Be Rescued out of Trouble

Lord, I thank You that You will keep me safe and far from trouble. I know Your hand of protection is upon me, especially upon my health, my family, my home, my workplace, and anything in-between. When something happens that is disturbing to me, I look to You to turn it around for good. Even though what happens may be a big disappointment to me, I know He are faithful! Take away all sense of impending doom. No weapon formed against me, spiritual or physical, will succeed. I will sleep in peace at night, knowing You are guarding my dwelling place.

In Jesus’ name. Amen.

I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; for You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
PSALM 4:8

The Aaronic Blessing

²² And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: ²³ “Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, ‘This is the way you shall bless the children of Israel. Say to them:

²⁴ “The Lord bless you and keep you; ²⁵ The Lord make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; ²⁶ The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.”’

²⁷ “So they shall put My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them.” Numbers 6:22-27

The passage above is commonly referred to as the Aaronic Blessing, it is God’s instruction for Aaron and his priestly sons to declare and bless over the Israelites, which is still very much practiced by Jewish families.

Although the Lord’s blessing is primarily for the nation of Israel, I believe it is also for Gentile believers who are subsequently grafted in, who are part and partakers of the blessings through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

And you Gentiles, who were branches from a wild olive tree, have been grafted in. So now you also receive the blessing God has promised Abraham and his children, sharing in the rich nourishment from the root of God’s special olive tree. Romans 11:17b

The point is, we serve a God who really cares and wants to bless His people. He wants to let His people know that He is actively looking after and over us, guarding us, keeping and protecting us, smiling at us, enlightening us, gracious to us, compassionate to us, prospering us, approving us, and giving us peace, see here.

And the Lord also stamp His very own name upon the blessing declaration! (without a signature, it’s just empty words). Some religions or believes can promise you any and everything, but unless you do this and fulfill that, or else all bets are off! They do not have the blessed assurance and that solid rock like we have, the very name of the Lord! (and without any fine prints)

We believers have the ultimate expression of blessing in Jesus Christ, simply a love without conditions. In Him, we have all we ever needed, and more (Psalms 23:1). This Aaronic Blessing is an example of how an awesome heritage we have through our Jewish roots in Christ. We do it every Sunday, with the pastor praying over the congregation. Well, you can do it here too.

With Jesus Christ, our the Great High Priest, constantly imparting God’s blessing on us; Now, hold up your hands and receive God’s declaration and blessing!

“The Lord bless me and keep me;

The Lord make His face shine upon me,

And be gracious to me;

The Lord lift up His countenance upon me,

And give me peace.”

In Jesus’ name. Amen.

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Delivered from Fear

 

Lord, I am sometimes afraid of what might happen in the future. But I now submit all my fears to You. I thank You know that You will make everything work together for the good. I lift up to You my greatest fear and ask that You would give me Your peace in place of that fear. When troubling things happen to me or around me, help me to remember that You are on my side and will fight for me. If You are for me, then no one can ever succeed against me.

In Jesus’ name. Amen.

You must not fear them, for the Lord your God Himself fights for you.
DEUTERONOMY 3:22

A Wife’s Prayer

Dear Lord,

Help me to be the kind of wife you want me to be. Help me not to take my role as wife lightly or take my husband’s love for granted. Help me to be a good listener, giving my husband my full attention so that I will be well aware of his concerns, aspirations, and needs.

Help me to pay attention to the advice my husband gives me when he brings things to my attention that I may be doing wrong or that I could be doing better. Help me to be more anxious to please my husband than to have my own way. Help me to be aware of the things that I do that upset my dear husband – and enable me not to keep doing them – so that I will not be causing unnecessary problems in our relationship.

Help me to remember that I am commanded to submit to my husband’s role as head of the house even if he fails to faithfully submit to the headship of Christ. Help me to treat my husband better than when we were first met and remind me of the importance of spending quality time alone with him and of doing things to remind him of how special he is to me. Help me not to jump to conclusions about my husband’s motives and enable me to think the best of him at all times.

