Prayer Works Morning Devotion: September 19, 2025

Thus Says The Lord-Who God Says He Is, His Commandments and Promises

"1 Thessalonians 5:17 - Pray Without Ceasing - Friday Morning Prayer"

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A very good morning a very good morning to you everybody. I hope you had a wonderful night, well rested and ready for a Good Friday and let's walk in expectation of what God is able to do in the midst of all believers let us go to the Lord in prayer. 

Heavenly Father, we thank you this morning for your grace, for your love, for your patience with us. We thank you, Lord, that you are our Father and we are your children. We thank you, Lord, that you see all things.  

You are concerned about our well-being. You are concerned by the things that you have placed in our lives to take care of, and the gifts and talents that you have placed in us to make sure that we are serving one another and that we are living this life according to the statutes and values and principles that you have given us.  

So as we come together this morning as a community of believers, we are believing in faith that whatever we raise in prayer, that heaven will be quick to answer and that you'll come to our aid as we need you.  

We thank you, Lord, that your mercies are new every morning, that we claim ours today. So bless us as we go through this day, and as we gather in prayer, as we devote this time to you, to speak to us, and for us to commune with the Holy Spirit, and also to fellowship with one another.  

And we ask all this in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen and Amen. Today is Friday, and you guys know that on Friday, and if you're joining us for the first time, every Friday we try to pray for all the requests that come in, amongst other things that God places on our hearts pray for.  

But before I start, I just want to encourage everybody, whatever you do, do not get deceived and do not lose focus. The devil has a strategy that if he can't get to you, he can derail you.  

Or it can cause you to abort your mission, or it can cause you to lose focus on the things that are important. The stuff that's going on in our country right now is really a spirit of confusion. 

And as we all know, God is not the author of confusion. If anything causes controversy if anything doesn't matter what it is whether it's people whether it's an idea if it causes controversy always be aware that it's not God. 

It's not God because he is not the author of confusion everything that God does is meticulous is orderly is on time is not governed by man's ideas because he is the ultimate ruler of man. 

Daniel 4 it says by the decree of the holy ones and the watches to the intent that the living may know the most high rules in the kingdom of man so do not get distracted and do not get deceived. God does not have sides.  

In fact, He is the side. You're either on his side or you are not on his side. There's no two things involved here. It's God. There's no in him there's no liberals, in him there's no conservatives.  

It is God by himself. Joshua meets an angel and he says to the angel, come join us as we fight this battle. And the angel told him, he was like, I'm not on your side. Neither am I on their side. I'm on God's side.  

You come join God's side. You're either on God's side or you're not, Nothing else. So let us remember that. Don't lose focus, don't be distracted, don't fight battles that has nothing to do with you.  

And in fact, work out your own soul's salvation with fear and trembling. The antidote to the challenges that we are facing nationally, community-wise, or whatever it is in the world is going on, the antidote to that is each person, if they deal with themselves. 

If every single person deals with themselves and get to a place when they can love somebody else as much as they love themselves, if they can love their neighbor, if they can respect another person. 

If every person deals with themselves, then we'll have an incredible phenomenal society not somebody dealing with anybody everybody deal with you, you know the things that you're doing wrong you know the things that that bothers you and that's why the Holy Spirit was given to all of us. 

So keep that in mind and uh let's shift and pray for all these clear requests that can be. So Heavenly Father, we are grateful that we have a solid rock we can stand on, that we are hidden under the shadow of your wings.  

We are grateful that we have a place we can run to. When all has failed, we can always come to the throne of grace. So we thank you, Lord, that you have this desire to hear from us.  

And us as your children, we also want to speak to our Father. So this morning, as we come before you, with all these requests that we have, we have faith and belief that you're going to hear us, that you're going to answer on our behalf.  

And then also, we also want to thank you for the prayers that you have answered. So we thank you for Nadia and her family. We thank you, Lord, for who they are in you. We thank you, Lord, that they have desires to do well and all the things they've been through.  

You have brought them from such a very tragic place to now where they are standing, building an incredible, phenomenal life. I pray, Lord, that your hand remains on this family. I pray that your hand remains on Analia. 

And I thank you, Lord, that you are walking with this family showing them which way to go, how to do things how to continue to come together in the spirit of unity we thank you for Russell heal his eyes we thank you for Henry. 

