Father God,
This Christmas I pray that we are more like Mary and Joseph, who followed You even when they were confused by what You asked of them. May we trust You more.
I pray that we are more like the shepherds, who heard the angels' song and came to see the Child. They told the story even when people didn't consider them important but You thought them worthy enough to be Your messengers.
May we be like the wise men, willing to go to great distances to be where You are. May you accept our gifts and use them for Your glory.
Father, I pray you come again and be born in our hearts to make us more like children – full of wonder and awe of the season. May the light of Your Son shine into the dark spaces of our life – bring healing to broken bodies and broken hearts, bring provision to those who have little or nothing, give wisdom and direction to those who need to know the next step .
As we sing the Christmas carols, let our hearts sing praises to You. You have blessed us and we forget You. You love us and we ignore You. Save us from ourselves, Lord.
In the Name of Him who came as a Child and comes again as a King, Jesus, our Lord, Savior, and Friend. Amen!
Believe… it has become a popular slogan but what do we mean by that? Believe in Santa? Believe in ourselves? Both of these have their merit but I believe (there's that word again) that to really get the full measure of the word we have to place it into the context of believing in Jesus (remember John 3:16?)
Believe that God came to earth as a child – so unreal that it has to be true. Believe that He loves you. Believe that He listens and cares. Believe that Christmas holds all the wonder that God has placed into this time and also believe that you are worthy of it – not because you have been good, but simply because God is madly in love with you.
Father, we believe, help our unbelief. May the lights of Christmas burn through the dark nights of our souls. May we truly celebrate Jesus' coming as a child as we look toward His return. Hear our prayers, hasten to guide and save us. May Your peace reign in our hearts this season and all year long! In the Name of Jesus, the Reason for All Seasons, Amen!
Be well,
Steve
I haven't written anything since October – seems I'm not much of a blogger.
I stumbled across this article and I thought it was useful to those who are called to intercession. Enjoy and be blessed!
By Jennifer LeClaire – Prophetic Insight from Charisma
There’s plenty of talk about prayer, prophetic intercession, standing in the gap, making up the hedge, prayer burdens, and, of course, spiritual warfare. But how do we discern the call to prayer? How do we recognize a proverbial prayer burden?
These questions may seem simple, but far too many saints have come to me carrying burdens they thought were their own when in reality they were feeling the weight of oppression over a person or a city. I know how they feel. It took me some years to learn to accurately divide soul and spirit.
