Praying for the Lord to visit us

Greetings all,

This morning after a short time in prayer I had an idea of sharing passages of scripture that we could use to encourage each other and to pray with, in seeking the Lord to visit us.

If others are willing, I thought that we could offer passages of scripture here to pray over, and maybe with a few short comments or suggestions how we could respond to what we read.

May the Lord's mercies come also unto us, according to His word.

Two passages that came to mind this morning,

"A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh."

- Ezekiel 36:26(KJV)

"And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you."

- Ephesians 4:32(KJV)

Hebrews 3:13

Have our hearts become hard in any way towards God or man.

JOHN 3:27,ROMANS 5:6, I CORINTHIANS 2:16,

wtninChrist, thank you very much for the contribution for prayer.

I hope that others might be interested in sharing something here. I hope that this could be something useful to us, unless it is not good in the Lord's eyes.

Wish you all well.

[i]This was another passage that came to mind for me[/i]

"And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse."

Malachi 4:6(KJV)

Praying over our homes and familes and communities that are broken.

"A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh."

Pray that we would stop making promises to God that we only break in the end, and with childlike faith, trust in the "I will's" of this verse. Wait on Him for it is God who is at work in you to will and to do of His good pleasure (Philippians 2:13).

In Christ,

Ron

InTheLight wrote:

"A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh."

Pray that we would stop making promises to God that we only break in the end, and with childlike faith, trust in the "I will's" of this verse. Wait on Him for it is God who is at work in you to will and to do of His good pleasure (Philippians 2:13).

In Christ,

Ron

I love these verse in which the Lord piles on the first-Person pronouns, and in which He is the Subject and I am the object. The Law says, "You will do this, you will do that, you, you, you, it's all on you." The God of grace says, "A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you a heart of flesh."

"I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing." John 15:5

Thank you all for your contributions, reminding us to remember the [i]I will's[/i] as well as the [i]be ye's[/i] and [i]take heeds[/i].

i was humbled to recieve a message from the Lord which I entitle: "Recovering the presence of God"

here's the scripture: Luk 11:9 And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
Luk 11:10 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.
Luk 11:11 If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?
Luk 11:12 Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?
Luk 11:13 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?

I won't lay out the whole, but a brief part of the finial of 3 parts, : Knock, Jesus knocked at the door of the hearts of the church of the Laodiceans, in the same way we have an opportunity to knock at the Door of our Fathers heart and share in His vision, burden, direction, to become a partaker of the divine nature of God.

And so I guess I am backwards, I would rather pursue me visiting God rather than Him visiting me, the end results are probably all the same though.

[i]Brother Daryl, I was blessed seeing your contribution here and what you shared above![/i]

"So again have I thought in these days to do well unto Jerusalem and to the house of Judah: fear ye not. These [i]are[/i] the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates: And let none of you imagine evil in your hearts against his neighbor; and love no false oath: for all these [i]are things[/i] that I hate, saith the LORD."

- Zechariah 8:15-17(KJV)

Col 3:9, James 3:14

Praying over the decietfulness, lies, hypocrisy, duplicity, treachery, and slander in our homes, communities, and nation.

[u]ChrisJD Quote[/u]: This morning after a short time in prayer I had an idea of sharing passages of scripture that we could use to encourage each other and to pray with, in seeking the Lord to visit us.

I e-mailed similar words to this thread to a member on the phone conference-call to prayer (SI live corporate prayer) as you were posting this thread. I find this co-occurrence to be of God. My email followed up a post that ended with believing prayer and it's relationship to the certain hearing and praying of the specific Word of God given by God to us to pray, at a specific time.

From early this morning, this day has been a Glory to God in prayer. Prayer in our closet is most wonderful. Corporate prayer can become “in-one-accord” most wonderful in a different way. Our hearts, tuned to His and then in harmony with one another. Here is the SI link to corporate prayer tonight (!) and every Tuesday if God leads to this. WE know revival is in God's heart. The where, when, etc. is all His.

edit: see Sermonindex Announcements for direction to the live corporate prayer call

JoanM,

Thanks be to God! I think it is so precious to even be close to being in tune with God and what He is doing!

In hopes of being yeilded and in step,

Chris

"How shall I pardon thee for this? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by [i]them that are[/i] no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then committed adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots houses. They were [i]as[/i] fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbor's wife."

- Jeremiah 5:7-8(KJV)

Praying over our culture and society that can no longer blush.

"The earth mourneth [i]and[/i] fadeth away, the world languisheth [i]and[/i] fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish."

- Isaiah 24:4(KJV)

Isaiah 61:1-3

Praying over depression, drugs, and addiction, in our homes, among our friends and families, in our communities, cities, and nation.

"And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this [i]is[/i] our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this [i]is[/i] the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation."

Psalm 42:1, Isaiah 44:3, John 7:37-38

Praying for a deep thirsting after God.

"I am sought of [i]them that[/i] asked not [i]for me[/i]; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a [i]nation[/i] that was not called by my name."

- Isaiah 65:1(KJV)

John 12:20-21,32

Praying that all men everywhere would see Jesus

"But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven."

- Matthew 19:14(KJV)

Matthew 18:4-6,10

Praying over the loss of innocence and purity among our children.

"A righteous [i]man[/i] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [i]are[/i] cruel."

