Saturday, April 4, 2015
Prayer 04.04.2015.
THE THIRD DAY OF 2 CHRONICLES 7:14 WORLD PRAYER
I cannot believe this is the third day of praying without ceasing the 2 Chronicles 7:14 World Prayer. What a blessing.
I hope and pray the Bible verse is rooting its way into your heart and mind and is becoming a new way of life and living.
I pray 2 Chronicles 7:14 becomes a breath of fresh air for us and becomes something very dear and sacred to us. I also pray us feel a combination of relief and excitement to pray the verse all day and night. May we feel the draw to pray it as much as possible, and may the verse become as vital to us as air.
NOTE
I wanted to let you how the next two sections will be repeated each day of this blog and prayer handbook since they are our main focus. It is not an error and please do not skip over them.
OUR MAIN PRAYER WITHOUT CEASING
2 Chronicles 7:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
-- New King James Version (NKJV)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
TIME WITH GOD IN PRAYER AND PRAYER JOURNALING
Pause and pray. If you prayer journal, please do so at this time. If not, I would recommend it. If you record your prayers, you can then know when they are answered and can keep a record of answered prayer. Regardless, take some time in prayer. Pour your heart to God as you pray for the world as a whole, the Church as a whole, your continent, your country, the Church of your country, your state, county, city, your church, your neighborhood, block, neighbors (to each side, in front, and in back), your family and friends, your home, and your life. Pray about each of these all day and night.
DAY THREE PRAYER THOUGHTS
How can 2 Chronicles 7:14 become so familiar, so habitual, so ingrained, so much of how you live and who you are?
Think on this, ponder, pray, and prayer journal your response.
How can you change the world through praying this verse?
I cannot believe this is the third day of praying without ceasing the 2 Chronicles 7:14 World Prayer. What a blessing.
I hope and pray the Bible verse is rooting its way into your heart and mind and is becoming a new way of life and living.
I pray 2 Chronicles 7:14 becomes a breath of fresh air for us and becomes something very dear and sacred to us. I also pray us feel a combination of relief and excitement to pray the verse all day and night. May we feel the draw to pray it as much as possible, and may the verse become as vital to us as air.
NOTE
I wanted to let you how the next two sections will be repeated each day of this blog and prayer handbook since they are our main focus. It is not an error and please do not skip over them.
OUR MAIN PRAYER WITHOUT CEASING
2 Chronicles 7:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
-- New King James Version (NKJV)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
TIME WITH GOD IN PRAYER AND PRAYER JOURNALING
Pause and pray. If you prayer journal, please do so at this time. If not, I would recommend it. If you record your prayers, you can then know when they are answered and can keep a record of answered prayer. Regardless, take some time in prayer. Pour your heart to God as you pray for the world as a whole, the Church as a whole, your continent, your country, the Church of your country, your state, county, city, your church, your neighborhood, block, neighbors (to each side, in front, and in back), your family and friends, your home, and your life. Pray about each of these all day and night.
DAY THREE PRAYER THOUGHTS
How can 2 Chronicles 7:14 become so familiar, so habitual, so ingrained, so much of how you live and who you are?
Think on this, ponder, pray, and prayer journal your response.
How can you change the world through praying this verse?
Friday, April 3, 2015
My Personal Prayer Journaling 04.02.2015.-04.03.2015.
MY STORY OF HOW I MOVED FROM BEING ANGRY AND SAD TO PRAYING WITHOUT CEASING
This is my personal prayer journaling, which shows how I moved from anger and sadness to praying without ceasing. Only God can change us so much. Only God can give us the proper perspective... His perspective.
Here is the story of angst to submission, from fury to active in prayer:
THE STATE OF AFFAIRS OF OUR WORLD, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND THE CHURCH:
I am beyond disturbed. Or, more specifically, I was. I have processed through all of this, but let me back up and journal this from my perspective a couple of days ago.
Every time I turn on the news, open my email, or read a blog post, I discover how things keep getting worse in the world, in the U.S., and in the Church as a whole. It frustrates me, saddens me, enrages me, and makes me wonder. Then, I toss and turn in bed and lose sleep.
There is a holocaust going on, where if you do not believe as a terrorist believes, they will torture you, send you into sexual slavery to fund their terrorism, and or murder you. They want everyone who doesn't believe like them annihilated. Destroyed. Silenced. Along with their families.
The Christian Church as a whole is silent.
Christians are silent.
And, this is disturbing.
What would Jesus say or do?
Then, there is a war against Christians in the United States.
The Christian Church as a whole is silent.
Christians are silent.
And, this is disturbing.
What would Jesus say or do?
I am ashamed of Christians and the Church in the U.S. and in the world.
Leaders of the Church, where are your voices? Every sermon, blog, and Bible study right now should be addressing these issues. (Why aren't they?)
Easter services should be cancelled in their present format and these issues should be addressed instead.
Every church and every Christian should talk about these issues. Without fail. Immediately.
If you are Christian and have a blog, you should write about these things immediately. Drop the happy-go-lucky messages and the bookselling and get to the issue at hand. There is a holocaust going on right now. Yes. A holocaust.
Christians were also silent during the holocaust by Hitler. We learned those lessons through our study of history. Right? Wrong. If we did, every Christian would be praying fervently and unceasingly.
No Christian should be in the presence of another and not talk about these things.
Where is the outrage?
Why are Christians silent?
How will you answer God when you die and He asks for accountability of these things?
Jesus never said Christians should be silent. Was Jesus ever silent? Or, did He address the issues immediately and straightforwardly? (Hint: The latter is true.)
The Church and Christians have failed.
Are we going to continue to fail?
Wake up, Christians. Get focus off of self and stuff and get focused on what really matters right now.
WHAT PART HAVE YOU PLAYED?
Then, God asked me, "Stacy, what part have you played?"
Did I hear that correctly? I replayed the question in my mind.
Huh? I think about it for a moment and then I realize--ouch. I have played my own part in this mess... in this current holocaust... and have been silent. I haven't known what to say photo say it. After all, I have not been as informed as I should be. Furthermore, I have not prayed for all of this like I could or should. I am at fault as well.
Ouch. I really need to look in the mirror more often.
So, what can I do, should I do, knowing what I know now? Huh. I prayed about this for a few minutes and then I remembered 2 Chronicles 7:14. I paused. When was the last time I prayed this verse?
Crickets. I heard crickets in response and didn't hear anything. Nothing came to mind. I had no idea whatsoever. Needless to say, I had an answer and realized what I needed to do. Not only should I pray 2Chronicles 7:14, but I should pray it without ceasing.
But, for how long?
Hah! Duh. I felt foolish as the answer came to me.
Without ceasing.
Got it.
Now, what? How?
I looked up the verse.
I WANT TO PRAY, AND LEARN TO PRAY, 2 CHRONICLES 7:14 WITHOUT CEASING
2 Chronicles 7:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
-- New King James Version (NKJV)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
More of the story to follow. Stay tuned. This is just the beginning.
