Praise And Exaltation

PRAYER FOR PEACE:  Monday, July 25^th, 2011 9am P.T.

FOCUS:  Praise and Exaltation

Prayer of Praise - Glory, Glory, to You, My King

I fill the air this morning with praises -- shouting loudly my gratitude to my King who makes all things possible. Everywhere I look this day I see evidence of Your Presence, and everywhere I look I see the hearts of your beloved ones reaching our their arms and shouting, "Glory, glory to You, our King!  Who stands by the oppressed and who heals the broken-hearted." Voices are coming together all over the land in songs of praise, for the glory of You is near, and You are in Your heavenly place lovingly looking out for us.

There is nothing that can stand against You, and there is nothing that will bear deeper abiding fruit than living in Your will. You are above all, above reproach, and at the very heart of Your nature beats the heart of a glorious King whose beauty is unsurpassed -- as is the greatness of His being. I look into Your face and I recognize Your Hand on my life. I see the moments in my life when I struggled to even hear You. I see the moments when I was blown away by the nearness of my King. -- and I am in awe.

I have cried out and yearned for Your Presence in my life, and I have searched Your Word to find my answers. As I bow in prayer today I am recognizing my need to not falter. I recognize my human nature which sometimes cries out for relief. I am humbled to see that Your love and compassion is so great that it even encompasses me and my struggles. I am not worthy!

You are Wisdom -- You are Truth. You handle the mighty, and You look after the weak. You make sense out of our struggles, and You shine a Light on all our broken parts. You promise is healing and You restore the lost. Everything began in You and finds its purpose in You. You will not be ignored, and You will not leave us alone to struggle in our selfishness. I look at You and acknowledge Your Presence, and I shout praises of thanksgiving.

You seem to be taking Your children into a deeper, more intimate journey with You. You seem to be igniting sparks of passion all around the world and in my own back yard. You are telling us to relax and stop worrying over every little thing and to rest in Your Truth. You hold the reins of control that will soon be released against the evil presently controlling us.

You are making things clear to us, and You are reminding us to stay the course, to persevere, and we will soon soar on eagle's wings. You are our refuge and our strength. You remind me every day now that I am as close to You as I choose to be, and You challenge me to pick up my cross and follow You -- daily.

I ask You today, my King, to help my brothers and sisters who are in bondage to fear. You have reminded me in Your Word that "The one who fears is not made perfect in Love." Free us from these fears and replace that fear with the sure knowledge of Your Love and compassionate mercy. Show them that Your ways are far greater than anything they can possibly imagine, and that Your power and strength will get them through. Help them to turn these fears over to You and trust You for the results -- which will surely be freedom.

Help them to reach out to You in their desperation to be set free. Help them to recognize the true passion of their hearts and shine Your great Light of wisdom and knowledge on their confusions. Your Love is so great and Your heart for Your people is beyond our comprehension to fully understand.

You call out to us today, telling us to come and sit at Your feet and be refreshed. You call us today to be at peace in Your Presence and to recognize all that You are doing everywhere all around us so we can see the magnitude of Your power and be put at ease in our relationship. Remove whatever pride or ego that still exists, and set us aside so we can worship at Your feet and be renewed ourselves.

I ask You to accomplish a deep work in us. I ask You to anoint Your people and give them penetrating strength of character. Thank You that You are in the business of restoration and that Your word is being raised to its proper place where the fullness of Your Truths will be revealed and the darkness destroyed. To You be all honour and glory!

-  by Carolyn Baker