October 30, 2009

  • prayers about hearing God , prayers containing teaching principles, principles of hearing the Lord

    Lord, help us to be so full of Your Word that others come to us to hear the wisdom You give us!  2 Chron 9: 23 All the kings of the earth sought audience with Solomon to hear the wisdom God had put in his heart.

    Help us to keep a heart of humility and worship-- willing to receive Your words!

    Ps 95: 6 Come, let us bow down in worship, let us kneel before the LORD our Maker;

    7 for he is our God and we are the people of his pasture the flock under his care. Today, if you hear his voice, 8 do not harden your hearts as you did at Meribah….

    Help us to trust that you want to give us answers when we cry out to you!

    Isa 30:19 O people of Zion, who live in Jerusalem, you will weep no more. How gracious he will be when you cry for help! As soon as he hears, he will answer you. 20 Although the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, your teachers will be hidden no more; with your own eyes you will see them. 21 Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, "This is the way; walk in it."

    Help us to understand your prophetic words in the Word and to live our lives believing that your word alone is eternal!  Help us to live “awakened” lives!

    Isa 51:4 "Listen to me, my people; hear me, my nation: The law will go out from me; my justice will become a light to the nations. 5 My righteousness draws near speedily, my salvation is on the way, and my arm will bring justice to the nations. The islands will look to me and wait in hope for my arm. 6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, look at the earth beneath; the heavens will vanish like smoke, the earth will wear out like a garment and its inhabitants die like flies. But my salvation will last forever, my righteousness will never fail. 7 "Hear me, you who know what is right, you people who have my law in your hearts: Do not fear the reproach of men or be terrified by their insults. 8 For the moth will eat them up like a garment; the worm will devour them like wool. But my righteousness will last forever, my salvation through all generations."

    9 Awake, awake! Clothe yourself with strength arm of the LORD; awake, as in days gone by, as in generations of old………….. 11 The ransomed of the LORD will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.

    Help us to LISTEN to your words even if they are filled with warning and offensive to our flesh! Help us not to need to only hear “pleasurable” words from you!

     Jer 6:10 To whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me? Their ears are closed so they cannot hear .The word of the LORD is offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it.

    Help us to be obedient to You  so that we can always HEAR you!

    Ezek 12:1 The word of the LORD came to me: 2 "Son of man, you are living among a rebellious people. They have eyes to see but do not see and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious people. NIV

    Help our children and all of us be willing to be sent to boldly proclaim your truth!

    Matt 21:15 But when the chief priests and the teachers of the law saw the wonderful things he did and the children shouting in the temple area, "Hosanna to the Son of David," they were indignant. 16 "Do you hear what these children are saying?" they asked him. "Yes," replied Jesus, "have you never read, "'From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise'?" NIV

    Isa 6: 8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" 9 He said, "Go and tell this people: