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Morning Chapel Prayer Today
Pastor Dustin…
Good morning and welcome to Morning Prayer, Tuesday morning. Hallelujah.
Prayed…
We thank you that you looked at us with love.
And it was the love that you had for us that compelled you to send Jesus to the earth.
Thank you that Jesus came to the earth not to condemn the world, but so that the world might be saved through Him.
We thank you, Father, that you so loved the world that you sent your only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.
We thank you for the life that is found in you.
Jesus said, “Behold, I have come that you might have and enjoy life and have it in abundance.”
Father, we thank you for the abundant life that you provide.
And so we look to you this morning as our source, as our supply.
We know that everything that we need is found in you. And so we look to you.
We thank you, Father, that you are our provider.
You’re the comforter, the counselor, the intercessor, the advocate, the strengthener.
We thank you that you didn’t leave us here on this planet as orphans, but you’ve given us your Spirit, the same power that raised Christ from the dead.
We thank you that He lives and abides on the inside of us.
And so we thank you, Father, for that reservoir, that well, that is available to us, that that supply of grace that’s available to us, the free favor that we have with you, that supernatural power from above.
Lord, I pray that we would look up.
Shared…
I don’t remember the verse. I’m reading through the Bible right now and there’s this verse, I don’t remember. It all blends together, but there was a king, I believe in the Old Testament and Israel was surrounded and he said … This is a Dustin Sherry translation. It’s a very crude paraphrase, but he said something to the effect of, “I don’t know what to do. We don’t know what to do. But, Lord, our eyes are on you.” And then God delivered them from their enemies.
Praying continued…
Father, our eyes are on you this morning.
We look to you this morning for our salvation, for strength, for wisdom, for insight.
We thank you, Father, that you are speaking. We thank you for utterance. We thank you for a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of you.
I pray that the eyes of our heart are filled and flooded with light.
Lord, I pray that our determined purpose would be that we would know you better, that we would become more deeply and intimately acquainted with the wonders of your person.
We thank you, Father, that the same Spirit, the same power that raised Christ from the dead lives and abides on the inside of us.
We thank you that you plus us equals more than enough, that we aren’t going through anything in our own strength, that we have you and your ability and your wisdom and your supply and your provision.
Thank you, Father, that you said that you supply all of our needs according to your riches and glory in Christ Jesus.
And so I thank you, Father, that you would just stir us up in these truths this morning in Jesus’ name.
Intro…
My name is Dustin Sherry. I’m the Next Gen Pastor here at Living Word. And on behalf of our senior pastors, Mac and Lynne, I want to welcome you to Morning Prayer. We’ll continue with worship in a moment. This is corporate prayer and I like praying with other people. Praying by yourself is good. That has its place, but there’s power when we pray together. There’s power when we worship together in unity.
We’ll spend some time worshiping together and then we’ll just flow. We’ll pray. We’ll do what we believe the Lord’s leading us to do. But I think we’ve got some stuff to pray about. Do we not?
Revelation in the book of Job…
I was telling the Next Gen staff that I work with, I’m doing this thing where I’m reading through the Bible during the month of January. And when you do that, you never know what’s going to stand out to you. You just see different things every time. And there’ve been a number of things that have stood out to me. Interestingly enough, the book of the Bible I found myself in the other day reading through it which is not one I often read, is the Book of Job. And, two verses really stood out to me. And so I shared them with the Next Gen staff. The verses where at the beginning Job said, “Naked I came into this world. Naked I will leave.”
And he’s saying basically, “I didn’t even earn the shot at life that I have. Everything between birth and death is grace. Every good thing that happens to me between the time I’m born and the time that I die, every good thing is grace. I didn’t earn any of it. I didn’t deserve any of it.”
Store up rewards in heaven…
It’s basically, I believe that perspective that helped him get through everything that he got through. I didn’t earn anything. I’m leaving with nothing. I’ll store up some rewards in heaven while I have my time here on earth, but that’s it. So that was the first one.
