June 27, 2016

Praying with Habakkuk 3 this week:

Lord, I have heard of your fame;
I stand in awe of your deeds, Lord.
Repeat them in our day, in our time make them known;
in wrath remember mercy.

...His glory covered the heavens and His praise filled the earth.
His splendor was like the sunrise; rays flashed from His hand,
where His power was hidden.
Plague went before Him;
pestilence followed His steps.
He stood and shook the earth;
He looked, and made the nations tremble.
The ancient mountains crumbled and the age-old hills collapsed--
But He marches on forever.

Father God, we come humbly before You,
recognizing Your power,
remembering Your love.

We have failed.
Forgive us for our part in losing this nation.
We sacrifice the unborn babies.
We idolize the ones who disregard You.
We focus on our comfort--
our gods are our stomachs.
We fight for more money.
We have muddied the path to You, until it is unrecognizable.

We can only come to You because we know You have already forgiven.

Thank You Lord Jesus.

Please help us with this land.
We pray that we will be found worthy of standing in the gap, that we will rise up as Your Bride, and draw people to Your side.

We have failed to legislate morality. We need You to turn hearts. We ask for revival.

We ask for a moving of Your Spirit through our military. Be with our leaders, guide us from the top on down. We pray for the Chief of Chaplain's office--may there be unity and a stronghold of morality.

We pray for our Christian warriors' integrity. We pray for protection of body and heart for our deployed.

We pray we will all be used by You.

We pray for the hurting veterans--may they see You as never before. We want to stand in the gap for them especially. Rescue them from their pit, please Father God!

We pray for the PCS moves--amidst the houses and schools and new friends, Lord plant us where You would have us. Set us into new habits of sharing You in our new communities.

And we ask for help with houses bought/sold/rented. We ask for help with children finding their new ways.

We ask for help for our many friends who are struggling with their health. Lord, may the bones You have broken rejoice (Psalm51)--may they see You working during their weakness.

We pray for those digging out after the floods. We pray for those fighting fires in the forests. 

We are in awe of Your power. We are in awe of Your love.
Amen.