We thank you Lord that you're bringing this young man to maturity, we thank you Lord that your sovereign hand is guiding this family to victory. We bless you for mom continue to heal her in the name of Jesus.  

Bless Nadia with incredible ideas as she continue to build this family that was left for her but God we are grateful that you've put a community of believers around her that are helping her on this journey. 

We bless you Lord for all that you're doing in their lives in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, Amen. We thank you for Erica Saley. We thank you, Lord, for her family, her two daughters and her son.  

We thank you, Lord, for what you have done in Erica's life. Incredible, phenomenal woman who's standing on just causes of the kingdom. We thank you, Lord, for your role in the kingdom and the things that she is doing.  

I pray Lord that while she is serving others may you by your spirit serve her household, continue to bless these kids as they grow and mature into their own. Even as she's getting ready to send the oldest to this oldest girl to college. 

I pray for open doors I pray for good decisions, I pray for the right college right classmates, right faculties in the name of Jesus. We bless you for all that you are doing. We thank you, Lord, that you have blessed Erica so well and that you are bringing her to a place of much needed victory.  

So thank you for grace and thank you for divine authority that you have bestowed on Erica as she does her job. of serving others. We bless Cynthia. We thank you, Lord, for this woman of God and how resilient she is.  

We thank you, Lord, that you have placed her family in the midst of a congregation that loves. And I pray, Lord, that you are doing an incredible, phenomenal work with Cynthia as she is engaged in business.  

And I pray, Lord, that you give her opportunities to grow her business. And I thank you, Lord, that you are bringing her to a place of victory. That even if she desires to grow in strength, even if she desires to grow in wisdom, I pray, Lord, that you may continue to bless her accordingly.  

But the measure of faith that she has that God you doing incredibly phenomenal things in Cynthia's life. We pray for healing of the body healing of the mind healing of the soul for past tragic events and everything that is transpired in her.  

We thank you for your good grace that's on Cynthia's life and their children and their grandchildren. We bless you for what you have done and what you're still going to do in her life. Father, we pray for Nima and Sarge.  

Thank you for continued healing for Sarge. We bless you, Lord, for all that he is to us, an elder statesman amongst our midst. I pray, Lord, that as he continues to find strength, bless him with good health, in the name of Jesus.  

We pray for Mama Nina, that Father, as she continues to take care of her husband, that God, you're strengthening her and you're giving her the wisdom and courage, boldness and determination to do that which you are showing her to do.  

I pray for this whole entire family and all of Sarge children, that there will be a day they will come into contact with this Gospel. You are the way, the truth, and the life. So I pray for your blessings to now flow to this family because you have blessed Sarge and Nina. In the name of Jesus.  

Thank you for Tammy T. We bless you, Lord, for what you're doing for Tammy. Praying for John and his wife, that Father, there is restoration coming into this marriage. We thank you for grace.  

We thank you for peace. Father, rekindle the love in the name of Jesus. And I pray, Lord, that if there's any challenges or any kind of dysfunction, may you bring order and peace into this family, into this relationship, so they can find themselves in good graces and good standing with one another.  

We thank you, Lord, that we can bring this before you, knowing that you are quick to answer and that you are concerned about our needs. Thank you for Chat. We pray, Lord, for his grandson, Sutton, that Father, may you continue to heal this young man, whereas he went through a tragedy of ever breaking his hand.  

And I pray, Lord, that may this time and this moment bring be a time of reflection and slowing down and figuring out who he is in you and I pray for open doors and opportunity for somebody to minister to him so that he can grow in the things of the Lord. 

Use this event and this moment to bring strength wisdom, courage, determination to pursue you in the name of Jesus. Thank you Lord for Jackson Father I pray Lord that this financial situation that he is in that God you bring peace and order to it. 

We know there's so many stuff that's going on in this world where there are people who just seek to pry on others and I pray Lord that as he has experienced this event I pray Lord that you bring restoration and that you bring order to this situation.  

I pray, Lord, that what was stolen will be restored in the name of Jesus. May you give him opportunities to do that which is right before you. And I pray, Lord, that you shift thinking so that he can move on from this situation, knowing that you are our provider. 

In spite of being scammed that you are God you're still sitting on the throne and that you're able to restore everything the conquer world has stolen so we bless you knowing Lord that restoration is ours.  

Thank you for Mary as she continues to educate others I pray Lord that as she interacts with different children at the school let it bring wisdom and understanding and knowledge of spiritual things.  

I pray Lord that as she serves you as a teacher as she interacts with others that God the life that she has lived comes out through so that somebody gets to believe in the name of Jesus. 

We bless Mary with good health, we bless Mary with witty ideas in Jesus name. Thank you for Carrie, we pray Lord that God you continue to guide her in all things true we pray Lord that you give her direction in how she should go in every situation that she encounters.  

We pray Lord for the Holy Spirit to be so evident and strong in in her life so that she can hear clearly what it is that you're calling her to do. And we bless Karen and we thank you for your sovereign authority and all that is you are doing  

Father I lift up the Duffy's I thank you for this family and all that you're doing in their lives and their children as they are involved in so many different things. I pray Lord for grace I pray for love to grow and I pray Lord for strength in their children as they continue to matriculate in the way they should go.  

may they never leave you nor forsake you. I pray for wisdom for Declan as he continues mature into the man that you've called him to mature. Bless Kyla and we thank you Lord for Alex that God wherever he is and whatever he's going through. 

I pray, Lord, that may somebody reach him. May the Spirit of God rest upon him. May he search his heart and find him and exonerate him from the jaws that seek to devour his life. I pray, Lord, that you are sovereign, that you are never late, you are always on time. 

That you see all things, that you are seeing this young man where he is, and I pray, may your Spirit find him. And when it does, may it never leave him wherever you find him. Protect this young man from harm and danger.  

And I pray, Lord, for a day where he is going to come into salvation. And I pray, Lord, that God, you are going to do exceedingly, abundantly more than we can ever ask. Thank you for all that you have done in Alex's life.  

Thank you, Lord, for where you have brought him from and where he is going. And I pray Lord may angels be on guard to protect as he journey along and I pray Lord that a day is coming with salvation will be eminent and that he will come into his own that one day will look back and surely know that God's hand has always been on his life  

So, I pray Lord for wisdom for understanding and knowledge bring people into his life that can minister this gospel and exonerate this young man and bring him back to the place of victory.  

Thank you, Lord, for sustaining him, even in this wilderness season that he is in. We know, Lord, that eventually he will come out. But I pray, Lord, that whatever he learns in this season may give him strength and wisdom to sustain him for the rest of his life.  

Father, we put a hedge of projection around him. We pray for angels on assignment to walk with him, to guard him in all that he does. Father, we thank you for Calvin and Veronica. May you continue to bless them as they have moved from New York.  

Pray, Lord, that you're doing remarkable things in their lives. Open doors for Vee as she is transitioning. And I pray, Lord, may you give them opportunities to minister, to teach, and to be vessels of honor that are used by you for this kingdom.  

We bless you for your hand and the anointing that you have rested on their lives. Now I pray, Lord, for grace to abound, peace to abound, and we lift up mom, continue to heal her in the name of Jesus. Thank you for grace.  

Thank you for your love in the name of Jesus. Father, we pray, Lord, for the Bau family. We thank you, Lord, that you have their kids in your hands. We thank you, Lord, that we can run to you and find safety.  

And we thank you, Lord, that we can place our trust in you. So I pray, Lord, for Amanda and her family and her children, that God, you are blessing these kids in the name of Jesus. We send healing.  

We send grace, we send love, we send peace, knowing that your sovereign authority is more than capable of doing all things that we ask for in prayer. So we thank you, Lord, even for this victory for this young man that you have brought.  

And I pray, Lord, that may our faith and their faith be strengthened and knowing and assuring to you that God is sovereign and that when we run to you, you answer that when we lift you when we lift our issues in prayer that God you come to our aid bless the Bau family in the name of Jesus.  

Thank you for Erica Houton and the children and her husband thank you Lord for all that you're doing in their lives even Father as you are you are blessing them with new different jobs and all the stuff that's going on in their lives.  

I pray, Lord, that as you continue to transition from point A to point B, that blessings will follow. Father, we thank you for their children. Continue to heal them and I pray, Lord, for strength in Chandler, that as she continues to matriculate that, God, you're finding a place for her.  