Dress for action like a man…
And then the second one was in Job chapter 40. The Lord appeared to Job in a whirlwind after they’re fleshing out and saying all kinds of crazy stuff. The Lord appears to Job and says, “Dress for action like a man.” That’s what God tells Job. Dress for action like a man.
And so I looked in some different commentaries and it basically says, “Be strong, be courageous. Don’t feel sorry for yourself. You’re going to get through this.” And Job ends up coming out better. Everything he lost, he gains twice. Pastor Mac talked about Job, the end of the Lord, right? And so I just told the Next Gen staff, “I can’t even connect those dots. I can’t put a good message in between them. Naked I came into this world. Naked I’ll leave. Dress for action like a man.”
We got to be tough; this is no time for wimps…
This is no time for wimps. We got to be tough. We got to be tough. We got to fight the good fight of faith. And the Lord will give us grace and strength, gird your loins and dress for action. Dress for action. So with that in mind, let’s pray.
Prayed…
Father, we thank you so much for the authority that you’ve given to us. That is our inheritance in Christ.
We thank you that we are seated with you in heavenly places, far over and above every evil thing.
And from that place of authority, we hold the blood of Jesus up against any demonic assignment or maneuver that would try to form or fashion itself against us, against our families, against Living Word, against Minnesota, against Minneapolis.
We thank you, Father, that no evil thing fashioned against us will prosper.
We thank you that what the enemy intended for evil, you will turn for your good and for your glory.
We thank you, Father, for rooting up and rooting out any demonic thing, anything that the enemy has been working on behind the scenes.
Father, we thank you for rooting these things out with precision in Jesus’ name.
We thank you for a supply of grace to our leaders.
We pray, Father, that they wouldn’t harden their hearts towards you.
They would soften their hearts towards you.
And they would come into alignment and in agreement with your Word and with your promises and with your plans and your purposes.
Father, we know that there is no leader, nobody that can stop or prevent your plans and purposes from happening.
There is nothing on this earth below, above, that can stop you from accomplishing your plans and your purposes in this earth.
And so, Father, we thank you that we are on the winning side. We thank you for the victory that is ours in Christ Jesus.
We thank you, Father, that your kingdom will come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
We thank you for an outpouring of your Spirit, for revival breaking out in the Twin Cities.
Revival breaking out in Minneapolis.
Revival breaking out at Living Word.
We thank you for the gifts of the Spirit in operation.
We thank you, Father, for words of knowledge to come forth.
Words of wisdom, healings, miracles, signs, wonders.
Father, we thank you for the gifts coming forth.
Oh, stepping out and into those things that He has predestined for you to walk in.
I thank you, Father, for a supernatural alignment.
People in their place. People operating in their grace.
We thank you, Father, for a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of you, that the eyes of our heart would be filled and flooded with light, and we would know why you put us here. We would know what we’re called to do. We would walk with great accuracy by your Spirit.
Cooperating with you, with your will. Not resisting. Cooperating with your plans… your purposes.
We thank you for an acceleration in your plans, an acceleration in these things coming to pass.
And we rebuke any demonic thing that would try to inhibit that, would try to prevent that, would try to stop your will, your plans, your purposes from being realized in Jesus’ name.
That’s it! Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That’s good. A divine flow of wisdom. A supernatural wisdom. A wisdom that comes from above, not earthly wisdom.
We thank you, Father, for the mind of Christ, that we would make decisions from a place of peace and not from a place of fear.
We would make Spirit-led decisions, not decisions from pressure or panic or worry.
I pray, Father, that we would walk circumspectly, we would be aware of the season that we’re in, and we would walk and live accordingly.
I pray that you would strengthen and reinforce us with mighty power in our innermost being, filled with power.
Filled with joy, filled with strength, filled with peace.
The peace that passes all understanding will garrison and mount garde over your heart and mind.
So let it flow. Cooperate with that, in Jesus’ name.