2 Chronicles 7:14 World Prayer: 04.03.2015. Prayer. Good Friday.
http://2chr714worldprayer.blogspot.com/2015/04/04032015-prayer-good-friday.html
Blessings,
--Stacy Duplease
Email:
agodlyvision@gmail.com
rememberingyourpresent@gmail.com
Blogs:
http://rypstories.blogspot.com
http://2chr714worldprayer.blogspot.com
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HDX Tablet
Blessings,
--Stacy Duplease
Email:
agodlyvision@gmail.com
rememberingyourpresent@gmail.com
Blogs:
http://rypstories.blogspot.com
http://2chr714worldprayer.blogspot.com
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HDX Tablet
04.03.2015. Prayer. Good Friday.
2 CHRONICLES 7:14 NKJV:
Let's begin our prayer and time, and prayer without ceasing with our main Bible verse:
2 Chronicles 7:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
New King James Version (NKJV)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
TIME WITH GOD IN PRAYER AND PRAYER JOURNALING:
Pause and pray. If you prayer journal, please do so at this time. If not, I would recommend it. Regardless, take some time in prayer. Pour your heart to God.
Pray for the world as a whole, the Church as a whole, your continent, your country, the Church of your country, your state, county, city, your church, your neighborhood, block, neighbors (to each side, in front, and in back), your family and friends, your home, and your life.
A NOTE: USE YOUR FAVORITE BIBLE TRANSLATION OR VERSION OF 2 CHRONICLES 7:14:
I'm using the NKJV as the main version for this blog and the 2 Chronicles 7:14 World Prayer. It isn't my favorite version, I do not know about you. Feel free to use your favorite. You need to use the translation that speaks the most to you. I use the NKJV as a starting point for all of us. That is all.
AN ADDITIONAL NOTE:
I will date these prayers and prayer thoughts, but will try to make them timeless so we can read them and re-read them at any time. Consequently, if it is a different date than your reading, that's fine. Ignore the date.
BREAKING THE VERSE DOWN IN PARTS TO FOCUS ON AND MEMORIZE:
2 Chronicles 7:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
14 if My people who are called by My name
will humble themselves,
and pray and seek My face,
and turn from their wicked ways,
then I will hear from heaven,
and will forgive their sin
and heal their land.
New King James Version (NKJV)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
PRAYER IS NEEDED ALL THE TIME AND IS HARDLY POINTLESS:
There hasn't been one place or one human ever in history that couldn't be changed for the better through prayer. We live in a fallen world and fallen people do fallen things. You. Me. All of us. And, we live in places.faces Therefore, places should be prayed for as well. Hence, 2 Chronicles 7:14 World Prayer.
Send your prayers up like incense. Be ceaseless in your prayers. Pray for every person to live and pray this verse.
THE MEANING BEHIND THE 2 CHRONICLES 7:14 WORLD PRAYER GOAL AND CHALLENGE:
God changes things though one person's prayers. Imagine how He would change this world, and all of us, if every single Christian prayed. Let's stand united and pray without ceasing this verse for the World.
PRAYER IS LOVE
When it all comes down to it, humility coupled with praying to God and seeking His face, brings God's forgiveness and healing on the land. What major blessings--God's undeserving favor shown to undeserving us. This prayer is a prayer of love. We pray because He loved us first and is love. In doing so, we fulfill Jesus Christ's Maunday Thursday command to love one another. Praying with His love for people to turn to Him is one of the best ways to love people. All of us can turn to Him far more than we do, after all. Praying for people to turn to God, out of love, is the best love we can show them.
And, it's best done in the prayer closet. Humble prayer.
REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR YOURSELF FIRST
Yes. This seems contrary to the Christian life. However, if we are not humbled and seeking God far more than we already are, how effective are our world prayers?
Just a thought.
LEARNING THE HABIT OF UNCEASING PRAYER
Today, I am going to read 2 Chronicles 7:14 and pray it back far more to God than I did yesterday.
Yesterday was my baseline. Today, I will try to be even more persistent in the prayer.
How about you?
(Part of the "2 CHRONICLES 7:14 WORLD PRAYER HANDBOOK.")
Let's begin our prayer and time, and prayer without ceasing with our main Bible verse:
2 Chronicles 7:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
New King James Version (NKJV)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
TIME WITH GOD IN PRAYER AND PRAYER JOURNALING:
Pause and pray. If you prayer journal, please do so at this time. If not, I would recommend it. Regardless, take some time in prayer. Pour your heart to God.
Pray for the world as a whole, the Church as a whole, your continent, your country, the Church of your country, your state, county, city, your church, your neighborhood, block, neighbors (to each side, in front, and in back), your family and friends, your home, and your life.
A NOTE: USE YOUR FAVORITE BIBLE TRANSLATION OR VERSION OF 2 CHRONICLES 7:14:
I'm using the NKJV as the main version for this blog and the 2 Chronicles 7:14 World Prayer. It isn't my favorite version, I do not know about you. Feel free to use your favorite. You need to use the translation that speaks the most to you. I use the NKJV as a starting point for all of us. That is all.
AN ADDITIONAL NOTE:
I will date these prayers and prayer thoughts, but will try to make them timeless so we can read them and re-read them at any time. Consequently, if it is a different date than your reading, that's fine. Ignore the date.
BREAKING THE VERSE DOWN IN PARTS TO FOCUS ON AND MEMORIZE:
2 Chronicles 7:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
14 if My people who are called by My name
will humble themselves,
and pray and seek My face,
and turn from their wicked ways,
then I will hear from heaven,
and will forgive their sin
and heal their land.
New King James Version (NKJV)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
PRAYER IS NEEDED ALL THE TIME AND IS HARDLY POINTLESS:
There hasn't been one place or one human ever in history that couldn't be changed for the better through prayer. We live in a fallen world and fallen people do fallen things. You. Me. All of us. And, we live in places.faces Therefore, places should be prayed for as well. Hence, 2 Chronicles 7:14 World Prayer.
Send your prayers up like incense. Be ceaseless in your prayers. Pray for every person to live and pray this verse.
THE MEANING BEHIND THE 2 CHRONICLES 7:14 WORLD PRAYER GOAL AND CHALLENGE:
God changes things though one person's prayers. Imagine how He would change this world, and all of us, if every single Christian prayed. Let's stand united and pray without ceasing this verse for the World.
PRAYER IS LOVE
When it all comes down to it, humility coupled with praying to God and seeking His face, brings God's forgiveness and healing on the land. What major blessings--God's undeserving favor shown to undeserving us. This prayer is a prayer of love. We pray because He loved us first and is love. In doing so, we fulfill Jesus Christ's Maunday Thursday command to love one another. Praying with His love for people to turn to Him is one of the best ways to love people. All of us can turn to Him far more than we do, after all. Praying for people to turn to God, out of love, is the best love we can show them.
