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 Greetings in the mighty name of the Lord Jesus Christ to your brothers and sisters. 

Today is the 24th day of the month of January in the year of 2020 six according to the Gregorian calendar. 

 Firstly, I must apologize. 

 I speak very slowly as well as it's a short message. I had a massive attack of viral flu on Tuesday. 

  My throat almost became zero. I'm better now. Can speak.  I had to attend several board meetings and on Wednesday I couldn't properly conduct the board meeting as well. An important board meeting. My voice was not coming out.  

I think due to the some weather conditions that is prevailing across the country Sri Lanka, coming from India. Pollution resulted in this kind of viral attacks and almost I'm still not fully recovered. I would say about 60%. 

I'm managing to talk little bit but not fully there to give my full ability of speaking. 

So pardon with me, by God's grace what I will do today. Brothers and sisters, one thing is very clear. 

 This message has to go to the bride of the Lord Jesus Christ. That is the reason that I'm very determined even a little way to communicate. 

 That's the reason brothers and sisters therftte is no other way, otherwise I need to rest. Rest my vocal cords. 

But even in a short way the things are getting really really hot up. 

The world economic forum many people were I mean it's a l feel is a now a de facto organization almost replacing UN in a different frontier. More on the economic side. But all the global political leaders come there and make their communication. And in fact,f Donald Trump too was there and he gave a thundering speech.  Including ridiculing some other global leaders including the French president and the Canadian prime minister. 

 Now brothers and sisters, the world order is changing and Donald Trump is creating various conditions towards them. Whether he's ordered raid on Venezuela, capture of the Nicholas Maduro or the threatening to take over Greenland and on the sideline, peace talks with Russia, Ukraine war, Gaza stripped, all that is going on. But it's very clear. Today the whole Europe is absolutely weak. 

 Never been like this before, Europe in every frontier economically,  socially, politically, even technologically. 

So much of uncertainties prevails in Europe those days. People who are in the third  world countries like we are living in Sri Lanka and Indonesia we want want to (everyone) migrate Europe. 

Actually now it's much better here in this part of the world than in Europe Europe 

4:52 so brothers and sisters some of the Sri Lankans who are gone they Want to come back 

5:01 the world is changing rapidly Now even Klaus Schwab, founder of the World Economic Forum, which founded in 1971. Klaus Martin Schwab is a German mechanical engineer, economist, and founder of the World Economic Forum ( WEF). He served as the WEF's chairman from 1971 until his resignation in 2025. It successfully have conducted annually this kind of events, meetings. 

 Today Klaus Schwab and his wife, Hilde, is absent from the deliberations, leading discussions and even as the host.  Why? He been accused of financial mismanagement by a whistle blower.  So probably some investigation taking place and probably  many others would have asked him. Whatever it is brothers and sisters, I had a huge respect for him, mainly founding this WEF and many things he's doing on the philanthropic frontier, he and his wife. 

But you know all are human beings and this is a worldly people and you cannot expect too much of holy righteousness from them. 

And that's why brothers and sisters, these organizations and activities have their own agendas and the ends which are determined by their preferences lead into the countries. 

But whatever said and done, I must tell you brothers and sisters, we could have been never closer than this. 

The events that are taking place in the world when the Europe is weak and few others are becoming stronger. 

I see many countries like UK, Canada and even many Scandinavian countries are seeking the help from China. 

Just about couple of weeks ago, the British government approved the building of the largest the embassy of the Chinese government in London.   They've been going on for years and years.  Now, last two weeks got approved.

 And the role of Russia becoming stronger and stronger. So as you know brothers and sisters, in the midst of a weak European economy and political system, the China and Russia  has becoming stronger than ever. And in fact, Donald Trump is facilitating that process. 

 AlI this is a very clear indication what the things would unravel in the days ahead. 

Bible is so true. Every prophecy that is mentioned is now coming to pass. 

So once again, I want to remind you this message I'm bringing is only to the bride the Lord Jesus Christ. Not to the world. Not to the Christian world either. They will not fathom it within the time of the preparation the bride of the Lord Jesus Christ as I've been telling you brothers and sisters. Yes, we are living in Revelation 19, verses 7 and 8. 

The marriage of the Lamb is on. The bride, the wife is getting ready and to her is granted a garment of fine lined and clean and white, which is the righteousness of the saints. 

So in other words,  there's a living bride, living Bridegroom, living Word,  living spirit of God, living God, living bridegroom. Every second active. 

Also we are also living the fulfillment of the Revelation 21:7.  He that overcometh shall inherit all things and I will be his God he will be a son or daughter. So it's the bride of the Lord Jesus Christ who is becoming overcomers. 

Not like sitting and going to churches and listening to some messages and dancing and speaking tongues and coming. 

We are living in the time where the true worshippers are worshiping the Father in spirit and truth. 

Brothers and sisters, we are talking about Enoch and his walk. And we have spoken several things and last week we talked about the anointed for resurrection, anointed for transfiguration that is for the bride of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

 But this, today, I want to bring this aspect for you to understand something because we are in the midst of the fulfillment of the parable that the Lord Jesus Christ mentioned and that is Matthew 25. In Matthew 24, the Lord Jesus Christ disclosed all the events that would take place soon after his death and his destruction of the temple in A.D.70 and various events that would take place during the next seven churches, last two 2,000 years. 

 All that has happened and now are finishing.

 What is pending is which the Lord Jesus Christ mentioned in Matthew 24 verse 26, 28.  Now people are talking about the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ. When he would come?

But there's no question about that to the bride of the Lord Jesus Christ as the chapter 5, the whole chapter mentioned very clearly, we are not the children of darkness knowing the night,  we are the children of the day and we understand things we see things God has shown to us. So we will not be taken by surprise. You know exactly. We will be at the right place, at the right time, doing the right thing, to receive the right things from God, the instructions. 

So in this moment in time, God has placed people like me across the whole world. Not only me, there may be thousands of them across the whole world. They don't belong to any Christian religion or denomination organization. 

 I, myself doesn't belong to any Christian organization denomination. 

 I'm a professionally commercial and retail and development bank global expert on financial inclusion, impact investor, social entrepreneur. I have my own financial institutions , so my professional revenue generation income from my professional engagement. 

So brothers and sisters,  in this moment, in time that God has raised. So they are communicating. 

They have no personal and vested interest. 

They're not backed by financial obligations and funding. They have the courage of their conviction. 

They present the truth because they can stand for the truth.  They can stand for the truth because truth is live in you in them and that they live in the truth. 

 What is going around in the Christian world is all entertainment man-made come to appease the fleshly desires of the people.  But this is not the case with the bride of the Lord Jesus Christ. Now as Jesus mentioned about his coming is a lightning coming from the east. 

So one end to the other end as the earth orbit,   lightning represents the revelation of the mind of God. Disclosure of the truth. 

 Line upon line, precept upon precept, the mind of God will reveal right throughout from one end to the other end. Nothing left out from A to E, from the Old Testament to the New Testament. Everything will be revealed enlightening to the bride of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

And the bride of the Lord Jesus Christ is represented as eagles.  What would be they doing? They are eating. 

They're not eating dead stuff. But living things. That's what the Lord Jesus Christ said. 

Unless you eat my flesh, referring to his Word, and drink my Blood, referring to the spirit of God. Jesus said the word that I speak they are spirit and life. The disciples when Jesus asked, will you reap or disciples said, Peter particularly, said, where can we go, you have the words of eternal life. 

 So brothers and sisters, you might have to pardon with me this kind of, you know, with great commitment. I want to make sure the message go across to you and you are waiting for it. 

So brothers and sisters, it's so clear now he said as a lightning from one end the other from the east to the west we read the (English) Bible from left to right but in the Hebrew language, the Bible is read from right to left.  But the words are read from left to right. Sentences are read from right to left. 

So brothers and sisters, one end to the other end.  A to Z,  Alpha and Omega. So we be very inclusive revelation of the mind of God. 

