“Plead with the Lord, for there has been enough of God’s thunder and hail.
I will stretch out my hands to the Lord. The thunder will cease, and there will be no more hail, so that you may know that the earth is the Lord’s (Exodus 9:27-29).”
When they heard that the Lord “had seen their affliction, they bowed their heads and worshiped (Exodus 4:31).”
Worship the God who sees.
Long ago “people began to call upon the name of the Lord (Genesis 4:26).”
Today anyone and “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved (Romans 10:13).”
“There is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved (Acts 4:12).”
Here’s the path to peace that never ends: By prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:6-7).
Here’s the promise of peace that never ends: Of His peace there will be no end (Isaiah 9:7).
I will praise God’s name with singing,
and I will honor him with thanksgiving.
For this will please the Lord (Psalm 69:30-31 bold mine).
God is worthy of our highest praise because of who He is.
He is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come (Revelation 4:8).
May we so love those for whom we pray,
that we feel their needs as acutely as our own,
and intercede for them with sensitivity, understanding, and imagination.*
*adapted from John Calvin
We prayed to our God and guarded the city day and night to protect ourselves (Nehemiah 4:9).
Tell God what you need and do what you can to get it.
God alone understands the way to wisdom; he knows where it can be found, for he looks throughout the whole earth and sees everything under the heavens. . . . And this is what he says to all humanity: the fear of the Lord is true wisdom (Job 28:23-24, 28).
He also says: If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you (James 1:5).
Fear of the Lord and prayer are the way to wisdom.
I was in distress.
But the Lord heard when I called to him.
He has put joy in my heart (from Psalm 4:1-7).
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