So look up. Look up. That’s where your help comes from.
Look up. Take your eyes off of everything else and put your eyes on Him.
The author and the finisher of your future and your faith.
The One who perfects that which concerns you. The One who finishes the work that He started in your life.
Look to Him.
Now’s not the time to spazz out. Now is not the time. Yeah. Yeah. Now is not the time to lose your head.
Walk with accuracy. Use wisdom. Use discretion. Use discernment.
So, Father, I thank you that you’re speaking to people’s hearts.
You’re giving steps, you’re giving direction, you’re giving insight, you’re giving prayer assignments.
You’re showing us what we should pray about. You’re showing us what we should do.
We thank you, Father, that the assignment hasn’t changed.
We’re going to glorify you.
We’re going to make disciples.
We’re going to be disciplined.
We’re going to preach the Gospel.
We’re going to pray.
We’re going to be about our Father’s business.
We’re going to build the kingdom.
We’re going to co-labor with you.
We’re going to keep things in their proper place.
We’re going to seek you first. Above everything else. We’re going to keep you first.
Help us to order our love correctly. Help us to keep you first above every other thing.
In Him, we live. In Him we move. In Him we breathe.
So you’ve been placed here by design.
It’s not an accident.
It’s not a coincidence.
You’ve been placed here by design this moment in this place. God placed you here.
It’s not a surprise to Him. He placed you here and He’s given you the grace.
He’s given you the grace, the supernatural empowerment and enablement for you to do what He’s called you to do.
In this season that you’re in, there’s more than enough grace that’s available to you.
So look for direction, lean in, incline your ear, acknowledge Him in all of your ways.
Look to Him for how He would have you respond in this season that you’re in, for what He would have you do in this season that you’re in.
Be strong and of good courage. I will not leave you or forsake you.
It’s not by your might, it’s not by your power, it’s not by you just being a tough person.
You make up your mind. “I’m not quitting.” Make up your mind but rely on Him. Look to Him.
Receive what you need from heaven and then get on with the job.
We thank you, Father, for strength. We thank you for comfort.
We thank you that we can go to you anytime, anyplace, and we can receive everything that we need from you.
You can minister to our whole being: spirit, soul, and body.
Your presence can rest on us and fall on us.
And we can be nourished. We can be comforted. We can be strengthened. We can be equipped.
Pastor Dustin teaches…
I mentioned Job earlier. And what’s interesting about the Book of Job to me is it starts out with Job on trial. And the book kind of ends with God on trial. It starts with Job on trial in the courtroom of heaven. And they’re like, Satan is before the Lord. And he’s like, “Job’s serving you because he has stuff” And you know this story. “Will Job still serve you if he loses everything?” But by the end, God is on trial.
And the question is, essentially, if God is good, why does this happen? If God is real? And I think that’s the same thing that kind of happens today. You know, if God is good and if God was real, and if these things are true, then why do all these things happen? And then we know the story because we have that unique perspective where we see that it wasn’t God, it was the enemy that did these things to Job.
Job’s perspective…
But I want to go back to something I had mentioned earlier; that phrase, “naked I came into the world, naked I leave.” And that idea, everything that I have in this life is a result of grace. Job’s perspective, in other words, was God owes me nothing. He doesn’t work for me. And it was that perspective that kept him. And I just think that’s a good perspective to have; thankful, grateful for who God is, grateful for what He’s done, grateful for the plans and purposes that He’s given to us. Grateful that He sent Jesus to die on the cross for us. Grateful that every spiritual blessing in heavenly places has been made available to us. Grateful that He’s gone before us in time and prepared good things for us to walk in and experience.
And let’s make up our minds…
God is never on trial in our hearts. We’re never looking down and judging Him and judging His actions and evaluating Him. But rather we allow the Word of God to sift us and we allow Him to be Lord of our lives and root out what He doesn’t want in our lives. And we allow Him to speak to us and help us make corrections in our lives. I think that’s a good perspective to have.
