Deuteronomy 32:41 - when I sharpen my flashing sword and my hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on my adversaries and repay those who hate me.
Do you hate God? This might seem like a ludicrous question, but we need to learn that it is possible for believers to actually hate God. Such people are described in Deuteronomy 32:15-18 - ...They abandoned the God who made them and rejected the Rock their Savior. They made him jealous with their foreign gods and angered him with their detestable idols. They sacrificed to false gods, which are not God—gods they had not known, gods that recently appeared, gods your ancestors did not fear. You deserted the Rock, who fathered you; you forgot the God who gave you birth.
Notice the common denominator? These people were His children who turned away from Him to serve false gods and bow to idols. They allowed their lives to be controlled by things that were not God. And as a result, these people faced His wrath for abandoning Him. According to Deuteronomy 32:19 - The Lord saw this and rejected them because he was angered by his sons and daughters.
How do we - believers - not become like those who hate God? Well, Jesus gives us a pretty good clue in John 14:15 - If you love me, keep my commands. And how do we do this? Matthew 22:37 - Jesus replied: “’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
We must remember these instructions each day and live them. We can't love God and place the quest for money, fame, or power on par with Him. We can't love God and put our fitness or beauty regimen ahead of Him in order of importance. We can't allow social media or other people to control our lives when God is supposed to be our King. And, we surely must show practical love to others, putting their own needs ahead of ours. That might mean sacrificing a snack so someone else can have their first meal of the day. Or, praying for another person rather than focusing on your own challenges.
May the Lord help each of us to live righteously, to walk in fear and trembling, acting justly, loving mercy and walking humbly before Him. That we may be among the number of those who love and not hate Him when we appear before the judgment seat, IJMN, Amen.
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CLOSING PRAYER Praise be to You Heavenly Father! Once again, You've faithfully brought us to the end of another Praise & Pray (for others). We are grateful for bringing us together despite our being on different continents, time zones, and states. You are our great and mighty God. Bigger than the biggest. Stronger than the strongest. You who put all others to shame. Remember them for serving You this day through their praises and petitions. I pray their lives glorify You and that You will be pleased with them. IJMN, Amen. Hallelujah! Similarly, I lift up those who will fellowship at a later time. Cover them in Your grace, great King. Surround them with Your loving kindness, IJN, Amen.
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Oh Lord, I pray for fellow P&Pers.
Daddy dearest, You are the one who is able to nurture them and build them up in Your image. Let them be blessed and may Your hand guide them in all their endeavors.
"My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me." -- John 10:27
"And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed.” -- Gen 12:3
Thank You faithful Father, for upholding Your words in their lives so it will come to pass. This I pray in Jesus name, amen.
LAST 10 MINUTES
So, are you one of those who hates God?
This isn't a question of whether you are a perfect Christian, this is about looking at yourself and being frank - are you living a life that loves God through obedience and love to those created in God's image?
If you know you could be doing better then please join me in praying because I know I need to pray about this -
Heavenly Father, thank You for today's lesson and the reminder that it is very easy to fall short of Your glory. Thank You as well for the grace provided via the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. For this reason, I can come before You today and repent for my lack of obedience. I can plead with You for mercy and to be washed clean of all my iniquity, IJMN, Amen.
Lord, I call for Your grace and great help so I life more and more for You. That my life grow in You and I remain pleasing to You. That I will never be counted amongst those who hate you and will be judged as such, IJN, Amen.
Thank You, great Jehovah, for hearing and answering this prayer. For You have promised to deprive me of no good thing and thus, You will not deprive me of Your mercy when I call out for it. Thank You so much, oh Lord that I am still a work in progress in Your masterful hands. Be Thou exalted, now and forever more, Amen!
Let us all take time to thank the Lord for His forgiveness which we receive in faith. If it's been a while, consider reading the Righteousness Series and the Fear of the Lord Series. They are good reminder of how we need to live as believers.
Glory to God!
Almighty One! He who sits above the clouds and judges righteously; He who makes the earth tremble; He who orders all creation; bright light that cannot fade -- only You are King.
I come before You, excellent God, on behalf of the souls of all men (1 Tim 2:1-6).
Blessed are You, for the mercy You have on people every day. I approach Your throne of grace to ask that You would pour out more mercy on people so that they may acknowledge You and be saved.
My God, I trust You to do this because You have said this is Your will in 1 Tim 2:3-4, so if I ask anything according to Your will, You hear me (1 Jn 5:14).
So let every stronghold fall that wants to block the outpouring of Your spirit, so the people You've created will praise You. IJMN amen.
Father, I want to thank You for my neighborhood. You are the God who places us where You want us to be and You guide and protect Your servants whenever they go as You have instructed. Hallelujah!
Lord, Matthew 7:7 tells us to ask that we receive, seek that we shall find and knock, that the door be opened.
