Friday’s Prayer and Fasting
Chris Jarrell
Aug 17, 2007 · 10:51 AMAs we continue to draw closer to the trip down to Richmond I am looking forward to serving and making myself totally available to this amazing community. After being down in the Richmond area for the last six years, I really have love and fondness for the Central Virginia area.
As we cry out to God in prayer today, I want to look past the location and begin to see the people in the Ashland/Richmond area who need the hope and love of Christ. I want to see those who are hurting and begin lifting them up. I want to begin praying for every divine appointment that we encounter while we are serving in the community.
Lord allow our hearts to break for those you love and gave yourself for. Use me God to be your instrument of love and hope in the lives of those we are going to be serving. I want to bless those in this community in practical authentic ways. Amen!
May God Rule in Our Midst
“Your kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” - MATTHEW 6:10
“In heaven, God’s will is the only priority. A word from God brings angels to do his bidding, immediately and without question. Jesus instructed us to pray that God would accomplish His will in our world in the same way. This means that God’s purposes would be preeminent in our homes, our businesses, our schools, our churches, and our governments.
Jesus taught His disciples to pray that God’s purposes be carried out in the world around them. In modeling how they should pray, Jesus was teaching His disciples how to share God’s heart. He demonstrated this again at Gethsemane when He prayed ““Nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will”” (Matt. 26:39). It is as we seek God’s kingdom on earth, and not our own purposes, that we gain the same mind as our heavenly Father. We become colaborers with God by praying faithfully in agreement with His desires.
As you seek the Lord’s will, He will guide your praying. He will invite you not only to pray, but also to become involved in His activity as He answers your prayer. If He places a burden upon you to pray for an individual’s salvation, that burden is also His invitation to join His activity in that person’s life. Prayer will prepare you to be a servant through whom God can bring about His will on earth. Pray that the Lord’s absolute rule on earth will begin in your life. Then watch to see how God uses you to extend His Lordship to others.”
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