From its fledgling beginnings back in early 2019 distributing prayer requests to a handful of family/friends via texts, this watchmen group of fellow believers in Yeshua (Jesus) unite in prayer before the throne of our Messiah to stand in the gap for others.>

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The latest prayer needs: listed below, after intro message

Email your prayer requests or questions: prayer@desireofmysoul.faith

Prayer tops the list of key words God gave me for 2025. With a clear focus on Zion/Israel. More on that coming up soon, which will be posted under my Flashes of Lightning menu category . . .

But right now, the love task before our King is a return to reverence . . . of Him, for Him. It begins with a bowed soul posture, repentance, daily surrender, and a trembling of His Word (Isaiah 66:2). That helps our spiritual ears and eyes stay sensitive to His still, quiet-like voice and heavenly leading.

Call to Him from the secret place of your soul, inviting Him into the untouched, fallow ground, hidden crevices. Cry out to be cleansed and stripped of self-focus. Pant after Him, honoring His Name and glory. Seek His face with a humbled heart, willing to battle in prayer in new ways for the critical hour of human history we are in.

Because Yah [the LORD, the GREAT I AM] is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation.—Exodus 15:2.

May our intercession throughout this year be prayed with His WORD, courageously honest, bathed in faith and in His power and truth so captives (spiritually/physically) can be set free.

Serve the LORD, rejoicing in hope,

devoted to prayer. —Romans 12:11c-12

Be strong and let your heart take courage,

all you who wait for the LORD. —Psalm 31:24

JANUARY 8, 2025

1 PRAYER ALERT: California Fires

15 PRAYER REQUESTS with an UPDATED SALVATION LIST

PRAYER ALERT: California Fires!

Prayer Warriors: Please pray for a fellow prayer team member’s family and all those involved! Benny’s brother and sister are being evacuated due to the fires in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena. As of this writing, the now three major wildfires—the Palisades Fire, the Eaton Fire and the Hurst Fire—are raging with 0% contained.

PRAYER. Abba, the life-threatening winds are frightening and compounding things. Please stretch out your Glory hand of protection and shelter them and every one of the 30,000+ and growing who are being forced to leave their homes. Guard their lungs and bodies, the young, the old, and the infirmed. Keep people calm and compliant so medical and fire teams can get through traffic and other highways quickly, efficiently, and safely. May your mighty hand also rest on every first responder and all medical and fire teams. Please deliver wisdom and understanding to every leader so there are safe passages, and help leaders know how to handle the aftermath. And please shelter the animals, Father, your creation. In Jesus’s mighty Name.
 
 

15 PRAYER REQUESTS

#1. ISRAEL & JERUSALEM

Isaiah 54:15

Any alliance that forms against you will not be My doing; whoever tries to form such an alliance will fail because of you.

Answering God’s call to His Body of Believers to pray for B’nai Israel (Children of Israel) worldwide, for Jerusalem’s protection/shalom, and for Israel as her enemies on the world stage rage against her.

PRAYER. God’s unfailing protection. His unbreakable promises. His mercies and power. Mighty King of Israel, we bow before your greatness, humbled by your majesty, your glory, your radiant robes that fill the throne room. Holy One of Israel, please stretch out your glory tallit over your people and nation Israel, over your city, Jerusalem, the apple of your eye, over every hostage, family members, Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu (for the heavy task you’ve appointed and anointed him for), governmental and military leaders and military personnel on all levels.

Gather them in your arms, speak words of comfort, deliverance, encouragement, healing to their souls, their minds, their bodies, their emotions. Help them STAND as one with You against the hatred, lies, and evil strategies attempting to destroy them.

Bless them with eyes to see You going before them, unfailing, invincible, unwavering. Faithfully true. A pillar of strength and holiness. A glorious, Holy Fire of righteousness and justice.

Lift them up, speak gently to their souls, wooing them to your WORD, to Yeshua, who has covered them with the highest gift of love . . . Himself.

Tear down her enemies, shut the mouth of the snake. May the world see that you are the King of kings, the God above all, the Redeemer of Israel, and may they fall to their knees, trembling before you. In the name of the Messiah of Israel, Yeshua.

#2. JOANNE JOLEE

1 Chronicles 4:10a

Now Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, “Oh that You would greatly bless me and extend my border, and that Your hand might be with me . . .”

The YouTube ministry podcast Morning Tea with Joanne Jolee is by one of our fellow prayer warriors who is an author, musical artist, and passionate encourager. Let’s cover her work with prayer for God’s continued favor and growth.

PRAYER. God’s Fresh Anointing. God’s Guidance. Spiritual Discernment. Glorious King, please look down and let your face and smile cover your daughter Joanne’s faithfulness and passion for your words. Her heart burns to inspire and lift up others. May your Holy Spirit release rich guidance and understanding so her ministry edifies the Body, encouraging them in how to stay close to the Word and Your holy ways. May your passion flow through her for Your purposes, the work you’ve appointed her to do before the world began. Walk with her, ensuring her leadership, fueling her soul, keeping her heart aflame, broadening her borders, and blessing her with mercy for the Body, heavenly insight, and the strength and tenacity to continue following You with her podcast, business, and music. In Yeshua’s radiant name.

Joanne’s YouTube podcast page
 

#3. MARY T.

Isaiah 43:16

This is what the Lord says, He who makes a way through the sea and a path through the mighty waters.

Mary heeded the call for a nursing career and has done well in her studies so far—even with four children and a hubby whose work takes him away two days a week. But now she must be at a facility for the 16-month core nursing program phase. We need God to make a way for her to complete the calling so kiddos are protected, babysat, properly housed, and where family and nursing demands flow well.

PRAYER. God’s Provision. Bountiful Resources. Cleared Path. Behold The Great I AM! All things are in His hands . . . the God of Israel who parted the sea, made a way in the wilderness, brought forth manna from Heaven and water out of a rock. Blessed is your Name! Adonai, please reveal your love and power in this situation. You alone know the details, latest housing challenges, and all the rest. Move in your might so Mary and her family are overwhelmed by your wonder and your caring for their needs. Reveal yourself in new ways that bolster their faith. And may what you’ve appointed her to do will be completed by Your Hand, Your Purpose, Your Glory. In Yeshua’s Name.

#4. L.Q.

Psalm 61:4-5

Let me dwell in Your tent forever; Let me take refuge in the shelter of Your wings. For You have heard my vows, God;You have given me the inheritance of those who fear Your name.

Major shifting for L.Q. who is a longtime believer—but life is not easy as a single mom and gets compounded by health issues. She needs God to step into her life in huge ways . . . for housing, work, ministry leading, children concerns, and more.

PRAYER. God’s Direction. His Intervention. His Calming Hand. Gracious Father, may your Name be an anointing oil poured out over L.Q. And may your waterfall of glory flow through her life uninterrupted, cleansing the murky waters and binding the enemy’s disruptions. Please usher in clear thinking aligned with you, healing on all levels, and release a steady stream of tranquility on her and her family no matter what is going on around her. Be glorified, Lord. In Yeshua’s Mighty Name.

#5. ERICA, MARLON, LAURA

Psalm 70:5

I am afflicted and needy; Hurry to me, God! You are my help and my savior; Lord, do not delay.

Three vital needs submitted by one of our fellow prayer warriors:

Her dear friend Erica has visited church before but isn’t saved. May God woo her heart.

Another friend of hers—Laura—needs our prayer support big time: Laura’s mother (not saved) is battling stage 4 cancer. Meanwhile, Laura’s son Marlon (25 years old and saved) is tempted to return to marijuana for his PTSD. He previously had completed a drug-deliverance course. These days, he stays at home, no desire to get out of bed many days. Laura’s heart is broken.

Compounding that, Laura’s husband Luigi wants a divorce. Allegedly, he feigned salvation so she’d marry him. His deception along with her son and mother’s issues are overwhelming.

PRAYER. God’s Shalom. His Justice. His Healing on all levels. Almighty God, Prince of Peace, Righteous Judge, step into Laura’s life, home, and those she loves. Stir hearts toward you. Expose lies so they may lead to repentance.

For Laura’s mom and Erica, we ask that you open their eyes and soul to the truth of Yeshua and their need for salvation. May His name be on their lips and come alive in their hearts casting out all holds the enemy placed there. And may your mercies, healing, and grace fall on her mother’s health.

For Marlon, we ask that you strengthen his soul. Remind him of your goodness, your power, your character, and the eternity up ahead. Bind the enemy’s influence, set this captive free in the Name of Yeshua, the Name Above ALL Names.

For Laura, we ask for you to wrap your arms around your daughter, letting her weep on your chest, knowing that you are aware and holding every tear in your faithful, loving hands. Abba, speak healing and restoration to her soul and life that eclipses the betrayal Luigi caused. And may you pierce his heart with the love and truth of the Gospel, bringing him to repentance before your throne. We ask for calm and rightness in this family by the name of our Messiah, Yeshua.

#6. EVELYN (EV) L.

Psalm 28:7

The Lord is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore my heart triumphs, and with my song I shall thank Him.

Her heart meds are working well and her medical issue is being handled. She’s seeking God’s continued favor and protection.

PRAYER. God’s Continued Favor. His Protection. His Resting Spirit. Adonai, our Shepherd, our King, guard Evelyn wherever she goes—lying down, rising, working, traveling. Help her along her journey with you to follow as you lead. Pick her up and breathe continual healing through her body and revival to her soul. May you fill any aches in her soul with your precious Name . . . with your sweetness and gentleness . . . and with your life-giving Word. May she and Ben be blessed by your hand and find favor in your sight. Let your love in and through them be their guide in all things. In Yeshua’s glorious Name.
 

#7. KARI

Psalm 138:3

On the day I called, You answered me;You made me bold with strength in my soul.

Sometime in January, Kari will be meeting with doctors to determine how she’ll treat her returning cancer (female anatomy).

PRAYER. God’s Mercy. God’s Healing. God’s Discernment. Holy Father, Wonderful Counselor, rain down your mercies on Kari and her family. Make your way clear, undeniable, filled with your grace and heavenly strength. Rise up within her . . . lead her, gird her, flood her with your Presence and love that are like no other. A Presence and love that are unshakeable. And give her the scripture that confirms your leading, and please confirm it many ways so she has full confidence in her spiritual hearing. We look to you and no other. In Yeshua’s Name that is filled with the true Peace that is not of this world.
 

#8. ANDREA

Proverbs 18:10

The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

Andrea is seeking God’s direction on how to better handle her daily life while on treatment for stage 4 breast cancer so she can be blessed with an enhanced quality of life.

PRAYER. God’s Encouragement. His Healing. His Wisdom. As I was initially preparing this, I saw God’s hand cupped with Andrea standing in it. Abba, she is in your hands, secured by your love, guarded, strengthened. Please reveal the next steps so she can have a reprieve but keep the cancer shrunk/inactive as it is. But with a word from you, even that will be gone. All things are in your hand. May your Words of Life revive her, restore her, bless her in unexpected ways. Our hearts are heavy. You are all we have, Lord. What can we pray but your holy name, Yeshua? May it be the very breath within her at all times. In Yeshua’s fragrant Name.

#9. CHARLENE H.

Psalm 7:10

Be for me a sheltering rock where I can always come. You have determined to save me, because you are my bedrock and stronghold. (CJB)

One of our prayer partners submitted Charlene’s name. Charlene recently learned she has breast cancer and will undergo chemo and then surgery in the summer.

PRAYER. God’s Presence. God’s Hope. God’s Healing Breath. Adonai, please reveal to Charlene that you are her strong tower, her Rock of salvation, the healer of her soul and body . . . may the power of the cross arise within her, calm and strengthen her, and may your will be done for your glory and Charlene’s good that she may walk with you all the days of her life. Let them be many. May your mercy and grace revive her. In Jesus’s brilliant Name.

#10. VEE

Psalm 107:6

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble and He delivered them out of their distresses.

We’ve prayed for Vee in the past . . . she’s in her senior years, a wonderful mother/grandmother, and dealing daily with her returned cancer, which has spread. It’s physically and emotionally draining. She needs God’s covering and our prayer support.

PRAYER. God’s Comfort. His Spirit. His Strength. Lord God, You whose name is mercy, please give Vee a special touch from your hand. Words of life that lift her soul. Heavenly Hope that carries her through each moment . . . and sweet reminders of the promise of what lies ahead for those in Christ Jesus. Bless her with your Presence, strength, and healing touch. We know she is precious in your sight. In Jesus’s glorious Name.

#11. I.B.

Psalm 71:1-2

In you, Adonai, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame. In your righteousness, rescue me;
and help me to escape. Turn your ear toward me,
and deliver me. (CJB)

I.B. has bladder cancer and is to begin a unique treatment this month. Uncertainty and nervousness are at high levels, quite understandably. She needs God’s strength and mercy throughout this lengthy treatment—able to tolerate the process without incident—and she needs salvation under the cross of Yeshua.

PRAYER. God’s Healing intervention. His Salvation. His Chesed. Abba, only you truly direct our paths. Please reach out to I.B. so she can find rest in your Name, find comfort in your faithfulness, and witness your divine intervention for your glory. And please help her hubby to tend to every need, giving the sweet support she’ll need. And may she come to know the loving, mighty hand of your salvation gift in Yeshua. In the Name of Israel’s Messiah, Yeshua.
 

#12.JOSIE

Psalm 70:2

May those who seek my life be put to shame . . . and be turned back and dishonored.

We prayed for her/two daughters to get new housing. Answered prayer! But now they’re under spiritual enemy attack and need us to battle in prayer for their divine coverage.

PRAYER. God’s hand. His power. His Word. Lord, help us to stand with Josie in faith, the strongest spiritual weapon we have to demolish strongholds (2 Corinthians 10:4-5). We believe in the power of the cross, its conquering Spirit to overcome he who is in the world. Abba, please bind the mouth of those threatening her, those using witchcraft to come against her and her family. May the brilliance of Your robes fall upon Josie and the girls, protecting them, hemming them in, an impenetrable fortress. In Jesus’s sweet, powerful Name that is above ALL others.

#13. MICHAEL

Psalm 61:2

From the end of the earth I call to You when my heart is faint; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I

We’re standing firm in continued prayer for Michael who has had some relief and doing better (Praise God and His goodness!) from the long-term troubling health conditions and their effects on his spiritual, emotional, mental life.

PRAYER. The Light of the World. God’s Light of life. His lamp on our path. Adonai, call out to the depths of Michael’s soul with soothing words, healing words, words of deliverance and strength. Cast out any darkness and flood his soul with your holy, pure light. Raise him to new levels of understanding in your Word that comfort him, and please release a sweet fragrance from heaven to confirm your Presence, your hand on him, and encourage him each day as you walk with Him. In Yeshua’s beautiful name.