Dear King, the enemy is on a rampage seeking to negatively impact this neighborhood by inflicting confusion, disease, financial lack and other challenges in the community.
But, I serve a living God. The God who is eternal. He who is the I Am that I am. The God who never fails and who answers when we call!
Thus, Lord, I lift up my neighbors. I place each before You committing their lives and families and concerns unto You. Great and Mighty God, You who possess Your possessions. Come into the homes, bringing peace and Your blessed presence. You who satisfy the needs of people, Lord, satisfy their needs, to Your glory and by Your grace, IJMN, Amen.
Father I come before You on behalf of the elderly volunteers I work with.
I praise You great King, that You have preserved them this far to do the work they are doing.
"For God is not unjust so as to forget your work and the love which you have shown toward His name, by having served and by still serving the saints" (Hebrews 6:10).
But great King, they are being attacked with various infirmities. It is Your will that they should live and not die (psalm 118:17), and fulfil the great plan You have for them (Jer 29:11). According to Your great mercy, please fulfil your words in their lives. IJMN amen!
*From BI* - Lord, I surrender JO to Your power and grace to heal and sustain him. Lord, I believe Your will for him is to be well in mind, body and spirit. Cover him with the blood of Jesus. Cast out anything that should not be in him. Cast out all unhealthy and abnormal cells and multiply the healthy ones. Let the fire of Your healing love pass through his entire body. Strengthen his faith that he may be filled with Hope in You. Saturate his whole being with Your presence, love and peace. I pray for his medical team that they may receive the guiding hand of God IJMN Amen.
Heavenly Father, praise be to You. Lord, You are He to whom dominion belongs and You rule over the nations (Psalm 22:28). Hallelujah!
Psalm 65:7 - who stilled the roaring of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the turmoil of the nations.
Great King, the enemy believes that it controls the world. However, the earth is the Lord's and everything in it. The world and all who dwell in it (Psalm 24:1).
Not once did You relinquish Your authority over the nations of the world, Father. And so, I lift up nations to You, calling for Your presence and mercy. IJMN, Amen.
PRAY
Put your needs to the side for the next 25 minutes. Let us pray for others.
There are so many in the world who need us to pray for them. Some are too sick to pray for themselves. Others don't know how, burdened by pain and sadness. Many more don't even know our God, and are unaware they can talk to Him the way we do.
Would you please pray for someone? Any one?
Praise reports for today -
Father dearest, thank You for the kind things you've been doing for me and mine recently:
thank You that the unexpected payments came through successfully
thank You for success in all our endeavors
thank You for being in us so we shine brightly to all
thank You for keeping us safe
thank You for confirming Your words with signs and wonders
*From MFC* - Oh Lord, a day in Your courts is better than a thousand outside. I pray heavenly Father that I have divine access to Your spiritual realm, let the doors of heaven be open. I would rather stand at a threshold of the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness. Lord close all doors of evil over my life and open those doors of heaven, in alignment with Your will, Amen.
But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him. 1 Corinthians 2:9
*From BI* - Thank You Lord for taking care of my neighbours and healing them. I thank You Lord for the safe entry into the world of my neighbour’s granddaughter. What the enemy meant for evil has ended in praise all to the glory of God. Thank You Lord!
Glory be to the God who watches over His word to ensure it is fulfilled. Faithful God. He who holds us by the hand and leads us. Thank You for Your patience and mercy upon all of us.
*From AC* - Thank You Abba for what you did this weekend. What was meant for evil against me, You took a hold of and turned it around. Thank You for always having my back! My El Roi I give you my eternal praise!
My Lord, thank You for welcoming back all your prodigal sons and daughters. I thank You because there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:1)
Deuteronomy 32:3-4 - I will proclaim the name of the Lord. Oh, praise the greatness of our God! He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.
Hallelujah!!!
From PBS - HALLELUJAH!!!
When The Praises Go Up, the Blessings Come Down!!!
We love You Lord and keep Your commands!!!
THANK YOU!!!
Father, we thank You for the grace granted us via Jesus that we can repent and receive Your forgiveness when we fall astray. Thank You for always guiding us right back to You in love so we in turn can show love to others, IJMN, Amen!
*From MFC* - Compassionate and Gracious God, You say that where sin has increased, grace has increased all the more. Thank You for more than enough grace to cover my sinfulness. Thank You Lord for continuing to pour out Your abundant grace on my life to make my cup to overflow to the glory of God. I know that life is found in You, God, and I ask for the blessing of being counted as one of Your children. Let me taste and see that You are good. Fill me with the grace I need to live in this world and to serve others in Your image. Amen.
Thank You, Heavenly Father. Thank You for the changes in my life. Thank You for closing certain doors while opening others.
God, I give You the glory and the honor for everything in my life.