Help me to apologize and set things straight when I complain, falsely accuse, act selfishly, or say unkind or provoking words. Help me to go out of my way to complement him and to encourage him. Help me to be a proper example of what a loving, considerate, caring, and self-sacrificing wife should be.

Help me to realize that it is my job to be an example of a mature and godly wife and not an example of a disrespectful and selfish child. Help me to be joyful in spite of my circumstances and help me to avoid whining and complaining when things do not go my way. Help me to admit my faults, to apologize when I am wrong, and to be anxious to heal wounds that I may have caused in my relationship to my husband.

Help me to realize that is far better to get my husband to do things I want him to do because he loves me and not because I nag him. Help me to never forget that You gave me my husband to be a helpmate and best friend and may I never think of him as an adversary or a hindrance. Help me to show my children how much I respect and love their father by my actions and by the words out of my mouth.

Help me not to be afraid to be affectionate and loving towards my husband in front of my children so that they will know how to be good spouses when they grow up. Help me to support my husband in the proper administration of discipline to our children so they are not a burden or a grief to my husband. Help me to show my children that my husband is truly my very best friend and a highly trusted partner in the ministry of our family.

In Jesus’ name. Amen.

A Husband’s Prayer

Dear Lord,

Help me to be the kind of husband you want me to be. Help me not to take my role as husband lightly or take my wife’s love for granted. Help me to be a good listener, giving my wife my full attention so that I will be well aware of her concerns, aspirations, and needs.

Help me to pay attention to the advice my wife gives me when she brings things to my attention that I may be doing wrong or that I could be doing better.  Help me to be more anxious to please my wife than to have my own way.  Help me to be aware of the things that I do that upset my dear wife – and enable me not to keep doing them – so that I will not be causing unnecessary problems in our relationship.

Help me to remember that I am commanded to love my wife as Christ loved the Church and gave His life for it and please help me to better understand what that means to me as a husband. Help me to treat my wife better than when we were first met and remind me of the importance of spending quality time alone with her and of doing things to remind her of how special she is to me. Help me not to jump to conclusions about my wife’s motives and enable me to think the best of her at all times.

Help me to apologize and set things straight when I complain, falsely accuse, act selfishly, or say unkind or provoking words. Help me to go out of my way to complement her and to encourage her. Help me to be a proper example of what a loving, considerate, caring, and self-sacrificing husband should be.

Help me to realize that it is my job to be an example of maturity and not an example of a disrespectful wisecracking school boy. Help me to be joyful in spite of my circumstances and help me to avoid whining and complaining when things do not go my way. Help me to admit my faults, to apologize when I am wrong, and to be anxious to heal wounds that I may have caused in my relationship to my wife.

Help me to realize that is far better to get my wife to do things I want her to do because she loves me and not because I threaten her or yell at her. Help me to never forget that You gave me my wife to be a helpmate and best friend and may I never think of her as an adversary or a hindrance. Help me to show my children how much I respect and love their mother by my actions and by the words out of my mouth.

Help me not to be afraid to be affectionate and loving towards my wife in front of my children so that they will know how to be good spouses when they grow up. Help me to properly discipline my children so they are not a burden or a grief to my wife. Help me to show my children that my wife is truly my very best friend and a highly trusted partner in the ministry of our family.

In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Understand My Purpose and My Future

 

Lord Jesus, I know that my purpose is to be Your love manifested toward others. Fill me with Your love and grace for me to do that. Teach me how. Prepare my heart to be Your hand extended. Guide me to lead others to You and show them how Your ways make life work. Enable me to help those who are suffering and without hope. Help me to give to those in need. Make me bold to speak the truth of Your salvation and hope as Your Spirit leads me. I cannot but You can.

In Jesus name. Amen.

Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.  You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.

Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave  and was born as a human being. When he appeared in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to God and died a criminal’s death on a cross.

Philippians 2:4-8