#14. MAUREEN

Psalm 30:2

Lord my God, I cried to You for help, and You healed me.

Maureen was sick on/off during the holidays and now has RSV. She now is developing a symptom that may cause her to be hospitalized. We need God’s grace and intervention.

PRAYER. The Hem of His Garment. The Gentle Brush of His Spirit. His Provisions and Healing. Lord, if you say the word, your daughter will be healed in your way. We pray for your mercies to cover her, your chesed (lovingkindness, love between you and her) to carry her, your hand to lift her closer to you, and for your voice to ripple gently through her, encouraging and healing. Please, Abba, ease her breathing, weaken and shorten the the life of this virus. And please provide everything she needs along the way—and send angelic protection and help throughout the day and night. And in your mercy, please keep her from being hospitalized. In Yeshua’s redemptive, healing Name.

#15. SALVATION & PRODIGAL LIST!

Psalm 40:16

May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You; may those who love your salvation continually say, “The LORD be exalted!”

PRAYER. His Deliverance. His Redemptive Gift. The Son of God. Redeemer King, as we name these people listed below, please run after them, become their hiding place, deliver them from the dark spiritual waters keeping them captive. Please remove the stubbornness, pride, and the lies from satan so they can sense your love and see and understand their need for your redemption plan and receive Jesus, our Messiah, and be saved. It’s in His Mighty, Loving Name we pray.

#1. B’nai Israel (Jews) in Israel and throughout the world, and those caught up in New Age/Buddhism and those not knowing or unwilling to know the truth of Yeshua.

special mentions for salvation and deliverance for the hostages and their families, the Israeli military, Bibi Netanyahu/family and all Israeli leadership, and for unity in the nation

and for these friends and/or rabbis: the Katz family, Rabbi Richman, the Temple Institute, Aish.com, Pardes Institute rabbis/teachers, Rabbi Mintz and family, Rabbi Fohrman, Rabbi Wyne, Rabbi Herlig/Chabad, Rabbi Hecht and family, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Goldbart, Tovia Singer

#2. US Government Officials & Families: Salvation.

Our nation isn’t saved by politicians but by God. It isn’t favored by God because of its politicians but because of its people surrendered to, walking with, and honoring the One, True, Living God, and our Messiah, Yeshua.

Usha Vance (Hindu wife of VP JD Vance), President Donald Trump, and all unsaved members of the new administration and the House/Senate and their families.

#3. Prodigals, those who have gone rogue and are now the enemy’s spiritual hostages. Austin and Emily S. and all those we know–and those we see in the film/music/entertainment industry—who once walked with our LORD but fell under the enemy’s beguiling ways.

#4. Salvation for the spiritually lost:

Luigi

Erica

unbelievers in the cast/crew of The Chosen

Anthony & Lilly (following New Age)

Donny D.

Benjamin, Cliff, J., Gary

Bob K, Paul P., Michael, Tim C.

Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M.

Cynthia and her family

James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael

all our family/friends/loved ones who have yet to humble themselves and surrender their souls and lives/lifestyles to our LORD JESUS.

#5. Deliverance and salvation: Joey and “Joan” and “Hannah” (all three need freedom from gender-confusion/gender-bending) and Emily, Annie, Abbie, Barbara E., Michael, J., Barb (all need freedom from the gay/lesbian hold)

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

A group of fellow believers unite in prayer as one in our Messiah Jesus to stand in the gap before the throne for others.

© Desireofmysoul.faith (.com and .org) & SoulBreaths.com. All rights reserved.

Please join us before our King . . .

The latest prayer needs: listed below.

Email your prayer requests: prayer@desireofmysoul.faith

Psalm 119 stirred within me for this prayer post. It continually speaks of His faithfulness, His Word, His statutes/testimonies. So every prayer request has a verse from it. May His Word elevate your own prayer time and as you are led by Him to pray for these who need God’s touch.

Here we stand, Lord, ready to serve, surrendered, listening, willing to learn. King of Glory, please grow our understanding of how to battle deeper, higher, in prayer with clearer spiritual sight so the enemy’s grip on these situations is weakened and removed. His strongholds, annihilated. His lies, evil sway, manipulative words and strategies, dismantled.

I was asleep but my heart was awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking!—Song of Songs 5:2a

I waited expectantly, patiently for the Lord until He reached down to me and heard my cry. —Psalm 40:1

DECEMBER 12, 2024

5 PRAYER UPDATES!

14 LATEST PRAYER REQUESTS

PRAYER UPDATES!

#1. UPDATE: ANONYMOUS

A fellow prayer warrior—Anonymous—continues to grow stronger after her cardiac procedure that brought her near Heaven’s door. She’s back at her home now, taking it easy and grateful for God’s hand in her life. Your love and prayer support meant much.

#2. UPDATE: MICHELLE

Michelle is feeling blessed. She’s regained some “distant” sense of smell—and doing better so far on her new injectable treatment for the nasal congestion that has contributed to her loss of smell, nasal congestion, asthma, and increasing allergies, lowered quality of life. Thank you, prayer family, for caring and lifting Michelle in prayer.

#3. UPDATE: SHIRLEY (“SHIRL”)

Christmas joy! Shirl is still going strong after her surgery to remove fluid on the brain so she can walk again—90% improved and walking well! She just needs a slight adjustment to the shunt. Prayer warriors, Shirl and hubby Bruce are praising God that miracles do happen—and for all your prayer support.

#4. UPDATE: DOUG

His second procedure for the cancerous spots on his arm went well—they got it all! Much gratitude to our King and you, prayer warriors, who stepped in the gap.

#5. UPDATE: CATHY

Cathy’s November 14 hysterectomy went well and she’s doing great! Thank you, prayer family, for your prayer support.

DECEMBER PRAYER REQUESTS

#1. L.Q.

Psalm 119:125

I am your servant, give me understanding so that I may know your testimonies.

Possibly on the spectrum (ASD), L.Q. needs God’s strength, wisdom, and strategies on how to maneuver social issues and social demands at work and other venues. She lives, learns, engages, comprehends differently than other people. Even L.Q.’s elementary school daughter (who knows the Lord) needs help and counseling, fallout from the parental divorce, shared custody, and subsequent different spiritual influences.

PRAYER. Reliance on Him, His Word, His character. Who is there but you, God? Only you can sort these pressures, guide us along critical life roads strewn with land mines. Please, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace (Isaiah 9:6), run deep in L.Q.’s soul, releasing and calling forth the clinical, physical, spiritual roadmap that she can understand and calmly, comfortably, assuredly follow and walk in. Jesus, please rise in and through all of this for your daughter and your GLORY. In your Name, Lord Messiah, we pray.

#2. MARIA

Psalm 119:131

I opened my mouth wide and panted, for I longed for your commandments.

Our dear sister Maria is walking through a rough time but praising God for her fellow Christian friends who stand with her and encourage her. She is learning how to include God in her suffering.

PRAYER. His presence, His enduring Word, His understanding. Abba, we know life is sometimes filled with long stretches of deep valleys—health-related, financial, work, relationship issues. See how Maria is longing for you, welcoming you into her trials. Walk with her in new ways, holding her up, showing her how to lean on you throughout the wilderness journey where trusting you releases strength to take another step. Where it firms the ground beneath her feet. Please cup Maria’s face with your gentle but strongly faithful hands and raise her face to behold you, gazing into your eyes, overtaken by your shalom, rest, beauty. In your holy name, Yeshua, our redeemer.

#3. Christine

Psalm 119:154

Plead my cause and redeem me; Revive me according to your Word.

Christine—a friend of one of our prayer partners—needs a liver transplant. Please pray she takes care of her health, her diabetes, and poor circulation.

PRAYER. His strength, His revival, His restoration. Mighty King, Christine is at that place many of us reach at various times—when we come to the end of ourselves and must place everything in your hands. As you call her to step out of the boat and walk on stormy waters, help Christine to sense your calming the raging wind and grab onto your hand, then tightly embrace you so you can lift her up, carry her through these uncertainties. May the power of the cross living within her be released, healing the situation, healing her body, restoring and elevating her soul. In Yeshua’s glorious name.

#4. Kari

Psalm 119:169

Let my cry come before you, Lord; Give me understanding according to your Word.

We continue to stand in the gap for Kari. She’s had cancer in the past (female anatomy) and now it’s growing again. In January she’ll be meeting with doctors so she can determine how she’ll treat this next phase.

PRAYER. His holy tent, His wings stretched, sheltering, defending. Redeemer, Restorer, we come before you, carrying the name of our sister Kari on our lips and on our heavy hearts. You alone know the course she should take. May your will become hers. Please cradle Kari in your Presence, your strength, your grace, your healing words, your love. Reign down your mercies on her, her children, her husband, her family. In Jesus’s faithful, powerful name.

#5. MATT

Psalm 119:175

Let my soul live that it might praise you; And let your ordinances help me.

Matt is 41 years old, bipolar with some emotional issues when not on meds. He’s back in a Utah city jail (mental health unit), 400 miles from our family. It’s as if a millstone was been wrapped around our hearts. We have no communication unless he calls—which is less and less. Apparently he’s just staying in his cell, lying around.

PRAYER. His might, His joy, His unexpected deliverance. Holy King, we fall before you, weakened, saddened, clueless. We seek your face and dunamis-powered intervention—making a way where there appears to be none. Rekindle your Word in Matt’s soul, reminding him of what he learned and loved in his earlier years. Bring solid Bible studies that honor our Messiah from biblical teachers with a heart and understanding of bipolar individuals. Please, my Messiah, bless Matt’s soul to praise you. Bring forth your tangible presence for companionship, protection, learning, spiritual maturing, healing, and deliverance.

#6. JAMES

Psalm 119:32

I shall run the way of your commandments; For you will enlarge my heart.

James seeks God’s direction, a shift to release him from work and life frustrations.

PRAYER. His will, His way, His love. Lord God of Hosts, you’ve shown us that discontent signals that a shift is beginning or underway. Use James’s frustrations to plow the fallow ground, the dry, previously comfortable patches, causing those parts of his soul to be made ready for seeding, watering, blooming, enlarging, and harvesting. In our Messiah’s precious, life-giving name, Yeshua.

#7. DALLAS JENKINS & THE CHOSEN TEAM

Psalm 119:38

Establish your Word to your servant as that which produces reverence for you.

Dallas—creator/director/co-writer of The Chosen—has asked believers to pray that God covers him with the heart and spirit needed to finish season 6 with his co-writers, being led by God’s guidance amid the production and holiday stress and busyness.

PRAYER. His voice, His heart, His shalom. El Elyon, your ways are beyond us. How mighty you move, your creativity flowing into and being poured out of your chosen clay vessels, Dallas and his entire team. Thank you for the sensitivity, spiritual insight, tightly written, believably acted, powerfully filmed series that moves people to read and study your Word. The work you’ve begun, please complete it for these last two seasons . . . and as they prepare for all the new biblical productions you’ve set before them. Bless their health, protect their families, keep them in your Word and ways, so all is done for your Glory and the good of those you’ve called to be yours. In our King Messiah’s beautiful name, Yeshua.

#8. CYNTHIA

Psalm 119:37

Turn my eyes away from looking at what is worthless, and revive me in your ways.

Cynthia needs to be brought into the fullness and uncompromising truth of God, our Messiah Yeshua, our Holy Spirit—and freed from the spiritual darkness and influence in her home and family.

PRAYER. His truth, His life, His Word made alive. Righteous King, unshackle Cynthia in mind, body, soul to know you, serve you, love you. Protect her from the enemy’s lies, trickery, manipulation. Let your love and life pierce her heart and soul for the sake of your name and Kingdom and her eternal salvation. In Yeshua’s sweet name.

#9. NICOLE & STEPHANIE & MOM/JOSIE

Psalm 119:59

I considered my ways and turned my feet to your testimonies.

These two sisters (a tween and a teen) need God’s stirring and a closer walk with Him so they love one another better and walk in His peace. Their mom Josie seeks safer housing for her and her two daughters.

PRAYER. His gentleness, His kindness, His bridge-building. Abba, we know discord saddens you—and that the enemy breeds discord. Show mercy on your young daughters by removing the hardness growing on their souls. Let your love penetrate their hearts, melting away and healing scars from words, disappointments, distrust, situations, betrayals, jealousies and envies. Remind them of your Word and ways and help them to find your path and walk on it again. And manifest your stability in their lives with safe, blessed housing. In Yeshua’s redeeming name.

#10. THOMAS

Psalm 119:40

Behold, I long for your precepts; Revive me through Your righteousness.

Bernie—one of our prayer warriors we’ve prayed for prior—is doing wonderfully after her hip surgery. But her family is being torn apart. Her son, Thomas, is back in jail after attacking his brother David and trying to hurt his mom’s hip. Thomas has become dangerous—and believing he has the devil in him. The family is emotionally stressed, but know the Lord has protected them.

PRAYER. His eyes are on the sparrow, His hand extends protection and imparts righteousness. King of kings, please intervene in every aspect of this painful situation. You know the reality of Thomas’s soul condition. Abba, move in sweeping ways to bind up the enemy, easing Bernie’s family’s fears . . . and cleansing Thomas’s heart, mind, soul. Please bring deliverance swiftly at every turn, fully, completely, undeniably. Be glorified, dear Redeemer, help Thomas long for you and your holy, good ways. In Yeshua’s mighty name.

#11. MICHAEL

Psalm 119:58

I sought your favor with all my heart; Be gracious to me according to your Word.

We are committed to standing in the gap for Michael, praying him through to full healing. He has had some relief and doing better from the long-term troubling health conditions and their effects on his spiritual, emotional, mental life.

PRAYER. His relentless love, His unending mercies, His power from on high. King of the battle, please keep moving into Michael’s life, deeper, releasing your mercy, healing, deliverance, and favor beyond measure that he’ll have a testimony to share about your glorious ways and kindness. In Yeshua’s blessed name.

#12. COLE

Psalm 119:68

You are good and You do good; Teach me your statutes.

Cole had an accident and is frustrated with life. He needs God’s help—but, most importantly, he needs God’s salvation and deliverance from the sway of idolatrous friends who flirt with satanic influences.

PRAYER. His freedom, His completeness, His contentment in all situations.. God our Champion, Deliverer, Faithful and True, please show Cole that the only way to fill the holes, the emptiness of his life, is with You. Surround him at every turn with your truth, breaking down his stubbornness, pride, false thinking. And please annihilate the darkness residing near him, attempting to pull him away from truth to keep him captive. You already won the war, Adonai, show Cole who you are! Become real to him. In Yeshua’s great name!

