Friday, December 31, 2010

Praying into the New Year


“I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. As you make your requests, plead for God’s mercy upon them, and give thanks. Pray this way for kings and all others who are in authority, so that we can live in peace and godliness and dignity. This is good and pleases God our Savior, for he wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth. For there is only one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and people. He is the man Christ Jesus. He gave his life to purchase freedom for everyone.”  1 Timothy 2:1-6

Jesus,

 Your name alone brings so much peace to my soul, spirit, and heart. There has not been a time when I have mentioned Your name that You have not shown up. Thank You! Thank You for Your unfailing love and faithfulness.

Jesus every year we gather around the world to celebrate the coming of a New Year and the ending of the past year. My deepest prayer and desire is that as we gather together this year we will sense Your presence, no matter where we are in our faith, or what faith we have, Jesus just make Your name known.

Jesus I pray this celebration would be a celebration of our new beginning in You the One True God, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords.  Jesus I ask that You do something even greater than what we could ever expect. Let there not just be one but MILLIONS that will come to know You.

I know many are going to center around drinking and so on, and with that I ask for it to be different this time. Right now Lord would You work in the hearts of all people giving them a sense of desire, hunger, and longing for You and not the world.

Use Your children Jesus to live in such a manner it leaves others longing for You, intrigued by You, and wanting to know more about You.  Jesus again do something so spectacular today it leaves all of us in awe of You.

Please Abba Father soften hearts, transform minds and rise up within Your children stronger than ever before. O’ Lord I pray that today all eyes will be placed on You when the clock strikes midnight and not on a big ball.  May all believers pray their way into the New Year!

Jesus I love You, I love You and I praise You for the indescribable joy that fills my soul. I pray that others would also receive that same joy You so freely give out.

Lord today and this New Year I am expecting great things to come from You. I am expecting lives to be changed for Your glory and souls to be saved for eternity. Amen