holiness

  • "Another prayer" from llamalima

    Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

    Let us continue in prayer today with a guest prayer from one of my Xanga friends, llamalima (Jen Nung), a brother in Christ who lives on the other side of the world from me (he's in New Zealand, I'm in the U.S.). This excites me very much. We all know our God is not a respecter of persons; Christ's blood has been shed to ransom souls from every tribe, language, people and nation! Once again I give thanks and praise to God for the men and women and boys and girls all around the world He is giving a greater hunger and thirst for Him and a heart and passion to seek after Him.

    May God be gracious to us and send His Spirit to open our eyes so we might examine ourselves now. May His Spirit work in us so we might to submit ourselves to His will and be increasingly conformed ("moulded") into the image of His Son the Lord Jesus Christ.

    Another prayer.

    Father God, thank you for your creation, which always reminds me of what a creative God you are. I am thankful that you have created me and have and will continue moulding me towards your image.

    Nevertheless, I now more than ever I want to moan about life, how unfair it all is. I look at myself, and I see so much anger towards others. There seems to be such a difference between what I say and what I do. What my spirit wants to do, my flesh is always in opposition. Lord, I pray that I would look beyond myself and look to others in their plights. I know how much I want to be above everyone else in everything, I pray that I would lay that all down at your feet. All of my dreams, all of my plans, all of my ambitions, all of my selfish ambitions. I pray they would stop burdening me and I would be able to live once again for you.

    I look at myself and see how unfair it all really is. Why me? God, I just wish you would send me to hell sometimes. I hate being a Christian some days, I hate failing you more than I know that I’ve failed myself. I wish that I could continue making my little mudpies thinking I knew what a day on the beach was like. I pray that I would stop failing Lord, strengthen my resolve and lead me through paths of righteousness for your name’s sake.

    The temptation to spill some harsh words on other people sometimes is intolerable. But I don’t want to be the harsh voice that condemns everyone for the smallest sins. But on the other hand, Lord, you know how much I hate offending people…I love to follow the crowd and not be too different to everyone else. The two extremes pull my body apart as I try to please both gods.

    God, I pray that I would be able to draw that line between hateful and loving between breaking and healing. I pray that I would be like Jesus, offensive but healing at the same time, strong enough to injure people’s hearts, but kind enough to heal people’s hearts.

    God, I’ve been thinking a lot today. While the sun shone brightly outside, the shadows cast long over my figure. Within the shadows it was cool and I couldn’t feel the sun’s light. I pray that the shadows would be cast even stronger so I would know how much stronger the sun is shining. I pray that something I do would bring people closer to you as opposed to further, because at the moment that’s all it seems to be doing.

     In Christ’s awesome name, Amen

     And yes it is spelt moulded. =)

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    Please add your prayers as God's Holy Spirit leads you...

  • are we groaning over the Church?

    I've been reading through "The Fight of Faith," the second volume of Iain Murray's biography of Dr. David Martyn Lloyd-Jones. I would like to share a portion of the book with you here. (As way of background: this incident took place in 1949 when Dr. Lloyd-Jones was pastor at Westminster Chapel in London; he had lived most of his childhood in Wales and his first pastorate was in Wales before coming to Westminster Chapel.)

    Roger Weil, who was  a member of Westminster Chapel, recalls seeing a side of his minister's character in a new light when he happened to visit the Lloyd-Joneses during one of their summer holidays in Aberystwyth [in Wales]. They spoke together in the course of an evening on the state of the Welsh churches, past and present, and this was followed by family prayer which, as usual, closed the day. The English visitor writes:

    I will always remember the deep note of sadness in that part of his prayer when he interceded for Wales, that God who had so signally blessed her in days gone by would revive His work there once more. It was that tone of sadness that stuck in my mind at the time — I did not realize how it grieved his heart. I suppose it was memorable, too, because while on our knees there together we were privileged to glimpse him on a more personal level than ever we could in the services at the Chapel. It was not so much the words but something more like a groan in how he said what he did.

    –"The Fight of Faith," (Banner of Truth Trust: 1990), 202-203
    Romans 8:20 For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of him who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now. 23 And not only the creation, but we ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as we wait eagerly for adoption as sons, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in this hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what he sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.

    Our Father,

    Because we still dwell in this fallen world even though we are saved out of the world and even though we are no longer of the world, even though we are your new creation, even though we are your children, we are still subject to that same bondage to decay, we are still subject to temptation and the lusts of the flesh and the wiles of the devil.

    We have seen the decay to some extent, but help us to see it through Your eyes. Certainly You are sad, groaning and grieving for us, for Your Church, for Your children, today.

    O, yes, we do look forward with hope to the redemption of our bodies! But we also look forward with hope to Your coming to revive us again before that time.

    We confess we have become an astonishment, a proverb and a byword in the world today. Have mercy on us, forgive us our sins. Cleanse us from all unrighteousness for Jesus' sake. Purify us.

    Place into our hearts such a deep note of sadness, such groaning of spirit, such grieving for the Church today.

    Along with the creation, may we grieve and groan over the state of the Church today. Stir our hearts, O God. (How can we say we love You if we do not grieve and groan? How can we say we are Yours if we do not grieve and groan along with You? How can we remain apathetic about these things?)

    O, how much decay there is in Your Church today and in our own lives. We are to be a glorious Church, a chaste virgin, called out of the world to live holy and blameless lives, yet we fall so short of that. How we have taken Your Holy Word and corrupted it. How we have continued to obey our lusts and remain yoked to the world. Forgive us, O holy God, our Redeemer, for Jesus' sake.

