So we have continued praying for you ever since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you a complete understanding of what he wants to do in your lives, and we ask him to make you wise with spiritual wisdom. Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and you will continually do good, kind things for others. All the while, you will learn to know God better and better. We also pray that you will be strengthened with his glorious power so that you will have all the patience and endurance you need. May you be filled with joy, always thanking the Father, who has enabled you to share the inheritance that belongs to God’s holy people, who live in the light. For he has rescued us from the one who rules in the kingdom of darkness, and he has brought us into the Kingdom of his dear Son. God has purchased our freedom with his blood and has forgiven all our sins. Colossians 1:9-14
Paul prays. Prays for his brothers and sisters in Christ from Colosse. He is writing to Timothy a son in the faith to Paul. In the letter Paul prays.
Ever have those times when you love and care for some one, but after praying in the spirit for them there seems to be no words to express your concern, or the knowing of just how to pray for them. May I encourage you to simply pray the Word over them? A servant of the Lord has prayed this prayer for me. Several years ago, when going through a growing time a servant sent this to me and said “I have been praying this portion of scripture over you”. I read the prayer and I rejoiced. It increased my hope, joy and confidence that the Lord will perfect, deliver, heal, redeem and pour out of His spirit upon us. Praise God for His goodness.
I encourage you when you feel empty, or you are not sure how to pray for someone. Pray the Word over them. Pray Psalms over them. Use the Word for your declaration and prayer. God will hear and answer, and it is really hard to miss when praying God’s blessing and the perfection of His will in lives of the ones we love, when we pray His Word. It will strengthen you and it will bless them. Let’s practice this wonderful truth.
Anchored in the Word, and praying for you all. Want to know how I’m praying for you? Read this portion of Colossians.
Rejoicing in the Word and His presence,
Pastor Darrell
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Psalm 8:2
You have taught children and nursing infants to give you praise. They silence your enemies who were seeking revenge. Psalm 8:2 (NLT)
Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants you have ordained strength, because of your enemies, that you may silence the enemy and the avenger. Psalm 8:2 (NKJV)
We know that when we are born again, we enter the kingdom of God. What an amazing gift that is! Our mission then becomes the same as God’s: to see the world saved and brought into relationship with Him and it’s by His power and with the Holy Spirit that we do this. We can use the authority God has given us and move forward as more than conquerors through Christ. But this mission comes complete with an adversary to that mission. God has an enemy, the devil, and when we enter into right relationship with God, we enter into an adversarial relationship with Satan. He comes to kill, steal, and destroy all the works of God and we are wise to remember this: we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against powers and principalities in high places that are demonic. Warfare is a part of our lives, but we aren’t without armor (see Ephesians 6). God gives us many ways to protect ourselves and also to do battle.
One effective tool in warfare is praise. Praise actually silences our enemy! Simple as it is, praise to our heavenly Father, praise to His Son and our redeemer, silences our enemy and destroys the avenger. Their mouths are silenced! The accusations we hear whispered in our minds are silenced and we are free to enjoy the power and presence of our Lord. The simple act of praise, of trusting our Father and having faith in Him and His goodness is our strong tower.
When your mind is over run with unbelieving thoughts, praise the Lord! When doubt and unbelief shadow your soul, praise the Lord! When your heart is faint and you feel shaky, praise the Lord! When test and trials of all sorts come against you, praise the Lord! This warfare weaponry comes with the cost of disciplining yourself to use it. Sometimes there is a sacrifice in praise. We must learn to lay down the misery we feel and put on praise. When we do this, when we force ourselves to focus on God and remember that He is a good God who loves us beyond our comprehension, we unlock this valuable key in our battle to silence our enemy.
Let’s rejoice and remember that the promises of the Word are true. Let’s praise God and rejoice in His presence. Let’s praise God and silence our enemy!
Pastor Darrell
Out of the mouth of babes and nursing infants you have ordained strength, because of your enemies, that you may silence the enemy and the avenger. Psalm 8:2 (NKJV)
We know that when we are born again, we enter the kingdom of God. What an amazing gift that is! Our mission then becomes the same as God’s: to see the world saved and brought into relationship with Him and it’s by His power and with the Holy Spirit that we do this. We can use the authority God has given us and move forward as more than conquerors through Christ. But this mission comes complete with an adversary to that mission. God has an enemy, the devil, and when we enter into right relationship with God, we enter into an adversarial relationship with Satan. He comes to kill, steal, and destroy all the works of God and we are wise to remember this: we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against powers and principalities in high places that are demonic. Warfare is a part of our lives, but we aren’t without armor (see Ephesians 6). God gives us many ways to protect ourselves and also to do battle.
One effective tool in warfare is praise. Praise actually silences our enemy! Simple as it is, praise to our heavenly Father, praise to His Son and our redeemer, silences our enemy and destroys the avenger. Their mouths are silenced! The accusations we hear whispered in our minds are silenced and we are free to enjoy the power and presence of our Lord. The simple act of praise, of trusting our Father and having faith in Him and His goodness is our strong tower.
When your mind is over run with unbelieving thoughts, praise the Lord! When doubt and unbelief shadow your soul, praise the Lord! When your heart is faint and you feel shaky, praise the Lord! When test and trials of all sorts come against you, praise the Lord! This warfare weaponry comes with the cost of disciplining yourself to use it. Sometimes there is a sacrifice in praise. We must learn to lay down the misery we feel and put on praise. When we do this, when we force ourselves to focus on God and remember that He is a good God who loves us beyond our comprehension, we unlock this valuable key in our battle to silence our enemy.
Let’s rejoice and remember that the promises of the Word are true. Let’s praise God and rejoice in His presence. Let’s praise God and silence our enemy!
Pastor Darrell
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