Saturday, March 26, 2016

PRAYING FOR GOD'S REIGN: LENTEN PRAYERS

DAY 40: SATURDAY  Deliver us from evil

O God! In our deepest moments of agony, when it seems that we may be overwhelmed and defeated by evil all around, we cry to You, in desperation, wondering why You have forsaken us and left us alone and unprotected. Why have we been brought so low? How long must we endure our desolation? 

Surround us with your love Gracious One! Be our Protector and Deliverer! We know that we are unable to stand against evil on our own, but we have seen your deliverance in the history of your people and in our own lives.  We call on You because we trust in You even when it appears, for at least a time, that You have abandoned us.

In your goodness, go ahead of us, follow us, and walk beside us as we face every kind of threat that would undermine our faith and cause us to turn from You. Give us the fortitude to keep our eyes on Jesus who endured everything that evil powers could muster against him. Remind us that through Jesus’ deep vulnerability and apparent defeat, You have defeated every false power, every authority that would attempt to usurp your own Sovereignty. 

We cling to your promise of deliverance with great hope! Amen. 

This is the final post for Praying for God's Reign. Thank you for following. Keep praying that God's reign will come in fullness, that God's desire will be enacted as fully on earth as in heaven. Tomorrow celebrate the resurrection of Christ with great joy and hope.

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