Recently while in bible study I had a few verses that really stood out to me and I thought I would share them and also a prayer that goes along with them.
In Proverbs 31 the chapter starts with a message to King Lemuel from his mother who taught him with wisdom as he grew. She was grooming him to be a righteous King according to these verses and to not be given over to lusts of the flesh and rely on false comfort and substance that numbs the senses.
She shared that he should be a King that rules with wisdom and all senses sharp and care for the people. the main people group she speaks of if those who cannot speak for themselves and those who are and have been crushed and are being destroyed.
We as Believers in Jesus are also Kings and Priest before our God (Revelations 5) and are called to establish His Government on the earth. As we submit to Him he will lead us and show us how to partner with Him. One way we do this is through intercession. We can be a voice for those who have not had one.
Here is a prayer that was written recently for this:
The scripture reference is out of Proverbs 31:8
Prayer for those who cannot speak for themselves
Lord, we come as priests and kings ministering before You our God. We cry out for those who cannot speak for themselves. Lord, we cry out for justice to be ensured for those who are being crushed by the enemy’s schemes. We use the voice You have given us and are speaking up for the poor and the helpless, so they may receive justice.
We pray for Your river of life to flow through us, Your people, to those who are hurting and abused and in need of You, so they can experience Your great love, salvation and abundance. We pray in agreement with Your Word in Isaiah 61 and decree that Your Spirit is upon us. You continue to anoint us to preach the Good News to the poor, and send us to bind up the broken hearted, set the captives free, and open of prison doors. And as we have once been those who were broken, we now sing the songs of freedom for all to hear. We will go forth into the nations and be repairers and restorers and builders in the wastelands, and we’ll see the desolation of many generations brought to repair and complete restoration in Jesus’ name! We call forth salvation for the peoples and nations around the world who have not been able to speak nor cry out for themselves, and we declare they now have a voice and it is heard by the Most High God.
Blessings,
- Kim Hadaway
I truly believe this was the Lord highlighting these people to me for prayer or contact to encourage and check on them letting them know I was thinking about them. Have you ever had that happen where you will have someone you haven’t seen or heard about in years or months suddenly come to your mind and you blow it off? Well I felt the Lord share with me that we are always on His mind and He is sharing secrets or even words of knowledge to pray for these people. One of those that I dropped the ball on really needed me and needed encouragement and actually just wanted to know I was thinking about them. (They actually said this to me) I felt really bad, but want to learn from this. I really don’t want to ignore those little nudges for prayer or contact. I know I love it when someone I haven’t seen or heard from in a long while contacts me because I have been on their mind and heart!
When the disciples were on the boat with Jesus the storm came up but Jesus was at perfect peace and asleep, the disciples in unrest and fear of the storm around them.