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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Revival...Set the captives free Lord

Lord I have been praying for a revival and I often can't stop the thoughts that come to mind. Seeing   souls won for the Kingdom of God. Seeing the poor, the rich, the famous, the forgotten, the unloved, the hurting, the proud, confess that they are sinners longing for a personal relationship with Jesus who foremost loved them that He died to save them from the eternal punishment of their sins.

Everyone is longing for something Lord.  Even the celebrities, the rich and the famous who have all the earthly possessions they could ever want, Lord they are dying inside and more empty just trying to fill the longing and void inside of them. The purpose of life is to have fellowship with Our Creator, Our God.

Lord, I pray for the celebrities because it is easy to look past them isn't it? Why should we pray for them? some may question, they have everything they need, right? True, but the Bible says what shall it profit a man to gain the whole world, bur lose their souls. God I cry aloud! You love them, despite the sin, God you love the sinner. We are all sinners, all equal before you Lord, despite whether we are a king, a  president, a pastor, Lord when we are all guilty of breaking your commandments. Thank you for sending your Son Jesus to die for the sins of the world, for dying not only for my sins, but for that drug addict's sin, for that prisoner's sin, for that multi millionaire's sin, for that beggar's sin, you died for everyone.

We were created to have fellowship with you, but because of sin, sin separates us from you, but thank you you made a way back to you, a way back to having fellowship with you and fulfilling the longing in every human's heart "to know you." Thank you for not only restoring the opportunity to know you and be satisfied with life on this earth, but for also eliminating the eternal penalty of dying in our sins, by sending Jesus who is now an advocate for all those that believe that He came to die for their sins and through Him is the redemption of sins.

Now when I stand before God, I don't have to try and explain my wrap sheet of good and bad works, hoping that my good works will outcast the bad. Not even my best works could take away my sin, but because Jesus sacrificed His life on the cross for my sins and the sins of the world, I will die a sinner and admit to God that I know I am a sinner and nothing I did on earth could ever take away my sins, but I trust in Jesus who He gave as a provision for my sins and because I put my faith in the saving work  that Jesus did for me on the cross, I am justified by faith in Jesus  Christ and God forgets my sins.

Living a life on earth without trying to satisfy an inner longing with money, clothes, relationships, material things is FREEDOM, but there will be those who get caught up in this web and only feel worse than they started, emptier. Lord I pray for them and that they will encounter YOU. Try you, taste and see that the Lord is good and the His mercy endures forever.

I pray against the schemes of the enemy that will try to distract people from thinking about you or throw doubts in the minds of people. Lord I pray for a revival and for Christians to take a stand for you and not be sidetracked with disputes. There is strength in unity.

We are fighting a spiritual battle for souls and I want everyone to know eternal life exists and FREEDOM from bondage exists when we put our trust in Jesus. Amen!

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