We bless you and honor you in the name of Jesus. Father, lift up April as she goes to work and does what she does at the hospital. Favor with men and the angels. I pray, Lord, for opportunities to continue to minister this gospel to others as she comes in contact with them.  

Pray for strength. Pray for strength. That as she deals with patients and different family members, as it pertains to medical, to medicine I pray Lord for grace to abound peace to abound anointing to abound in the name of Jesus. Thank you for ZJ David and Ava we bless them in the name of Jesus. 

Now Lord we lift up all our children as they go to school, I pray Lord for angels on assignment to God and to protect them from harm and danger, seen or unseen. Father, we know we live in a culture that celebrates guns.  

We know, Lord, we live in a culture in this country where there's always violence in school shootings. I pray, Lord, that this shall never be so amongst our children. We send angels on assignment to guard this school, and I pray, Lord, that may this culture cease to be part of who we are as a nation.  

I pray for angels on assignment to bring men and women who care about spiritual things, that they can lead this nation the proper way and the right way. And I pray, Lord, that you are sovereign.  

You see it all where secret meetings are held. When things are discussed that does not bless you and your people. I pray, Lord, that may angels be on assignment to bring order and peace in a nation that is troubled at heart.  

Father, raise up congressmen and representatives of the House. that care about people and spiritual things. We shut every agenda that is out there, that seek to diminish the way we live as a society.  

And I pray, Lord, that in this season, may we learn what we need to learn so that we won't repeat the things that has transpired in the past. We pray, Lord, for the leadership of this country. We place them before you.  

May you remind them that you are sovereign, that you see it all, that nothing is hidden from you, that in the kingdom of man, you rule it all. So I pray, Lord, for order and peace in the United States.  

And we thank you for what you are doing in this season. Bless all of us as we continue to abide in you. Bless Karinza and her children and Alfred. Bless them in everything they do, new clientele for Alfred.  

Thank you, Lord, for the position that she gave Karinza. May she excel at UAB, Darryl and Abony for their future spouses. We thank you, Lord, that you're bringing godly men and godly women for our children.  

And I pray, Lord, that as they continue to grow and mature, we pray that they may they mature in the things of the Lord. Bless the works of our hands. Bless all businesses, that are in our inner midst.  

Bless business owners with new, great ideas so that you can enhance their lives. And I pray, Lord, that even as we continue to live out this life, bless the people that we meet. May we be an answer to somebody's prayer.  

May we be a vessel that can be used by you to bring honor and glory to your kingdom. I pray Lord that as we continue to plan ahead in so many aspects of our lives, let your Spirit guide us so we have never found wanting for anything.  

Bless those we interact with and we come into contact with. And I pray Lord that in this season that you are strengthening all of us. May we never be deceived by things that we don't understand.  

May you keep our eyes and minds towards your commands, and your statutes and your values, so that we are constantly and always standing in the midst of the congregation of the mighty.  

Thank you for our families, our homes, the jobs that we have. Thank you for providing, thank you for providing. And I pray, Lord, that as we continue to be blessing, a blessing to one another, continue to open doors for us to flourish in this world so that we can give of ourselves to others so they can find their road back to this kingdom too.  

I pray, Lord, that you quicken our steps as we meet those who are not saved and that means this Gospel. I pray for the ability to teach things that will become sound doctrine. And may your grace and your love be bestowed upon us.  

Now as we go through this day, bless us. We thank you for Friday. Bless our children, bless the works of our hands. Bless businesses. Bless our friendships. Bless our relationship with parents and our kids. And we thank you, Lord, that you are healing all of us.  

If anyone is sick among you, I pray, Lord, for healing. We send a word to those who need it in the name of Jesus. As we rest in you today, may your will be done as it is in heaven. Lead us not into temptation, continue to deliver us from the evil one. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever and ever, Amen.  

Brothers and sisters, may you all have an incredible, phenomenal Friday and a great restful weekend. And may the Lord continue to guide you in everything that you are doing. May the Holy Spirit be so loud in your ear that you will never miss Him. Go in peace.  

Join us on Sunday for Bible study online. If you can't, join us next week on Monday 7 A.M. Central Time, 8 Eastern Standard, as we continue to fellowship and to devote our mornings to God. May the Lord bless you and your families. We'll see you on Sunday.