And, it's best done in the prayer closet. Humble prayer.
REMEMBER TO PRAY FOR YOURSELF FIRST
Yes. This seems contrary to the Christian life. However, if we are not humbled and seeking God far more than we already are, how effective are our world prayers?
Just a thought.
LEARNING THE HABIT OF UNCEASING PRAYER
Today, I am going to read 2 Chronicles 7:14 and pray it back far more to God than I did yesterday.
Yesterday was my baseline. Today, I will try to be even more persistent in the prayer.
How about you?
(Part of the "2 CHRONICLES 7:14 WORLD PRAYER HANDBOOK.")
Thursday, April 2, 2015
2 CHRONICLES 7:14 WORLD PRAYER NEWS
2 CHRONICLES 7:14 WORLD PRAYER NEWS
Thanks to the 40-day prayer challenge I issued yesterday, I have formed a new blog:
http://2chr714worldprayer.blogspot.com/
However, a great deal more thought and prayer has gone into it than just that.
I am going to share my prayer journaling the 2 Chronicles 7:14 World Prayer on this blog and will turn it into a prayer journaling and spiritual memoir book in time. Stay tuned.
Thanks to the 40-day prayer challenge I issued yesterday, I have formed a new blog:
http://2chr714worldprayer.blogspot.com/
However, a great deal more thought and prayer has gone into it than just that.
I am going to share my prayer journaling the 2 Chronicles 7:14 World Prayer on this blog and will turn it into a prayer journaling and spiritual memoir book in time. Stay tuned.
My RYP Stories Blog
My RYP Stories blog will have more of my story and personal prayer journaling regarding the 2 Chronicles 7:14 World Prayer. So, take a look at that blog listed below.
Also, I add links to important news and current events stories and blogs to read, pray about, and discuss. Therefore, you might find both blogs helpful as you pray 2 Chronicles 7:14 without ceasing.
Blessings,
--Stacy Duplease
Email:
agodlyvision@gmail.com
rememberingyourpresent@gmail.com
Blogs:
http://rypstories.blogspot.com
http://2chr714worldprayer.blogspot.com
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HDX Tablet
Also, I add links to important news and current events stories and blogs to read, pray about, and discuss. Therefore, you might find both blogs helpful as you pray 2 Chronicles 7:14 without ceasing.
Blessings,
--Stacy Duplease
Email:
agodlyvision@gmail.com
rememberingyourpresent@gmail.com
Blogs:
http://rypstories.blogspot.com
http://2chr714worldprayer.blogspot.com
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HDX Tablet
Pray Without Ceasing or Stopping: A Habit to Develop
Let it be our goal to do what God commands us in Scripture. Praying without ceasing is one of the commands and is our goal regarding the 2 Chronicles 7:14 World Prayer as we pray for our world today. The verse that follows is the command for us to pray without stopping (1 Thessalonians 5:17).
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 New King James Version (NKJV)
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
-- New King James Version (NKJV)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
A HABIT TO DEVELOP
Now, this is what we will try to do with 2 Chronicles 7:14. We will try to pray it back to the Lord throughout the day and night.
I do not know about you, but I praying without ceasing is not a habit I have at this time. I try to do so, but it does not always work. I forget to do so. Therefore, I realize I need to develop the habit.
I do not know about you, but the reports I hear about in the news are frightening to me and are also frustrating, concerning, and maddening. I cannot help but wonder if this is indeed the end of this world. However, I do not know for sure. This makes me realize the world may be around for a longer time and it is my job as a Christian to pray for this world. Today. Without delay.
So, how do I pray for this world? 2 Chronicles 7:14 offers the answer, along with 1 Thessalonians 5:17. How do I put it into practice, though? How do I pray without ceasing 2 Chronicles 7:14? How do I/we develop the habit?
I have read several articles, Bible studies, books, and daily devotionals on how to so. Now, I hope to put it into practice and make the 2 Chronicles 7:14 World Prayer my lifelong prayer without ceasing. I want to fulfill my part in praying for the change of this world, and pray for the world to follow Jesus Christ and God's will. I want to live 1 Thessalonians 5:17 through praying 2 Chronicles 7:14 without ending.
DAY 1 AND LEARNING TO PRAY ALL THE TIME 2 CHRONICLES 7:14
Today, I will read 2 Chronicles 7:14 as much as possible and try to commit the verse to memory.
I will try to read and pray it at least once every hour throughout the time I am awake. Then, I will try to pray it every time I wake in the night, as I fall asleep, and when I wake in the morning.
My goal is to be intentional and purposeful in thinking it, reading it, and praying 2 Chronicles 7:14.
I also want to prayer journal my prayers of this verse for the world.
Now, what is your plan to develop this as a habit? Please share it with us and add a comment at the end of any blog post.
(Part of the "2 CHRONICLES 7:14 WORLD PRAYER HANDBOOK.")
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 New King James Version (NKJV)
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
-- New King James Version (NKJV)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
A HABIT TO DEVELOP
Now, this is what we will try to do with 2 Chronicles 7:14. We will try to pray it back to the Lord throughout the day and night.
I do not know about you, but I praying without ceasing is not a habit I have at this time. I try to do so, but it does not always work. I forget to do so. Therefore, I realize I need to develop the habit.
I do not know about you, but the reports I hear about in the news are frightening to me and are also frustrating, concerning, and maddening. I cannot help but wonder if this is indeed the end of this world. However, I do not know for sure. This makes me realize the world may be around for a longer time and it is my job as a Christian to pray for this world. Today. Without delay.
So, how do I pray for this world? 2 Chronicles 7:14 offers the answer, along with 1 Thessalonians 5:17. How do I put it into practice, though? How do I pray without ceasing 2 Chronicles 7:14? How do I/we develop the habit?
I have read several articles, Bible studies, books, and daily devotionals on how to so. Now, I hope to put it into practice and make the 2 Chronicles 7:14 World Prayer my lifelong prayer without ceasing. I want to fulfill my part in praying for the change of this world, and pray for the world to follow Jesus Christ and God's will. I want to live 1 Thessalonians 5:17 through praying 2 Chronicles 7:14 without ending.
DAY 1 AND LEARNING TO PRAY ALL THE TIME 2 CHRONICLES 7:14
Today, I will read 2 Chronicles 7:14 as much as possible and try to commit the verse to memory.
I will try to read and pray it at least once every hour throughout the time I am awake. Then, I will try to pray it every time I wake in the night, as I fall asleep, and when I wake in the morning.
My goal is to be intentional and purposeful in thinking it, reading it, and praying 2 Chronicles 7:14.
I also want to prayer journal my prayers of this verse for the world.
Now, what is your plan to develop this as a habit? Please share it with us and add a comment at the end of any blog post.
(Part of the "2 CHRONICLES 7:14 WORLD PRAYER HANDBOOK.")
