Pray for our American Heroes

November 24, 2012 | Irish Rose

[Irish Rose]

O earth, do not cover my blood; may my cry never be laid to rest! Even now my witness is in heaven; my advocate is on high. My intercessor is my friend as my eyes pour out tears to God; on behalf of a man he pleads with God as a man pleads for his friend. (Job 16:18-21)

[Irish Rose]

Father in heaven, hallowed be Your Name; may Your kingdom come, and Your will be done.

Lord, we thank You for every man and woman who defends our nation today, and we thank You for all who served in times past. Through them You have blessed us, and we ask that Your blessing would rest on them in turn.

Father, You have been good to America – sending Your Word into our nation, giving us prosperity, giving us more freedom in our short history than other peoples have had in their long ones. Whatever happens now, You have been kind to us far beyond what we deserve, and we thank You for it.

Father, we thank You that You have given us a witness in heaven – Jesus Christ, the only mediator between God and man. Lord, You are our great high priest, faithful and merciful, and You always live to intercede for us. You shared in our humanity and by Your death You destroyed him who holds the power of death. The offering You made for us, the sacrifice of Yourself, is the atonement for our sins. As a man pleads for his friend, so You plead with God on our behalf. No cry we make goes unheard by You, and You remember all our tears. You are our intercessor, our advocate on high, and we exalt the Name of Jesus our Savior, Amen.

[Irish Rose]

Come and pray.

[onyx]

Beautiful photo and prayer. Thank you, dear Irish Rose.

I join you all in prayer.

[The Mayor]

Freep mail me to be on or off the Daily Bread ping list

Surprised By God
November 24, 2012

After 10 years of renting in a charming location, we discovered that our landlord suddenly needed to sell the house. I asked God to change the circumstances and make it possible for my wife and me to stay in this place we’d made home, where we’d watched our children grow up. But God said no.

When it comes to my needs, I worry that I’m asking for the wrong thing or that I’m not worthy of the request I’m making. But God’s no doesn’t need to shake our faith when we’re grounded—surrounded I like to say—in His love. In Ephesians 3, Paul understood that those who know the love of Christ intimately (vv.16-17) can trust God to have a loving reason for saying no.

Shortly after hearing “no” from God about my request, friends from church offered to rent us a home they were vacating. Our new location—with new appliances, new plumbing, new electrical wiring, and an extra bedroom—sits on the ocean, an idyllic scene of ships, sails, and sounds that daily remind us that God is bigger than any issue we face. Our loving Father used loving friends to give more than we asked.

Whether God gives us more than we imagined or far less than we desired, we can trust that His plans are much better than ours.

Lord, we know that You are good whether Your answers
to our prayers are abundantly more than we asked or
much less than we desire. Help us to accept whatever
comes to us from Your hand. Thank You.

When God says no to our request,
we can be sure it’s for the best.

Read: Ephesians 3:14-21

Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us. —Ephesians 3:20

Bible in a Year:
1 Corinthians 5-8

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Amen, Irish Rose, to your prayer for Our American Heroes and For Our Nation.

[ConorMacNessa]

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PRAYERS GOING UP FOR OUR AMERICAN HEROES AND FOR OUR BELOVED NATION!



GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON
THE PRAYER AT VALLEY FORGE
"Let Tyrants Shake Their Iron Rod"
William Billings
Mixed District Choir, Fairfax, Virginia
(Click)

In the coldest and darkest days of the American Revolution, General George Washington raised his prayers for the survival of his beleaguered Army and of the new Nation. The Lord answered those prayers, upheld his Army through a punishing nadir to everlasting glory and bestowed His manifold benefits upon the new Nation.

In like manner, let our prayers now rise lie a fountain for our Heroes in the American Armed Forces who seek to secure the benefits of Freedom on behalf of a people hungry for them. Father, look on our prayers for them with favor, guide their steps in righteousness and keep them in the shelter of Your Healing Wings. Bless and uphold them in the performance of their Mission. Through Jesus Christ, Your Son, with the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever, Amen.



SHADOWS AT ARLINGTON
God Of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand
Morman Tabernacle Choir
(Click)

Heavenly Father, Lord of the Nations, unto Your Divine Mercy we commend the souls of these brave men and women who have fallen in the service of our Beloved Nation and in defense of the Freedoms we hold dear. We pray that You gather them in Your loving embrace, that You cause Your countenance to shine upon them, and that You vouchsafe their souls to dwell eternally in Your Divine Presence. Through Jesus Christ Your Son, with the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever, Amen.

Genuflectimus non ad principem sed ad Principem Pacis!

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The LORD hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. (Isaiah 49:1 KJV)

[fieldmarshaldj]

Amen.

[etabeta]

Praying with you for our Heroes and our beloved Nation.

Blessings, etabeta

[MEG33]

Amen to your beautiful prayer, Irish Rose

Almighty and Eternal God, . Protect our military as they discharge their duties. Protect them with the shield of your strength and keep them safe from all evil and harm.
May the power of your love enable them to return home safely to the people who love them and to the gratitude of the American people..
We ask this through Christ our Lord.

May God Keep Safe All Who Serve Our Country

[GailA]

Mayor this story needs to be spread as far as FR can spread it.

We have a Soldier in dire need. And the gov’t will not provide full transportation home for this injured Soldier.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2962699/posts?page=1

[Hiskid]

Yes and amen,Irish Rose.

[Alamo-Girl]

I join in prayer for our heroes and nation!

[Kitty Mittens]

Father, we thank You that You have given us a witness in heaven – Jesus Christ, the only mediator between God and man. Lord, You are our great high priest, faithful and merciful, and You always live to intercede for us. You shared in our humanity and by Your death You destroyed him who holds the power of death. The offering You made for us, the sacrifice of Yourself, is the atonement for our sins. As a man pleads for his friend, so You plead with God on our behalf. No cry we make goes unheard by You, and You remember all our tears. You are our intercessor, our advocate on high, and we exalt the Name of Jesus our Savior, Amen.

Amen to Every Wonderful Word of your Beautiful Prayer, Dearest Sister Irish Rose.
God Bless your Powerful Prayer Ministry Always. (Your Graphic is Awesome!)

'Now unto God our Father be Glory Forever and Ever, amen.' (Phil.4:20)

[Irish Rose]

Thank you for your prayers for America and her troops. May God's loving kindness be with you always.

For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him. (Psalm 103:11)