#13. Toni

Psalm 119:34

Give me understanding so that I may comply with your Law and keep it with all my heart.

Toni, a senior citizen, is doggedly downsizing to better fit in her new apartment. She desires God’s discernment throughout the process.

PRAYER. His gentle voice, His holy counsel, His patience. King of Glory, we can do nothing apart from you—from the simplest action to the complex. Sit with your daughter, strengthening her, guarding her health and home, leading her in every decision of what needs discarding, gifting, disposing. Ease the process for her. Be honored in Toni’s life and home. In Yeshua’s radiant name!

#14. SALVATION & PRODIGAL LIST!

Psalm 119:114

You are my hiding place and my shield; I wait for your Word.

PRAYER. His Word, His Redemption, His Eternal Gift. Redeemer King, as we name these people listed below, please run after them, become their hiding place, deliver them from the dark spiritual waters keeping them captive. Please remove the stubbornness, pride, and the lies from satan so they can sense your love and understand your redemption plan and receive Jesus, our Messiah, and be saved. It’s in His Mighty, Loving Name we pray.

#1. B’nei Israel (Jews) in Israel and throughout the world: special mentions for salvation and deliverance for the hostages, Israeli military, Bibi Netanyahu/family and Israeli leadership, Rabbi Richman, the Temple Institute, Aish.com, Pardes Institute, Jews caught up in New Age/Buddhism and those not knowing or unwilling to know the truth of Yeshua. Also Rabbi Mintz and family, Katz family, Rabbi Fohrman, Rabbi Wyne, Rabbi Herlig/Chabad, Rabbi Hecht and family, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Goldbart, Tovia Singer

#2. Prodigals, those who have gone rogue and are now the enemy’s spiritual hostages. Austin and Emily S. and all those we know who once walked with our LORD but fell under the enemy’s beguiling ways.

#3. Salvation for the spiritually lost: Any unbeliever in the cast and crew of The Chosen, Anthony & Lilly (following New Age), Donny D., Benjamin, Cliff, J., Gary, Bob K, Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M., Cynthia and her family, Paul P., Michael, Tim C, James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael, and all our family/friends/loved ones have not humbled themselves and surrendered their souls and lives/lifestyles to our LORD JESUS.

#4. Deliverance and salvation: Joey and “Joan” and “Hannah” (all three need freedom from gender-confusion/gender-bending) and Emily, Annie, Abbie, Barbara E., Michael, J., Barb (all need freedom from the gay/lesbian hold)

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

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You’ve witnessed it on the news and throughout your everyday life: the escalating division, bitterness, lies, and hatred within the US that filters out toward Israel. A tinderbox on all sides, for sure. And likely sparking more waves and rumbles—spiritually and otherwise—well after the election, even with a Republican victory.
 

Encouragement: God is with us. His promises, ironclad.
 

I will go before you and make the rough places smooth . . . I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars. –Isaiah 45:2

His righteousness and grace will rain down on us, carry us through, lift our hearts, calm our souls as our eyes stay fixed on Him, His Word, His ways, and as we spend precious time in His Presence, loving on Him, ministering to Him, hearing His voice.

Mighty King, please strengthen us as we humble ourselves before you. Encourage us, guide our prayers, refine our souls amid this global raging storm—and dismantle the age-old demonic holds surrounding us and infiltrating our cultures, media, communities, schools, governments, churches, family, and friends. May your Name arise and your enemy and his minions demolished.

I was asleep but my heart was awake.

—Song of Songs 5:2a

I waited expectantly, patiently for the Lord

—Psalm 40:1

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

(4) ANSWERED PRAYERS

(1) RED ALERT PRAYER NEED

(10) 9-1-1 PRAYER REQUESTS

ANSWERED PRAYERS

#1. GENE’s ANSWERED PRAYER

Gene sought God for answers to his gut-related issues. His October 30’s outpatient surgery revealed a rare stone occurrence, so he’ll have meds and periodic diagnostics to keep check on things. God is lovingly watching over Gene. Thank you all for your prayer support. Please keep Gene in your prayers for protection and complete healing going forward.

#2. J.A.’s ANSWERED PRAYER

J.A. asked for our prayer support—she needed God’s leading as she faithfully follows him, traveling the US. The Holy Spirit gave her a special word and it was fulfilled wonderfully! Thank you for standing in prayer for J.A. God is gracious!

#3. ANONYMOUS’s ANSWERED PRAYER

October 14’s SOS PRAYER ALERT was for a fellow prayer warrior-Anonymous-who underwent a cardiac procedure that day and was at Heaven’s door. But God stepped in and she is now at home at her daughter’s and resting in the healing hands of our Lord, gracious, mighty, faithful. Thank you, prayer warriors, for your love and prayer support.
 

#4. CATHY ANSWERED PRAYER

A ways back we prayed for Cathy who had just discovered she had breast cancer.

It is gone! Please keep her in your prayers because on November 14 she is having a hysterectomy. Adonai, May your garment of healing surround Cathy and may your hand be on the surgeon/medical team and throughout this entire procedure, on to a complete and safe and speedy recovery. In Jesus’s Mighty Name.
 

RED ALERT: AFTERMATH OF ELECTIONS

Isaiah 45:2

I will go before you and make the rough places smooth . . . I will shatter the doors of bronze and cut through their iron bars.

In the midst of the spiritual aftermath (per this blog post’s opening), we must stand firm and serve the LORD wholeheartedly, trusting the future to Him, the King of kings who stands outside of time and sits exalted above all.

Ruler of the universe, you are radiant, majestic, beautiful. Help us lay down pride, selfishness, anxiety, faithless. Strengthen us in your truth, Word, holy ways. Have mercy on this nation and transform it to once again fully support and bless Israel and stand for righteousness in government decisions, locally, nationally, globally. Every throne must bow to Yours. Every name must surrender to Your Holy Name. As you commanded, every knee will bend and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is LORD to the glory of God, our Father. In His Name we pray.

9-1-1 PRAYER REQUESTS

#1. T.C.: Surgery Monday/November 4

Psalm 41:3

The Lord sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health.

T.C’s surgery is almost here. She’s seeking God’s face, wanting His mighty hand to cover the surgery with medical excellence and for her complete recovery.

Abba, you know the medical need, the details, the concerns. Please spread your wings of healing and comfort over T.C. Stand guard over every facet of this surgery, over every medical team member, and over T.’s recovery. Encourage her faith and be glorified. In Yeshua’s sweet Name.

#2. Shirl: Surgery Thursday/November 7

Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.

After months of waiting and delays, Shirl’s surgery to remove fluid on the brain so she can walk again is fast approaching. She really needs our prayer support.

Abba, please release your presence into this delicate surgery. Protect and bless every step, down to the infinitesimal details for Shirl’s complete recovery, walking once again with strength and her mind, recall, and memory working well. And may you, precious King, get ALL the glory and honor. In Jesus’s sweet Name, the NAME above ALL names.

3. Michelle: New Treatment November 13

Lamentations 3:22

The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; His mercies never come to an end.

Michelle has been battling loss of smell, nasal congestion, asthma, and increasing allergies for quite some time. Her medical team believes she’s a candidate for an injectable treatment for the nasal congestion that should calm some of the asthma as well. The first treatment is November 13 (Wednesday) at 1 pm.

Gracious Father, you alone are the answer. Apart from you, we can do nothing. Please stretch out your hand and show mercy on your daughter Michelle, helping her body to heal without experiencing side effects or other issues with this treatment. Draw her closer to you that she may know deeper and sweeter levels of your presence and love. In Yeshua’s wonderful name.

#4. Kari

Psalm 3:3

But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory, the One who lifts my head high.

Kari has had cancer in the past (female anatomy) and now it’s growing again.

Merciful King, we come with heavy hearts, setting dear Kari at your feet. She needs your strength, your grace, your healing words, your love flowing over her and through her. Please comfort her and guide her and wrap your arms around Kari and her entire family as they look to you for mercy and healing. May the power of the cross that resides within her release your healing presence. In Jesus’s faithful Name.

#5. Doug

Psalm 69:16

Hear me, O LORD; for your lovingkindness is good; turn to me according to the multitude of your tender mercies.

Recently retired, Doug was on our last prayer list. The cancerous spots on his skin are being surgically removed vs. his having chemo treatments. But the doc said the spots will probably return.

Adonai, you alone are Doug’s Redeemer, Deliverer, Strength. You’ve seen all that he has gone through, medically and the battles within. Please come and sit with your son, draw him deeper into your love and your Word. Reign in his soul, body, mind. May you place your mighty hand on his body wherever it is ill and speak life . . . transformation . . . wholeness. In Yeshua’s glorious Name.

#6. Michael

Psalm 40:17

As for me, I am poor and needy, but the Lord takes thought for me. You are my help and my deliverer; do not delay, O my God!

Michael has had a long siege, bearing a heavy yoke of troubling health conditions and their effects on his life. He needs God’s covering, mercy, healing. And his parents seek wisdom from the Lord and a special word from Him of how to best help Michael.

El Elyon, our God Most High. Only you know the depths of despair, the struggles, Michael has faced. And only you know the weight he carries from the weariness of the battle. Father, we carry our tears as we carry Michael before you. With a word from you, he will be delivered and healed and strengthen. We pray that you would bind up the despair and demolish the stronghold the enemy has had on him physically, mentally, and spiritually. Lord we ask for your mercy upon mercy upon mercy. We also ask that you would release wisdom with understanding and speak a word of knowledge to his parents whose souls seek your voice. Please rise up from your throne and embrace Michael with your presence and your goodness. In Jesus’s mighty Name.

#7. Craig

Matthew 5:4

Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Craig’s 98-year-old father recently passed away. The mourning is weighing on Craig. He’s seeking our prayer support and God’s grace to get through.

Precious Savior, only you know if Craig is a believer or if his father was. So we first pray for your peace that comes from knowing you and walking in the truth of the Gospel to overtake Craig’s life. May the beauty and the joy of your redemptive plan give him hope and a purpose as he goes forward. And may the memories of his father be dear to him and comfort him as he moves through the mourning process. To Your Glory, in Yeshua’s Name.

#8. Toni

Psalm 29:11

The Lord will give strength to his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.

It’s official. Toni’s “affordable per income” apartment she just moved into this year has raised her rent $100. She’s seeking God’s plan for her.

Abba, your daughter Toni trusts in you and loves you. Thank you for blessing her with a Christian caregiver to come in daily to give her company and help. We ask that you would stretch the blessing over her even further to open up new resources that will easily cover the new rent. We stand on your faithfulness and your Word and your love. May your name only be glorified and lifted high in Toni’s life. In Yeshua’s Name.

#9. Josi

2 Corinthians 9:8

And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

This caregiver with children needs a better place to live for her and her children.

Loving Father, Josie loves you and brings your ways into her work and home, to her children. Please call forth a safe and better place for them to live. The place you desire, the place where you will spiritually and financially bless and grow your daughter. We ask that it would come into perfect alignment with your will, easily and swiftly. In Yeshua’s Name.

#10. SALVATION & PRODIGAL LIST!

Isaiah 45:8b

Let the earth open up and salvation bear fruit and righteousness sprout with it. I, the LORD, have created it.

Redeemer King, as we name these people listed below, please run after them, deliver them from the dark spiritual waters keeping them captive. Please remove the stubbornness, pride, and the lies from satan so they can sense your love and understand your redemption plan and receive Jesus, our Messiah, and be saved. It’s in His Mighty, Loving Name we pray.

#1. B’nei Israel (Jews) in Israel and throughout the world: special mentions for salvation and deliverance for the hostages, Israeli military, Bibi Netanyahu/family and Israeli leadership, Rabbi Richman, the Temple Institute, Aish.com, Pardes Institute, Jews caught up in New Age/Buddhism and those not knowing or unwilling to know the truth of Yeshua. Also Rabbi Mintz and family, Katz family, Rabbi Fohrman, Rabbi Wyne, Rabbi Herlig/Chabad, Rabbi Hecht and family, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Goldbart, Tovia Singer

#2. Prodigals, those who have gone rogue and are now the enemy’s spiritual hostages. Austin and Emily S. and all those we know who once walked with our LORD but fell under the enemy’s beguiling ways.

#3. Salvation for the spiritually lost: Anthony & Lilly (following New Age), Donny D., Benjamin, Cliff, J., Gary, Bob K, Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M., Paul P., Michael, Tim C, James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael, and all our family/friends/loved ones have not humbled themselves and surrendered their souls and lives/lifestyles to our LORD JESUS.

#4. Deliverance and salvation: Joey and “Joan” and “Hannah” (all three need freedom from gender-confusion/gender-bending) and Emily, Annie, Abbie, Barbara E., Michael, J., Barb (all need freedom from the gay/lesbian hold)

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

A group of fellow believers unite in prayer as one in our Messiah Jesus to stand in the gap before the throne for others.

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Sukkot, the seven-day Feast of Tabernacles, begins at sundown on Wednesday/October 16, Tishrei 15 on the Judaic calendar.

It is one of God’s mo’edim (appointed time), calling B’nei Israel to build temporary booths and reside in them (meals, study, gatherings, some sleep in them), per God’s command based on Leviticus 23:40, Deuteronomy 16:13-16, and even in the coming Millennial Kingdom, Zechariah 14:16-19 when all nations will celebrate Sukkot because the King of kings, Lord Yeshua will once again tabernacle with us—reigning over the world.

Whenever I’ve sat in my sukkah—a precarious, temporary booth with no roof, except for a few branches because we must see the sky above us—or visited someone else’s sukkah, my soul wells up. A holy convergence of joy and humbling. Mindful of God’s greatness, his creation and provisions surrounding me, his forgiveness mercifully shed over me time and time again.

The EXODUS Connection

Sukkot and another biblical feast day are also reminders of the Exodus: during Pesach (Passover) we re-walk the Exodus (freedom from captivity) and during Sukkot we re-walk and recall the arduous 40-year trek (where faith was tested) to freedom, to the promised land, Israel.

As Rabbi Greenberg put it: “Sukkot expresses the deeper Exodus—the reflective, gritty days of marching . . . Freedom came as a result of pitching tents [booths/sukkot] and taking them down over the course of 14, 600 days . . . Sukkot honors the 43,000 meals prepared on the desert trek, the cleanups, the washing of utensils.”

In other words, re-walking the Exodus journey (Sukkot) is about putting our faith in action. Rabbi Greenberg said it like this [red emphasis is mine]:

“Passover is the holiday of faith;

Sukkot is the holiday of faithfulness.”

1 Samuel 12:24. Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart—consider what great things he has done for you.

I was asleep but my heart was awake.

A sound! My beloved is knocking!

