“All of you have conspired against me, and there is no one
who reveals to me that my son has made a covenant with the son of Jesse; and
there is not one of you who is sorry for me or reveals to me that my son has
stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as it is this day.”
1 Samuel 22:8
Saul somehow knew that Jonathan
had made a covenant with David. He felt betrayed by his own son and was not
happy. Saul was living outside of the will of God. God’s hand of blessing was
upon David. His hand of blessing had left Saul. When we turn from the Lord and
start walking without Him, life becomes “all about us.” And a self-focused life
plants the seeds of its own destruction. My heart today goes out to the people
that once walked with God and have backslidden and are living apart from Him.
We are blessed, but they are living outside of the will of God. God’s hand of
blessing is no longer with them. Their lives are “all about them.” They are
focused only on themselves and they have planted seeds to their own
destruction. My hearts desire is that they be pulled up out of the muck and the
mire of the world. My desire is that they not be deceived any longer. My desire
is that they repent and give their lives back over to Him. Philippians 4:4-7
says “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your
gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing,
but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your
requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all
understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” God
wants us to continue to stay strong in Him and to rejoice in Him always. God
wants us to have His peace inside of us even when we think of those that have
gone astray. He wants us to remain in an environment of His peace. He wants us
to have a sound mind. He wants us to be gentle. Gentleness shows His love.
Gentleness is one of the fruits of the Spirit. It can be used to draw others to
Christ. He doesn’t want us to worry or to fret. Prayer is the antidote for
worry. There are different aspects to prayer. One is prayer, a worshipful
feeling and attitude of the heart that surrenders to Him; supplication, a need;
and requests, the specific concern. Thanksgiving showers our prayers with
gratefulness and gratitude for and to Him. Because of these three things: prayer,
supplication, and requests, the peace of God brings us power to have faith and
to endure, to hold onto hope and to see the victory come. This supernatural
peace calms us. His peace guards our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Jesus
loves His sheep. When one sheep wandered away, the Shepherd left the 99 and
went in search of that one. Today we are going to be praying for that “one.” We
are going to be praying for all the “one’s.” We want the angels in heaven to
rejoice. We want to rejoice with them.
Father, we come to You and pray for every person that had
at one time knew about You and they have since then backslidden and started
walking apart from You. They are self-focused and life is “all about them.” Your
hand of blessing has left them as they are continually sowing seeds of
destruction. Father, we know that You love them. You made them. May You, our
Good Shepherd, go in search of those that have wondered away. Pull them up out
of the muck and mire of the world. May they be delivered and not be deceived
any longer. Reveal Yourself to them once again. May they repent and turn from
their wicked ways and follow after You with their whole hearts. May the angels
in heaven rejoice and may we rejoice with them. We are not asking for money. We
are not asking for things. We are asking for hearts that have turned from You
to be brought back to You. This is our hearts desire. May they not resist what
the Holy Spirit is trying to do in their lives. May they come to the point of
wholehearted surrender.Help us to continue to rejoice in You. Help our
gentleness to be known to all men. Your Word says that the Lord is at hand. May
we not be anxious or worrisome. We pray
in agreement today. We offer You supplications today. With thanksgiving we have
let our requests be known to You. We thank You that the peace of God, which
surpasses all understanding, will guard our hearts and minds through Christ
Jesus. Bring these things to pass. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
Kimberly Lenz, Care
Ministry Coordinator
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