"Holy Spirit, Pray The Perfect Prayer"

FROM MY ADOPTED DAD, BOB TAYLOR (October 26, 2014)

"Folks may I share my quiet time for this morning..

     Much Christian Love to all

           Oh LORD, --- I am concerned about our nation, our churches and the YOUR people who are called by YOUR Name -- It is time for us to deny ourselves, pick up our crosses and follow YOU. --- Holy Spirit please pray a perfect prayer for all Christians that we may all have a worldwide spiritual awakening and love YOU with all our hearts our souls, our minds and love our neighbors  the way You love us.  In JESUS’’ Name Amen.

                                              Deuteronomy 8:19-20 (NASB)                                                                                               ' (19) It shall come about if you ever forget the Lord your God  and go after other gods and serve them and worship them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish. (20) Like the nations that the Lord makes to perish before you, so you shall perish; because you would not listen to the voice of the Lord your God.' "

What Is Needed From Public Servants

Some time ago I had the privilege of addressing a city council in its chambers and praying for their evening agenda. I had been reading in Daniel chapter six and decided to share what I thought was Daniel's example of public service. This is what I shared with them:

Serve God and honor the king (Daniel 6:3-5). That is how Daniel rolled; how he handled every situation. He gave whole-hearted effort to both.

Detractors abound everywhere and in all places of government, business, education, and religion. No matter what the situation a public servant must first do what is right according to God's word. That's just what the man of God does. Then he/she must honorably serve the people. This is important because Romans chapter thirteen tells us that God instituted government for the good of the people.

Daniel soon proved himself to be more capable than all the other administrators and high officers in the kingdom. Because of Daniel's great ability, the King made plans to place him over the entire empire.

Then the other administrators and high officers began searching for some fault in the way Daniel was handling government affairs, but they couldn't find anything to criticize or condemn. He was faithful, always responsible, and completely trustworthy..."

The way to stop detractors (those who would try to bring you down) is by living and working out your days with integrity (Be faithful, always responsible, and completely trustworthy). Daniel devotedly served God and honored the king (three kings to be exact) with a whole-hearted effort.

UNLESS I REPENT

"Those who drink the water I give will
will never be thirsty again." Jesus

If our beloved country is to experience Spiritual Awakening

then the church must know revival.

If the church is to know revival then she must repent of all known sin. 

If she must repent then it is this man who must first repent

and seek forgiveness for my sin. 

UNLESS I REPENT there will be no repentance. It is not "them"

who must repent, I need to repent. It is "I" who must repent

The priest Ezra, the prophet Daniel, began at a place of personal repentance.

(Ezra 9:6; Daniel 9:5,7)

So much is at stake Lord:

My relationship with you;  

My relationship with my wife; 

My relationship with my family; 

My relationship with my children and grandchildren;

My relationship with my church; 

My relationship with my ministry staff.

The outcome of my life; 

The outcome of my work and ministry; 

The outcome of my legacy. 

Lord, forgive me. 

I repent of my sins. 

Make my heart not despise to do good but to obey you; to exalt you. 

May my heart rejoice in grace and abundance 

for having surrendered fully again to you.

Fill me, revive me with your Spirit for the working out of your will in me. 

May your blood cover my multitude and magnitude of sin. 

I humbly ask for and receive your mercy and grace and forgiveness 

by the name of…In the name of…And for the sake of JESUS. 

And Lord I give you my humble thanks for your undeserved grace and mercy.

Lord, revive my church.

Send Awakening to my city;

to my county;

to my state;

to the southwest;

to my beloved country.