Prayers
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1.0 -
General Prayer
Open the heavens Lord and pour us out
a blessing.
‘The heavens declare his righteousness,
and all the people see his glory.’
Psalm 97v6
Lord cause your tender mercies to be seen by humanity.
Open our eyes to behold your beauty. Help us to enquire
of you, so that you may direct our thoughts to imagine,
the incomprehensible manifold wisdom of God ordained
purpose in our lives.
Father show us the beauty in becoming yielded vessels.
Help us to appreciate divine timing to allow the process
of our dreams to become reality. Develop us to look
to you, instead of the resources we don’t have.
Increase our levels of obedience so that we may begin
to trust you in spite of what we feel or see. Show us
how to triumph over the adversary, live in victory and
rest, remain and abide in you.
Lord teach us to pray.
Amen.
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2.0 -
Work Prayer
Father in Jesus Name, I thank you for
the provision that you have made for me in terms of
my job.
I pray for you divine protection on
my journey to and from work. I pray for your hand to
be upon me. Assist me with my daily tasks, and help
me to perform every task with an excellent spirit.
Give me a fresh supply of strength
to do my job. Where I am lacking in ideas or skills
please guide me and teach me. Help me to use the gifts
that you have blessed me with, and I pray that my work
will bring you glory.
Give me a peace that surpasses all
understanding and help me to commit every situation
to you regarding my job, In Jesus Name.
Amen
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3.0 -
God’s heart for prayer
Let’s pray.
Heavenly Father I come before you in
adoration and humility, acknowledging your sovereignty
as Lord. In Jesus name I ask you to mould me and give
me a heart submitted to your divine will and purpose.
Show me how to love you with all my mind, strength and
whole being. Direct and lead me to fulfil the purpose
for which you created me each day. I recognise my human
weakness and ask for grace and mercy to keep me throughout
each day. Help me to submit to the Godly authorities
you have placed over my life. Let any darkness in my
life be penetrated by your light. Give me a love and
burden for the things of God. I pray to be fruitful
in every good work and a faithful steward of all you
have entrusted to me. Thank you for calling me according
to your purpose before time began; I give you the glory,
honour and praise. I commit myself to the foot of Calvary’s
cross.
In Jesus name we pray. Amen
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4.0 -
A prayer for a closer walk with God
We all know that prayer changes life, circumstances
and situation. Prayer is the key that opens every door
and it is the way we communicate to the Father. I was
reading in First Kings about the Ark of the Covenant
and the Cherubim. The way the Children of Israel in
the Old Testament had to carry around and handle the
Ark. Even the importance of how the Cherubim were positioned
on the Ark. God told them how He wanted the Ark kept
and by whom. I saw this verse of scripture in I Kings
6:23-36, it blessed me so much that I wrote a prayer
about it. I just want to share this with you:
"Lord, build my inner temple and
set Your Ark in my soul. Make my inner sanctuary holy;
set your Cherubim inside my inner room. Stretch out
the wings of the Cherubim so that the wings can guard
my heart. Carve the figure of the Cherubim Palm trees
and Open flower in the entrance of my heart. Build my
inner court with rows of hewn stone and a row of cedar
beam".
It is so important to protect our heart
from the issues of life. If we took on board all the
issues whether it is political, general and spiritual
we would be a nervous wreck but we ask Our Father to
build us up with His tools, so that no one especially
the enemy can rob us of our joy and peace for we are
well protected. The materials used were very important
for building God's temple in the Old Testament. We can
still use them today so when the Wind blows we can still
stand because we have the rows of cedar beam and hewn
stones in our inner court. Just use the tools listed
below and others; go ahead and create your own prayer
and see what marvellous things Our Father can do. It
is good just to have that heart to heart talk with God,
who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that
we ask or think, according to the power that works in
us (Eph 5:20). At the end of the day we truly do not
need to worry.
The Words like Ark, Cherubim's are
symbolic and we can still use them today. See meanings
below:
Inner Temple: - Our
inner being, that secret nature of our heart. This where
we worship and feel that inner peace.
Ark of the Covenant:
- A rectangular box made of acacia wood. It served as
the meeting point in the inner sanctuary where God revealed
His will.
Cherubim: - Class
of winged angels. In the Old Testament it is the name
of a class of winged angel who functioned primarily
as guards or attendants. (Gen 3:24)
Palm trees: - a tall
unbranched tree with a tuft of leaves at the crown.