From PBS - A Prayer from I John 5:1-12
‘Heavenly Father, thank You for your Word—that it gives Light, which overcomes every darkness. Thank you for delivering us out of sin and darkness, and transferring us into the Kingdom of Your dear Son—-Jesus Christ, our Lord, the only Savior. We love You Lord!
As written in I John 5:1-12—
“Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.
This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands.
In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, our faith.
Who is it that overcomes the world? Only the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
This is the one who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ. He did not come by water only, but by water and blood.
And it is the Spirit who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.
For there are three that testify: the Spirit, the water and the blood; and the three are in agreement.
We accept human testimony, but God’s testimony is greater because it is the testimony of God, which he has given about his Son.
Whoever believes in the Son of God accepts this testimony. Whoever does not believe God has made him out to be a liar, because they have not believed the testimony God has given about his Son.
And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.”
‘Hallelujah, thank you Father God!
Thank you Lord that Your Word does not return to You void, but accomplishes ALL it’s sent out to do.
In the Name of Jesus Christ, let Your Word go forth and be magnified, revealed, and glorified, from here to the farthest corners of the earth and throughout the heavens and the earth.
Let Your angels go forth to fulfill every assignment and breakthrough to Your Glory. Let Your Name, Word, Authority, and Power take over.
Nothing and no one is impossible for You to handle!
Thank you Lord that satan is bound and defeated in the Name of Jesus!
Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty.
He alone is Worthy of all praise and worship.
In Jesus Name, Amen!’
From MFC - Good morning and Happy Tuesday!
Make it plain Sis! Praise the Lord for this teaching and this correction. Just because someone is living the Christian life does not mean that they do not sometimes seek their own way and have sin in their life.
It is so easy to get distracted by things such as social media, money, and everyday life being a working wife, mother and volunteer. While all those things are great, I cannot forget the one thing that really matters: taking time to seek and draw near to my Lord Jesus. The good news is that by confessing my sin to God, I can draw near to the right hand of God. Hallelujah for mercy and grace and forgiveness!
AMEN!!!!
*From BI* - Thank You Lord for my life, for the forgiveness of my sins, for loving me, for correcting me, for providing food and shelter, for Your mercy which endures forever. Thank You my Abba Father for everything.
PRAISE
It's time to praise the Lord God Almighty! The God we love. The God we do not hate.
Let us honor Him with our adoration. Worship the Lord who loves us.
Lift your hands up, don't hold back...give God all the glory.
*From BNB* - Good morning ladies
"Go ye now in peace and know that the love of God will guide you. Feel his presence here beside you, showing you the way. In your time of trouble when hurt and despair are there to grieve you, Know that the Lord will never leave you, He will bring you courage."
*From BNB* - Amen! Thank you.
*From EC* - Amen and good morning ladies!
*From AC* - Good morning fam, I pray that you all had a well-rested night and that your morning has been a blessed one thus far.
Abba, I love You with all of my heart and my soul and I want to live a life that is pleasing in Your sight. Please forgive me for my selfish wants, motives, and desires and fill me with the strength and courage through the power of the Holy Spirit, to seek first Your Kingdom above all else. May You empty me of me and fill me with You and may You guide my steps so that I will live according to Your righteous will. In Jesus' Mighty Name, Amen.
*From IDQ* - Good morning, Dear God I will continue to put you first, please continue to guide me. I pray that everyone struggling with something this morning sees a positive outcome regardless the issue! Have a great day everyone!
From FP - Thank you ! AMEN!!
From B2 - P&P family good morning! Thanks, @Plunderer, for your powerful message for today! It's accepted with love in the same vein it was given!
This morning, I pray for those who does not know or accept how powerful our mighty God is. Father, please open their eyes and hearts so that they may welcome you, and know that you are God our creator! Today as we convene here in fellowship, Jesus, I pray for everyone's prayers to be answered!
Jesus, I pray for the war in Ukraine to cease! I pray that I will be up to join in fellowship today! Thank you, father and Jesus for setting me on a path to healing! It's baby steps, and I am forever grateful for all blessings. In Jesus' mighty name, I pray!
This just came on over here and it is so apropos...
I won't go back,
Can't go back,
To the way it used to be
Before your presence;
Came and changed me
*From IA84* - I apologize for missing the last few weeks. Just doing an early check-in as I have to be up early tomorrow. I want to say blessings to everyone. I hope everyone is safe and well. May today be a reminder that no matter our struggle, we can overcome. Believe in yourself and believe in God, that in spite of this world you live in, you can make it. May God bless those who have no food to eat, no place to sleep, no clothes on their back, no income and those whose pain and suffering is greater than that of my own. May God bless them, as he continues to bless us and use us to be a blessing to those in need. We are not perfect, but we are perfect enough for him. Let us always give thanks and show gratitude for every blessing, big and small. Let us be grateful for all we are taught, the wisdom we are given. For every gift God has ever given us, let us thank him, with joy and sincerity. In Jesus' name, Amen!