Creative, Wealth-Giving Communicator,
How deep are the riches of your wisdom and knowledge; how unsearchable your judgements! Who has known your mind or been your counselor? Who has given to you that you should have to repay? You have given your children great potential for creativity, communication, and business success. We pray that we would use the gifts you have given for your glory - to build up and bless others. Help us to be faithful with what you have given to us so that you may fruitfully multiply our efforts to bring Light into the world. We pray for exposing of darkness in the areas of business, media and social media, and arts and entertainment. Help people in those industries not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of their minds, so they may discern what is the will of God and what is good and acceptable and perfect. May their professional practices be righteous in their actions and in your eyes. May their words be good, helpful and encouraging, true, honorable, just, pure, commendable, and excellent. May leaders in these areas have hearts tuned in to your Spirit and your Ways as they go about their work, communication, and artistry. Help them to walk with integrity of heart, setting their minds and hopes not on riches, but on how they can bless others and bless you. Help them be generous and ready to share. Help them to remember that they cannot serve both God and money, and that those who oppress the poor to gain their own wealth will come to poverty. You are the One who gives the ability to produce wealth, so help business people, artists, entertainers, and communicators to commit their work to the Lord, to work hard with all their hearts, and to heartily serve you, so you will give them everything they need. May they be filled with the Holy Spirit and fan into flame the gift you gave them so that they can create works that honor and glorify you. Today we pray for businesses and families that are hurting in the current economic environment, through venue closures, job losses, business failures, and so much more. May your provision, favor, wisdom, prudence, knowledge and discretion - your counsel and sound judgement, your insight and power - be poured out upon these business, media, and arts and entertainment areas. May everything these industries do, in word or deed, be done in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. You have given us all things; to you be the glory forever! In Christ's name we pray, Amen!
"Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!
How unsearchable his judgments,
and his paths beyond tracing out!
34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord?
Or who has been his counselor?”
35 “Who has ever given to God,
that God should repay them?”
36 For from him and through him and for him are all things.
To him be the glory forever! Amen." (Romans 11:33-36 NIV)
“And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” (Colossians 3:17 ESV)
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” (Romans 12:2 ESV)
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” (Philippians 4:8 ESV)
“Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.” (Proverbs 16:8 ESV)
“One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.” (Luke 16:10 ESV)
“For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul?” (Mark 8:36 ESV)
“Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.” (Ephesians 4:29 NLT)
“Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.” (Ephesians 5:11 ESV)
“I will ponder the way that is blameless. Oh when will you come to me? I will walk with integrity of heart within my house; I will not set before my eyes anything that is worthless. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.” (Psalm 101:2-3 ESV)
“As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.” (1 Timothy 6:17-19 ESV)
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.” (Colossians 3:23-24 NIV)
“But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.” (Deuteronomy 8:18 ESV)
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.” (Matthew 6:24 ESV)
“Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.” (Proverbs 22:16 ESV)
“I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion. To fear the Lord is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech. Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight, I have power.” (Proverbs 8:12-14 NIV)
“Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.” (Proverbs 16:3 ESV)
“Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.” (Matthew 6:33 NLT)
“Seize life! Eat bread with gusto, Drink wine with a robust heart. Oh yes—God takes pleasure in your pleasure! Dress festively every morning. Don’t skimp on colors and scarves. Relish life with the spouse you love Each and every day of your precarious life. Each day is God’s gift. It’s all you get in exchange For the hard work of staying alive. Make the most of each one! Whatever turns up, grab it and do it. And heartily! This is your last and only chance at it…” (Ecclesiastes 9:7-10 MSG)
“Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them…” (Romans 12:6 ESV)
“A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.” (Proverbs 10:4 ESV)
““See, I have called by name Bezalel...and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with ability and intelligence, with knowledge and all craftsmanship, to devise artistic designs, to work in gold, silver, and bronze, in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, to work in every craft.” … “See, the Lord has chosen Bezalel... and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills – to make artistic designs...” (Exodus 31:2-5 ESV, and 35:30-33 NIV)
“For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands…” (2 Timothy 1:6 ESV)