—Song of Songs 5:2a

PRAYER LIST

OCTOBER 2024

4 SPECIAL PRAISE REPORTS

12 VITAL PRAYER REQUESTS

1 SALVATION LIST

SPECIAL PRAISE REPORTS

#1 PRAISE REPORT: Bernie

Romans 15:13

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Double blessing! It started when Bernie’s hip surgery was on hold because they found blockages in her heart and that she had an enlarged heart—but later scans showed no blockages and no enlarged heart. Blessing One. Then onto Blessing Two. The October 10 hip surgery was back on. God stretched out his hand over it all. Bernie said: “Miracles never stop. I was in a Christian hospital! They had prayers over the intercom! Surgery went perfect. Thank you for the prayer chain.” Glory to God!

#2 PRAISE REPORT: Anonymous

Psalm 86:3-4

Be gracious to me, Lord, for I call upon you all day long. Make the soul of your servant joyful, for to you, Lord, I lift up my soul.

October 14’s SOS PRAYER ALERT was for a fellow prayer warrior-Anonymous-who underwent a cardiac procedure that day. She made it through the procedure but later her blood pressure was low, then other issues ensued to the point where they had to bring her back with paddles. Now, God’s hand is forming a canopy of protection over her, and she is resting well, hoping to be out of ICU soon and then later, home. Please continue to pray for his strengthening and healing throughout her body.

#3 PRAISE REPORT: Carmella

Lamentations 3:24

The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,“therefore I will hope in him.”

God’s covering has been with Carm throughout her move from the East Coast to the West. She was on our previous prayer list—widowed earlier this year and then had to pick up roots and move to the other side of the country. With God’s comforting hand, she is getting settled in her new place and loves it! Oh taste and see that the Lord is good!

#4 PRAISE REPORT: Jeanelle

Psalm 69:16

Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

Jeanelle had been on our list for her September 30 hysterectomy surgery after diagnostics showed an abnormality in the uterus. God stepped in! She texted the same day of her surgery that it went extremely well. The doctor was truly gifted and one of Jeanelle ‘s friends took care of her afterward. She is in no pain. And she is thankful for all the prayers support and to her Messiah, Yeshua.

12 VITAL PRAYER REQUESTS

#1. ISRAEL!

Psalm 3:1 & 3

Lord, how my enemies have increased! Many are rising up against me . . . But you, Lord, are a shield around me, my glory and the lifter of my head.

The heat is on. Turkey wants an alliance with Russia, Iran, Hezbollah against Israel. The Houthis are still at it. Yet, God’s presence is among his servant, Israel. May they prevail in and with him.

God of the Battle, war over your enemies. Empower your angelic realm to aid Israel as you speak wisdom to Netanyahu and his coalition and war cabinet. Strengthen the IDF and all Israeli military efforts, deliver critical intel to them on all levels—both in the natural and supernaturally. Safeguard, fine-tune, and increase their technology, strategies, weaponry, resilience. Encourage all military personnel, helping their minds and hearts to stay courageous, focused, and able to continue onward, filled by your love for them. And may your mercies fall gently and bountifully on B’nei Israel, the Children of Israel.

#2. US ELECTIONS

Psalm 86:9-10

All nations whom you have made will come and worship before you, Lord, and they will glorify your name. For you are great and You do wondrous deeds. You alone are God.

The spirt of darkness has infiltrated our land, culture, government, legislations, and the souls of our citizens. We confess the sins of the US, the departure of your ways. We seek your face, Lord, the beauty of your face and ways to cover this land once again. Awaken your Believers, call back prodigals, set free the the captives—those beguiled by the lies and demons of the enemy. Arise, LORD, may your NAME be honored on our lips and in the crevices of our souls.

#3. Shirl

Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.

SURGERY DELAYED AGAIN! Shirl’s October 22 surgery to remove fluid on the brain was canceled–there weren’t enough IV fluid bags because the manufacturer company was in the hurricane and have low stock.
Shirl has been wheelchair-bound because of the fluid and has had to endure this for quite a while, waiting for a surgery date so she can walk again. Understandably, the surgical procedure is unsettling and the delay yet again doesn’t help. Shirl has fought breast cancer in the past and knows the power and grace of God. We are waiting on God’s timing, mercy, strength.

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, you hear our cries, you see our challenges and discouragements. You are the Great I Am! Please embrace Shirl with mercy, comfort, strength, and your voice carrying encouragement and revealing your faithfulness. May you step forward and make a way where there is none. Removing the hurdles and obstructions for this surgery in your perfect timing, with your perfect conditions, your perfection in and through all of this. Bless this upcoming surgery down to the infinitesimal details for Shirl’s complete recovery. And may you, precious King, get ALL the glory and honor. In Jesus’s sweet Name, the NAME above ALL names.

#4. Gene

Psalm 27:7

Hear, Lord, when I cry with my voice, and be gracious to me and answer me.

October 30, outpatient surgery. Gene’s not been feeling well for some time and has had some gut-related issues. Surgeons will perform a biopsy of Gene’s pancreas and retinol.

Adonai, you are comforter, healer, and wisdom. Please crown Gene with favor and compassion. Wrap him in your healing garment, letting him sense your presence and trust your hand in this. May you stretch out your arms and embrace the surgeons and guide each second of the procedure through the recovery. Bring forth the answers needed, the healing and any further treatment.

#5. Austin

Psalm 84:10b & 11

I’d rather stand at the threshold of the house of my God than live in the tents of wickedness, for the LORD GOD is. a sun and shield; The Lord gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

Austin is a young man struggling on many things—his family, his soul, his relationship to God. And he’s tried numbing the pain by what the world offers. But God is calling this prodigal back home.

Abba, may Austin’s soul thirst for you, regardless of life’s storms around him. May he seek your face, sit quietly before you, trusting, waiting, lifted by your Word and voice. Please stir his heart for you, encourage him, helping him walk uprightly, going from strength to strength in you.

#6. Josi

John 14:26

But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.

Josi seeks strength in her walk with the Lord, desiring more of the Holy Spirit. And, in her job as a caregiver for patients, Josi (who is Hispanic) is asking God to bring her more English-speaking clients to help her learn how to communicate with them better. She also seeks him for improved finances and for her children to get along better and get good grades.

King of kings, please usher in Jose’s life a new level of walking with you, hearing you, listening to your voice. Awaken her spiritual gifts and fine-tune them, giving her a deeper understanding of your Word. May this newness carry over to her finances and business life where she can be blessed with more English-speaking clients to serve them on broader levels. Wherever she goes, let her be an ambassador of Christ, anointing her speech, actions, and thoughts. And may her family be filled with your peace and grace, striving to do well in school and all walks of their life before you.

#7. Miss Brown

Psalm 27:7-9a

From Hebrew: Hear, O Lord, when my voice cries out; be gracious to me and answer me! For you (your behalf), my heart (heard you say), “Seek (strive for, search out) My face.” Your face, Lord, I will seek. Hide not your face from me.

Major shifting still in progress. Miss Brown needs God’s urgent intervention—financial assistance for the immediate and upcoming needs, covering her out-of-state move and other needs for her and her children.

Abba, we know you’re moving in this situation. Your promises are steadfast. Your character true, above all others. None are like you. Please level every mountain, every obstacle, every interference in this situation so your will flows on a clear path, your words and desires accomplished. And so everything—from basic necessities to more profound needs—are handled. Thank you, for you are our Shepherd who hears and knows our needs and uses all things for your glory. In Yeshua’s mighty Name.

#8. Andrea

Psalm 73:28

But as for me, the nearness of God is good for me; I have made the Lord God my refuge, so that I may tell of all your works.

Ever since her back surgery 3.5 years ago as a result of stage 4 breast cancer, her back pain daily teeters at 8-10 (on a scale of 10). She needs a deep move of God to ease her daily life.

Precious Lord, day in and day out, she calls to you for relief. We pray for your great mercy, healing, mighty hand, love, and answer to fall from heaven and rain over Andrea—a holy waterfall from your throne brimming with the power of the cross to heal, restore, deliver. There is none like you, Glorious King. Only you can step in and bless your daughter.

#9. J. A.

Psalm 31:3

Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name, lead and guide me.

J. A. walks by faith, traveling throughout the US as God leads. She needs prayer support to walk more closely to him, to make decisions per his will, and to grow in him and his Word.

Glorious King, your eyes are on the sparrow . . . and on J. A. Hear the cries of her heart and align her soul with yours on every matter set before her. Help her, Holy Spirit, to not veer to the left or right but to walk honoring you in all things.

#10. Marcus

Psalm 16:8a

I saw the Lord continually before me, because he is at my right hand, so that I will not be shaken.

Marcus seeks your continued prayers for his brothers and himself to get along—and for salvation for his brothers (Steve and Jim). Jim who was on our prayer list in the past because of terrible vehicle accident and was almost paralyzed has a praise report: he is healing up well. Thank you, Lord.

Oh Lord, you know the heart . . . and you desire peace, grace, and forgiveness among brothers. Please release your truth, your Gospel, in ways Steve and Jim will understand, be humbled, and bow down to you, forsaking all else. And help Marcus to put his foot, step by step, where you lead in all these matters and let love prevail.

#11. Toni

Psalm 29:11

The Lord will give strength to his people; the Lord will bless his people with peace.

Toni, a longtime believer in Jesus, is a senior citizen who had to move earlier this year due to finances and now is facing a rent hike at the new place. She hasn’t even finished unpacking from her move and is not physically well. And she also seeks God’s traveling mercies on Tina and Bob, her sister and brother-in-law.

Lord, you are radiant and holy. We thank you for all the ways you’ve helped and gifted your daughter, Toni, over the years. She needs resources to open up. Please shed your grace, mercy, provisions, and guidance on this situation, helping her to follow you and do your will. And please allow your traveling mercies to cover Tina and Bob wherever and however they travel, keeping them in the palm of your gracious hand.

#12. Doug

Psalm 69:16

Hear me, O LORD; for your lovingkindness is good; turn to me according to the multitude of your tender mercies.

Doug has had serious health issues in the past, is recently retired, and now his dermatologist said that the two spots on Doug’s body—one on the side of his head and one on his arm—are basil cell carcinoma. The doc scraped them both and cauterized them. But the one on Doug’s arm is still bleeding from the day before. He has an appointment next week to discuss treatment.

We look to you, Lord, seeking your chesed (lovingkindness) for Doug. Please step into this situation and comfort him, flow wisdom to his doctor, and release healing according to your will, timing, glory. Let your name and your Word be a comfort, drawing Doug closer to you, reminding him of your faithfulness and love.

SALVATION LIST

Psalm 18:16-17a

He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. He rescued me from my strong enemy.

#1. Joey and “Joan” and “Hannah” (all three need salvation and deliverance from gender-confusion/gender-bending)

#2. Emily and Annie and Abbie and Barbara E. (all four need salvation and deliverance from lesbianism)

#3. B’nei Israel names for salvation: Rabbi Mintz, Katz family, Rabbi Fohrman, Rabbi Wyne, Rabbi Hecht, Rabbi Goodman, Rabbi Cohen, Rabbi Goldbart, Tovia Singer

#4. Salvation: Anthony & Lilly (following New Age), Donny D., Benjamin, Cliff, Gary, Bob K, Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M., Paul P., Tim C, James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael, and all our family/friends/loved ones who are still in spiritual darkness or who went prodigal.

Redeemer King, call for these who are in deep, dark spiritual waters, rescue them from the enemy of their souls. Reach deep within them, remove the stubbornness, pride, and the lies from satan so they can hear and understand your beautiful redemption plan and receive Jesus, our Messiah and be saved. It’s in His Mighty, Loving Name we pray.

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SPECIAL MESSAGE

While writing this prayer post, the ticking of the second hand on my Star-of-David clock becomes more evident. Invading my quiet time. Capturing my attention. Time slipping away . . . a reminder of our finite world.

We are in the month of Elul (29 days) on the Hebrew calendar, a precious time heralding a 40-day preparation period (29 days on through the Ten Days of Awe–High Holy Days, Rosh Hashana to the close of Yom Kippur).
 

These 40 days of Elul/Days of Awe are regarded as a special time of God’s mercy: Yemei Ratzon, Days of his favor.

The back story: The third time Moses ascended Mount Sinai was around 1313 BCE, taking with him the second set of stone tablets per God’s directive.

Moses camped out 40 days on the mountain from the beginning of Elul to the tenth of Tishrei (Yom Kippur)—where God re-engraved the Ten Commandments and forgave Israel’s idolatrous Golden Calf debacle, which occurred just three months after God delivered them from Egyptian captivity.

Yep, downhill spiritual slides can happen blindingly fast. There’s a lesson in that. Let’s take heed.

ELUL: HOW TO EXPERIENCE IT

Typically Psalm 27 (among others) are read daily. The shofar is blown/heard daily (listen online, if needed) and symbolizes an alarm, a warning that the King our God is “in the field”—meaning that He is approachable and we need to get our souls realigned on many counts, within and without.

Elul is a 40-day window of introspection, honest reflection before God, repentance (turning from all those not-so-good bits), teshuva (returning to God and his ways), service to Him and others, worship, fasting, seeking forgiveness from those we have wronged (and certainly taking spiritual stock that we have indeed forgiven those who have harmed/hurt us).

Some people journal their spiritual moments and take weeklong exploratory dives into key topics like justice, compassion, mercy, forgiveness, etc.

May your time be revealing, healing, genuinely transformational before our King. And may it lay the groundwork for a deeper spiritual course where you’ll be inscribed and sealed for a good year.

I was asleep but my heart was awake.

A sound! My beloved is knocking!

—Song of Songs 5:2a

PRAYER LIST

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

(1) MISSIONARY REQUEST + (18) IMMEDIATE PRAYER NEEDS

SPECIAL MISSIONARY REQUEST: Nathan & Kristen Rusch (and baby)

Psalm 27:13-14

I would have fainted had I not believed (had faith) that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living! Hope (wait with expectancy) for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait (expectantly) for the Lord!

The Rusch family (Nick/Kristen with their baby) are serving in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, discipling local church leaders while reinvesting and building relationships with the Persian, Tajik, and Domari peoples.

Uzbekistan is a closed nation—largely Muslim. Per Open Door, any Christian who converts from Islam faces increased pressure from their family and community. These converts may be beaten or expelled from their communities.” They can be fined for meeting “illegally,” possessing religious literature, or having Christian songs on their smartphones, etc.

Mighty God, there is none like you, none above you. No one can reverse your acts. You are Righteous, Holy, Justice, Redeemer. Please blanket the Rusch family with your protection, wisdom, provision, mercy. Cloak them and the Uzbekistan Christians under your wings, hidden from the persecutions and raiding parties. Glorious Father, please turn events so restrictions against your church in Uzbekistan are removed. Help your young church there to grow and mature in your Word through solid discipleship. LORD, you’ve been stirring the hearts of people in Iran toward you, please continue to allow the seeds of the Gospel to blanket the entire Persian world and rise like a bright beacon of your love and truth in our Messiah Jesus. In His Name we pray.

