and to not exist but to represent you. Take all darkness and allow your light to have it’s way with me. Help me to only be a vessel of praise for you.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Completely seek.

 “Today salvation has come to this house, because this man, too, is a son of Abraham.10For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”

 “I tell you,”he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”

 “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.

Lord God my Father,

Cause me to seek you as I should and turn all over to you. Help everything I am to only cry out praise to you, from my eyes and lips to my toes and hair. Help me to truly know you.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

One desire

Or are you envious because I am generous?’ 16 “So the last will be first, and the first will be last.”

“Lord,” they answered, “we want our sight.” 34Jesus had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their sight and followed him.

“Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done.22If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”

Lord God my Father,

Keep me from judgmental thinking and comparing things around me. Let me see you only and follow you only so I may see your delight. Remove my desire to understand and just be obedient to your desires for me.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen

Unconditional.

“With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”

“You don’t know what you are asking,”Jesus said. “Can you drink the cup I drink or be baptized with the baptism I am baptized with?”

“your faith has healed you.”

Lord God my Father,

Help me to let go and trust you in all things, especially those I don’t understand. Help me find my place in your work and be obedient to you. Keep me from arrogance and self-desire. Make my faith unconditional.

In Jesus name I pray,

Amen