And when that happens, the bride, the Lord Jesus Christ represent as eagles,  they'Il be eating the living stuff. 

And that's what the Isaiah showcase in Isaiah chapter 40 and verse 31. 

 Isaiah chapter 40. Isaiah chapter 48. Yeah. Last verse 31. But they that wait upon the Lord.  Wait upon means in holy communion. 

 Not just waiting. Because he said to our church, "Behold, I stand and knock. If any man hear my voice, open the door,  I will sup with him, he with me." 

(Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. Revelation 3:20. )

   Communication, eating, continuous eating. 

They wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength. Renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings. They can fly. But before they fly, they shall run. Before they run, they shall run and not be weary. They shall walk and not faint. So brothers and sisters, they shall run. Before running, before flying, they need to run. Before running, they need to run. Before running, they need to walk. Walking they need to crawl. 

So brothers and sisters that's what they would be doing, waiting upon the Lord means digesting the the revelation of the mind of God what has been disclosed  because brothers and sisters, as Paul says, we are living in the first Thessalonians chapter 15 verse chapter 4 verse 15-21:14 The Lord himself shall descend first with a shout. Now that has taken place been happening in the last 70 years. The shout vigorously turning the hearts of the children ( gospel) back to the apostolic fathers' ( faith) totally completely disclosing the mind of God and the voice the five-fold ministry bringing all of us to the stature and the measure of the Lord Jesus Christ. That's what he says in Ephesians chapter verse, He gives some apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors, some teachers for the perfecting of the saints. 

 These are not all everybody who call themselves teacher, pastor about. 

No, these are anointed men in the church of the Lord Jesus Christ headed by no other but the Lord Jesus Christ himself. 

The gift that God has given what he says for their task is perfecting of the saints. 

 Not healing the sick that Jesus did and thereafter he went to perfecting of the saints. That's why everybody left, nobody was there when he was speaking the truth. All left. All who came for miracles. 

 Now it's very clear here, perfecting of the saints, the work of the ministry, the work involved in that edifying of the body of Christ. Now continuously bring that edification to master the Christ likeness till we all come to the unity of faith means identical faith of the Lord Jesus Christ and the knowledge of the Son of God. 

 Identical knowledge of the revelation of the mind of God that the Lord Jesus Christ said he would also have, unto a perfect man, unto the measure and the stature and the fullness of Christ. 

That's why, brothers and sisters, we are living in the last parable where our shape and size matters. Our stature, our height, our depthness matters. 

God is looking at how we are coming to the stature and the measure of the Lord Jesus Christ as the bride of his.

Brothers and sisters,  I just want to help you to understand few things. 

 I will speak slowly because of the fact that I want to get the message across to you as much as possible. 

As l've been telling you, brothers and sisters, we are talking about Enoch. We are talking about his walk. You're talking about how he obtained grace of God at the age of 65, when Methuselah was born and how he walked 300 years until God found him completely perfect. Completely perfect for God to lift him out of that planet. That need to happen to you and me, too. 

Sometime you will say how? Brother, you, how can we be perfect? We are, of course, that's what the Holy Spirit is given. That's what the revelation of the mind of God. That's why as Paul says, Galatians chapter 2 verse 20,  I'm crucified with Christ. My old man. My crooked man. My deformed man. My ugly man. My sinful man. I'm crucified with Christ.  Nevertheless, I live, not I. Christ liveth in me.  The life now I live in the flesh.  I live by the faith. Faith of the Son of the living God. Identical faith of the Lord Jesus Christ. 

So brothers and sisters, it's very important in the light of that. As Enoch, he measured his call very well. 

He understood his call. He understood the journey. He understood the destination. 

 He understood the distance. 

So basically at the age of 65 years God's grace, mercy and love and compassion dawned upon me.  Do you know brothers and sisters the grace and the mercy and the compassion love of God comes  upon us not to just sit on a chair and say I'm born again born again. God is blessing me. God is blessing me. God is healing me and singing 

some throne can go off.  God's grace is upon only for the children of God. What to inherit a life that's it not anybody if the grace is not properly ex kind of you know exploit or explode properly you know Adam was given a longer period method also was given but they couldn't what only 300 years he completed that task the god of grace god's god's grace was not taken for granted.  Not taken for granted.  Ex took the maximum advantage as this name represents dedication. 

Dedication three things commitment, devotion, consecration. 

Secondly, his name means training, development and discipline. Finally, his name means initiative,    inauguration, the right decision all the time. Not reactive but proactive. 

So you could see the progress. the improvements. development that Enoch was making year after year, decade after decade, century after century. Three centuries he did perfectly and then got to. 

 So brothers and sisters, now in the light of that we see so much of things that are lacking. 

Now that is the reason the Lord Jesus Christ mentioned , after mentioning about the eagles he came to this parable of Matthew 25, the wise virgins and foolish virgins and they all slept. All the virgins left. They were all waiting for the bridegroom. 

But they all slept. Where? In the denominational doctrines and teachings from 1906 up until now, 120 years. 

 It is 120 people that was there on the upper room waiting for the the promise of the Father. 

Joseph Smale, and group of believers in Azusa state California service, he was convinced Jesus was again showing Himself alive. Bartleman also believed the outpouring present at the cottage was the result of a time of preparation through prayer. 

Opposition to the revival arose from newspaper reporters, denominational leaders and critics who did not like the emotional aspects of the meeting. A Los Angeles Times reporter described the meeting as "wild scenes" of a new "sect of fanatics". Seymour was maligned as "an old colored exhorter" who"acted as major-domo of the company" and hypnotized unbelievers with his "stony optic" eye. African-American women were described as "colored mammys" who gurgled "wordless talk in a frenzy of religious zeal". One "foreign-born reporter" who had come to the meeting to report on the "circus-like" revival left convinced of the authenticity of speaking in tongues. While he was there, an ignorant woman rose to her feet, looked at him, spoke in his native language and told him secrets only he could have known. Concerning persecution from the press, Bartleman wrote they "wrote us up shamefully". However, he never considered such persecution to be a threat to the revival.  

Denominational leaders who opposed the revival included Alma White, Phineas Bresee and A. B. Simpson. Alma White was the leader of Pillar of Fire, a Holiness denomination that specialized in the "holy dance"as evidence of sanctification. One of her disciples, Nettie Harwood, reported people at the mission were singing songs "in a far away tune that sounded very unnatural and repulsive". Other objections from Pillar of Fire concerned a report that an African-American woman had been seen praying report that an African-American woman had been seen praying for a Caucasian-American man with her arms around his neck 29 White wrote a polemic against the Pentecostal movement that was published in 1936. The work entitled Debmons and Tongues, represented early old-schoolv be Holiness criticism. In the polemic, White called speaking in tongues "satanic gibberish"and Pentecostal services "the climax of demon worship". Alma White was a racist and a Klu Klux Klan Sympathizer. Bartleman called Alma White, the revivabl's "bitterest critic".

Phineas Bresee placed Church of the Nazarene in direct opposition to the Azusa Street revival. He considered it a threat to his own congregation. Church of the Nazarene became a stronghold of anti-Pentecostal thought. 

A. B. Simpson rejected the doctrine that all speak with tongues as evidence of Holy Ghost baptism. After a May 1907 revival in Nyack, New York at Missionary Training Institute, many students and faculty members began to speak in tongues. Simpson then decided tongues were only "one of the evidences" of Holy Ghost indwelling. Tongues were then allowed in Christian Missionary Alliance services, but they were not encouraged.

One critic of the emotional aspects of the revival was Charles Fox Parham. Reports had come to Parham about "stunts common in old camp meetings among colored folks" being performed in the revival and "white people were imitating

WIN THE INNER BATTLE FIRST

 

✅ You will learn why the battle inside you is not the end of your story

✅ You will be encouraged to crucify the flesh and walk step by step with the Spirit

✅ You will be reminded that falling does not mean you are finished, because confession leads to cleansing

✅ You will pray for strength, self-control, a renewed mind, and the fruit of the Holy Spirit to grow in your life

💡 This is not about pretending you do not struggle. This is about choosing the Spirit again today. Saying no to what pulls you away from Christ, and yes to what brings you back to life. The flesh promises comfort but leaves emptiness. Jesus may call you to surrender, but He fills you with true freedom.