#1. Our Nation

Psalm 18:46,49

The LORD lives, blessed be my Rock, exalted be the GOD of my Salvation. For this I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations and sing to your NAME.

We’re at another crossroads. One of our prayer warriors (Marilouise) had our nation and Israel on her heart, which I’m sure echos within all of us.

Help us, LORD OF HOSTS, to cleanse our hearts and hands before you. Help this nation to humble itself, turn to God, and pray for forgiveness, turning away from wicked things and turning toward the truth of the Word. Abba, help our leaders, citizens, church leaders to recognize Israel as the apple of God’s eye, pray for her, and stand firm with Israel, who will never be destroyed. What you have declared, Precious King, will be done. No one can reverse your works, declarations, promises. In Jesus’s holy Name.

#2. Jeanelle

Psalm 69:16

Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

September 30 surgery date. From our prior prayer list, we’re interceding for Jeanelle’s hysterectomy, after diagnostics showed an abnormality in the uterus.

Majestic King your eye is on your daughter who has walked faithfully with you for years. Let her see the greatness of your hand in this, in unexpected, wondrous ways. From start to finish, may your Name be lifted up, be exalted, pre-surgery, during the surgery, and throughout the healing and recovery process. In Jesus’s brilliant Name, Messiah, our Reward.

#3. Bernie

Romans 15:13

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

UPDATE! Her October 10 operation is now uncertain because preliminary diagnostics revealed an enlarged heart and blockages in the right and left branches. From our prior prayer list, Bernie has been preparing for a hip replacement procedure–and is still waiting now with this latest update.

King of Life, Sustainer of Life, may your arms envelop Bernie and bathe her in your comfort with songs from your Holy Spirit washing over her and running through her soul, calming and reviving her. Please release wisdom and understanding to her doctors and medical team and help them hear you and follow your lead even if they do not know you. Let nothing be done apart from your righteous will and your perfect timing. In Jesus’s powerful Name.

#4. Shirl

Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise.

October 22 surgery date. Shirl has fluid on the brain and is now wheelchair-bound. She’s had to endure for a while, waiting for a surgery date to remove the fluid and get her walking again. Shirl has fought breast cancer in the past and knows the power of God to step in.

Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty, you hear our cries, you see our challenges and discouragements. You, the Great I Am, please step forward again and bless this upcoming surgery down to the infinitesimal details for Shirl’s complete recovery. And may you, precious King, get ALL the glory and honor. In Jesus’s sweet Name, the NAME above ALL names.

#5. Michael

Psalm 18:28

For You will light my lamp; The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.

From prior prayer lists: Michael remains in great need. He’s struggling emotionally and spiritually amid mental health and physical issues. His battle is intense.

You, LORD, are the only one whose Name is Lovingkindness, a Mighty Deliverer, Life-giver. Michael needs your presence to overtake this situation, every aspect, every illness, every demonic hold and influence, every milligram of hopelessness, every nanosecond of despair and tiredness. Jesus, may your cross of healing and deliverance radiate from within Michael and may your transformational power be witnessed, evident, freeing and honored. Praise your Name, King of kings, Lord of lords.

#6. Debbie

Psalm 27:5

For he will hide me in his tabernacle (in his shelter) in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the hidden places of his tent; he will lift me high upon a rock.

While caring for her mother-in-law who was battling cancer (and recently died), Debbie, a new believer in Christ in her 60s, learned that she herself has cancer and immediately had a hysterectomy. But doctors are puzzled by some things and sending her results to City of Hope and Sloan Kettering for expert opinions.

Thank you, King Jesus, for revealing to Debbie your Messiahship and the redemption eternal gift of the cross. Oh, Precious Savior, how much this little lamb is going through. Please draw close to her, let your Holy Spirit shelter her, your sweet presence palatable, comforting, guiding. Release wisdom to the doctors and, please, supernaturally part the troubled waters and usher in your healing and love like a mighty river. In Jesus’s sweet Name.

#7. Kim

Psalm 138:3

On the day I called, You answered me; You embolden me, you put strength in my soul.

Kim is the point person in her family, caring for the needs of aging parents, her own family, her church needs. Caregivers and care-doers need help too—and their work is a worship before the LORD.

Blessed Redeemer, you’ve gifted Kim with a heart to help in many directions. May you now gift her with times of rest and recovery, and please breathe your strength, wisdom, fiscal blessings, on her and her family. May you rise up within her and let her soul hear your gentle fatherly voice and be comforted. In Jesus’s glorious Name.

#8. Miss C. Brown

Psalm 27:7-9a

From Hebrew: Hear, O Lord, when my voice cries out; be gracious to me and answer me! For you (your behalf), my heart (heard you say), “Seek (strive for, search out) My face.” Your face, Lord, I will seek. Hide not your face from me.

Miss Brown needs God’s urgent intervention—financial assistance for the immediate and upcoming needs, covering her out-of-state move and other needs for her and her children.

I see the word TRUST . . . Abba, we know you’re moving in this situation. Your promises are steadfast. Your character true, above all others. None are like you. Please level every mountain, every obstacle, every interference in this situation so your will flows on a clear path, your words and desires accomplished. And so everything—from basic necessities to more profound needs—are handled. Thank you, for you are our Shepherd who hears and knows our needs and uses all things for your glory. In Yeshua’s mighty Name.

#9. SALVATION LIST

Psalm 18:16-17a

He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. He rescued me from my strong enemy.

Bob K, Erica & Richard, Susan R., Erica M., Paul P., Tim C, James J., Alexandria, Cole, Joe D., Mercedes, Bob, Michael, and all our family/friends/loved ones who are still in spiritual darkness or who went prodigal.

Redeemer King, call for these who are in deep spiritual waters, rescue them from the enemy of their souls. Reach deep within them, remove the stubbornness, pride, and the lies from satan so they can hear and understand your beautiful redemption plan and receive Jesus, our Messiah and be saved. It’s in His Mighty, Loving Name we pray.

#10. Kathy G.

Psalm 20:6-8

Now I know that the Lord saves his anointed; he will answer him from his holy heaven with the saving might of his right hand.Some trust in chariots and some in horses,
but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. They collapse and fall, but we rise and stand upright.

Kathy is a strong believer and a prayer leader. She recently fell and fractured her leg. The enemy is busy these days troubling God’s people who are serving him.

The Great I Am, healer of our souls, please lift Kathy in your arms and hold her close to your heart. Breathe healing through her body and speak sweet truths and comforting words to her soul. Thank you for helping her to carry on with her prayer group despite the enemy’s tactics. May you and your ways be lifted up now and forever, our Great King. In Yeshua’s beautiful Name.

#11. Mary

Psalm 116:1-2

I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my pleas for mercy. Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.

Mary broke her wrist in two places and then got Covid while in rehab. Compounding things, she’s at high risk because of her stage 4 liver cancer.

Merciful King, please cover Mary with your Name, your Presence, your encouragement, your healing. You who are the Rock, Exalted, Steadfast and True, may you fill her to overflowing with your goodness and strength. In Jesus’s holy name.

#12. Carmella & Family

Lamentations 3:24

The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,“therefore I will hope in him.”

Carmella was widowed earlier this year and now has to pick up roots and move to the other side of the country—but thankfully near her daughter. Still, major moves and deep life changes are soul-rocking. Amidst that, her siblings are having their own sorrows and hardships: her sister Jo-Jo and family (husband died earlier this year), her brother Chuck has had a long battle with stage 4 cancer but is handling treatment, and her brother Vito’s wife has dementia that is worsening.

We bow before you, Glorious King. No one can help us but you—all power and glory belong to you alone. Humbly, we ask for your arms to gather this extended family and cover them in the shelter of your loving wings. Please speak truth, hope, rest, comfort, and the beauty of your ways to their souls . . . and let your love rain down upon them along their journey with and in you. Be magnified, Holy One, be magnified so they are reassured of your presence with them. In Jesus’ wondrous name.

#13. Marcus

Isaiah 26:12

O Lord, you will ordain peace for us, because all that we have done, you have done for us. (CJB)

Marcus lives with his two brothers in their family house. But there’s a potential move ahead to sell the property, an issue for some.

LORD, it’s your desire, your will, that we seek. May these brothers not move hastily but inquire of you and follow your lead. You know their individual needs and the impact this will have one way or another. Please, ABBA, speak peace over them and the situation so however this unfolds, it is by your calm, gentle hand so unity among the brothers prevails and your ways are high and lifted up. In your Name, Lord Jesus, we pray.

#14. Andrea & Roger

Isaiah 26:3-4

You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you because he TRUSTS in you. Trust the LORD forever for the LORD GOD is an EVERLASTING ROCK.

Despite major health issues—stage 4 breast cancer and knees/stomach problems—Andrea and Roger are taking a quick vacation this month, a gift from her son.

Your kindness overwhelms us, LORD. Thank you for this gift so Andrea and Roger can have respite from the daily concerns. May you stretch out your garments and protect them and her son/daughter-in-law along their travels. And may it be filled with rest, restoration, refreshment—and a calm in their souls. In Jesus’s magnificent Name.

#15. Vee

Psalm 36:10

Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who know you, and your righteousness to the upright of heart!

From our prior list: Vee has been battling cancer many times. Now in her senior years, the cancer has returned and spread to her liver and elsewhere. Many days she prays for Jesus to call her home to Him.

Sweet Shepherd, our Deliverer, let your strength and mercy rain down from your throne and envelope Vee in this difficult, draining fight. Carry her in your arms, help her to feel your comforting presence, and cover her with your shalom (completeness and a peace not of this world). In Jesus’s glorious Name and power we pray.

#16. Jim

Isaiah 63:9

In all their troubles he was troubled; then the Angel of His Presence saved them; in his love and pity he redeemed them

Jim is a diabetic who has been hospitalized with streptococcus. He needs God’s intervention, encouragement, healing.

Holy, Magnificent King, look down upon Jim and all his troubles. Envelope him through every moment, covering him with your garment of healing and strength, reminding him of your Word, your love, your redemption gift in Jesus. And in our Messiah’s name, we pray.

#17. Mary T.

James 1:12

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.

Mary is in the thralls of getting her nursing degree—while raising four little ones and while her hubby is working hard outside the home, away at times. Daily life can get exhausting. Strength, encouragement, fellowship with other young couples in the Lord.

LORD, even when we follow your lead, hardships surround us. May you encourage Mary with your words and fellowship from other young Christian couples. Give her restful sleep and release strength in her mind, body, soul. Protect her children and husband, and continue to guide her in all things for your glory. In Jesus’s sweet Name.

#18. Allie

Psalm 13:5

But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.

From our prior prayer list: Allie has been diagnosed with bone cancer. The suddenness of this unexpected life turn is jarring.

LORD GOD MOST HIGH, cover Allie with your garment of comfort. Release healing from your throne according to your will. May the excellence of your ways be evident in every medical treatment and care . . . and we seek your supernatural intervention for your glory and Allie’s good. It’s in your beautiful Name, Jesus, that we pray.

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The world is staggering, about to be shaken as you sift us in this hour of human history. LORD, we call out with these four selected lines of the ancient Hebraic prayer, Ana B’Koach:

We beg You with the strength and greatness of Your right arm, free the bound (untangle the knot) . . . Powerful and Holy One, in goodness lead Your flock . . . Unique One, Exalted One, turn to (face) your people who remember your holiness . . . Accept our prayer and hear our cry, Knower of mysteries.

Song of Songs 5:2a. I was asleep but my heart was awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking!

Psalm 40:1. I waited expectantly, patiently for the Lord until He reached down to me and heard my cry.

August 17, 2024

SOS PRAYER ALERT: ISRAEL

Thank you, LORD, for for the victory you will give Israel. For all those you have allowed to survive. For all those who you have saved and are saving and will save, opening up your Book, your Word, that they may know the glorious gift you have given us and your redemptive plan in Jesus, our Messiah. “He has helped his servant Israel in remembrance of his mercy.”—Luke 1:54

(4) PRAISE REPORTS

#1. Jessica

From our last prayer list: Jessica, a near-21-year-old, went to church a few weeks ago and received the LORD. And she just got a job! May the Lord continue to guide her and make a way for her to attend the young adult group at church to build her walk in Him.

#2. Maria

From our July 14 prayer list: Maria (in Spain) was in depression and is being treated for her attempted suicide. She’s now volunteering at the Red Cross. May God turn her heart toward him, to believe/receive His reward in Jesus for salvation and may he help her understand that He Alone is the true desire of her heart and the answer to her every need.

#3. Baby Matty in Philippines

From our last prayer list: Baby Matty made it through the cleft surgery! But he now needs healing for an infection from the surgery. LORD, thank you for your kindness in helping Matty. Please now strengthen him for this next surgery, which we’re told is going to be more traumatic to his little body. Clothe him with your mercy.

#4. Alexandria

From our last and prior prayer list: Alexandria is a young woman who is incarcerated but trying to get her life back on track. She just finished her high school degree while inside and had her graduation on 8/14/2024! LORD, thank you for encouraging Alex along the way to this milestone. May she now turn her eyes to you. Help her soul to hunger for you and your Word . . . and not be fooled and lured by the world’s mindset and spiritual darkness surrounding her in that environment.

(14) LATEST PRAYER REQUESTS

#5. Jamie

Psalm 25:6

Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old.”

Bittersweet update. With God’s grace and bathed in your prayers (thank you all so much), Jamie made it through the hip socket surgery. He was to be moved to a rehab center this week, which was delayed due to a setback with pulmonary edema. But now the rehab isn’t going to happen. His stage 4 lung and liver cancer have spread even more . . . and he’s hoping to return home for at-home hospice care.

We bow before you, LORD, grateful for helping Jamie through the hip-socket surgery. Blessed Redeemer, this cancer continues to spread and is weakening him, unless you choose to step in. But it’s your will, your timing, your holy desire that we seek. Please stretch out your wings and draw Jamie beneath them, gently, mercifully, calmly, in your quiet love, as he looks to you along this final leg of his journey down here. Please strengthen him and his family (mom, brothers, children/grandchildren, cousins, etc.) during this time, especially the family members caring for him in this hospice state. And may their time together during these days be blessed and precious in your sight.

#6. Daniela

Job 42:2

I know that you can do all things; no purpose of yours can be thwarted.

From our last prayer list: Daniela has returned to the States from her internship at Calvary’s Bible College in Dumaguete, Philippines.