2 Chronicles 7:14 World Prayer Blog
Please check out the new blog, 2 Chronicles 7:14 World Prayer Blog.
Blessings,
--Stacy Duplease
Email:
agodlyvision@gmail.com
rememberingyourpresent@gmail.com
Blogs:
http://rypstories.blogspot.com
http://2chr714worldprayer.blogspot.com
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HDX Tablet
Blessings,
--Stacy Duplease
Email:
agodlyvision@gmail.com
rememberingyourpresent@gmail.com
Blogs:
http://rypstories.blogspot.com
http://2chr714worldprayer.blogspot.com
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HDX Tablet
2 Chronicles 7:14 World Prayer Introduction
THREE AGREEMENTS:
As Christians, we may differ in the expression, observance, and practice of some of our beliefs. However, there are two that we can all agree on:
1 Jesus Christ is our Savior, who died so we don't have to, to forgive our sins, and give us eternal life.
2 The Holy Bible is true and is the Word of God.
Let's be honest. Those two facets are the most important things for us to focus on and is how we agree. The rest of the difference between us really doesn't matter if we simplify things as much as possible.
However, I bet there is another facet we can agree on and that is (3) our world needs prayer. We have three facets we agree on and can stand together regarding, therefore, and I hope we can and will starting in this moment.
Can we set aside our differences and focus on praying together in Jesus Christ's name for our world?
One prayer can make a difference and change the world. Can you imagine what would happen if every single Christian in the world prayed without ceasing or stopping 2 Chronicles 7:14 in Jesus Christ's name? How much would the world be changed then?
That is the purpose of 2 Chronicles 7:14 World Prayer, for us to pray this verse day and night.
2 Chronicles 7:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
-- New King James Version (NKJV)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
DO YOU WANT TO ADD YOUR NAME OR ORGANIZATION TO THE LIST?
Add a comment at the end of any of these blog posts and share your name and where you live if you want to commit to praying 2 Chronicles 7:14 for our world and where you live. Also, it's okay to make up a name and where you live if you would feel more comfortable.
Also in your comment share any other information, comments, questions, or stories you desire.
Let's encourage one another and form a strong community as we pray the 2 Chronicles 7:14 World Prayer. Please interact with one another and add comments frequently. It will help all of us to stand united and pray without stopping.
2 CHRONICLES 7:14 WORLD PRAYER HANDBOOK
I will write information on this blog each day to help us with this endeavor of world prayer. Then, in time, I will publish it with the title: "2 CHRONICLES 7:14 WORLD PRAYER HANDBOOK." Keep checking this blog and receive the latest.
PRAYER
Lord teach us to pray.
Teach us to pray without ceasing for our world.
We stand on Your promise of 2 Chronicles 7:14.
Help us unite and stand together for this purpose, for we know our world needs prayer.
We pray this in the name of Jesus Christ.
And, we won't say amen since we are not stopping this prayer...
THANK YOU
Thank you for joining me in the 2 Chronicles 7:14 World Prayer. I cannot see what God does through this delightful, serious, timely prayer effort, commitment, and challenge.
Blessings,
--Stacy Duplease
Email:
agodlyvision@gmail.com
rememberingyourpresent@gmail.com
Blogs:
http://rypstories.blogspot.com
http://2chr714worldprayer.blogspot.com
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HDX Tablet
As Christians, we may differ in the expression, observance, and practice of some of our beliefs. However, there are two that we can all agree on:
1 Jesus Christ is our Savior, who died so we don't have to, to forgive our sins, and give us eternal life.
2 The Holy Bible is true and is the Word of God.
Let's be honest. Those two facets are the most important things for us to focus on and is how we agree. The rest of the difference between us really doesn't matter if we simplify things as much as possible.
However, I bet there is another facet we can agree on and that is (3) our world needs prayer. We have three facets we agree on and can stand together regarding, therefore, and I hope we can and will starting in this moment.
Can we set aside our differences and focus on praying together in Jesus Christ's name for our world?
One prayer can make a difference and change the world. Can you imagine what would happen if every single Christian in the world prayed without ceasing or stopping 2 Chronicles 7:14 in Jesus Christ's name? How much would the world be changed then?
That is the purpose of 2 Chronicles 7:14 World Prayer, for us to pray this verse day and night.
2 Chronicles 7:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
-- New King James Version (NKJV)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
DO YOU WANT TO ADD YOUR NAME OR ORGANIZATION TO THE LIST?
Add a comment at the end of any of these blog posts and share your name and where you live if you want to commit to praying 2 Chronicles 7:14 for our world and where you live. Also, it's okay to make up a name and where you live if you would feel more comfortable.
Also in your comment share any other information, comments, questions, or stories you desire.
Let's encourage one another and form a strong community as we pray the 2 Chronicles 7:14 World Prayer. Please interact with one another and add comments frequently. It will help all of us to stand united and pray without stopping.
2 CHRONICLES 7:14 WORLD PRAYER HANDBOOK
I will write information on this blog each day to help us with this endeavor of world prayer. Then, in time, I will publish it with the title: "2 CHRONICLES 7:14 WORLD PRAYER HANDBOOK." Keep checking this blog and receive the latest.
PRAYER
Lord teach us to pray.
Teach us to pray without ceasing for our world.
We stand on Your promise of 2 Chronicles 7:14.
Help us unite and stand together for this purpose, for we know our world needs prayer.
We pray this in the name of Jesus Christ.
And, we won't say amen since we are not stopping this prayer...
THANK YOU
Thank you for joining me in the 2 Chronicles 7:14 World Prayer. I cannot see what God does through this delightful, serious, timely prayer effort, commitment, and challenge.
Blessings,
--Stacy Duplease
Email:
agodlyvision@gmail.com
rememberingyourpresent@gmail.com
Blogs:
http://rypstories.blogspot.com
http://2chr714worldprayer.blogspot.com
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Our United Prayer
2 Chronicles 7:14 New King James Version (NKJV)
14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
New King James Version (NKJV)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
14 if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.
New King James Version (NKJV)
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
A Prayer for the World Challenge
I have read this book before and have prayed it for several things. It's a life-changing book. It works. Prayer changes things.
I am going to do this 40-day prayer challenge of 2 Chronicles 7:14 for our world. Care to join me?
The book is:
"Draw the Circle: The 40 Day Prayer Challenge" by Mark Batterson.
The book can be found here:
http://smile.amazon.com/Draw-Circle-Day-Prayer-Challenge-ebook/dp/B008EGXTYG/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1427906823&sr=1-1&keywords=batterson+draw+the+circle+40
Please join me over the next 40 days to Pray 2 Chronicles 7:14 for the World, every country, every government, every individual.
If you are joining the challenge, please attach a comment at the end of any blog post or send me an email so we can stand together and encourage one another to Pray.
This challenge is meant to be a lifelong one, so start it at any time and continue to Pray it every 40 days for the rest of your life.
Let's help the world find the only Truth... Jesus Christ.