🙏 Let’s pray together for victory in the daily battle, for a heart that stays close to Jesus Christ, and for a life led by the Holy Spirit.

2026 Day 23 : 15 dimensions of prayers begin to manifest in your life

 Good morning. I say it every day because it's true. It is such a joy to know that you're here seeking God first. You know, every morning I wonder who's the very first person to post on prayer. Who is it that rises early,  hungry for God's presence, desperate for a word from heaven? 

 If that's you, tell me because that tells me something powerful. It tells me your spirit is awake, even if your body is still tired. It tells me that you're not just here for a show. You're here for a visitation. And more than anything, it tells me that we're not strangers. We are family. We are living sons and daughters of the living God. We are sheep of the same Shepherd. And right now across every place, every city, every home, we are joining together in one heart, in one faith, in one prayer. And I bless you right now as we begin that all 15 dimensions of today's prayer will begin to manifest in your life. 

 Yes, even now, even here. This is not just another morning. This is not just another scroll or another play button. 

 This morning is a spiritual battlefield. 

 From the very first moment your eyes opened, the enemy set his sights on your mind, your peace, your focus, your joy. 

The enemy wanted you to wake up already defeated, already worried, already feeling like you're not enough. 

 The enemy wanted you to roll over in bed and pick up your phone, not for prayer, but for comparison, for distraction, for fear. 

 But listen to me closely. You are not starting this day in failure. 

 You are starting it in victory in the mighty name of Jesus. This prayer is your weapon. This moment is your divine defense. 

 These words are not just encouragement. 

 They are armour for your spirit, fire for your soul, and a declaration of your spiritual authority. 

 When you pray with me, we don't whisper in defeat. We roar in faith. When we speak the name of Jesus Christ,  darkness trembles,  chains break, clarity comes, and the direction of your whole day shifts. 

 So right now, I want you to lift up your heart. Even if it feels heavy, I want you to take a deep breath and say out loud, "I'm not alone. God is with me. This day is not mine. It's His. And if it's His, it is holy. It is blessed. It is covered. It is full of possibility." 

 That  is your foundation today. 

 We are about to declare God's rule over the next 24 hours. Every conversation, every decision, every challenge, all of it under His hand. 

We're not asking for easy. We're asking for God's presence. 

We're not chasing comfort. We're chasing His kingdom. 

And when His kingdom comes, everything changes. The fog lifts, the fear melts, the strength returns, and the fire rises in your bones again. 

So, I want you to pray with me today like it's the last day you'll ever get the chance. 

 I want you to lean in like the Holy Spirit is standing right beside you because He is. 

This day will not belong to fear. This day will not be stolen by anxiety. 

 This day belongs to the Lord and His banner over you is love. 

His power is with you. His plans are for you and His angels are already moving on your behalf. 

Are you ready? 

Then let's go before the throne of God together, not   crawling, but boldly as children of promise. 

The fire of God is falling, the atmosphere is shifting, and the gates of today are opening. 

Let's pray. 🙏🏽. 

   Heavenly Father, as the morning sun rises, I lift my life to you and surrender this day into your sovereign hands. I choose not to begin this day in fear, distraction, or dread, but in divine trust. Let the winds of anxiety be still before your throne of peace. 

  Quiet the restless corners of my soul and release me from the burden of self-dependence. I lay down every plan, every meeting, every unknown ahead of me. 

And I say, "Not my will, but yours be done. 

Anchor me deep in your presence so I won't drift with the currents of pressure or expectation. 

 Lord, you are the captain of my morning and I will not sail this day without you. 

You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast because they trust in you. Isaiah 26:3. 

 Let that promise be the roof over my thoughts. 

May your peace not only surround me, may it go before me. May it govern me. May it guard my tongue and my temperament. 

Let the peace of Christ rule in my heart,  pushing out every lie that says I must handle this alone today. 

I rebuke panic. 

 I renounce pressure and I receive Your peace. 

 Holy Spirit, hover over the chaos as you did in Genesis and create calm.  Form order out of the disorder of my inner world. 

As I breathe in your presence, l exhale every weight that doesn't belong to me. 

 Today is yours, Lord. 

 I release it back to you. 

Lord, I know that today I will face decisions, some small, some pivotal, and I do not want to navigate this day on autopilot. 

I refuse to be guided by convenience, pride, fear, or assumption. 

I ask instead for divine strategy and spirit-led direction. 

Give me eyes to see what others miss. 

Give me ears to hear your still small voice behind the noise. 

Help me not to react impulsively, but respond wisely. 

Your word says, "If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given." James 1:5. 

So l'm asking boldly, give me heaven's insight for earthly matters. 

Let every conversation be seasoned with grace and truth. 

Help me discern when to speak and when to stay silent.  

Help me recognize divine appointments, hidden red flags, and quiet whispers of opportunity. 

Let the wisdom of Solomon rest on me, not to boast, but to bless. 

Not to exalt myself, but to reflect your brilliance. 

   Father, teach me to walk in integrity when no one is watching and to lead with humility when influence Imusicl is placed in my hands. Let my words build, not bruise. Let my choices Imusic] bring clarity, not confusion. I don't want the world's cleverness. I want your wisdom. 

 Baptize my mind today, Lord, and guide me moment by moment. Father, I come to the table of this new day hungry, not just for breakfast or blessing, but for the bread of life. 

Feed me from your Word until I overflow with understanding. 

 Let this morning not begin with media, tasks, or noise, but with manna from heaven. 

LORD, I remember what you said. Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. Matthew 4:4. 

So speak, Lord. I'm listening. Give me a fresh word for a new day. 

Let scripture leap from the page into the chambers of my heart. 

Quench my thirst with the rivers of living water. 

 Strengthen me with the power of your truth. 

 Satisfy my soul with eternal nourishment so I do not chase temporary fillers. 

 Let your word cut where it must, heal where I'm broken, and build where I am weak. 

Today, I want to carry truth in my mouth, not just in my memory. I want to quote it to the enemy, declare it over my family, and anchor myself in it when emotions rise. 

 Lord, make me spiritually full I don't binge on fear, comparison, or frustration. 

Let your promises digest into faith, hope, and courage. 

Thank you for the privilege of scripture. 

Thank you that I have access to the eternal meal. 

Help me to eat slowly and believe deeply. 

 Father,  I call upon your name as my refuge and fortress, my God in whom I trust. 

I ask not for a fragile peace, but for supernatural protection, strong, unshakable, divine. 

No weapon formed against me shall prosper. Isaiah 54:17. 

So I stand under the shield of the Almighty. Surround me with your angels. Let their wings block every arrow of harm. Guard my home, my path, my heart,  and the hearts of my family. 

Protect me from physical danger, emotional manipulation, mental torment, and spiritual deception. 

Seal my ears from lies, seal my eyes from distractions, and seal my soul from bitterness. 

 Place the blood of Jesus Christ over the doorway of my life, just as in Exodus. And let the destroyer pass by. 

Be a wall of fire around my children. Be the rear guard of my household. 

Be the still voice that says, "Don't go there. Turn left here. Trust me." 

Protect my immune system, my memory, my decisions, my steps. 

Protect me from accidents, from spiritual ambush, from anything unholy trying to attach 10:32 i itself to my life. I declare that I dwell in the secret place of the most high, and I abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 

Today I will not fear the terror by night, nor fear the arrow by day. 

 For you, oh Lord, are my defender, and I am covered. 

Jehovah Jireh, my Provider, I come before you  today, not just with needs, but with faith. 

I declare that I do not rely on the economy, on people, or on promotions. 

 I rely on you. 

You are the one who Imusicl makes streams flow in the desert. 

 You are the one who feeds 5,000 with five loaves. 

You are the one who tells Peter, "Go fish, and in its mouth will be a coin." Matthew 17:27.  "But so that we may not cause offense, go to the lake and throw out your line. Take the first fish you catch; open its mouth and you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for my tax and yours."

 So I bring you my finances, both my faith and my lack, and I surrender it all. 

Break every chain of debt. 

Break the curse of lack and poverty off of my lineage. 

Rebuke the devourer, Lord. 

Pour out the blessings so great I cannot contain it.  

 Open the windows of heaven, not just for wealth, but for wisdom to steward it. I pray for divine strategies, uncommon favor, and supernatural supply. 

Make room for abundance. 

Let unexpected provision locate me. 

Send help from the north, south, east, and west. 

I declare l am not a beggar. I am a kingdom ambassador, and the God I serve is not limited. You own the cattle on a thousand hills and I trust you to release what is needed when it is  needed, how it is needed. 

My cup will not run dry. 

My bank account is not my source. You are Father. I place my work into your hands today and I ask you to bless it with your breath and your favor. 

 Strengthen my hands. Strengthen my mind and strengthen my spirit because I refuse to labor in my own strength when your grace is available. 

 Let every assignment I touch carry excellence not exhaustion. 

Remove distractions that steal my focus, drain my energy, and scatter my attention. 

And give me the discipline to finish what I start. 

 Teach me to work with joy, not pressure, with faith, not frustration, with purpose, not performance. 

Your word declares, "Whatever you do, work heartily as for the Lord and not for men." Colossians 3:23. 

So today, I consecrate my effort to you. 

 Let my hands be productive, my mind be clear, and my time be redeemed. 

I reject procrastination, delay, confusion, and burnout. 

And I receive divine order and holy momentum. 

Father, establish the work of my hands, and let what I build today be protected from sabotage, discouragement, and waste. 

Give me wisdom to prioritize what matters, courage to say no to what distracts, and strength to endure what requires patience. 

Let me not chase perfection in fear, but let me pursue excellence in love. 

 Let the anointing for creativity rest on me, and let solutions rise up from within me like living water.

If there is a door that needs to open for my progress, open it by your Power. 

If there is a system that needs to shift for my promotion, shift it by your Hand. 

 If there is a connection that needs to be made for my breakthrough, align it by your Spirit. 

 Today I work under open heavens, not under oppression. 

Today I move with clarity, not chaos. 

Today, I produce fruit that remains because Father,you are with me and you are the one who makes my labour meaningful. 

 Holy Spirit, I invite you into every relationship and see every interaction I will have today. 

Go before me in my conversations and guard me from careless words, emotional reactions, and hidden traps. 

 Teach me to speak [musicl with gentleness and strength at the same time, with truth and love in the same breath. 

Let my mouth become a fountain of life, not a weapon of harm. 

Your word says, "Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up that it may give grace to those who hear." Ephesians 4:29. 

So l ask you to put grace on my tongue today. Help me to encourage the weary, honor the broken, and speak hope to the discouraged. 

Deliver me from people pleasing, from fear of rejection, and from the need to prove myself. 

Give me discernment to recognize toxic connections, draining relationships, and manipulative patterns that are not from you. 

If there is someone in my life who is pulling me away from your presence, give me the strength  to set boundaries without guilt. 

If there is a relationship that needs healing and restoration, soften my heart and teach me forgiveness. 

Align me with people who seek you, who sharpen my faith, who stir my calling, and who remind me of who l am in Christ. 

Bring divine connections, destiny helpers, godly mentors, and covenant friendships into my path. 

Let my relationships be clean, peaceful, and purposeful. 

 Protect my heart from betrayal and bitterness, and keep me from becoming hardened by past disappointments. 

 Make me a peacemaker, not a troublemaker. 

 Make me a builder, not a destroyer. 

Let love lead me, wisdom guide me, and the Spirit govern me. 

So every relationship I touch becomes a reflection of your goodness. 

Lord Jesus, I ask you to give me the mind of Christ today. 

Not the mind of fear, not the mind of confusion, not the mind of constant overthinking, but the mind of Christ, steady, humble, pure, and anchored in truth. 

 Your word declares, "But we have the mind of Christ." 1 Corinthians 2:16. 

 So I receive that as my portion. 

Transform the way I think until my thoughts become a place where you are honoured. 

Grant me the divine consciousness to think with you , Lord. 

Let humility rule over pride. 

Let surrender silent stubbornness. 

Let compassion rise higher than offense. 

Deliver me from the exhausting need to control everything and teach me the freedom of trusting you. 

 Replace fear with love because perfect love casts out fear. 

Replace anxiety with faith because faith is my inheritance. 

Replace insecurity with identity because I belong to you. 

Lord, cleanse my mind from toxic patterns, from self-condemning voices, from replaying Imusicl painful memories, and from imagining the worst outcomes. 

 Teach me to take every Imusic] thought captive and bring it into obedience to Christ. 

Let my thoughts be filled with what is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and admirable. 

Let me stop entertaining lies that make me small and let me start believing truths that make me brave. 

If I have been living with mental heaviness, mental fog or emotional instability, breathe clarity into me. 

Give me emotional stability that does not depend on circumstances. 

 Give me peace that cannot be explained by logic. 

Give me confidence that is rooted in your promises, not in my performance. 

I refuse to be ruled by mood swings, triggers, or the opinions of people. 

I choose to be led by the Spirit. 

I choose to be grounded in truth. 

I choose to walk in peace because Christ is my Prince of Peace. 

God of all comfort. I bring you the wounds I don't talk about. 

I bring you the grief I've tried to bury, the pain I've tried to ignore, and the tears I've swallowed just to survive. 

Father, I confess that sometimes I look fine on the outside, but inside l've been carrying heaviness that only you can lift. 

So today, l open my heart honestly before you. 

Heal what is broken in me. 

Touch what is hurting in me. 

Restore what has Imusicl been stolen from me. 

Uproot hidden grief, secret sorrow, and the weight of disappointment that has been sitting on my chest like a stone. 

 Break the heaviness of depression and the spirit of  despair that tries to convince me nothing will ever change. 

 Your word says, "He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds." Psalm 147:3. 

 So bind up mine, Lord. 

Stitch me back together with your love. 

Let your presence enter the places I've kept locked, the memories I can't forget, the seasons I don't understand. 

 Heal the part of me that still aches from rejection. Heal the part of me that still fears abandonment. 

 Heal the part of me that feels tired of Imusic] being strong  Father, I don't want to carry pain as my identity anymore. 

I don't want to live from trauma. I want to live from truth. 

I don't want to survive. I want to be restored. 

 Flood me with your joy. Not a temporary happiness, but a supernatural joy that becomes my strength. Let laughter return. Let hope riseagain. 

Let the joy of the Lord awaken my spirit like morning light. 

Replace mourning with dancing. 

Replace heaviness with praise. 

Replace numbness with life. 

 I receive healing, Lord. deep healing, lasting healing, holy healing, because you are not only the God who Imusic] saves, you are the God who restores. 

And Lord, as I step into this day, I ask you for purpose.

 I don't want to drift through life. 

I don't want to  wake up, work, worry, and repeat while my soul slowly forgets why it exists.

 I want to live with meaning.

 I want to walk in assignment. 

I want to obey heaven's agenda for my life. 

So help  me understand why I'm here. 

Remind me that I am not an accident and my story is not random 

You formed me with intention. 

You placed gifts inside me on purpose. 

You allowed me to survive what should have destroyed me because you still have plans for me. 

Your word says, "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works which God prepared beforehand."  Ephesians 2:10. 

So let me walk humbly in what you prepared. 

Show me the path you've set for my life. 

If I've been distracted, realign me. 

If I've been discouraged, revive me. 

If I've been stuck, release me. 

Help me stop chasing what looks impressive and start pursuing what is eternal. 

Teach me to measure success by obedience, not applause.

 Teach me to value presence over productivity and calling over comparison. 

Give me a holy hunger again. Give me passion again. Give me vision again. 

Let me feel alive in my spirit, not just busy in my schedule. 

Open my eyes to the people l'm called to serve, the problems I'm called to solve, and the purpose l'm called to carry.

 And even if I don't have the full map, give me faith for the next step. 

Lead me day by day, moment by moment,   until my life becomes a testimony that says, "God did it." 

I want to live with purpose, Lord, not just exist. 

I want to finish my race with joy. I want to hear you say, "Well done." 

So guide me, shape me, and send me. 

And let this day be one more step into the destiny you wrote for me before I was born. 

Father, today I make a deliberate choice. 

I choose to be thankful. Not because everything makes sense, not because every prayer has been answered, but because you are good and your mercy endures forever. I choose gratitude in the middle of lack because my lack does not cancel your lordship. 

 I choose thankfulness in the middle of questions because my questions do not cancel your wisdom. 

 Your word says, "In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you." First Thessalonians 5:18. 

So l align my heart with that command. 

I thank you for the breath in my lungs, for the beating of my heart, for the fact that l am still here. 

 I thank you for the doors you opened, and I thank you for the doors you closed. even when I didn't understand. 

I thank you for the battles you fought that I never saw. For the dangers you shielded me from. For the nights you carried me when I thought I was walking alone. I refuse to let complaint be my Imusic] language. I choose praise. 

 I refuse to magnify my problems. I choose to magnify my God. Even in confusion, I will trust you. 

Even in delay, I will bless you. Let my gratitude become a key that unlocks new levels of faith, favor, and freedom. 

Let thankfulness break the spirit of heaviness and shift the atmosphere around me. 

ZWhen my flesh wants to grumble, let my spirit begin to worship. 

When my mind wants to spiral, let my mouth begin to say, "The Lord has been good to me." 

Today, I declare that gratitude is not just a feeling I wait for. It is a weapon I wield. I bless your name and I thank you in advance for what I cannot yet see. 

God of the nations, I lift my eyes beyond my own life. And I intercede for the world you so deeply love. 

You are not just the God of my house. You are the God of every tribe, tongue, and nation. Your word says, "Ask of me, and I shall give thee Imusicl the nations for thine inheritance." Psalm 28. 

So today I dare to ask big. 

 I pray for lands torn apart by war, by violence, Imusicl and by hatred. 

Lord, stretch out your hand to bring peace where there has only been bloodshed. 

Heal cities devastated by Imusicl disaster, where people have lost homes, family members, and hope. 

Have mercy on regions trapped in cycles of poverty, injustice, and corruption. 

Let your justice roll down like waters and righteousness like a mighty stream. 

Raise up leaders with integrity, Imusicl compassion, and godly wisdom. 

Silence the voice of war mongers, oppressors, and those who profit from pain of others. 

Comfort refugees, widows, orphans, and all who wander without safety or belonging. Let the gospel shine in dark places where fear and idolatry have ruled for [musicl generations. Turn the hearts of kings, presidents, and rulers because the king's heart is in the hand of the Lord. He turns it wherever he will. Proverbs 21. 

 I pray for revival in the nations. 

Let churches burn with holiness. 

Let believers be bold and compassionate. 

Let the kingdom advance even in the hardest places where despair has built a throne. 

Let hope now sit where violence has been normal. 

Let peace become the new testimony. 

I ask you, God, have mercy on our world. 

Heal our land, forgive our sins, and let your glory cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. 

Father, awaken my spiritual eyes in a deeper way. 

I don't want to walk through this day blind to what you are doing. 

 I don't want to be so busy, so distracted, or so consumed with my own concerns that I miss the miracles in motion all around me. 

Open the eyes of my heart, as Paul prayed, that you may know what is the hope to which He has called you. Ephesians 1:18. 

Help me perceive the quiet moves of your hand, the small shifts, the subtle alignments, the coincidences that are Imusicl really divine appointments. 

Let me see beyond the natural into the spiritual. 

When I encounter a problem, help me see the opportunity hidden inside it. 

When l encounter a difficult person, help me see the wounded soul behind the attitude. 

When I feel resistance, help me see whether it is an attack to rebuke or a boundary you [music] are setting to protect me. 

Just as you open the servant's eyes in 2 Kings 6:17 to see that those who are with us are more than those who are with them, open my eyes to the angels, the protection, and the provision surrounding me. 

Let me notice the ways you speak through scripture, through conviction, through circumstances, through the gentle nudges of the Holy Spirit. 

Make me sensitive to your leading, quick to obey, and slow to dismiss what you're showing me. 

Let me not call ordinary what is actually holy. 

Let me not label random what is actually orchestrated by your wisdom. 

Today I ask for spiritual awareness, not superstition, for discernment, not suspicion, for clarity, not confusion. 

Show me what you are doing, Lord, and let my life line up with it. 

Lord Jesus, I bring my children and my family before you, and I ask you to draw them closer to your heart. 

You know each of them by name. 

You know their fears, their questions, their struggles, and their secret battles. 

You see what I cannot see. 

I ask you to protect their hearts from lies, from deception, from shame, and from the traps of the enemy.

Guard their minds from confusion, and their bodies from harm. 

Order their steps according to your Word, and not according to pressure from the world. 

Your word promises, "All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children." Isaiah 54:13. 

So I stand on that promise today. Let them be taught by you in ways I could never teach them Imusic] on my own. 

When they are far, pull them near. 

When they are distracted, capture their attention. 

When they are rebellious, surround them with mercy and conviction. save their souls for eternity. 

Let no one in my family be lost. 

 Break every generational curse, every chain of addiction, every pattern of sin that has tried to pass from one generation to the next. 

 Replace it with a new legacy of faith, purity, and obedience. 

Bring godly friends, mentors, and influences into their lives. 

 Remove relationships that are dragging them away from you. 

 Whisper to them in the night. 

Speak to them in their thoughts and let them encounter you in ways that mark them for life. 

I place my family on the altar not to lose them but to entrust them to the only One who truly saves. 

Draw them, Jesus. 

Keep them, transform them, and let our home be filled with your presence and your peace. 

Today, Lord, I make a clear and bold choice. 

I choose faith over fear, choose hope over doubt, and choose joy over weariness. 

I refuse to allow fear to be the loudest voice in my life. 

I refuse to bow to 'what ifs', 'worst case scenarios', and replayed disappointments. 

Your word declares, "If God is for us, who can be against us?" Romans 8:31. 

So I plant my feet on that truth. I declare that you are with me and you are for me. 

Not just in theory, but in reality, in the details of this very day. 

I choose hope over doubt because hope does not put me to shame. 

I choose joy over weariness because the joy of the Lord is my strength.

 I declare that no weapon formed against me shall prosper, no accusation from the Imusicl enemy shall define me, and no attack will separate me from the love of Christ. 

 I speak over this day that goodness and mercy will follow me. 

 I speak over my mind that it will be sound.

 I speak over my spirit that it will be strong. 

I stand in the gap right now for every person praying this with me. 

Those who are tired, those who are afraid, those who feel like giving up, I declare over them that they will not be crushed, they will not be abandoned, they will not be overcome. 

 I release faith into their atmosphere, peace into their homes, and courage into their hearts. 

We declare together, God is with us. 

God is for us, and nothing and no one can stand against us. 

 We step into this day under the banner of your victory, covered by your blood, guided by your Spirit, and held by your hand. 

We receive it, we believe it, and we walk in it. In the mighty and matchless name of Jesus Christ, we pray and we declare it is so. Amen. 

Reader-pray-er

Thank you  for walking with me through this entire prayer. 

You have no idea how deeply it moves my heart to know you stayed until the very end. 

If you are still here, I believe it is not an accident. 

God is marking you, separating you, and inviting you into a deeper place with Him. 

 This moment is our secret altar. And there is a secret declaration for those who made it here. Believe these words by faith. "I receive the blessing and power of these 15 prayers today", not as a slogan, but as a covenant between you and God.