Our God is a Mighty Warrior. LORD, please establish the roots of Daniela’s calling, open doors for her ministry work, and deepen her love for you. Abba, create in her a courageous spirit for evangelism wherever she goes.

#7. Jeanelle

Psalm 69:16

Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

Thank you for interceding for Jeanelle’s SOS Prayer Alert. When diagnostics showed an abnormality in the uterus, she underwent an endometrial biopsy. Please keep praying—she has a hysterectomy scheduled for September 30.

O Glory of all, Majestic King your eye is on your daughter who has walked faithfully with you for years. Let her see the greatness of your hand in this, in unexpected, wondrous ways. May your Name be lifted up, be exalted, our King.

#8. D.

Psalm 68:35

You, God, are awesome in your sanctuary; the God of Israel gives power and strength to his people.

For reasons unknown, D. suffers periodically with a respiratory infection.

May the power of the cross—its healing, deliverance, life-giving, and boundless love—emanate throughout her body for restoration, encouragement, and a reprieve from this ongoing condition. Help her rise up, strengthened by your chesed (lovingkindness) and your voice within the crevices of her soul that is affirming your love.

#9. Isobel

Colossians 1:13

He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son.

Isobel is struggling with discouragement fueled by spiritual warfare.

Abba, cast out the darkness and flood her soul with your Light, your calm, your rest. Silence the enemy’s voice, his lies, and stretch out your hand to stop the fiery demonic darts attacking her.

#10. Allie

Psalm 13:5

But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation.

Allie (friend of Daniela, #6 on this list) has been diagnosed with bone cancer. The shock of the news is disorienting . . . the suddenness of an unexpected life turn is jarring.

LORD GOD MOST HIGH, cover Allie with your garment of comfort. Release healing from your throne according to your will. May the excellence of your ways be evident in every medical treatment and care . . . and we seek your supernatural intervention for your glory and Allie’s good.

#11. Vee S.

Psalm 36:10

Oh, continue your steadfast love to those who know you, and your righteousness to the upright of heart!

Vee (a believer in Jesus her Messiah and a Catholic) has battled cancer many times, but now in her senior years, the cancer has returned and spread to her liver and elsewhere. Many days she prays for Jesus to call her home to Him.

Sweet Shepherd, our Deliverer, let your strength and mercy rain down from your throne and envelope Vee in this difficult, draining fight. Carry her in your arms, help her to feel your comforting presence, and cover her with your shalom (completeness and a peace not of this world).

#12. Bernie

Romans 15:13

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

We’ve prayed for Bernie’s anticipated hip surgery—now she finally received the date: October 10 at 9 am Eastern time.

Glorious King, guide every step, from these preparatory days through the actual surgery and rehabilitation time frame. Please draw her closer to you with blessed assurance as you help her handle every detail ahead of time at home and for her family’s needs so her mind, soul, and spirit are at rest in you.

#13. Ginny

Jeremiah 1:8

Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you to deliver you, declares the LORD.

Ginny needs healing & salvation. She’s 40 years old but has multiple health problems and is always in and out of the hospital.

El Gibbor, our Mighty God, Ginny must be weary and frightened . . . and perhaps, hopeless. Please step into her life in such a way that the wonder of your Gospel message with its blessed hope (Jesus) revive Ginny spiritually and physically.

#14. Erica

Psalm 40:13

Be pleased, O LORD, to deliver me! O LORD, make haste to help me!

In her 30s, she greatly needs God’s redemptive hand, salvation in Jesus, and deliverance from the demonic pull and confusion of a Woke culture and family.

King of kings, there is none like you. Erica’s soul needs your cleansing, your hand to cut the ties that are binding her, your true freedom in Jesus. Let your Truth, Life, and Way surround her on every side so her spiritual eyes are awakened to You.

#15. Anonymous

Lamentations 3:22-23

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

Diagnostics on this man, a believer in Jesus, revealed “something” in the pancreas—possibly a stone. Further tests will be run for clarification and next steps.

El Elyon, our God Most High, you are the great Revealer. Please give wisdom and understanding to the doctors so this man will gain relief from the condition he’s been living with since late last year. And by your hand and love, may he be healed.

#16. Kevin

Hebrews 4:16

Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Battle on. When God moves, the enemy stirs. God has ushered positive, new things to prayerfully ignite a new chapter in Kevin’s life—going back to a Christian university for a bachelor’s degree in Christian Studies with emphasis on Global Ministries. And he started his new job and likes it. Now he needs God’s covering and to stay armored up against the enemy’s wiles to derail things.

LORD, protect these gifts from you, your lovingkindness is too wonderful for us to comprehend. Please continue to help Kevin in his walk with you, in his work, and in his family. Gird him and raise up his soul for your glory.

#17/#18. James & friend Cole

Philippians 4:19

And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

(a) James, a believer, is seeking God’s open doors and guidance.

Abba, hear the heart of your son, James, and lead him forward in your Word, growing his spiritual maturity and firming the ground beneath him per your will and purpose.

(b) Cole is James’s longtime friend. Cole needs salvation and the right truck-driving work so he can eventually leave town for a better place.

Change is the word, LORD. Change in his thinking about you, change in his soul through redemption from Jesus, and change in his work opportunities that take him to better, healthier (spiritually and otherwise) living.

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

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Our Redeemer lives! Blessed be the NAME of the LORD. He is Glorious in all His ways, Majestic, Righteous, filled with Splendor.

Abba, may your faithful presence envelop Netanyahu and speak to his soul, leading him in your plans and with your strength. And may your promises be evidenced so the whole world knows that you alone are the God of Israel. Please turn B’nai Israel’s hearts to Jesus, their promised Jewish Messiah.

I waited expectantly, patiently for the Lord until He reached down to me and heard my cry. —Psalm 40:1

JULY 24, 2024

1 Immediate Request

2 Praise Reports/Requests

8 Prayer Requests

#1. Baby Matty! Cleft Lip Surgery July 26-29!

Mark 10:16

And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them.

Baby’s parents serve at Calvary Chapel’s Bible College in the Philippines (Dumaguete)

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#2. Michelle. PRAISE REPORT!

Philippians 4:19

And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

We’ve prayed for some time that Michelle’s allergies would be more in control—she’s had difficulties with breathing and extremely limited food options that her body could tolerate. But God is moving via some recent treatments that have been easing things. Please keep her in your prayers for God’s complete restoration and her sense of smell to return.

Abba, all things rest in your hands. We thank you for the respite and help with medication. Please cover your daughter with your healing hand and restore her, rebalancing her body and internal systems for your glory.

#3. Mary T. DOUBLE PRAISE REPORT!

Isaiah 43:15-16

I am the Lord, your Holy One,The Creator of Israel, your King. Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, and a path through the mighty waters

(1) Mary needed God’s direction on continuing her nursing education which has been difficult with four little ones and a truck-driving hubby who must work out of town. But God the Way-Maker stepped in! Kevin has a new job that allows him to be in town more often, paving the way for Mary’s education to continue more easily.

(2) You might recall praying for her brother Henry who had drug issues and so did his pregnant girlfriend. Both are doing well, maintaining a stable environment, and preparing for their baby girl’s arrival next month!

Lord God, you are kind and merciful. We praise you for your goodness on Mary and her entire family. Bless the new baby, protect the delivery process and provide all that’s needed. And lead Mary in her studies, giving her understanding, knowledge, and wisdom in her field to help and bless others for your name’s sake.

#4. Jessica

Psalm 32:7

You are my hiding place; you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.

Finding our way isn’t easy for our young people. Jessica is a creative and will soon turn 21 and feels lost. She needs to find her purpose in Christ, commit to walking with him uprightly and to follow His lead for a job that blesses her fiscally, spiritually, and mentally.

Lord, you are our glory and the lifter of our head. Walk with Jessica and call her forward, sharing those things she needs to know and learn, casting down all desires that are not of you. And please guide her in a solid job search that is good in your sight.

#5. Thomas

James 4:7

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

It’s been a bumpy on-again/off-again spiritual road for Thomas. His mom (Bernie) needs your prayer support to do battle on Thomas’s behalf.

Lord God, King of the fight, pierce the darkness, rip away the stubbornness, pride, lies, jealousies, and the slick wiles of the devil. Recalibrate Thomas’s mind, heart, ears, spirit, soul to your heavenly frequency. Bring forth your goodness, redemption, everlasting truth that will set Thomas free now and for the rest of his days. Be glorified in and through this transformation.

#6. Michael

Psalm 34:17

The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles.

We’re wrestling in prayer for Michael, Diana and Mike’s son. As Diana says, “We have Michael on the mat.” We’re not giving up in this spiritual warfare—his health, anger issues, and his walk with God. Recently, his doctor offered nothing to help his situation, so Michael is seeing another doctor in August.

There is you and no other, Adonai. Only you have the answers. Only you have the love and power to bring forth the physical healing and to disrupt and disintegrate the principalities, the hosts of wickedness in heavenly places, and the demonic influences that have derailed Michael’s vibrance, well-being, and love for you. Please, my King, speak the words of life that will birth healing and deliverance.

#7. Jamie

1 Corinthians 2:9

But, as it is written, What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him.

The road has been long . . . and Jamie (as of this writing) has decided to stop treatment for his stage 4 lung/liver cancer. He knows Jesus and is trusting God along his journey in Him.

Glorious King, please shelter Jamie in your hand, drawing him closer. Let the beauty of your Presence fill his home, his soul, and every day you’ve ordained for him. Release your angels to minister to him and bring others to help his life be filled with your unexpected joy, goodness, grace, and abundant mercies.

#8. Maria’s Daughter

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that in the Lord your labor is not in vain.

She is interning at Calvary’s Bible college in Dumaguete, Philippines.

May the Lord shower her with understanding, raise up opportunities to minister and release the resources for her to fulfill her calling in Him. Father, sing over her with heavenly melodies that she may know on new levels your love for her.

#9. Kayla & her sister (K.)

Ecclesiastes 3:1

To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven:

Kayla just got laid off and is waiting on God to redirect her steps for a new position, knowing He has his reasons for this turn of events. Meanwhile her sister has been exploring various work directions, also waiting on God. Both have degrees in creative fields and trusting Him to part the waters in His time and way.

Father, the only constant in our lives is you. We know you make everything beautiful in your time and that your ways and thoughts are beyond us. Please reveal your will, have mercy on both girls and open the doors that will give them stable, purposeful employment.

#10. James W. & Alexandria

1 Timothy 4:10

For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all mankind, especially of believers.

Thirty-year-old James is a believer, seeking to do right before the Lord and mature in his faith. His long-distance girlfriend has had a difficult past (drug-related) and in a dark environment needing to be set free on several levels.

Abba, we know that you and you alone are the God of change, the God of restoration, the God of eternal freedom in Christ Jesus. Please have your way in this relationship and these two souls. May they hunger for you above all else. O King, please reach through the hardships, miscommunication, darkness, and confusion to bring forth your Light that demolishes the enemy’s handiwork and births your beauty and strength from the ashes.

#11. Zosimo & Miranda

1 Timothy 4:12

Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

Zo and Miranda are growing in the Lord, seeking to know Him and His Word more.

We set this couple before you, Lord, and ask for you to reveal your calling on their life. Bless their home and fill it with hospitality and your Word. Help them grow in the Word and truth—and ignite their hearts to hunger for you and follow you all their days.

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

What should a believer do when a dream is not simply a dream but a heads-up from God? Pay attention—and if permitted, share it with others.

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WATCHWORD GIVEN: A lesson from a God-given dream at the beginning of June 2024

June 1, 2024. Right before I awoke that morning, a vivid but puzzling spiritual dream transported me to a place with no walls.

It had the quasi-appearance of the natural world but everything in it—the fluid movements, my son and me, the atmosphere—was more of a vaporous soul state rather than our tangible, three-dimensional body-soul realm.

It all started with a rectangular thermostat. Temperature gauge levels were vertical on its left side, lowest at the bottom. On the far right of the thermostat was a round control button.

What first caught my eye was the emergency gauge—every level was lit with red, from the bottom to the extreme top and supernaturally rising even beyond it.

Jumping up, I hurried to the thermostat, concerned the heat would cause a fire. But the right-side control button wasn’t working.

I rapidly pushed the button multiple times—the temperature gauge wouldn’t budge. Finally, with persistence, it started to decrease to a safe-normal level.

Right afterward, I sensed-saw my son walk by it, leaving a vapor-ish trail behind him and then he sat down to my left.

Once again the thermostat shot up to a red-warning level. And yet again, I lunged toward it and pressed the control button—this time with much more ease. It returned to a safe-normal level. Then, I woke up.

THE RED-ALERT INTENT

Colors hold meaning, in the Bible and in our spiritual dreams. Red has been linked to power, wisdom, anointing.

Walking in a maturing faith means flowing in what He has promised and what is realized in the Spirit—His power running through us, His wisdom graciously pouring over us, His spiritual gifts recognized, operational, deepening.

Our spiritual-thermostat walk—how we’re called to live in this hour of humanity—can play out in two ways:

1. Controlling the spiritual climate around us to encourage, comfort, and lead others in His promises and truth—like helping my son in the dream.

2. Stabilizing our atmosphere and “soul temperature” while others (believers or not) are acting more like a thermometer, rising and falling as the wind blows, creating an environment around them that’s a hot chaotic emotional mess spilling onto those who also aren’t walking in God’s spiritual thermostat range.

We all know the enemy is working overtime, disrupting the atmosphere of believers and nonbelievers. Becoming a thermostat believer is critical in today’s erratic, unpredictable political, spiritual, cultural environment.

May you remain stable, maturing in the faith, unshakeable, standing on the constant Word of God—not letting the helter-skelter highs and lows of others shift, control, or influence your atmosphere—your spiritual walk, your spiritual sight, your spiritual footing.

Remember: Emotions shouldn’t dictate to your soul . . . your soul is attached [clinging] to God, upheld by His right hand, and should be directed by Him. —Psalm 63:8(9)

A THERMOSTAT SPIRITUAL WALK

Romans 8:26-30

Breathe this in: The Spirit of God helps in our weaknesses. He makes intercession for us per the will of God . . . He’ll use everything for your spiritual good . . . He has called you, justified you, and will be exalted, glorified through you.

1 Peter 1:1-9

Rest in this: In God’s mercy, he gives us the living hope through the resurrection of Jesus our Messiah—an undefiled, incorruptible inheritance reserved for you in heaven. Yes, we’re grieved at times in trials, but know without question that your faith is more precious than gold, tested by fire to give honor and glory to our King Jesus.

