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Pray for our American Heroes and Nation
11/15/12 | Hiskid

Posted on 11/14/2012 7:00:20 AM PST by Hiskid



TOPICS: Prayer
KEYWORDS: military; pray; prayer
From Psalm 9:

I will praise You, O LORD, with my whole heart;
I will tell of all Your marvelous works.
I will be glad and rejoice in You;
I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.

Father God, You are wonderful and, with the psalmist, we praise Your righteous judgments.

This week You have brought Your people once again to You in a declaration of trust in Your goodness and mercy. Were we not fully at that place before? Forgive us for looking to man to save us. Only God saves! Only God knows how to save and to eliminate evil at the root!

Now here we are fearlessly and confidently and boldly drawing near to the throne of grace (the throne of God’s unmerited favor to us sinners), that we may receive mercy [for our failures] and find grace to help in good time for every need [appropriate help and well-timed help, coming just when we need it]. (AMP).

We pray for our military today. Along with your psalmist, we confess: "When their enemies turn back, They shall fall and perish at Your presence. For You have maintained their right and their cause; You sat on the throne judging in righteousness." Thank you for being their refuge in times of trouble. Let those who know Your name put their trust in You; for You, Lord, have not forsaken those who seek You.

We agree together for our blessed Nation, who we call The Land of the free and the home of the brave. Pour, pour, pour out of Your Spirit. "Let fall in showers, you heavens, from above, and let the skies rain down righteousness [the pure, spiritual, heaven-born possibilities that have their foundation in the holy being of God]; let the earth open, and let them [skies and earth] sprout forth salvation, and let righteousness germinate and spring up [as plants do] together; I the Lord have created it." (Is. 45:8)

Arise, O LORD, Do not let man prevail; Let the nations be judged in Your sight. Put them in fear, O LORD, That the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah (ps 9:19-20)

We love and trust You in Jesus’ name. AMEN.

1 posted on 11/14/2012 7:00:25 AM PST by Hiskid
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To: Hiskid

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Nowhere To Hide

November 14, 2012

I smelled something burning, so I hurried to the kitchen. Nothing was on the stove or in the oven. I followed my nose through the house. From room to room I went, eventually ending up downstairs. My nose led me to my office and then to my desk. I peeked beneath it and there, peering back at me with big eyes pleading for help, was Maggie, our dog, our very “fragrant” dog. What smelled like something burning when I was upstairs, now had the distinct odor of skunk. Maggie had gone to the farthest corner of our house to escape the foul smell, but she couldn’t get away from herself.

Maggie’s dilemma brought to mind the many times I have tried to run away from unpleasant circumstances only to discover that the problem was not the situation I was in but me. Since Adam and Eve hid after sinning (Gen. 3:8), we’ve all followed their example. We run away from situations thinking we can escape the unpleasantness—only to discover that the unpleasantness is us.

The only way to escape ourselves is to stop hiding, acknowledge our waywardness, and let Jesus wash us clean (Rev. 1:5). I am grateful that when we do sin, Jesus is willing to give us a brand-new start.

From the wondrous cross on Calvary
Flows the stream that still avails,
Cleansing hearts and bringing victory
Through that love which never fails. —Elliott
Sin’s contamination requires the Savior’s cleansing.

Read: Genesis 3:6-13,22-24

To Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in His own blood. —Revelation 1:5
Bible in a Year:
Acts 17-18


2 posted on 11/14/2012 7:03:37 AM PST by The Mayor ("If you can't make them see the light, let them feel the heat" — Ronald Reagan)
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To: Alamo-Girl; 4Godsoloved..Hegave; albie; alicewonders; alnick; alpha-8-25-02; AmericanMade1776; ...
pray for america
3 posted on 11/14/2012 7:05:47 AM PST by Hiskid (Jesus is Lord)
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To: Alamo-Girl; 4Godsoloved..Hegave; albie; alicewonders; alnick; alpha-8-25-02; AmericanMade1776; ...
pray for america
4 posted on 11/14/2012 7:06:46 AM PST by Hiskid (Jesus is Lord)
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To: Hiskid

I apologize for the double post. Maybe God is asking us to pray twice as diligently today!