 I want to invite you to do something bold. Pray this prayer every day for 7 days, morning after morning. And let these 15 areas become a blueprint, a spiritual design that God uses to realign your life.

 It is a key, a God-given pattern to shorten confusion, accelerate your growth, and pull you into the life he prepared for you. As you return to this prayer, burdens will lift, clarity will deepen, and your spirit will grow stronger. 

Thank you for being part of the grace prayer family. 

You are not praying alone. 

We are standing with you, believing with you, and blessing your journey in Jesus' name. 

选择与一位观众一起生活。Choose to live with an audience of One.

 因为我们的目标不是给人留下深刻印象，而是认识基督，与祂亲密同行，并在那位早已看见你、依然爱你的神面前坦诚相待。

现在，让我们一起祷告片刻。

🙏🏽 主耶稣，祢洞察一切。

祢在我开口之前就看透我的心思，在我行动之前就洞察我的动机，甚至在我伪装成良好行为时，祢也看透我的渴望。

所以今天，我祈求祢的帮助。

帮助我寻求祢的认可。

帮助我拥有清洁的心和纯洁的灵。

帮助我爱祢的同在胜过赞美。

帮助我渴望怜悯胜过名誉。

主啊，我承认我很容易陷入渴望被关注的陷阱。

有时我做了正确的事，但内心深处却渴望得到赞扬。

有时我服侍他人，但内心深处却盼望有人能提及我的名字。

 有时我敬拜神，却仍为自己的外表而忧虑。

请原谅我，每次我过于注重外表而忽略内心。

请原谅我，每次骄傲试图占据我心灵的宝座。

求你除去我一切自私的野心和渴望被人称赞的欲望。

求你教导我，因被你认识而感到满足。

你的话语提醒我，救恩不是我赢得的奖杯，而是我领受的恩赐。

“你们得救是本乎恩，也因着信；这并不是出于自己，乃是神所赐的；也不是出于行为，免得有人自夸。我们原是他的工作，在基督耶稣里造成的，为要叫我们行善，就是神所预备叫我们行的。”

主耶稣，我感谢你的恩典。

感谢你在我无法自救的时候拯救了我。感谢你在髑髅地的十字架上背负了我的罪、我的羞耻和我的失败。

你付出了痛苦的代价，使我得以被赦免，成为新造的人。

所以今天，主啊，我拒绝自夸。

我拒绝属灵的骄傲。

我拒绝那种试图用行为来证明自身价值的心态。

我不想活得好像你的爱必须靠努力才能得到。

我渴望活得像一个被深深爱着、被赦免、被彻底改变的人。

 主啊，你说我是你的杰作，这意味着你仍在塑造我，仍在纠正我，洁净我。

所以我再次将我的心交托在你的手中。

主啊，我祈求你鉴察我，揭露我里面一切不蒙你喜悦的事。

诗篇139篇23-24节说：“神啊，求你鉴察我，知道我的心思；试炼我，知道我的意念，看在我里面有什么恶行没有，引导我走永生的道路。”

天父，我不愿我的私生活里隐藏着罪恶，而我的公开生活却看似完美。我不愿暗地里的妥协夺走我祷告的信心。我不愿心怀二意削弱我与您的团契。

主耶稣，求您让我与您亲近，因为没有您，我便没有力量。

约翰福音15章5节说：“我是葡萄树，你们是枝子。常在我里面的，我也常在他里面，这人就多结果子；因为离了我，你们就不能做什么。”

主啊，我相信，离了您，我即使装作虔诚，内心依然空虚。

离了您，我即使说真话，内心依然缺乏爱。

离了您，我即使外表洁净，内心依然挣扎。所以，求您教导我如何与您同在，如何与您亲近。

主啊，求您教导我每日依靠您，帮助我以谦卑的心与罪恶争战。

 主啊，求你帮助我抵挡诱惑，不是靠我自己的力量，而是靠你的灵和你的话语。

我祈求你保守我的心，免得我自以为义。

我不想为了自我感觉良好而轻视他人。

你的话语警告我，骄傲会毁了人。

所以，求你让我谦卑地来到你的十字架下，让我每天都记得自己需要你的怜悯。

主啊，你也教导我什么是真正的义。它不是作秀，而是全然降服。

马太福音16章24-25节记载，耶稣说：“若有人要跟从我，就当舍己，背起他的十字架，来跟从我。因为凡要救自己生命的，必丧掉生命；凡为我丧掉生命的，必得着生命。” 

主耶稣，我愿如此跟随你。

求你教导我舍己。

求你教导我将你的旨意置于我的舒适之上。

求你教导我即使付出代价也要背起我的十字架。

我选择放下自私的利益。

我选择放下被人称赞的需要和被人关注的渴望。

主啊，我愿我的生命指向你。

有时我害怕别人的看法胜过害怕远离你。求你救我脱离这陷阱。

箴言29:25说：“惧怕人的，陷在网罗里；惟有倚靠耶和华的，必得安稳。”

父啊，我渴望那份安稳。

我渴望拥有信靠你的自由，胜过信靠人的认可。

“如果我仍想讨人喜欢，我就不是基督的仆人了。”

主啊，我愿做你的仆人，而不是为博取公众赞誉而作的仆人。求你赐给我一颗清洁的心。

诗篇51篇10节说：“神啊，求你为我造清洁的心，使我里面重新有正直的灵。”

主啊，求你为我造出我靠自己所不能造的。

求你使我疲乏的灵重新得力。

求你恢复我对圣洁的热爱。

求你恢复我对真理的热爱。

求你恢复我对默默顺服的热爱。

求你教导我以正确的动机服事。

歌罗西书3章23节说：“无论做什么，都要从心里做，像是给主做的，不是给人做的。”

主啊，我接受你的恩典。

愿我的敬拜归于你。

愿我的奉献归于你。

愿我的祷告归于你。

愿我的顺服归于你。

即便无人察觉，愿我的心仍忠于你，因为你鉴察一切。

父啊，求你赐我谦卑的灵。

 腓立比书 2:3-4 说：“凡事不可结党，不可贪图虚荣；只要存心谦卑，各人看别人比自己强。各人不要单顾自己的事，也要顾别人的事。”

主啊，求你塑造我的品格，使我像耶稣基督一样。

求你教导我爱人，而不是利用他们来抬高自己的形象。

求你教导我尊重他人，而不是与人攀比。

求你教导我以谦卑的心，在你面前行事为人。主啊，求你了解我的心，洁净我的心。

愿我的生命完全献给你。

愿我的心意全然委身于跟随你。

愿我永远渴望高举你的名。

愿你更多地在我里面，而不是我阻碍你。

主啊，求你使用我的生命，但愿它永远荣耀你。

奉主耶稣基督大能宝贵的名祷告。阿们。

如果这篇祷告触动了你…… 请您以“阿门”回应，以示您的信仰。我祈求，愿这篇祷告中的所有祝福都临到您，奉耶稣的名求。

尊敬的读者，如果您需要特别的祷告，请随时告知我们。我们很荣幸能与您一同祷告，并为您代祷。愿我们主耶稣基督的恩典与平安与您同在。

尊敬的读者，在祷告之前，让我们先花点时间聆听神的话语，然后再一起祷告。

有些最危险的属灵问题，往往表面看起来干净无害。

 耶稣在马太福音23章25-28节中直接谈到了这种生活方式。他说：“你们这些律法教师和假冒为善的法利赛人有祸了！

因为你们只洗净杯盘的外面，里面却污秽不堪，盛满了贪婪和放纵。

你们这些瞎眼的法利赛人！

先洗净杯盘的里面，外面才干净。

你们这些律法教师和假冒为善的法利赛人有祸了！因为你们好像粉饰的坟墓，外面好看，里面却装满了死人的骨头和各样的污秽。你们外面装作义人，里面却装满了虚伪和不法。”