Blessings,
--Stacy Duplease
Email:
agodlyvision@gmail.com
rememberingyourpresent@gmail.com
Blogs:
http://rypstories.blogspot.com
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HDX Tablet
I am going to do this 40-day prayer challenge of 2 Chronicles 7:14 for our world. Care to join me?
The book is:
"Draw the Circle: The 40 Day Prayer Challenge" by Mark Batterson.
The book can be found here:
http://smile.amazon.com/Draw-Circle-Day-Prayer-Challenge-ebook/dp/B008EGXTYG/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1427906823&sr=1-1&keywords=batterson+draw+the+circle+40
Please join me over the next 40 days to Pray 2 Chronicles 7:14 for the World, every country, every government, every individual.
If you are joining the challenge, please attach a comment at the end of any blog post or send me an email so we can stand together and encourage one another to Pray.
This challenge is meant to be a lifelong one, so start it at any time and continue to Pray it every 40 days for the rest of your life.
Let's help the world find the only Truth... Jesus Christ.
Blessings,
--Stacy Duplease
Email:
agodlyvision@gmail.com
rememberingyourpresent@gmail.com
Blogs:
http://rypstories.blogspot.com
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HDX Tablet
Praying Without Ceasing for the World
Praying Without Ceasing for the World
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Bible Verse to Pray Without Ceasing
Pray this verse for yourself, your family, your friends, your block, your neighborhood, your city, your county, your state, your country, your continent, and the world.
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2 Chronicles 7:14 Expanded Bible (EXB)
14 Then if my people, who ·are called by my name [belong to me], will humble themselves, if they will pray and seek ·me [my face] and stop their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven. I will forgive their sin, and I will ·heal [restore] their land.
--Expanded Bible (EXB)
The Expanded Bible, Copyright © 2011 Thomas Nelson Inc. All rights reserved.
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An Honest Prayer: Prayer Journaling Thoughts About Praying for the World Without Stopping
Lord, I have not been praying much. Not nearly as much as I could or should. Help me to learn to really pray without ceasing or stopping, and to do it all the time, day and night, for the rest of my life, without fail. Teach me how. Show me the way.
My lack of prayers sure have not helped our world or my nation, never mind my family, town, county, and state. And, they sure haven't helped the Church as a whole or the American Church as a whole, the body of Christ.
Help me to live 2 Chronicles 7:14 in my own life as I pray it for everyone else as well.
I know one prayer can change much. So, what would happen if I were to pray all the time for these things?
What would happen if I prayed against terrorism without ceasing?
What if just I were to pray without ceasing for these things?
And, what if every Christian in the world did the same?
Pause.
Praying.
How about you?
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Bible Verse to Pray Without Ceasing
Pray this verse for yourself, your family, your friends, your block, your neighborhood, your city, your county, your state, your country, your continent, and the world.
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2 Chronicles 7:14 Expanded Bible (EXB)
14 Then if my people, who ·are called by my name [belong to me], will humble themselves, if they will pray and seek ·me [my face] and stop their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven. I will forgive their sin, and I will ·heal [restore] their land.
--Expanded Bible (EXB)
The Expanded Bible, Copyright © 2011 Thomas Nelson Inc. All rights reserved.
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An Honest Prayer: Prayer Journaling Thoughts About Praying for the World Without Stopping
Lord, I have not been praying much. Not nearly as much as I could or should. Help me to learn to really pray without ceasing or stopping, and to do it all the time, day and night, for the rest of my life, without fail. Teach me how. Show me the way.
My lack of prayers sure have not helped our world or my nation, never mind my family, town, county, and state. And, they sure haven't helped the Church as a whole or the American Church as a whole, the body of Christ.
Help me to live 2 Chronicles 7:14 in my own life as I pray it for everyone else as well.
I know one prayer can change much. So, what would happen if I were to pray all the time for these things?
What would happen if I prayed against terrorism without ceasing?
What if just I were to pray without ceasing for these things?
And, what if every Christian in the world did the same?
Pause.
Praying.
How about you?
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Journaling Thoughts 03.31.2015b. and 04.04.2015a.
Journaling Thoughts 03.31.2015b. and 04.04.2015a.
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Journaling Thoughts 03.31.2015b.
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Please forgive all of the articles I posted this morning. However, they are all essential to know about and pray about. I hope you read all of them. They are quite informative and help us stay informed as to what really is going on in the world.
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My Camp NaNoWriMo Writing Project
"Silence is Not Acceptable. We Must Take a Stand. There's Too Much at Stake."
4,641 words total so far.
Word Count Goal between now and April 30, 2015 is 20,000 words minimum. Ideally would be 35,000 total words.
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The Last Days and Bible Prophecy:
652 p.m.
Given the intolerance and discrimination against Christians in the United States of America, and terrorism around the world, I hear some Christians say how we must be living in the Last Days.
Are we? I ask.
The answer is a 100% yes. Since Jesus died on the cross, we are in fact in the Last Days.
Now, does this mean that we will see the end of the world in our lifetime, I am not sure. However, I think it is important to live like the Last Days could really be ushered in ten minutes--or like it could be in another 2,000 years.
However, how can we be ready unless we know the truth of what is to come in the Last Days? Hence, I'm going to start to study the Last Days. I want to be informed and ready. Stay tuned. I will start with the Book of Daniel, then Revelation, and then possibly Ezekiel, followed by the other prophets.
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Journaling Thoughts 04.01.2015a. Wednesday.
I cannot believe it's Wednesday already. My how time flies.
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Camp NaNoWriMo:
Today is my first day of Camp NaNoWriMo. I hope to write at least 500 words between now and the end of the month. Ideally, I will write at least 1,000 words per day. Even more would be icing on the cake.
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Bible Verse of the Day:
Psalm 14:1 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
For the choir director. Davidic.
1 The fool says in his heart, "God does not exist."
They are corrupt; they do vile deeds.
There is no one who does good.
-- Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville Tennessee. All rights reserved.
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Prayer journal your thoughts.
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My Journaling Thoughts on the Verse:
How do I live as though God doesn't exist? How do my thoughts, feelings, actions deny Him and/or How Word, whether accidental or on purpose?
Does my life reflect beyond all shadow of a doubt I believe in God? How about in Jesus Christ?
How have I acted foolish toward God and or His Word?
What are the wrongdoings I've done this week? Yesterday? Today?
Lord, I want to reflect You and Your Word in all that I am and do. Please teach me how to do so.
More of You, far less of me, God.
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Other News Articles and Links to Read (Current Events):
When Foreign Policy and National Security Are Based Upon Campaign Promises - Allen West - Page 1
http://townhall.com/columnists/allenwest/2015/04/0...
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Obama declares cyberattacks a 'national emergency' | TheHill
http://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/237581-oba...
