Father, You are a promise keeper. Every Word that You have spoken, You will bring to pass for Your own honor, glory, and praise. The Word that You speak will not return to You empty. It will accomplish what You please and do what You intend in the place where You send it. Open our ears to be attentive to Your Word. May we not only be hearers of Your Word but those who do what You say. Help us not to listen to and to reject the devil's lies while we hold fast to Your truth.
As followers of Jesus, we are not our own to do with these lives that You've given us what we decide is best. We belong to You. We were created by You and for You to honor You, partner with You in Your purpose, and to do Your will. Yet we so often fail to live like that. Please show us the sins that keep us from walking intimately with You and partnering with You as You want us to. Forgive us for allowing temporary earthly things and the exploits of people that You have made to distract us from You. You are everything that we could ever want and supply everything that We have and will ever need. We love You Lord!
You are the Maker of the heavens and the earth. Heaven is Your throne, and the earth is Your footstool. The heavens, even the highest heavens, cannot contain You. And yet the fullness of who You are, God, dwelt bodily in Jesus Christ as He walked on planet earth. You have set Your glory above the heavens yet when You came down from heaven men beheld Your glory. When You return, Lord Jesus, there will be a new heaven and a new earth. At that time the new Jerusalem will come down out of heaven and You will dwell with all those who have trusted in Your Son Jesus.
What the prophets foresaw will be the reality that we will experience. In the vision that Isaiah saw of the seraphim proclaiming Your burning holiness, the whole earth is filled with Your glory (Isaiah 6:3). As the prophet Habakkuk wrote, for the knowledge of the LORD will cover the earth as the waters cover the sea (Habakkuk 2:14). This is the reality of the new world that we, who have chosen to follow Jesus in this fallen world, will live in for the rest of eternity.
As the Holy One there is a day coming when You will judge the wicked and remove them from the earth to experience an eternity of torment in the burning lake of fire. That is the destiny of satan, the beast, the false prophet and all those who reject and refuse to follow Jesus, the Lamb. Thank You God that even in this present fallen world where satan is god of it, that You are the Sovereign ruler who is bringing Your plans and purposes to pass.
Thank You Jesus that You were manifested for this very purpose to destroy the works of the devil. Thank You for Your resurrected life in us, by the Holy Spirit, who believe in Your name. Now greater is He (Jesus) who is in us than he (satan) who is in the world. Use us to honor Your name as holy throughout the earth as we live holy lives, to build Your Kingdom and dismantle and destroy satan's, and to do Your will on earth as it is in heaven.
Anoint us by Your Spirit and send us forth to preach Your gospel to the lost throughout the nations. Use us to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light, from the power of satan to God that they may receive the forgiveness of sins and a place among those set apart through faith in Jesus Christ. You are the King of kings and Lord of lords. You have made us Your Kingdom of priests. We are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people who You have brought out of darkness into Your marvelous light for the excellency of Your praise. We are Your salt in the earth and light of the world. Use us to lead many to You, Jesus. Amen!!!
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