Re: It's Time to Pray 9/9/09
*"This was/is a powerful word as I read while driving and is on time. Continue being a blessing and lift me up in prayer as I'll do the same ;)"
*"Morning, Thank you for yet another powerful and touching prayer!"
GOD KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED!
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Prayer (for you to pray as it applies to you or someone in your life): Dear Heavenly Father, let us not follow the rebellious ways of Israel in the Old Testament. Let You not declare us a "sinful nation, a people loaded with guilt, a brood of evil doers, children given to corruption! That have forsaken the LORD, rejected the Holy One and turned our backs on (You)." As people make the same mistakes, generation after generation, show us how not to get here. Forgive us for allowing ourselves to be beaten down, forgive us for persisting in rebellion. Thank You for Jesus Christ who gives us soundness, closes our open wounds and welts and open sores. LORD, thank You for calling to our attention meaningless offerings unto You-please turn our hearts so that everything that we do is for You and not for show or obligation. That everything we do comes from a heart of serving You. Thank You for washing and making us clean, with the blood of Jesus. Show us how to take our evil deeds out of Your sight; and because You see everything, this means to stop doing wrong and learn to do right. To seek justice in all that we do, encourage the oppressed, defend the cause of the fatherless and plead the case of the widow. You have called us to You, so that we can reason together. I serve a God whom is willing to reason with me. I pray that all of Your children are willing and obedient in order to eat the best from the land. I pray that Your people rebuke any and all attempts to resist and rebel against You. I pray that we grow closer to You consistently every day. And that we share that close bond with You, with one another and those who do not know You. In Your Name we pray. Amen.
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DEATH & RESURRECTION OF JESUS, THE KING
Matthew 27
The Death of Jesus part 2 v. 46-50
About the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?"-which means, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
When some of those standing there heard this, they said, "He's calling Elijah."
Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge. He filled it with wine vinegar, put it on a stick, and offered it to Jesus to drink. The rest said, "Now leave him alone. Let's see if Elijah comes to save him."
And when Jesus had cried out again in a loud voice, he gave up his spirit.
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Jesus was not questioning God; He was quoting the first line of Psalm 22-"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (It goes on to say:) "Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning!" This was a deep expression of the anguish Jesus felt when He took on the sins of the world, which caused Him to be separated from His Father. This was what Jesus dreaded as He prayed to God in the garden (remember, when His friends fell asleep on Him) to take the cup from Him (26:39). The physical agony was horrible, but even worse was the period of spiritual separation from God. Jesus suffered this double death so that we would never have to experience eternal separation from God. Now ask yourself, "Am I appreciating this gift?" Jesus left us an eternal connection to God that should be acknowledged and appreciated in everything we do. I never want to be separated from our God, how about you?
The bystanders misinterpreted Jesus' words and thought He was calling for Elijah. Because Elijah ascended into heaven without dying (2 Kings 2:11), they thought he would return again to rescue them from great trouble (Malachi 4:5). At their annual Passover meal, each family set an extra place for Elijah in expectation of his return. What we can learn from this, is to never place the emphasis off of God. Press in to what He is really saying to us, so that we're not left foolishly placing seats for persons that will never return or doing other foolish and meaningless things that God does not ask for.
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"Through God's mercy I have this ministry, I will not lose heart... I do not preach myself, but Jesus Christ as LORD and myself as the servant of the people for Jesus' sake." 2 Corinthians 4:1,5
Scripture & Prayer from NIV Women's Devotional Bible-Classic Edition. Notes from The Study Application Bible.
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