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Rev. Graham: Pence Attacked by LGBT & 'Liberal Media Who Don't Want Christians' Freedoms Protected' | CNS News
http://cnsnews.com/blog/michael-w-chapman/rev-grah...
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My Journaling Thoughts on the Book of Daniel:
Here are a couple of resources I am using, with several more:
1. Daniel 1 Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
http://biblehub.com/commentaries/jfb//daniel/1.htm
2. Daniel 1 Commentary - Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete)
http://www.biblestudytools.com/commentaries/matthe...
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Prayer Journaling Thoughts:
Lord, please help me to know what to do and how to pray for the forgiveness of our land and for Your healin, protection, and guidance of the USA. Help me to know my part in bringing a revival in the U.S. so that the U.S. Church as a whole will get right with You and do Your will, not the Church's agenda.
Your will be done, Almighty God.
Help Christians take a stand against the lobbyists, organizations, governments (city, county, states, and national), and individuals trying to eliminate our rights and freedoms. We are the largest body of any religion and it is time we had loud enough voices to be heard and change the shift in our country to give Christians back our rights and freedoms given by the U.S. Constitution.
Help American Christians to learn what YOU think is most important. We keep trying to focus on our preferences and agendas. We want what is comfortable. We do not want to be labeled or stand out. Help us know that to believe in You, truly, we must stand out and that means speaking out as times. Now is the time to speak out.
The minority voices of atheists, LGBT, pro-abortion are the minority. We keep allowing their voices to be heard. Why not ours, too? They deserve their rights and freedoms just as much as we do. It is okay for us to disagree, but we should protect one another's rights to be free. Help the American Church and each and every Christian to speak out.
And, help us, God, to speak out about the current holocaust. Help us to pray about all these things without ceasing or stopping. To YOU be the glory, not us.
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Bible Verse to Pray, Ponder, and Apply:
2 Chronicles 7:13-15 (EXB)
13 "·I may [If I…] ·stop the sky [shut the heavens] from sending rain. ·I may [ …or if I…] command the locusts to ·destroy [devour] the land. ·I may […or if I…] send ·sicknesses [plague; pestilence] to my people. 14 Then if my people, who ·are called by my name [belong to me], will humble themselves, if they will pray and seek ·me [ my face] and stop their evil ways, I will hear them from heaven. I will forgive their sin, and I will ·heal [restore] their land. 15 Now ·I will see them, and I will listen [my eyes will be open and my ears attentive; 6:40] to the prayers prayed in this place."
-- Expanded Bible (EXB)
The Expanded Bible, Copyright © 2011 Thomas Nelson Inc. All rights reserved.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Son of Hamas founder claims Islam wants to control the whole world | Glenn Beck
http://www.glennbeck.com/2015/03/30/son-of-hamas-founder-claims-islam-wants-to-control-the-whole-word/
Read this to learn the truth. Quite enlightening. For whoever isn't sure if terrorism is as bad as people claim, this is an eye-opener.
Read and then, prayer journal your thoughts.
Read this to learn the truth. Quite enlightening. For whoever isn't sure if terrorism is as bad as people claim, this is an eye-opener.
Read and then, prayer journal your thoughts.
Journaling Thoughts on 03.31.2015. Tues.
Journaling Thoughts on 03.31.2015. Tues.
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My Camp NaNoWriMo Writing Project and it's Working Title:
"Silence is Not Acceptable. We Must Take a Stand. There's Too Much at Stake."
3,385 words total so far
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A Funk
813 a.m.
So... I am in a funk right now. Allergies and sinuses, along with a lack of a good night's sleep, add to this, but it is more than that. This is the Holy Week... the celebration of the last week of Jesus of Nazareth's life. It is a week of remembrance.
This Bible Verse of the Day helps explain some of what I am feeling and thinking:
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Isaiah 53:5-6 Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
5 But He was pierced because of our transgressions,
crushed because of our iniquities;
punishment for our peace was on Him,
and we are healed by His wounds.
6 We all went astray like sheep;
we all have turned to our own way;
and the Lord has punished Him
for the iniquity of us all.
-- Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
Copyright © 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville Tennessee. All rights reserved.
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Jesus Christ for the wrongdoings and sinful hearts and minds of the people then, today, and in the future. But, not just for anyone and everyone. He died for those who choose to believe in Him and that He lived and died for the wiping away of our wicked and wrong ways.
He died so we do not have to because of our wrongdoings.
He died for what the terrorists are doing today to His people.
Christ Followers are suffering in this world today and are being persecuted... tortured... sent into sex slavery... murdered... beheaded... all because of believing in Jesus Christ and not in the manner and way the terrorists want. And, it is far more than Christians experiencing this... Anyone who does not believe what the terrorists want are experiencing this savagery.
It is a new holocaust. And, few are addressing it and labeling it as such.
What else should it be called?
A "holocaust" is defined as: a great destruction.
The terrorists have said they want to annihilate, kill, destroy, eliminate, etc. everybody who is an infidel. An infidel is anyone who does not believe what they do.
So... yes. It is indeed a holocaust. We must face this truth, admit to it, and vocalize it. And, we need to make sure people in our circles of influence, our family, friends, neighbors, churches, clubs, groups, etc. know about this and talk about it.
We, as Christians, must make unceasing prayer about this.
It is a holocaust. People are suffering and dying because of a lack of belief. And I cannot help but weep for them and their loved ones. I refuse to allow any of their loss to be in vain. I will remember.
But, I only can if I am informed about what really is going on. I do not trust what any one human or organization says. I do my research and study several conservative and liberal, several international news articles and agencies. Then, I realize that maybe one-third of the story is the real story and acknowledge I do not know the full story. However, if a reported sentence or paragraph, a topic, rings through several different sources, then, it is most likely truth and fact.
And, contrary to what President Obama says, and supported by numerous sources, terrorism is a threat and problem globally and must be fought so more individuals will not suffer and die because of terror.
And, some sources, but not nearly enough, are calling it what it really is... a holocaust.
This weighs on me. I cannot carry on with my life as normal knowing how many are suffering. And, how so many refuse to acknowledge this and are carrying with their lives like nothing is going on.
These are the thoughts keeping me awake.
Last night, I read more about what women are experiencing because of terrorism... so many words to say... tears shed as I learn more about their story.
Do an internet search for "sex slavery and ISIS" and read about it for yourself. Women and girls are sold for profit to fund terrorism.
The Iraqi girls and women in slavery are begging, praying for a drone strike to go in to kill the terrorists and them since they have not been able to escape... since their children have not...
How can we be silent and not take a stand?
And we are not praying without ceasing about this holocaust? I am not... I want to do so now.
Father, show me how. Tell me what to pray.
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News article to read:
Title:
Muslim groups attack Egyptian Copts over church honoring Christians killed by ISIS
Source/link: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/03/31/egyptian-c...
Journal your thoughts.
My Journaling Thoughts 1038 a.m.
Notice how it wasn't terrorists who did this.