- Proverbs 12:10(KJV)

Proverbs 30:14, Ps 68:30, Ps 72:14, Matthew 5:7,9, Col 3:12-14

Praying over the cruelty and violence in our cities and nation that is against man and beast. Praying that cruelness would be overcome with kindness and love.

"And it shall come to pass afterward, [i]that[/i] I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:"

- Joel 2:28(KJV)

Acts 2:1-39

"With hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gnashed upon me with their teeth."

- Psalm 35:16(KJV)

Psalm 58:1, 1 Samuel 2:24

Praying over the way God's name is represented in our communities, and nation.

"For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth; To hear the groaning of the prisoner; to loose those that are appointed to death;"

- Psalm 102:19-20(KJV)

"[i]It is of[/i] the LORD's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not."

- Lamentations 3:22(KJV)

"Blessed [i]are[/i] the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy."

- Matthew 5:7(KJV)

"And, behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken with a palsy: and they sought [i]means[/i] to bring him in, and to lay [i]him[/i] before him. And when they could not find by what [i]way[/i] they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went upon the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with [i]his[/i] couch into the midst before Jesus. And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins are forgiven thee."

- Luke 5:18-20(KJV)

Luke 11:5-10

what a wonderful and ministering thread this is. may God's name be blessed.

"...for two, saith he, shall be one flesh."

Numbers 25:1, Ps 106:29, 1 Co 6:16, Joshua 22:17, 2 Samuel 12:7-14

Asking that we pray over what has happened to our hearts and minds and bodies and spirits because of sexual sin.

[i]Edit

I wanted to say to you all that I'm trembling in placing these verses here. I do not mean to direct any of this to anyone and only want to ask if we could pray to God over what has happened to us as a people, earnestly seeking God's mercy for us. Please, if it is acceptable in God's sight, recieve this as from one very lowly person asking that we seek God for help.[/i]

"He that [i]hath[/i] no rule over his own spirit [i]is like[/i] a city [i]that is[/i] broken down, [i]and[/i] without walls."

- Proverbs 25:28(KJV)

Proverbs 31:8, 1 Timothy 2:1, Matthew 9:36

"But this [i]is[/i] a people robbed and spoiled; [i]they are[/i] all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore."

- Isaiah 42:22(KJV)

Jeremiah 6:13, Isaiah 28:7-8, Micah 2:11, Psalm 28:9, Matthew 9:36

"For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one [i]is[/i] given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely."

- Jeremiah 6:13(KJV)

1 Thessalonians 2:3-10

"Let every one of us please [i]his[/i] neighbor for [i]his[/i] good to edification."

- Romans 15:2(KJV)

"Let no man seek his own, but every man another's [i]wealth[/i]."

- 1 Corinthians 10:24(KJV)

1 Samuel 18:1-4, John 13:35

"To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation."

- 2 Corinthians 5:19(KJV)

"All ye inhabitants of the world, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he lifteth up an ensign on the mountains; and when he bloweth a trumpet, hear ye."

- Isaiah 18:3(KJV)

Praying for the nations.

"Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it."

- Isaiah 45:8(KJV)

"And [i]Jesus[/i] went with him; and much people followed him, and thronged him. And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. For she said, If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole. And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up; and she felt in [i]her[/i] body that she was healed of that plague. And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes?"

- Mark 5:24-30(KJV)

"And there were certain Greeks among them that came up to worship at the feast: The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and desired him, saying, Sir, we would see Jesus."

- John 12:20-21(KJV)

"He giveth power to the faint; and to [i]them that have[/i] no might he increaseth strength."

- Isaiah 40:29(KJV)

Eph 6:10

Praying for God to strengthen us, to strengthen those who are weary and weak, to give strength to the weak.

Praying that our hearts would be soft

"And thou shalt make a candlestick [i]of[/i] pure gold: [i]of[/i] beaten work shall the candlestick be made: his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same."

"Their knops and their branches shall be of the same: all it [i]shall be[/i] one beaten work [i]of[/i] pure gold."

- Exodus 25:31,36

[i]...it shall be one beaten work of pure gold.[/i]

2Co 13:11-14, 1 Pe 3:8

Praying for unity of purpose and heart in God among all God's people wherever they are gathered.

"Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul, and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets between your eyes. And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up."

- Deuteronomy 11:18-19(KJV)

Deuteronomy 11:16-20, Psalm 119:105, Matthew 5:19, 7:24-29, 28:19-20, Col 3:16

Considering the ways in which we have failed of this in our homes, our communities, and our nation. And what has taken its place.

"Thy God hath commanded thy strength: strengthen, O God, that which thou hast wrought for us."

- Psalm 68:28(KJV)

"Then said the LORD, Thou hast had pity on the gourd, for the which thou hast not labored, neither madest it grow; which came up in a night, and perished in a night: And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and [i]also[/i] much cattle?"

- Jonah chapter 4 verses 10 and 11(KJV)

God help your Children - all of us.

"And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying,

All power is given unto me
in heaven and in earth."

- Matthew 28:18(KJV)

"So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places. They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence."

- 2Kings 17:32-33(KJV)

2Kings 17:1-18, 19, 24-27, 28

I have read through this thread, and thank all contributors for the verses they quoted. Scripture is indeed powerful, encouraging and edifying.

Here is one that has helped me a lot in moments of discouragement:

Jn 15:18-19 “If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. That is why the world hates you."

God bless you all.