Posted on 03/03/2009 9:01:31 AM PST by Faith
40 Days for Life consists of 40 days of prayer and fasting for an end to abortion,
40 days of constant, peaceful vigil outside abortion centers
and Planned Parenthood offices and 40 days of active pro-life community outreach.
Your community may be participating in this prayerful vigil.
If so, please join others in your area
or unite with thousands across America
during the 40 days of Lent
in praying for an end to abortion in this nation.
Pray that the abortionists and all workers in abortion facilities would be troubled in their souls regarding their work and would seek truth.
SCRIPTURE
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamor, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake has forgiven you.
-- Ephesians 4:31-32
REFLECTION by Carmen Pate, Point of View talk show
We see the evil and oppression in the world, the arrogance of those who mock God, the millions of innocent lives destroyed because of the greed of a few.
Our flesh tells us that we should take justice in our own hands, but instead of vengeance, the Lord calls us to love our enemy, to forgive others as we have been forgiven.
God loves the abortionist and the Planned Parenthood advocate just as much as He loves you.
It breaks His heart to see them in bondage to sin and He is giving you this opportunity to introduce them to the Savior who sets the captive free.
Though you may not experience direct interaction with these souls, your presence will not go unnoticed. Your non-verbal communications speak volumes about the God you serve.
Forgiveness is an act of obedience to God (Colossians 3:13). Forgiveness is not condoning or overlooking the wrong behavior of others, but rather it is freeing ourselves so that God can work mightily through us to touch their hearts for Him.
Let's join our hearts with His in recognizing that those in the abortion industry are not the enemy, but rather they are blinded by the enemy.
God desires that we bring them the message of truth and hope found in Christ, but the messengers He will use are those willing to forgive.
PRAYER
Dearest God, You tell us in Proverbs that the foolish and the wicked lack wisdom and understanding. I pray you will trouble the souls of those in the abortion industry so that they hunger for truth and cry out for freedom.
I pray that my life would reflect my redemption so others may see it and trust in You. In obedience to You, and by your grace, I choose to forgive others as you have forgiven me. In the name of Christ my Redeemer I pray, Amen.
They go to work each day, contributing to the destruction of human life. Forgive them, Lord, for they do not know what they are doing. They have believed the lies of the devil who seeks the destruction of all people. Open their eyes, Lord God, and bring them to the full realization of what You want for them and for all Your creations. You are the Answer to all our needs. We exalt You as the Mighty Creator of the Universe, and pray that Your Spirit would descend upon this nation in an awesome way. In the Name of Jesus Christ who died that all may have life, Amen.
Amen
Prayer bump
This needs more prayer than ever. I just saw this on FOWNews.com
Obama to Repeal Bush Abortion Regulation
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/03/obama-repeal-bush-abortion-regulation/
Your Majesty, we Call Upon Jesus' Name; Please Hear and Answer our Prayers. May the Convicting Power of Thy Spirit Fall Upon those who Destroy the Unborn. We Pray that You will Turn them from their Sin, our Holy King. May they be Granted Repentance, through Your Matchless, Great Grace.
O our God, we Ask for Your Safeguarding of the Unborn. May the Day Come in America when Every Life will be Protected by Law.
Our Savior, Please Send the Revival for which we have So Long Prayed. May this Nation be Turned from our Sin and Wayward Lives. Please Send us Godly Leaders who will Take Up the Cause of Life. May Jesus be Honored and Reverenced in our USA.
We Love You, Abba-Father, and Glorify the Name of Your Son. In Jesus' Name, to the Praise of Heaven's King, amen.
morning prayer bump!
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