It typifies grace and uprightness (Psalm 92:12).
Hewn Stone: - This
is when stone is cut or chopped with an axe in particular
shape. Christians building have stones incorporated
in the temple which Christ supports and heads.
Cedar Beam: - Highly
esteemed timber that grew abundantly on Mount Lebanon.
This is used in great building and was symbolic for
Grandeur. It is a very good quality timber (Psalm 92:12).
Angela Anderson
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5.0 - A prayer for children
Father in Jesus
name,
I pray for you to build a fenced brazen wall around
_____ this day and that you would saturate ______ with
the blood of Jesus from the crown of his/her head to
the soles of his/her feet.
Release your shield to defend _____ from every dart
of the enemy. You said you would destroy anything that
tries to destroy my child.
You said great would be the peace of ____, so I claim
that promise for today. Be ____ teacher throughout today.
Lead and protect each footstep ____ takes.
Let not sickness or infirmity be a part of _____ life,
instead I pray that ____ will walk in complete health
and be delivered from all curses. Let all curses be
nullified through the name of Jesus and the power of
the blood of Jesus.
Let every satanic network at my child’s school
be destroyed by the fire of God. I come against the
primary, secondary, contingency, back-up and reinforcement
plans of every satanic programme the enemy has set up
this day, I declare they will be brought to zero because
of the name of Jesus.
I stand on your word and declare my child(ren) shall
be the head and not the tail, always above and never
beneath.
Quicken_____ understanding and give him/her divine favour
with the teaching staff and peers at school.
Help me to teach _____ to love you with all his /her
heart, and with all his/her soul and with all his/her
might.
I thank you that as I partner with you raising _____,
I can rest completely assured that your our Lord over
heaven, earth, and hell.
As I place _____ in your hand today, I have full assurance
that _____ is safe in your hands and I release him/her
to you.
In Jesus Name, I give you thanks,
Amen,
The Repairer Of The Breach Ministrie
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6.0 - A Prayer of Repentance
Dear Jesus, humbly I bow before your
presence, realising that you are a Holy God who loves
the sinner but hates his sins. You have said that no
one who comes to you will be turned away from your presence.
Lord you are a God full of compassion
and love. You came not to call the righteous but sinners
to repentance, and with that invitation I am coming
to you today acknowledging my sins and transgressions,
desiring that you would cast them into the sea of forgetfulness.
Lord, I desire to be set free form the bondage and enslavement
of Satan. For too long he has kept me bound and I now
want to be set free to serve you.
As I turn around to face you today
Lord Jesus here are my inadequacies… forgive me
of all my sins and failings, create within me a clean
heart and renew a right spirit within me, make me pure
before you. Let my heart be as wax, for you have said
a broken and a contrite heart you will not despise.
So melt my heart and make me real, as I surrender myself
to your Lordship. Let your cleansing stream which flowed
from Calvary’s Cross now flow through my entire
being, and make me holy thine, as I bow my knees in
submission.
I accept your cleansing in my life
Lord Jesus. I accept your forgiveness by faith as I
confess my sins. Wash me with your blood and I shall
be as white as snow. Grant me the spirit of Godly sorrow
and repentance so that I can be made whole and free
to worship and praise you and to love and obey you.
Transform my life into that which you desire me to be,
and make me wholly thine forever more. Make me a vessel
of honour. Lat your beauty radiate out of my life Lord
I pray. Let my life be a testimony of all your sufficient
grace. Teach me your ways dear Lord and make me over
again today. In the name of Jesus I pray. AMEN.
Written by Evangelist M. Walker
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7.0 - A Prayer for Students
Dear Lord,
You said in your word I should ‘study to show thyself approved unto God.’ Help me in this area.
I pray for your guidance in my choice of subjects, for you know the way I should take. Help me to set aside time and energy in my studies. Cause me to be the head and not the tail in my class.
Lord I desire a good understanding and the ability to retain knowledge as I learn. Please develop in me analytical and language skills.
Help me to see the benefits of applying myself with the spirit of excellence. Please give me excellent memory skills and a methodical approach to my studies. Help me with my presentation skills.
I also pray for favour with my teachers and peers to achieve my goal. I commit this and all other areas of my life for your glory in Jesus name.
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8.0 - The Lords Prayer in Amharic (The Ethiopian Language)
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