James 1:2-7, 23-24

Stand firm on this: Your trials perfect your faith. Even with a mustard seed of faith, humbly ask God for wisdom and He’ll give it abundantly. Peer into the Word, absorb and release faith-in-action (trust). Hold who you are in Him close to your heart—so you aren’t like a wave driven and tossed by the wind or like a person who looks in the mirror then turns away and forgets who he is.

He who has begin a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ.—Philippians 1:6

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The Lord our God is One. Blessed is his name, righteous are his ways.

Holy King, we are here, your bondservants, standing on your eternal promises, carrying these names and needs before your glorious throne.

May you watch over them and magnify yourself in each one and may your will be done—in their lives and in ours.

And may your mercies be shed from your throne onto the US, Israel, and the world in this most troublesome hour. Thank you for your grace upon former President Trump . . . May his soul be brought to new depths in you for your Name sake and glory.

Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all. —1 Chronicles 29:11

I waited expectantly, patiently for the Lord until He reached down to me and heard my cry. —Psalm 40:1

WEEK of JULY 14, 2024

15 PRAYER REQUESTS

#1. James. J. (and cousin Jake)

Deuteronomy 30:6

And the Lord your God will circumcise your heart . . . to love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.

James J. was on our prayer list for salvation in March and then in early June (special SOS text) for God’s mercy on his health (a bad vehicle accident that could have paralyzed him). Some of you already know that our King shed his grace over James (he’s walking and humbled by it)—but now James is going to church with his brother.

Thank you, our Mighty, Mighty Redeemer! Please continue to draw James into your salvation and love—and help him lose any desire for the worldly TV shows, etc. he watches that might compromise his walk with You. Also, we lift up his cousin Jake who needs the redemption power of the cross, found only in Jesus our Messiah.

#2. Cristina & Maria in Spain

2 Corinthians 1:3-4a

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation . . .

Cristina battles with MS but also recently had COVID and a broken wrist. Compounding things, her daughter Maria is deep in depression.

Precious King, you who searches our hearts, hears our cries, and rejoices over us with songs of deliverance, please release encouragement and healing to Cristina and lift and cast off the dark cloud of lies and hopelessness surrounding Maria, replacing it with your Holy Spirit, our comforter, the carrier of your Word, counsel, guidance.

#3. LeeAnn’s Family

Acts 16:30-31

And he brought them out and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.”

A sister in the Lord, LeeAnn has been called up to glory and now resides with her Savior King. But her family—husband Michael and daughters Ariel, Kira, Bailey—are unsaved.

Adonai, reveal your greatness in your Word and surround this family with your truth so they may have the eternal comfort that can only come from your presence through the King of kings, Jesus.

#4. Patty

Hebrews 10:25

Not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.

A Christian, Patty hasn’t been to church/fellowship for awhile and is missed.

May the Lord call her back into the fold so she can be strengthened in his Word and joyful with his people who love her.

#5. Gaby

1 Thessalonians 5:3

Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely, and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Maria’s niece recently had a hysterectomy and needs the Lord for salvation and her full recovery.

May our great Healer walk beside Gaby and impart his love, redemption, truth, healing so her life is overflowing in him.

#6. Maria R.

3 John 2

Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.

Maria has walked the long, wonderful road with her Savior but has health concerns.

May the lover of her soul cover her, speak deep and hidden things to encourage her and heal her fully so his Name is magnified.

#7. Hannah

Psalm 121:5

The LORD will guard you; he is your shadow, he is by your right hand.

A junior at UNLV and on their swim team, Hannah has a series of health issues with no solid treatment plans, from hyperthyroidism and exhaustion to headaches and passing out.

El Shaddai, Mighty God, please reach down and cover your daughter Hannah, reveal what lies beneath and behind these medical problems and pave a clear path of wisdom of how to handle them and heal them—whether in the natural or your supernatural intervention. All for your Glory!

#8. Marcus

Ephesians 3:20-21

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, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Marcus is seeking solid, fiscally viable work opportunities so he can contribute more to the household shared with his brothers.

Abba, all things are within your power, within your right hand, flowing from your lovingkindness. Please open the floodgates for Marcus, giving him the resources and abilities to cast his net wide and bountifully.

#9. Bonnie & Maggie

Psalm 32:8

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will guide you with My eye.

For a long time, Bonnie has been suffering every day with pain and difficulty sitting/lying down and walking (even when using a walker). She’s patiently believing God for relief and healing. Meanwhile her 17-year-old daughter Maggie (Down Syndrome) has a sleep disorder and other health issues. Both are traveling to Salt Lake City for a week on July 17 to see specialists and praying for God’s lead and grace.

Adonai, your Word is truth, your promises eternal. Please give wisdom and understanding to the physicians/medical team and reveal what you want done for your glory and Bonnie’s/Maggie’s good. May you cover them and their travel-companion Sonia with your protection and mercies.

#10. Sonia

Genesis 22:14

And Abraham named the place, The Lord will see, as it is said to this day: On the mountain, the Lord will be seen.

Please lift up this sweet sister in the Lord, Sonia. Besides her health concerns (arthritic shoulders and pre-diabetic), she’s seeking the Lord’s provision for her car repair and excellence in the repair. She’s in her 80s and needs her vehicle for work.

Yehovah-Yireh, the Presence/the God who sees, please rise up and show your daughter the things she needs to know, see, understand, receive . . . and, please, may your Chesed (lovingkindness) release the funds from many or one generous direction to cover every need.

#11. Leslie G.

Jeremiah 18:1-3

The Lord said: “Arise and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause you to hear My words.” Then I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, making something at the wheel.

Seeking God’s favor and direction on her calling and full-time ministry potential in her teaching field. Many life-changing events occur this month for her.

Merciful King, may you arise and your enemies scatter . . . so your daughter is carried in your arms, seeing the deliverance and provisions of your loving hands and witnessing the call you’ve placed upon her life. May your promises be lifted up and your Name blessed.

#12. Colodisha

Psalm 83:18

Let them know that You—Your name alone is the Lord—are the Most High over all the earth.

A strong woman of faith, Colodisha is finalizing her memoir/testimony book while obediently waiting on the Lord for his next move in her life.

El Elyon, we ask that every detail is done to your will and glory—and that you will make things clear so your daughter knows the when/how/what of your “soon” shifting and that her testimony will bring many to your Kingdom.

#13. Trevor

Psalm 23:1-3

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He causes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.

This 16-year-old faces many challenges and is headed to Phoenix Children Hospital soon. He and his mom need a mighty move of God to sort through it all.

May the Most High God cover them with shelter and grace, ushering in healing, physically, mentally/emotionally, and spiritually through Jesus, our Great Shepherd.

#14. Serene

1 Peter 5:10

But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you.

Serene is seeking God’s hand on many things, from her memoir-testimony manuscript draft to her finances and personal life.

Adonai, may you stretch out your tallit over Serene’s life, every nook and cranny, reviving, restoring, and blessing her health, finances, familial relationships, and bringing forth the creativity and memories for her book’s development–and may everything be for your glory.

#15. James W. & Alexandria

1 Timothy 4:10

For it is for this we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of all mankind, especially of believers.

Thirty-year-old James is a believer, seeking to do right before the Lord and mature in his faith. His long-distance girlfriend has had a difficult past (drug-related) and in a dark environment needing to be set free on several levels.

Abba, we know that you and you alone are the God of change, the God of restoration, the God of eternal freedom in Christ Jesus. Please have your way in this relationship and these two souls. May they hunger for you above all else. O King, please reach through the hardships, miscommunication, darkness, and confusion to bring forth your Light that demolishes the enemy’s handiwork and births your beauty and strength from the ashes.

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

Prayer Requests Mid-June 2024: Watchmen Before the Throne

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Here we stand, Lord, ready before you on behalf of others..

Mighty King, please strengthen us, teach us in prayer, refine us amid the storm—and usher in swift intervention to bring down the raging Goliaths in our lives.

I was asleep but my heart was awake. A sound! My beloved is knocking!—Song of Songs 5:2a

I waited expectantly, patiently for the Lord until He reached down to me and heard my cry. —Psalm 40:1

Mid-June 2024

2 SPECIAL PRAISE REPORTS

20 VITAL PRAYER REQUESTS

#1. Matt’s PRAISE REPORT!

2 Samuel 22:2

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer . . .

He’s been on our prayer list before. Matt is bipolar with emotional issues and landed in a Salt Lake City jail last year—and recently was facing even more time, totaling 5 to 8 years, he said. It was confusing and crushing news on many levels. Then on June 13, our prayers (and tears) for God’s mercy were answered! Out of the blue he was told he was getting released that day! I have to say, I sat stunned by God’s unfathomable mercy and love.

Merciful Father, your lovingkindness is too wonderful for us to comprehend. Please keep Matt in your hand, you know his needs—especially his walking with you again, safe housing to stop homelessness, staying on his meds, restarting his disability funds.

#2. Chris’s PRAISE REPORT!

Psalm 34:17

When the righteous cry for help, the LORD hears and delivers them out of all their troubles.

In January, Chris, a 53-year-old, longtime homeless man in Ohio, was on our prayer list for stability, God’s mercies, blessings, and healing (body, mind, soul). He was doing odd jobs—even construction work from my Uncle Gene/Aunt Marian who are in their 80s and building a new home. In fact, whenever possible, they purposely are using needy workers like Chris versus hiring a construction company, so their housebuilding is about helping others along the way to have work and dignity.

Yowza! God moved on this prayer and through my aunt/uncle’s holy work. Chris and his girlfriend now have an apartment! And Chris is sharing his blessings by helping and encouraging other down-and-out people, some of who are now also working on my aunt/uncle’s house project. Blessings begetting blessings begetting blessings, showering on others.

Gracious Father, thank you, thank you, thank you! Please let your mercies and provisions and favor be on Chris and those he has blessed so they may all know you and honor our Lord and Savior, our Messiah Jesus.

#3. Gene

Isaiah 65:24

Before they call I will answer; while they are yet speaking I will hear.

My Uncle Gene—mentioned in the prior praise report about Chris—hasn’t been well for nearly six months. Doctors haven’t found the cause—yet he continues with the housebuilding and blessing others.

Precious King, stretch out your arms and lift up Gene and Marian strengthening them, guiding them on their building project . . . and cover them with the revelation, mercies, and healing needed for every medical issue.

#4. Israel’s Prime Minister, Bibi Netanyahu

1 Samuel 17:45

Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.

The weight on Netanyahu is crushing—if it weren’t for God.

Holy God of Israel, help Netanyahu stand in faith on your majestic name, faithful character, scriptural promises, and lean on you for strength and direction. May Isaiah 43:1 come alive in his soul and throughout all of Israel’s military. May they stand on that truth, no matter what other nations say or do. Lord, you are, as promised, going ahead of Israel and you are and always will be their rearguard (Isaiah 52:12).

Please help Netanyahu and the IDF be lifted in courage, alive in hope, filled with a song in their soul based on your Word so they can run with the horses (Jeremiah 12:5)—able to excel on every war front. And may the truth of their Messiah Jesus reign in their hearts, minds, souls.

#5. Michael and parents

Psalm 6:2

Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am languishing; heal me, O Lord, for my bones are troubled

The battle is intense within Michael. Anger, depression, illness. He’s in a dark place that’s piercing his parents’ heart. They seek God’s deliverance, intervention, and supernatural wisdom of how to proceed.

Warrior King, please arm your servants Diana and her husband with the power and promise of Ephesian 6:10-18. Pierce through the darkness taunting Michael and bring down and cast out the Goliaths in his life so he is freed, victorious, seated in your hand, and surrounded by your holiness, comfort, wholeness, and truth.

#6. Bernie

Psalm 41:3

The Lord sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health.

Bernie has had a full plate for years, faithfully rising to her family’s special needs. Now she is in need, seeking God’s timing and covering for her hip replacement surgery, his excellence and presence over the medical team, her pre-op, operation, and recovery.

Behold your daughter, Adonai, and carry her through this, wrap her in your holy tallit of healing and let her sense your presence and hear your voice in joyful ways like never before. May your Word rise within her soul, refreshing her and lifting her to a sweet, deeper love in you.

#7. Mary T’s Dad

Psalm 146:8a

The Lord opens the eyes of the blind . . .

Mary’s dad has a tumor in his lungs and may not have much time left.

Majestic King, you see how Mary’s dad needs you for his health, to calm fears, to bring comfort from the pain–but especially how his soul needs salvation. We know it is not your will that even one parishes. Please remove any hardness and spiritual blindness from his soul. Help him see, believe, and surrender to your glorious redemptive plan and eternal promises of salvation through Jesus, our Redeemer-Messiah.

#8. Kevin’s Aunt Barbara

Romans 15:13

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.

Barbara was in ICU for an attempted suicide. Raised Catholic, she’s a nurse but since her husband died a few years ago, she’s been depressed and on medication. The enemy has her in a grip of mourning, her hope and joy deferred.

Father, carry Barbara in your arms. Oh how she needs you and the freedom and peace you’ve given us in Jesus. Speak words of healing and hope to her soul and may your truth and presence restore her joy and set her free from satan’s hold and lies.

#9. Jamie

Psalm 138:3

On the day I called, you answered me and made me bold with strength in my soul.

You’ve been praying for Jamie and we thank you. But now the cancer treatments for his stage 4 lung/liver cancer aren’t working well and caused his recent hospital stay. He has treatment decisions to make.

Merciful Father, may your grace, favor, calm, comfort, and immense love be evidenced, palpable, and boldly believed in the crevices of Jamie’s soul. And may he rise like an eagle and find continued strength in your embrace as he seeks your will in his decision-making.

#10. Gabriel

Isaiah 30:21

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left.

After our breakfast outing, my friend Sonia and I were blessed to give the Gospel to Gabriel by an unexpected move of the Lord. Gabriel is a young man from Mexico living in Vegas but has no family in town. He listened to the Gospel, took a tract with a Christian bookmark and Sonia’s most-precious gift, a Bible.

Mighty Redeemer, please soften Gabriel’s soul, protect your Word soijen and given to him, and bless him with a deep understanding of the beauty of your redemption story so he can embrace the salvation and joy in our Messiah Jesus.

#11. Brian

Psalm 107:6

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble and he delivered them from their distress.

Another young man my friend Sonia and I met on our unexpected God-ordained ministry day. Brian is homeless and wants to find his mother and get to his brother Matthew who is not well in another state. He prayed with us and seeks God’s help with provisions and in working out all these family and housing issues.

May God arise in Brian’s life in new, surprising, wondrous ways and release provisions and relational healings for his good and God’s glory.

#12. James

Psalm 32:8

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you.

Thirty-year-old James is asking God for wisdom, direction on his life, positive changes, and deliverance for those situations binding him.

Lord Most High, you see the struggles, you hear James’s cries. Reach down and point the way and clearly set the answers before him. Teach him, mature his walk of faith in you throughout the journey so you are glorified and his joy in you is complete.