5 posted on 11/14/2012 7:08:04 AM PST by Hiskid (Jesus is Lord)
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To: Hiskid

Amen to your INSIGHTFUL Prayer for Our American Heroes, our Beloved Nation, and for us as well.


6 posted on 11/14/2012 7:09:20 AM PST by left that other site (Worry is the Darkroom that Develops Negatives.)
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To: Hiskid

I join in prayer for our heroes and nation!


7 posted on 11/14/2012 7:36:16 AM PST by Alamo-Girl
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To: Hiskid

Praying with you for our Heroes and our beloved Nation.

Blessings to all, etabeta


8 posted on 11/14/2012 8:44:25 AM PST by etabeta
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To: Hiskid
Amen, Hiskid


Iaaiah 40:31
Those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles.

May God Keep Safe All Who Serve Our Country

9 posted on 11/14/2012 2:38:16 PM PST by MEG33 (O Lord, Guide Our Nation)
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To: Hiskid


PRAYERS GOING UP FOR OUR AMERICAN HEROES AND FOR OUR BELOVED NATION!



GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON
THE PRAYER AT VALLEY FORGE

"Let Tyrants Shake Their Iron Rod"
William Billings
Mixed District Choir, Fairfax, Virginia
(Click)


In the coldest and darkest days of the American Revolution, General George Washington raised his prayers for the survival of his beleaguered Army and of the new Nation. The Lord answered those prayers, upheld his Army through a punishing nadir to everlasting glory and bestowed His manifold benefits upon the new Nation.

In like manner, let our prayers now rise lie a fountain for our Heroes in the American Armed Forces who seek to secure the benefits of Freedom on behalf of a people hungry for them. Father, look on our prayers for them with favor, guide their steps in righteousness and keep them in the shelter of Your Healing Wings. Bless and uphold them in the performance of their Mission. Through Jesus Christ, Your Son, with the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever, Amen.




SHADOWS AT ARLINGTON
God Of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand
Morman Tabernacle Choir
(Click)


Heavenly Father, Lord of the Nations, unto Your Divine Mercy we commend the souls of these brave men and women who have fallen in the service of our Beloved Nation and in defense of the Freedoms we hold dear. We pray that You gather them in Your loving embrace, that You cause Your countenance to shine upon them, and that You vouchsafe their souls to dwell eternally in Your Divine Presence. Through Jesus Christ Your Son, with the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever, Amen.








Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

10 posted on 11/14/2012 3:28:27 PM PST by ConorMacNessa (HM/2 USN, 3/5 Marines RVN 1969 - St. Michael the Archangel defend us in Battle!)
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To: Hiskid

Amen.


11 posted on 11/14/2012 3:56:19 PM PST by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: Hiskid

Amen.


12 posted on 11/14/2012 6:52:41 PM PST by Irish Rose (Will work for chocolate.)
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To: Hiskid
We agree together for our blessed Nation, who we call The Land of the free and the home of the brave. Pour, pour, pour out of Your Spirit. "Let fall in showers, you heavens, from above, and let the skies rain down righteousness [the pure, spiritual, heaven-born possibilities that have their foundation in the holy being of God]; let the earth open, and let them [skies and earth] sprout forth salvation, and let righteousness germinate and spring up [as plants do] together; I the Lord have created it." (Is. 45:8)

Amen to your Holy Spirit Enabled, Beautiful Prayer, Dearest Sister Hiskid.
Your Prayer Carries the Wonderful Fragrance of Heaven.
Glory to our Lord Jesus Forevermore.

'Let Everything Everywhere Bless the Lord.' (Ps.103:22)

13 posted on 11/14/2012 10:28:00 PM PST by Kitty Mittens (To God Be All Excellent Praise!)
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To: Hiskid

prayers up


14 posted on 11/15/2012 7:46:02 AM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis; Kitty Mittens; Irish Rose; left that other site; The Mayor; ...

I pray for you in Jesus’ name, and ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.

He has delivered us from the power of darkness and conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.

Amen. Thank you for joining me in prayer.


15 posted on 11/15/2012 1:11:00 PM PST by Hiskid (Jesus is Lord)
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