Lord Almighty,
Thank you that your Love is sincere and active and you call us to love in the same way. Thank you that you do not judge us in the ways the world does, but you judge according to your Truth and what is in our hearts. Thank you that you call us to hate what is evil, to not tolerate what is wicked, to love sincerely and actively, and to hold tightly to what is good. Where we, your People, have scales on our eyes as to the reality of this world, cause those scales to fall off and us to regain our sight and be filled with the discernment of the Holy Spirit. Where we see the "speck" in someone else's life, help us to also recognize and repent of our own "logs." May Truth be shown in our lives so we may call non-believers in this generation to your Light and Life. Today we pray that your Light would pour out into places of deep darkness, wickedness, corruption, and hypocrisy and expose these things as the evil they are. We pray with the Psalmist that the power of the wicked will be broken, in the name of Jesus, and that you would uphold, protect, guide, and strengthen the righteous. Bring into your Body the men and women you have marked for your Kingdom that are awakening as evil is exposed. We understand that your Word teaches that, eventually, the cups of iniquity in this world will be filled. But we believe that the earnest, heartfelt, continued prayer of righteous people makes tremendous power available. We pray that our prayers would cause your Holy Spirit's power to be poured out upon us and upon this world. We pray that your Saints will fill the bowls of prayer in heaven and that the iniquity of this world will be overwhelmed by the prayers of your People. Thank you that no weapon formed against us will prevail and we will refute those who accuse us because we are your servants and have a rich and beautiful heritage from you. In the midst of the darkness, confusion, hopelessness, and chaos of this world, keep us under your headship; keep us in your wisdom, goodness, favor, and grace as we shine your Light in every dark place. Thank you that when you come in sight, wrong will be right and at the sound of your roar, sorrows will be no more. In the powerful, roaring name of Jesus Christ we pray, Amen!
"Wrong will be right, when Aslan comes in sight,
At the sound of his roar, sorrows will be no more,
When he bares his teeth, winter meets its death,
And when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again."
- From "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis
"Love is to be sincere and active [the real thing—without guile and hypocrisy]. Hate what is evil [detest all ungodliness, do not tolerate wickedness]; hold on tightly to what is good. Be devoted to one another with [authentic] brotherly affection [as members of one family], give preference to one another in honor." (Romans 12:9-10 AMP)
"But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” (1 Samuel 16:7 ESV)
"So Ananias departed and entered the house. And laying his hands on him he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus who appeared to you on the road by which you came has sent me so that you may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” And immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and he regained his sight. Then he rose and was baptized; and taking food, he was strengthened." (Acts 9:17-19 ESV)
“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye." (Matthew 7:1-5 ESV)
"For the power of the wicked will be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous." (Psalm 37:17 NIV)
"The earnest (heartfelt, continued) prayer of a righteous man
makes tremendous power available [dynamic in its working]." (James 5:16 AMP)
"No weapon forged against you will prevail,
and you will refute every tongue that accuses you.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord,
and this is their vindication from me,”
declares the Lord." (Isaiah 54:17 NIV)
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