耶稣在这里揭露了一种危险的模式：那些更看重外表而非纯洁和名誉的人。 比起悔改，或者更在意被人仰慕而不是生命改变。

听到这些话，很容易觉得这是在说法利赛人，而不是我。

但如果你诚实面对自己，就会知道这场挣扎比你愿意承认的更近。

大多数人不会公开自己内心的真实感受。你可以和别人一起敬拜，却仍然感到内心隐秘。你可以忠心服侍，却仍然背负着不为人知的挣扎。你可以发布鼓励的话语，却内心充满沉重的思绪。这就是为什么耶稣基督的话语如此重要。

耶稣基督正试图拯救你，让你脱离那种外表光鲜却内心充满病态的生活。

信徒可能会在不知不觉中陷入自以为义。

你要么是真信徒，要么是假信徒，要么是不信者。

自以为义常常表现为攀比。

它让你觉得自己道德高尚，从而不必面对自身的错误。

它让你指责别人的弱点，以此来逃避自己的问题。它让你渴望得到他人的认可。

当你的信仰变成一种表演时，你的灵魂就会疲惫不堪，因为你总是忙于表演，而不是寻求治愈。

这就是为什么圣经不断提醒我们，上帝鉴察人心。

撒母耳记上 16:7 说：“人是看外貌，耶和华是看内心。”

这应该带给你责备和安慰。责备是因为你无法躲避他。

安慰是因为你不必躲避他。

你可以停止伪装，开始坦诚相待。

3:25 耶稣用一个比喻清晰地描绘了这一点，直击骄傲的本质。

 在路加福音18章10-14节，耶稣基督描述了两个去祷告的人。一个是法利赛人，一个是税吏。法利赛人站在一旁，感谢神让他不像其他人那样。他列举了自己的禁食和奉献，仿佛祷告是一个舞台，而神就是他的观众。

 但税吏远远地站着，连眼睛都不敢抬，喊着说：“神啊，可怜我这个罪人！” 耶稣基督说了一句令人震惊的话。税吏回家后反而称义了，法利赛人却没有，因为谦卑的人必被高举。

这个故事揭示了两种心境的差别。

一种心渴望被人看见，另一种心渴望得到怜悯。

一种心忙于证明自己的清白，另一种心只是诚实。

诚实的人得到了另一种心所没有得到的，因为神回应骄傲的宗教的方式，与他回应谦卑悔改的方式截然不同。

所以，今天请抽出一点时间，让这个问题在你心中扎根：

你是为了博取关注而活，还是为了神而活？

你做属灵的事是为了让人称赞你坚强，还是为了让耶稣基督洁净你？

这关乎你的私生活是否因基督的同在而塑造，还是你的公众生活仅仅因惧怕世人而粉饰太平。

神渴望人内心深处的真理。

神要先洁净你的内心，因为当人心改变，基督的生命便随之而来。

这就是为什么大卫在诗篇51篇10节祷告说：“神啊，求你为我造清洁的心。” 大卫没有祈求更好的借口或更好的掩饰，他祈求的是洁净。

这同样也是你该做的祷告，因为你最大的需要不是外表圣洁，而是被完全医治。

有时，最难的是承认内心的真实想法。但这同时也是通往自由的门。

希伯来书4章12节说：“神的话语能辨明心中的思念和意念。”

神的话语旨在鉴察你。 当它揭露某些事情时，并非为了摧毁你，而是为了把你带到光明中，在那里疗愈发生。

你无需在来到耶稣基督面前之前先洁净自己。你来到他面前，是因为你无法洁净自己。耶稣是那位洗净你的。

他是那位赦免你的。

约翰一书 1:9 说：“我们若认自己的罪，神是信实的，是公义的，必要赦免我们的罪，洗净我们一切的不义。”

请注意，这里的应许不仅是赦免，更是洁净。

神不仅遮盖你所犯的罪，他更会改变你的生命。

随着你的成长，你必须记住，骄傲绝非小事。骄傲会驱使你自以为义。

骄傲会让你躲藏。

骄傲会让你为罪辩护，而不是向罪投降。但神赐恩给谦卑的人。

雅各书 4:6 提醒你这一点，并引领你走向得胜、谦卑、顺服和洁净的心。所以，祈求耶稣洗净你的内心吧。

 祈求耶稣基督洁净你的动机。

祈求耶稣让你摆脱被人称赞的需要。

祈求耶稣使你的私生活与你公开的信仰相符。

选择只与一位上帝同在。

因为我们的目标不是取悦他人，而是认识基督，与祂亲密同行，并在那位早已看见你、依然爱你的上帝面前坦诚相待。

现在，让我们一起祷告片刻。

PEOPLE, BUT INWARDLY YOUR HEARTS ARE

📖 "People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."- First Samuel 16, verse 7 

Before we pray, let's first take a moment to listen to God's Word, and then we'll pray together. 

 Some of the most dangerous spiritual problems are the ones that look holy on the outside, but stay wounded on the inside. You can look "fine," sound "strong," and still be fighting private battles that no one sees. 

But Jesus never came to help you manage an image. He came to heal your heart. 

Here and now, you'll sit with Jesus' serious warning in Matthew 23, verses 25 to 28.

(²⁵ “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence. ²⁶ Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, and then the outside also will be clean.

²⁷ “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. ²⁸ In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.)

— where Jesus Christ exposes a life that focuses on outward cleanliness while ignoring inward corruption. This is not meant to shame you. It's meant to rescue you. Because a faith that turns into performance will always leave your soul tired. 

✅ If you've been living for people's approval 

✅ If you've been comparing yourself to others to avoid facing what's inside 

✅ If you've been serving, worshiping, and smiling while feeling empty in private 

 ¶ This time of study and prayer is for you. 

Almighty God is not asking you to pretend. He is inviting you to be honest. 

The difference between spiritual pride and real righteousness is simple: one wants to be seen, and the other wants mercy. 

That's why Jesus lifted up the humble cry in Luke 18, verses 10 to 14, and why David prayed, "Create in me a clean heart" in Psalm 51, verse 10 

You don't have to clean yourself up before coming to Jesus Christ. You come to Him so He can cleanse you, restore you, and make your private life match your public confession. 

§ There is freedom when you stop acting and start surrendering. 

 Let's pray together - asking Lord Jesus Christ to wash you today, the inside first, purify your motives, break the fear of people, and make your heart truly clean.

Respected reader, before we pray, let's first take a moment to listen to God's word and then we'll pray together. 

Some of the most dangerous spiritual problems are the ones that look clean on the outside. 

Jesus spoke directly to that kind of life in Matthew 23 : 25 to 28. He says, "What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! 

For you are so careful to clean the outside of the cup and the dish, but inside you are filthy, full of greed and self-indulgence. 

You blind Pharisee. 

First wash the inside of the cup and the dish, and then the outside will become clean, too.

What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees, hypocrites? For you are like whitewashed tombs, beautiful on the outside, but filled on the inside with dead people's bones and all sorts of impurity. Outwardly, you look like righteous people, but inwardly your hearts are filled with hypocrisy and lawlessness. 

 Here Jesus was exposing a dangerous pattern. People who care more about appearance than purity, reputation than repentance, or care more about being admired than being transformed. 

 It is easy to hear that and think that is about the Pharisees, not me. 

 But if you are honest, you know the struggle is closer than you want to admit. 

Most people do not announce what is happening inside the heart. You can worship with others and still feel hidden. You can serve faithfully and still carry secret battles. You can post encouraging words while your private thoughts are heavy. This is why Jesus Christ's words matter so much. 

Jesus Christ is trying to save you from a life that looks clean on the outside but stays sick within. 

A believer can slowly drift into self-righteousness without noticing. 

You are either a true believer, make-believer or unbeliever. 

Self-righteousness often shows up as comparison. 

It makes you feel morally above others so you do not have to face what is wrong in you. 

It makes you point at someone else's weakness so you can avoid your own. It makes you crave approval from people. 

And when your faith becomes a performance, your soul becomes tired because you are always acting instead of healing. 

This is why scripture keeps reminding you that God sees the heart. 

1st Samuel 16:7 says, "People judge by outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." 