This was reported in two sources I have found so far. One is the link and article I just listed and the other link is here:
http://www.christiantoday.com/article/church.in.me...
In the link I just listed are other links and sources regarding the news. Hence, there is some fact found here at the very least.
My thoughts: Only the despicable attack in any way those who are in mourning. Why add salt to the wound?
A difference in belief has caused this.
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Let's Agree to Disagree
There was a phrase I used to hear here in the United States of America and it was one that set the great nation apart. It is also what sets mature, logical, reasoning, thoughtful individuals apart as well. It is the phrase, "Let's agree to disagree."
From there, we would accept the differences and agree to let it go at that and still be friends. We would not hold it against one another and would respect the differences and love one another anyway.
Where has that concept gone in our world today--and in the USA?
It's the differences that made the U.S. a melting pot. It was what made us such a great nation. Now, we scream at the top of our lungs at one another, literally and figuratively, that the other must believe what we do or else.
Pardon?
Are we in kindergarten?
How did we ever get so juvenile?
It really is okay to disagree. It does not hurt anyone to disagree.
We were the land of the free. Free to believe what you want. Whatever happened to this?
It is now, believe what I believe or I will scream as loud as possible how you are wrong, intolerant, discriminatory, and stupid. Again... How selfish and juvenile.
Now, it is believe what you want, but it better be what I want.
How does this differ from the terrorists' thoughts? (Note how I said thought, not actions.)
It seems from my perspective that if you are conservative or Christian, then you are evil, intolerant, wrong, and deserve to have all your rights taken away--believe you don't believe what they want you to believe. They are tolerant of only their beliefs. The agree to disagree phrase is lost on them.
It's sad... And wrong.
What can I do to help change this? Pause. Not sure I can, except bring awareness and pray.
Can we agree to disagree? It's okay by me. You?
Yes. I will pray about this and that we can truly love and respect one another--for--and not in spite of our differences and similarities. It's okay to be different.
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Monday, March 30, 2015
Silence is Not Acceptable: My Camp NaNoWriMo Writing Project Monday, March 30, 2015
Silence is Not Acceptable: My Camp NaNoWriMo Writing Project Monday, March 30, 2015
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Bible Verse of the Day, Daily Devotional, and Prayer Journaling:
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Isaiah 53:3-4 New Living Translation (NLT)
3 He was despised and rejected—
a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief.
We turned our backs on him and looked the other way.
He was despised, and we did not care.
4 Yet it was our weaknesses he carried;
it was our sorrows that weighed him down.
And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God,
a punishment for his own sins!
-- New Living Translation (NLT)
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright © 1996, 2004, 2007, 2013 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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Prayer journal your thoughts to what you just read.
Prayer journal your thoughts of this verse during the holy week of Easter.
Prayer journal your thoughts of this verse and our era of terrorism, our current holocaust, and a New Exodus.
What did God say to you?
What did you say to God?
How will you apply this verse to your life today? This week? This month? This quarter? This year? Etc.?
Re-read this verse as much as possible all day, night, and week long. Then prayer journal whatever comes to mind and what God reveals to you. Spend as much time with this verse as possible and go as deep as possible with the verse.
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Other Thoughts of Isaiah 53:3-4: Daily Devotional and Prayer Journaling:
Please prayer journal your thoughts about each of these sentences and questions.
This is what our God did for us.
Intentionally.
Knowingly.
He did it because He loves us.
How many other gods and idols love you this much? (Answer = None.)
And, no. Just because a religion calls their god, "God," does it mean we worship the same God or god. Our God is Jehovah, the Great I AM, the Father of Jesus Christ, and who also is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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Romans 6:20-23 New Living Translation (NLT)
20 When you were slaves to sin, you were free from the obligation to do right.21 And what was the result? You are now ashamed of the things you used to do, things that end in eternal doom. 22 But now you are free from the power of sin and have become slaves of God. Now you do those things that lead to holiness and result in eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
-- New Living Translation (NLT)
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright© 1996, 2004, 2007, 2013 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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Take some time to prayer journal your thoughts.
Again, this is what differs our God as the One and Only God.
We receive eternal life merely through our belief in Jesus Christ--and for no other reason. The moment we believe Jesus Christ died for the forgiveness of our sins, so we do not have to, our sins--all of them--are forgiven as a free gift by the Lord.
Prayer journal your thoughts.
We do not do anything to merit eternal life and forgiveness of our wrongdoings, except believing. That's it.
Prayer journal your thoughts.
We do not have to murder others in older to stand up for our God and earn His favor.
Nor do we have to commit suicide in His name.
Prayer journal your thoughts.
This is the true Easter message. Particularly this year... After 21 Coptic and Orthodox Christians were beheaded in February 2015 because of nothing more than their belief in Jesus Christ and how He died for the forgiveness of their sins. They did not die to prove He was God. They died.. we're beheaded... murdered... because they didn't believe what the terrorists do.
And now, they are living the free gift of eternal life... of no more sadness or pain... of endless time with perfection and beauty with the One True God Almighty.
This is the Easter message this year.
How serious are you about your belief?
Are you silent about the truth of Jesus and the Bible? Are you afraid to offer? Do you want to be tolerant? Are you afraid of standing out and people disagreeing with you? Would you take a real stand of real belief in Jesus and speak out against terrorism and the current holocaust and the New Exodus?
This is the only true Easter message that should be shared this year.
If our faith is comfortable and we are happy, then we aren't really living a true life of faith in this world today.
The Christian faith is quite uncomfortable today. And, we have a choice to run from it it, deny it, ignore it, or dive right in and make sure that the 21 (and the children beheaded, and the girls and ladies being sold into sex slavery to fund the terrorists) did not, have not, lived and believed for nothing or in vain. We must remember. We must be as uncomfortable as possible because of our faith, so we remember to turn from our own personal and collective wicked ways so God will hear our prayers. As we are uncomfortable, we should be praying 24/7 for God to forgive us and heal our land.
This is today's one, true Easter message.
If your Easter avoids this, ask yourself if you are celebrating a comfortable Easter or the real, true Easter.
Prayer journal your thoughts.
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Ouch. I wrote all of the previous and am looking in the mirror. I will prayer journal my thoughts now. Stay tuned.
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I will say this. I refuse to go to any Easter Sunday at any church that doesn't focus on this. A happy, easy, comfortable Easter is not what I want to celebrate, given the scores who have died and have been tortured and sold into slavery as the Church and most Christians have been silent... including me. I want to remember the truth of our world today and everything Jesus said about why He lived and died for us... and what He said about the last days and His second coming. I want to make sure I am ready... and that I have prayed as much as possible for the forgiveness of our sins individually and corporately for Israel, the USA, and the world.
This is my Easter this year.
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Isaiah 53:3-4 Expanded Bible (EXB)
3 He was ·hated [despised] and rejected by people.
·He had much pain [ A man of pain/suffering/sorrows] and ·suffering[one who knew/was acquainted with pain/grief].
