(Today I read Galatians 6 and Joel 1-2:17)
In Your mercy and kindness, I come… tearing my heart over the struggle and turmoil that boils up all around. We all struggle with flesh and the gnawing, devouring gods of the earth that feed on whatever meets their path. Oh Heavenly Father, have mercy on us! Give renewed strength to Your believers. Fortify the faith of Your followers! Renew us toward each other, and give us wisdom to see past the wiles of the enemy. let us rise with the coming wave of Your Spirit and ride with Your troops as victory spreads! may there be peace among believers and salvation to all who live in our community. Let their be an outbreak of good will and a thick layer of fresh, godly love falling on this land.
Protect our minds! Cleanse our thoughts. Purify our motives. Sanctify our assessments of each other. May the leaders rise up and lead in this restored mindset, and may each one we touch rise up with hope and promise.
Activate us in Your Name, Jesus. Let their be no fear that can overtake us. Let Your word loose – let it be rich on the lips of those who even moderately love You. Rise up. Rise up my King! Take what is Yours and send the devil packing.
Let my ways be stitched together with kindness. Give me the ability and clarity to use the wisdom I’ve gained. Build me for patient endurance. Inspire me to promote what is holy and right while living in the ethic of Your grace and mercy towards all. Build healthy, godly relationships. Inspire life-giving conversations. Lead us to a new generosity of all we are, all You have given us. Make us rife with joy. May Your beauty be reflected in our ways. Protect us from our own hurtful need to engage our mouths and blabber worthless, harmful things t each other. Make us mighty men and women of stature and character, not weak, sniveling, parasitic pawns of the enemy.
Only You, my Lord! Only You are enough. Your beauty rises above the mountains and flows beyond the oceans. Your goodness and kindness is the stuff lives are made of. Your unfailing mercies have built Your people through the ages. You are everlasting God – strong and able. You are the starter and the finisher, the fuel and the fire. Your Word, the very breath that passes Your lips, changes the course of planets and creates beauty as well as desolation. Your mind is brilliant beyond compare, Your ways are genius. Your artistic flare has no rival. You are great enough to hold the entirely of time and space in Your hands, yet infinitely willing to be intimately involved in the lives of we who are small and frail. You invest in Your people – we must be of value to You! May we live like it. Help us to live in Your grace and mercies day by day by day. Let this one be a glory-rouser. Kick us into high gear for Your glory and the salvation of this land. Praise to You! Let Your glory rise.
Glory Rising 