    Almighty and eternal God, You have promised to give us all things since You have given us Your Son. You cannot lie. We are appealing to You and Your sure promises to give us an increased burden for Your Church, a greater love for You and for her, a clearer vision of You and the Church You have called us to be. May we be driven to Your throne of grace day and night, never ceasing in prayer for Your Church, the way our Lord continues at Your right hand in prayer for us. This is a great time of need for us. There are many enemies of You and Your Gospel within the Church and all around us. Strengthen us to persevere in prayer before Your throne of grace so we might find grace and mercy to help us for we are in a great time of need. We are in need of Your Spirit coming once again to revive us. There is no hope apart from Your falling fresh on us once again. We are at the end of our resources. We are looking by faith and with hope to You, O Lord God. Be gracious and merciful to us. Hear our prayers for Jesus' sake. We know Your timing is perfect and You are waiting to be gracious to us so You alone might be exalted. We wait on You. We trust You. We know we will not be ashamed as we wait on You to come in fullness of power. We know You are for us for Christ died for us. We know it is Your intent that we be a glory and praise in the earth once again. We know You will not forsake us for we are Your people, we are Your children purchased with the precious blood of the Lamb. O, how we long to be revived for Your glory, honor and praise. Have mercy on us, O God. Amen.

    Please add your prayers for yourself and the Church as the Holy Spirit leads you.

  • Hear My Prayer - Father (a prayer by deepestrecesses)

    I continue to thank God for the watchmen He is setting up on the walls to pray for revival in their own lives and in the life of the Church.

    Along those lines, here's a prayer by David (    deepestrecesses@revelife). (His prayer was originally posted here.)

    Hear My Prayer - Father

      Romans 7:16-25 

     16But if I do the very thing I do not want to do, I agree with the Law, confessing that the Law is good.  17So now, no longer am I the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me.  18For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not.  19For the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want.  20But if I am doing the very thing I do not want, I am no longer the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me.  

    21I find then the principle that evil is present in me, the one who wants to do good.  22For I joyfully concur with the law of God in the inner man,  23but I see a different law in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin which is in my members.  24Wretched man that I am! Who will set me free from the body of this death?  25Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin.


    Father-God; inside me there is absolutely no good.  Even apart from you I would not know how to express these pains.  This body has trapped me into weaknesses that I did not want.  The nature of sin, cultivated in the flesh, seems unstoppable!  You have searched my heart- Oh Lord- and I fear.  But I open my heart to you because for you I hope to be found a suitable dwelling place for your Holy Spirit. 

    By my life I agree that your law is good—even when I am found lacking; you are exalted all the more as perfect! 

    Even though my eyes are dry it does not mean you do not see the tears.
    Because you have always been the one to fight away my fears.

    By day and by night you have watched over me as my storms have raged.
    Seeing the turmoil’s I face, helpless in this flesh; helpless in this cage.

    Even though my eyes are dry it does not mean you do not see the tears.
    So your Son you gave, in Love; a lamb taken before the sheers.

    Humiliated, broken, and mocked he became a curse so that I could be your son.
    Emptied of all his rightful power, Jesus hung upon the cross, breathed his last, and said “All is done”.

    Even though my eyes are dry it does not mean you do not see the tears.

    Father—hear my prayer; I have cast myself before you, I am placing all my trust in you that I may be saved.  I know nothing but that your Son completed your will and fulfilled all that he came to fulfill as he ascended into heaven; sitting by your side—head of the Church—Savior of your children. 

    I hope in you.  I trust in you.  I desire only you and yet my body—tired and worn out—seems unwilling to set aside its old ways. 

    Father, grant me patience.  Grant me wisdom.  Grant me compassion that I may show compassion.  These are the tools with which I may work. 

    I beg, do not let evil hinder me any longer.  Protect me from the temptations so set to destroy me.  If your Spirit dwells in me, then I will be free to wield love, mercy, compassion, tenderness, and knowledge as tools to do your will! 

    Your Holy Spirit I desire; my only fear is that I disqualify myself from your Spirit and you take it away.  I pray you destroy my body before you take your spirit from me!!

    I marvel at the complex intricacies of your design and your will.  Far more complex than all the universe is your plan for salvation; yet as simple as Jesus Christ—Lord and Savior!

    Grant to me that I might know you, Father, and your Son Jesus Christ!!!

    Amen!

    Brothers and sisters, please add your prayers as the Spirit leads you...


tent_of_meeting

"he called it the tent of meeting..."

I am burdened to pray to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ for the reformation and reviving of Christ's church.

The phrase tent of meeting comes from Exodus 33:7: Now Moses used to take the tent and pitch it outside the camp, far off from the camp, and he called it the tent of meeting. And everyone who sought the Lord would go out to the tent of meeting, which was outside the camp.

This site is devoted to God first and foremost. In all that is done here, my prayer is that God is glorified and His Name magnified and Christ and Him crucified is lifted up so He might be preeminent and God might receive all the praise, honor and glory due His Holy Name. All who have come to a saving knowledge of our Father by grace through faith in the all-sufficient sacrifice of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ are welcome to enter this tent of meeting to seek the Lord.

This blog is a place for all believers in the Lord Jesus Christ to come and seek God's face for revival. My intention is for this tent of meeting to be a holy place where we can enter into PRAYER together to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, as the Holy Spirit leads you, please enter into prayer either here (think of "comments" as prayers) or on your own.

Habakkuk 3:2 O LORD, I have heard the report of you, and your work, O LORD, do I fear. In the midst of the years revive it; in the midst of the years make it known; in wrath remember mercy.

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