#13. Toni

Psalm 73:26.

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

A senior citizen, Toni has had some increasing health challenges and is finally getting help but she’s fallen a few times in her apartment and is on oxygen 24/7. She’s a longtime Christian leaning on her King to carry her through.

Abba, please sit with your daughter, send angels to minister to her, be the breath within her lungs and her soul and encourage her in your love. May the sweet fragrance of your presence and heaven fill her home and heart.

#14. Leslie & children

Psalm 34:4-5a

I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant.

A strong believer going through a challenging divorce and discovering God’s love at every turn. She’s seeking improved health, wisdom on decisions regarding her ministry work, salvation for her teen/autistic son, and protection over health/personal concerns for her young daughter.

Mighty King, please surround Leslie and her family with your goodness and endless mercies. Shine your radiant light of truth and love over them. Make your will clearly known and understood, your healing on her body complete. And please release new resources to meet every need. King of the fight, soften her son’s heart to hear your truth and your voice and not the enemy’s lies. And please keep her daughter sheltered in your arms, stilling her fears.

#15. Michelle & Jason

Proverbs 4:20-22

My son, be attentive to my words . . . keep them within your heart . . . they are life and healing to you.

They both need God’s grace, strength, mercies, and healing because of health issues: Michelle’s ongoing allergy problems (with breathing problems and extremely limited food to eat). And Jason’s weakened ankles and his need for a calmed mind, resting in God’s arms.

Father, thank you for drawing Jason and Michelle to your heart. Please shelter them, strengthen them, gird them in your love and Word, breathe your healing through them, and keep them safe under your glory wings.

#16. Anonymous

Psalm 25:6

Remember your mercy, O Lord, and your steadfast love, for they have been from of old.

This gracious senior citizen—a mighty woman of God—is seeking her Lord’s hand on her health issues so she can serve him more and others: arthritic shoulders, kidneys, and pre-diabetes.

Lord, envelope your daughter, restore her, revive her, bathe her in your heavenly wisdom and understanding. May your presence in her home be her constant companion.

#17. Jeff

2 John 3:2

Beloved, I pray that all may go well with you and that you may be in good health, as it goes well with your soul.

Jeff is in his early 40s with major thyroid issues—he’s had to use a feeding tube for several months and needs God’s strength and encouragement.

Lord, see your servant and strengthen him, encourage him, cover him, lovingly lifting him under your wings for assurance, hope, and healing.

#18. Avery

Isaiah 40:29.

He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength.

Avery has had quite a journey. Her past exposure to mold eventually caused auto-immune issues and diminished health, forcing her and her husband Ryan to move from the Midwest to warmer, drier Las Vegas. She still has a ways to go.

Lord God, please intervene and release your mantle of healing. And bring Avery and Ryan the beauty and freedom and truth of the Messiah Jesus, our Redeemer and healer.

#19. Nina

Psalm 31:1

In you, O Lord, do I take refuge; let me never be put to shame, in your righteousness deliver me.

Some of us got an SOS prayer request when Nina went to court recently about her divorce. Her ex is shirking his fiscal responsibilities per the agreement. Nina was advised to get a lawyer going forward.

Merciful King, our judge, our advocate, may your hand be on this, may your holy, righteous, and just ways be manifested in the court for your daughter Nina.

#20. Molly (doggie)

Psalm 145:6

You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing.

Little Mollie has had a problem with a heart valve—but God has kept his hand on her, despite vets saying back when that she had six months to live. She’s being doing fine for a long time but now has bad teeth that need removing; however the vet won’t do the procedure since she can’t go under anesthesia with her heart condition. Her human family needs comfort and wisdom.

Lord, you look on the great and the small and are sovereign over all the earth. May your mercies cover Molly and this family. And may your love prevail over Mollie according to your will and over this family.

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

A group of fellow believers unite in prayer as one in our Messiah Jesus to stand in the gap before the throne for others.

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Please join us before our King . . .

The latest prayer needs: listed below.

Email your prayer requests: prayer@desireofmysoul.faith

It’s time. Let the battle commence—again: intercessory prayer for those hurting, confused, lost, seeking, or caught in the enemy’s strongholds. We seek God’s face, His will, His direction for His namesake and glory.

I waited expectantly, patiently for the Lord until He reached down to me and heard my cry. —Psalm 40:1

May-June 2024

Stand firm. The enemy is on the prowl sowing chaos and lies—but God is on the throne in all His might and holiness.

12 PRAYER REQUESTS

#1. Jamie P.

Psalm 46:7

The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.

My sweet cousin Jamie is back in the hospital today after a reaction to his treatment for stage 4 lung and liver cancer. What this means going forward is uncertain. El Emunah, Faithful God, be glorified in this. We bow down to you, to your power and majesty. Please do what you do so wonderfully—carry Jamie in your arms and make your presence known like never before. Guide this situation with your mighty, merciful, loving, gentle, healing hand and gift of life.

#2. Toni.

Psalm 27:5

For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of trouble; he will conceal me under the cover of his tent . . .

Toni is on oxygen all the time and experiencing other challenging health issues. El Shaddai, our Almighty, All-Sufficient God, our Precious King, please ease her breathing, shelter her beneath your wings, and lead the way so she can get her residence in order after the daunting move.

#3. Sonia.

Psalm 33:20-21

Our soul waits for the Lord; He is our help and our shield, for our heart shall rejoice in Him because we have trusted in His holy name.

Our precious, senior-citizen sister in the Lord is having pain in both shoulders, especially the left. Loving Lord, you are Haggo’el, our Redeemer. Please continue to watch over your daughter Sonia, stretch out your mighty wings, shielding and embracing her as you call forth healing and medical wisdom where needed. Bless her sleep and energize her body to fulfill the ministry anointing you’ve set upon her.

#4. Cliff.

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance.

Facing health difficulties, Cliff, a 70-something nonbeliever, is seeking God’s help. Lord, may you arise and show Cliff the beauty of your redemptive plan—the truth, life, and way found only in Jesus, our Messiah.

#5. Brian Morse.

Jeremiah 31:3

The Lord appeared to him from far away. I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you.

From mid-April, some of us were called to pray for Brian who has a stage 4 inoperable lung cancer. May God’s immeasurable mercy and lovingkindness draw Brian to the Lord and bring him strength and peace—and eternal life in our Messiah.

#6. Matt.

Matthew 11:28-30

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.

My 40-year-old, bipolar nephew with some emotional issues when not on meds is in a city jail and just had another sentence added on. Our hearts are deeply broken because he’s out of state and not easy for us to visit. Abba, we seek your face and direction. And we ask for your intervention, ushering in solid Bible studies that honor our Messiah. Please bless Matt with your tangible presence for companionship, learning, spiritual maturing, as well as healing and deliverance in mind, body, and soul.

#7. Que.

Psalm 84:11

For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.

A young believer in the Lord, Que and his family have embarked on a catering/food-truck business. They’re in the midst of changing residences, seeking the Lord’s guidance, provisions, and favor on all that they do. Holy King, you are the Light of the world. Shine your light from heaven onto Que and his family, Round up clients from all directions to enjoy and be blessed by Que’s yummy cooking. And cover Que and his family with your Word, giving them a hunger and thirst for you and your ways always. In Jesus’s sweet, glorious name.

#8. Davida.

Psalm 145:18

The Lord is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.

A lovely Jewish woman who is suffering with a frozen vocal cord. Also, she struggles believing in God, but when I (led by God) encouraged her to read Psalms, she said she would.

Go’el Yisrael, Redeemer of Israel, our God, our King, transform Davida. Release her vocal cord. Bind the enemy’s lies and influence. Give her new spiritual lenses to see you, know you, believe in you, and grow in you and your Word. Make the psalms come alive for her. And help her soul recognize and walk in our Messiah Yeshua/Jesus.

#9. Ruth.

Psalm 143:8

Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, for in you I trust.Make me know the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.

Another wonderful Jewish woman who studies Torah. Ruth needs healing for her back (she’s in physical therapy)and for her hubby’s health—he’s battling prostate cancer and diabetes. The LORD is mighty, glorious is His name. May He speak to Ruth and her husband, drawing them closer to Him, revealing Himself, and his relentless love shown through Yeshua (Jesus) our Messiah.

#10. J.

Isaiah 46:4

Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.

A bright Jewish woman who studies Torah but sees God as energy running in the background of life. Lord of Israel, please step forth in J’s life, imparting heightened and deepened understanding and faith for her to see and know that you are ever present, up close and personal, into the details, and that your Word is true, faithful, immovable. And that you are manifested in Yeshua who came up from within you.

#11. Caroline B.’s Family.

Psalm 34:18

The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.

We prayed in April for Caroline who was at eternity’s door. She has since crossed that threshold . . . but now her family needs prayer for comfort and salvation that can only be found in our Messiah and King, Jesus.

#12. Leslie.

Philippians 1:9-10

And it is my prayer that your love may abound more and more, with knowledge and all discernment, so that you may approve what is excellent, and so be pure and blameless for the day of Christ.

As this dear sister in the Lord sits obediently before our King, she is waiting for His direction, timing, provisions for her ministry calling. Her heart’s desire is to please Him in all that she does. Adonai Tsuri v’go’ali, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer, hear the cry of your daughter’s heart, woo her to your secret place and continue to reveal in your time and way what she’s to do along each step of her ministry journey.

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).

A group of fellow believers unite in prayer as one in our Messiah Jesus to stand in the gap before the throne for others.

© Desireofmysoul.faith (.com and .org) & SoulBreaths.com. All rights reserved.

Join us before our King . . .

The latest prayer needs are listed below.

Email your prayer requests: prayer@desireofmysoul.faith

It’s time. Let the battle commence: intercessory prayer for those hurting, confused, lost, seeking, or caught in the enemy’s traps. We seek God’s face, His will, His direction for His namesake and glory.

I waited expectantly, patiently for the Lord until He reached down to me and heard my cry. —Psalm 40:1

APRIL 2024

Stand firm. The enemy is on the prowl sowing chaos and lies—but God is on the throne in all His might and holiness.

10 PRAYER REQUESTS

AND 2 PRAISE REPORTS!

PRAISE REPORT for J.B.

We prayed Psalm 91:14-16’s promises over J.B. God has been restoring her! May He continue to strengthen her, deliver her, honor her, and satisfy her heart’s desire before Him.

PRAISE REPORT for KAT

His love endures forever! (Psalm 136). Some of us had received a 9-1-1 call-to-prayer for my granddaughter Kat whose ovarian cyst burst this past week. She was in terrible pain and at the ER. But God’s love and mercy covered her. She is doing much better, resting a lot, and doesn’t need the pain meds the way she did at the beginning. Please keep her in your prayers for complete healing. Thank you kindly.

#1. Brian S.

Psalm 119:105

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

Traveling mercies as Brian leaves for a first-time, work-related trip to the Philippines. May God’s hand cover him throughout his journeys and with God’s Word to guide his decisions on all project work. We also pray for the Lord’s protection over his family while he’s gone.

#2. Jamie P.

Exodus 13:21

By day the Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so they could travel by day or night.

My cousin Jamie has reached a decision-making point in his treatment plan for stage 4 lung and liver cancer. May the Lord mightily show His hand and direction that’s as clear to Jamie as that pillar of cloud and fire were in guiding Israel through their wilderness journey. Lord, we seek your healing words, mercy, and will.

#3. Shannon’s Mom & Sister

Isaiah 61:2b

Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

When scary challenges surround us . . . we need God’s heaven-earth ladder to raise us up. Shannon’s mom just had surgery for her stage 4 breast cancer (went well, Praise God!) but Shannon also just learned her step-sister has stage 4 cancer. Both cancer patients have added complicated health issues. May our Mighty King breathe strength within all three of these women—and may His mercies and healing reign over them.

#4. Roger

Isaiah 58:8

Then your light will break forth like the dawn, and your healing will quickly appear; then your righteousness will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.

Next week Roger is having eye surgery. His cataract is so bad that it has caused additional issues in his one eye. They believe the surgery should help correct it. May Roger find complete healing and restful recovery under the wings of our Lord, our mighty king.

#5. Joe, Jim & Dylan

Psalm 34:17

When the righteous cry for help, the Lord hears
and delivers them out of all their troubles.

Three separate prayer requests—but each needing God’s hand to usher in compassion and healing on physical, emotional, and spiritual levels. Joe’s lame leg and health have made life difficult. Meanwhile Jim’s deep mourning for his son who died last September has overtaken him. And Dylan’s life and family are topsy-turvy, needing God’s deliverance, calm, and salvation.

#6. Amir/Miriam Tsarfati & Family

Psalm 138:7

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and your right hand delivers me.

With the escalation of war in Israel, Behold Israel’s Amir and his wife Miriam now have their three adult children—two sons and a daughter—serving in the IDF. May God’s grace be shed upon them at every turn and may He comfort Miriam/Amir and their family, strengthening their faith and love as they look to our Messiah.

#7. Michael

2 Corinthians 10:4

The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.

Ongoing prayer for 25-year-old Michael who needs deliverance and spiritual, physical, and emotional healing. As a child, he had the joy of the Lord–but from his teens onward, chronic illnesses have stirred up anger and depression. Glorious, Merciful King, please set this captive free to worship you again and walk in your ways.

#8. K.P.

Matthew 11:28

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

K.P. is a believer, working hard to care for his wife and four children. But he needs Adonai to speak freedom from patterned behavior—smoking and occasional binge drinking—and to give K.P. rest from life’s stresses and burdens.

#9. Marian/Gene, Eleanor, Ellie

Psalm 103:13

As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him.

Three separate requests but family members. My aunt/uncle (Marian & Gene) are in their mid 80s and building a new home—quite the undertaking for their age. Meanwhile my other aunt in her later 80s, Eleanor, is widowed, has health issues, and needs God’s wisdom on if/when she should sell her home and move in with family. Also her granddaughter Ellie is in her early 20s and has back issues. May the Lord make His presence known in all these situations, bearing healing, direction, provision, protection, and abundant blessings from His hand.

#10. Caroline B.

Psalm 107:19-20

Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. He sent out His word and healed them; He rescued them from the grave.

A 70-something Caroline is in dire straits, health wise. And she and her family need salvation through our Messiah, Jesus. Recently, Caroline was taken to the hospital and put on a ventilator—and then the doctors discovered a large mass on her left kidney, suspected to be cancerous. May our King look upon Caroline and her family with mercy, bringing the salvation message to them in powerful ways as well as healing, wholeness, and comfort.

PHOTO CREDIT: Wrecking ball photo only was purchased from iStock.com (my text was inserted onto the photo afterward).