That should bring both conviction and comfort.  Conviction because you cannot hide from him. 

Comfort because you do not have to hide from him. 

You can stop pretending and start being honest. 

3:25 Jesus gave a clear picture of this in a parable that cuts straight through pride. 

 In Luke 18: verses 10 to 14, Jesus Christ describes two men who went to pray. One was a Pharisee and one was a tax collector. The Pharisee stood apart and thanked God that he was not like other people. He listed his fasting and his giving almost as if prayer was a stage and God was his audience. 

 But the tax collector stood at a distance, could not even lift his eyes and cried out, "God, have mercy on me, a sinner. Then Jesus Christ said something shocking. The tax collector went home justified, not the Pharisee, because those who humble themselves will be exalted.  

That story shows you the difference between two kinds of hearts. 

One wants to be seen, the other wants mercy. 

One is busy presenting proof, the other is simply honest. 

 And the one who was honest received what the other could not because God does not respond to proud religion the way he responds to humble repentance. 

 So take a quiet moment today and let this question search you. 

 Are you living for an audience or are you living for God? 

 Are you doing spiritual things so people will call you strong or are you letting Jesus Christ make you clean? 

 This is about whether your private life is being shaped by the presence of Christ or whether your public life is just being polished by fear of people. 

 God desires truth in the inward places. 

 God wants your inside washed first because when the heart is changed, the life of Christ follows. 

 That is why David prayed Psalm 51:10, "Create in me a clean heart. oh God."  David did not ask for better excuses or better hiding. He asked for cleansing. 

And that is the right prayer for you, too, because your greatest need is not to look holy, but to be made whole. 

 Sometimes the hardest part is admitting what is inside. But that is also the doorway to freedom. 

 Hebrews 4:12 says, "The word of God judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." 

 God's Word is meant to examine you. And when it exposes something, it is not doing it to destroy you. It is doing it to bring you into the light where healing happens. 

 You do not have to clean yourself up before coming to Jesus Christ.  You come to him because you cannot clean yourself up. Jesus is the one who washes. 

 He is the one who forgives.

 1 John 1:9 says, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." 

 Notice the promise is not only forgiveness but cleansing. 

God does not just cover what you did. He changes what you are becoming. 

And as you grow, you must remember that pride is not a small issue. Pride is what drives self-righteousness. 

Pride is what makes you hide. 

Pride is what makes you defend sin instead of surrendering it. But God gives grace to the humble. 

James 4:6 reminds you of that and it leads into the path of victory, humility, submission, and a clean heart. So ask Jesus to wash your inside. 

Ask Jesus Christ to purify your motives. 

Ask Jesus to free you from the need to be praised.

Ask Jesus to make your private life match your public confession. 

Choose to live with an audience of One. 

Because the goal is not to impress people, but to know Christ, to walk closely with Him, and to be real before the God who already sees you and still loves you. 

Now, let's take a moment to pray together.

🙏🏽 Lord Jesus, you see everything. 

You see my thoughts before I speak, my motives before l act, and my desires even when I hide them behind good behavior. 

So today, I ask you for help. 

Help me seek your approval. 

Help me live with a clean heart and a pure spirit. 

Help me love your presence more than applause. 

Help me desire mercy more than recognition. 

 Lord, I confess that it is easy for me to slip into wanting to be noticed. 

 Sometimes I do the right things, but deep down I want to be praised for them. 

 Sometimes I serve, but I secretly hope someone will mention my name. 

Sometimes I worship, but I still worry about how I appear. 

 Forgive me for every time I have cared more about the outside than the inside. 

 Forgive me for every time pride has tried to sit on the throne of my heart. 

 Please remove from me any selfish ambition and any hunger to be celebrated. 

 Teach me to be satisfied with being known by you. 

 Your word reminds me that salvation is not a trophy l earned. It is a gift I received. 

Ephesians 2: verses 8 to10 says, "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves.  It is the gift of God, not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are his workmanship,  created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."

Lord Jesus, I thank you for grace. 

Thank you that you saved me when I could not save myself. Thank you for your cross of Calvary where you carried my sin, my shame, and my failures. 

You paid a painful price so l could be forgiven and made new. 

 So today, Lord, I reject boasting. 

I reject spiritual pride. 

I reject the mindset that tries to prove my worth by performance.  

I do not want to live as if your love must be earned. 

I want to live as someone who is deeply loved, forgiven, and deeply changed.

Lord,  You say l am your workmanship and that means you are stil shaping me. You are still correcting me and cleansing me. 

 So I surrender my heart to your hands again. 

 Lord, I ask you to search me and expose anything in me that is not pleasing to you. 

 Psalm 139: verses 23- 24 says, "Search me, oh God, and know my heart.  Try me and know my thoughts and see if there be any grievous way in me and lead me in the way everlasting. 

 Father, I do not want hidden sin living in my private life while my public life looks fine. I do not want secret compromise to steal my confidence in prayer. I do not want double-mindedness to weaken my fellowship with you. 

 Lord Jesus, keep me close to you because without you I have no strength. 

 John 15:5 says, "l am the vine. You are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit. For apart from me, you can do nothing. "

Lord, I believe that apart from you, I can act religious and still be empty. 

Apart from you, I can speak truth and still lack love. 

Apart from you, I can look clean and still be struggling inside. So, teach me to abide. Teach me to stay near. 

Lord, teach me to depend on you daily. Help me fight sin with humility. 

Lord, help me wage war against temptation, not in my own strength, but by your spirit and your word. 

l ask you to guard my heart from self-righteousness. 

I do not want to look down on others just to feel better about myself. 

Your word warns me that pride ruins people. 

So keep me low at the foot of your cross where I remember that I need mercy every day. 

Lord, you also teach me what true righteousness looks like. It is not a show. It is surrender.

It is written in Matthew 16 24-25, Jesus says, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it But whoever loses his life for my sake will find it." 

 Lord Jesus, I want to follow you like that. 

Teach me to deny myself. 

Teach me to put your will above my comfort. 

Teach me to take up my cross even when it costs me. 

I choose to lay down selfish interests. 

I choose to lay down the need to be praised and the desire to be seen. 

I want my life to point to you, Lord. 

Sometimes I fear people's opinions more than I fear drifting from you. Set me free from that trap. 

Proverbs 29:25 says, "The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe." 

Father, I want that safety. 

I want the freedom of trusting you more than I trust human approval. 

Galatians 1:10 says, "If I was still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ. "

 Lord, I want to be your servant, not a servant of public praise. Give me a clean heart. 

Psalm 51:10 says, "Create in me a clean heart, oh God, and renew a right spirit within me. 

Lord, create in me what I cannot create in myself.

Renew my spirit when it becomes tired. 

Restore my love for holiness. 

Restore my love for truth. 

Restore my love for secret obedience. 

Teach me to serve with the right motive. 

Colossians 3 verse 23 says, "Whatever you do, work heartily as for the Lord and not for men." 

Lord, I  receive that. 

Let my worship be for you. 

Let my giving be for you. 

Let my praying be for you. 

Let my obedience be for you. 

Even when no one notices, let my heart stay faithful because you see. 

Father, give me a humble spirit.

Philippians 2: verses 3 to 4 says, "Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests but also to the interests of others. 

LORD, shape my character like Jesus Christ. 

Teach me to love people without using them to build my image. 

 Teach me to honor others without needing to compete. 

 Teach me to walk softly before you with a sincere heart. Know my heart, Lord, and make it pure. 

Let my life be devoted to you. 

Let my mind be committed to following you. 

 Let my desire be to exalt your name always. 

 More of you in me and less of me in the way.

 Use my life, Lord, but let it always bring you glory. 

In the mighty and precious name of Lord Jesus Christ, I pray. Amen. 

If this prayer has touched your heart, please say amen as a sign of faith. I pray that every blessing in this prayer is now upon you in the name of Jesus. 

Respected reader, if you need a special prayer, feel free to let us know . We would be honoured to pray with you and for you. May the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you always.