People ·would not even look at [turned their backs on; hid their faces from] him.
He was ·hated [despised], and we ·didn't even notice him [or did not esteem him].
4 But he ·took [bore] our suffering on him
and ·felt our pain for us [carried our sorrows/sickness].
·We saw his suffering
and thought God was punishing him [ …stricken and afflicted by him;C God].
Expanded Bible (EXB)
-- The Expanded Bible, Copyright © 2011 Thomas Nelson Inc. All rights reserved.
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Sunday, March 29, 2015
Silence is Not Acceptable: Camp NaNoWriMo Writing Project Sunday, March 29, 2015
Silence is Not Acceptable: Camp NaNoWriMo Writing Project Sunday, March 29, 2015
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Happy Sabbath. I hope all is well with you and that you have much to be thankful today.
I wanted to let you know my current writing plans for this blog. There is a great deal going on here and in our world, as I am sure you are aware. Therefore, this blog is currently a combination of:
1 Current events or news articles I think are important to read, pray about, and journal about. They are articles important for every American and every Christian.
2 Bible Verse of the Day to ponder and prayer journal about, particularly with how it applies to America, the world, every Christian, and the Church as a whole (all four at once).
3 My personal journaling and prayer journaling about #1 and 2, along with a call for us to wake up and take a stand against terrorism individually, as Americans, as a world, as individual Christians, in our local churches and denominations, and as the Church as a whole.
4 The Current Holocaust
5 The New Exodus
Starting in this blog post, I will share several different thoughts each day and each thought will be divided by this symbol: " ~*~*~*~*~ ."
After all, I am struggling with my role as an American and as a Christian in this war terrorists have declared on everyone who does not believe in the way they have deemed important. How am I to take a stand, given my resources and abilities? This blog, and my current writing project, is a reflection of all this.
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Camp NaNoWriMo Preparation
Yesterday I announced how in spite of my crazy life right now, I still plan on participating in Camp NaNoWriMo in the month of April. Camp NaNoWriMo, by the way, is short for Camp National Novel Writing Month. However, it can also be for nonfiction works, which is precisely what I am writing.
I have chosen to write a minimum word count of 15,000 words, but hope to do 30,000 words ideally, or even 50,000, but I am not sure how I could do either of the latter. We shall see. I hope I can (thinking of "The Little Engine That Could").
My Camp NaNoWriMo Writing Project for April 2015 is:
"Silence is Not Acceptable. We Must Take a Stand. There's Too Much at Stake."
I refer to terrorism and the current holocaust that's occurring today again anyone who does not believe as the terrorists do, whom they call "infidel." It's also brought about what NEWSWEEK has called the "New Exodus" as Christians flee from their homes in the Middle East.
{See article: http://www.newsweek.com/2015/04/03/new-exodus-chri...}
This is what this blog is focusing on now. It's about getting informed about current events and doing something to take a stand against terrorism in the way I am able, which is with my pen.
People are being tortured and murdered as I write this, since they do not have the terrorists' beliefs. And, here I sit on a comfy couch in a nice suburban neighborhood, where people are not wealthy or poor. We don't really have a care in the world and have a normal life everyone dreams of. We are free. We can believe what we want, thanks to the forefathers of our nation and the American Military who have fought for our freedom--then and since.
But, there are those who are the exact opposite. They are being murdered and tortured. Now. As I write this.
How can I ever forget this? How can I ever overlook it or deny it?
No one deserves to die because of a difference in belief. No one. Not ever.
God is asking me, asking us, "What are you DOING about this today and tomorrow? How will you take a stand for my people?"
Pause.
And, I am humbled. Silenced. My heart tightens and my breath grows jagged.
I am ashamed for ever focusing on myself and complaining o myself or another about how my cushy life isn't fair or how God isn't doing what I want or when I want it. Shame on me. How can I ever be concerned or anxious? How can I ever complain? I am supremely blessed. I have everything and everyone I want and need. God has blessed me immeasurably.
God asks what I will do in their name, and His, and not in mine. God wants to know what stand I will take.
My answer: "I have no idea, Lord. Please show me what You want me to do. I know you have equipped me in my own unique way, given the resources and abilities I have. Please show me what to do, how, and when."
The truth is it is rather intimidating.
I realize if I speak out, people might laugh, belittle, or deny the truth of what I speak and share. I also realize I could be hated for this or seen as a nut. But, am I here on this planet to live for public opinion or for the Lord and His purpose for me and my life?
What did Israel think of the prophets and their message?
No. I am not a prophet. But, I realize the prophets, who spoke the Word of God, sounding the alarm to the Israelites, were seen as whacky, nuts, crazy, and lunatics. Therefore, some may think the same of me. But, the truth is the truth.
We Christians have lost out first love and have lost our way. I certainly have, most moments of most days, if I am honest.
So, what can I do?
This, I will pray about and ponder.
For, this isn't about me. It's about the current holocaust the New Exodus.
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Revelation 2:3-5 Expanded Bible (EXB)
3 You have ·patience [perseverance; endurance] and have ·suffered troubles[endured much] for my name and have not ·given up [L grown weary].
4 "But I have this against you: You have ·left [abandoned] ·the love you had in the beginning [or your first love]. 5 So ·remember [consider] ·where you were before you fell [L how far you have fallen]. ·Change your hearts [Repent] and do ·what [L the works] you did at first. If you do not ·change [repent], I will come to you and will take away your lampstand from its place.
Expanded Bible (EXB)
The Expanded Bible, Copyright © 2011 Thomas Nelson Inc. All rights reserved.
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Prayer journal your initial thoughts.
Now, think about all those slaughtered, tortured, and sold into sex slavery because they do not have the terrorists' beliefs. Then, prayer journal your thoughts about these verses.
How have you abandoned your First Love of the Lord Jesus Christ?
What keeps you from your First Love? He? How can you prevent it?
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Jeremiah 2:11 Worthless Idols (Bible Verse of the Day)
Jeremiah 2:11 Worthless Idols
The Book of Jeremiah is for and about Israel. It was written for them at that time. It is also something we can read today and learn from and apply to our lives.
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Jeremiah 2:11 New Living Translation (NLT)
11 Has any nation ever traded its gods for new ones,
even though they are not gods at all?
Yet my people have exchanged their glorious God
for worthless idols!
-- New Living Translation (NLT)
Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright© 1996, 2004, 2007, 2013 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.
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Journaling Questions to Pray About, Ponder, and Answer:
What gods and idols have those in the U.S. followed personally and collectively? Why? How?
Something to remember. Lip service proves nothing. Our actions prove more of our loyalties. However, it is our hearts that prove our loyalties the most. What and who do we treasure?
How have we acted personally and collectively regarding Jeremiah 2:11?
How do our lives prove we follow God and live the Bible personally and collectively?
(Image credit: Stacy Duplease and Remembering Your Present, LLC 2015.)
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