Faithful God,
We know your power and presence shines on all your devoted lovers and your glory always hovers over all who bow low before you. Your mercy and truth, your righteousness and peace, and your faithfulness and righteousness shine on us, as you keep raining down blessing after blessing. Your deliverance goes before us, preparing our paths for the abundance you want to give us. You are faithful. And, yet, the circumstances of our lives, our nation, and your Church can seem so dim. Help us in our weakness to pray. Intercede for us, Holy Spirit, through wordless groans. Help us to wait for your grace and divine strength. Rise us up on wings to fly like eagles, to run our race of life without growing weary, and to walk through life without giving up. Help us be firm, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord. Help us to remember that our labor for your Kingdom is never in vain. When we are weary of the spiritual warfare around us, when we are tired of praying and seeing no change, when we are ready to quit trying because of the attacks hurled against us, help us remember what you have done in our lives, our nation and your Church. You show favor and restore fortunes as you forgive guilt and cover our sin. We plead with you, God of our salvation, to restore us – to revive us – so your people may continue to rejoice in you. Show us your mercy, Lord, and grant us your salvation. Speak peace back to your godly people so they do not turn back to foolishness. Give us what is Good – what is of you – as we seek you and your Kingdom first and follow the Way of your footsteps. May your Glory dwell in our individual hearts, in our churches, in our counties and states, in this nation, and in your Church universal. In the strong name of Christ we pray, Amen.
Therefore, my beloved brothers and sisters, be firm, immovable, always excelling in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord. (1 Cor. 15:58 NASB)
But those who wait for Yahweh’s grace
will experience divine strength.
They will rise up on soaring wings and fly like eagles,
run their race without growing weary,
and walk through life without giving up. (Isaiah 40:31 TPT)
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. (Romans 8:26 NIV)
1 Lord, You showed favor to Your land;
You restored the fortunes of Jacob.
2 You forgave the guilt of Your people;
You covered all their sin. Selah
3 You withdrew all Your fury;
You turned away from Your burning anger.
4 Restore us, God of our salvation,
And cause Your indignation toward us to cease.
5 Will You be angry with us forever?
Will You prolong Your anger to all generations?
6 Will You not revive us again,
So that Your people may rejoice in You?
7 Show us Your mercy, Lord,
And grant us Your salvation.
8 I will hear what God the Lord will say;
For He will speak peace to His people, to His godly ones;
And may they not turn back to foolishness.
9 Certainly His salvation is near to those who fear Him,
That glory may dwell in our land.
10 Graciousness and truth have met together;
Righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
11 Truth sprouts from the earth,
And righteousness looks down from heaven.
12 Indeed, the Lord will give what is good,
And our land will yield its produce.
13 Righteousness will go before Him
And will make His footsteps into a way. (Psalm 85 NASB)
1 You, Lord, showed favor to your land;
you restored the fortunes of Jacob.
2 You forgave the iniquity of your people
and covered all their sins.
3 You set aside all your wrath
and turned from your fierce anger.
4 Restore us again, God our Savior,
and put away your displeasure toward us.
5 Will you be angry with us forever?
Will you prolong your anger through all generations?
6 Will you not revive us again,
that your people may rejoice in you?
7 Show us your unfailing love, Lord,
and grant us your salvation.
8 I will listen to what God the Lord says;
he promises peace to his people, his faithful servants—
but let them not turn to folly.
9 Surely his salvation is near those who fear him,
that his glory may dwell in our land.
10 Love and faithfulness meet together;
righteousness and peace kiss each other.
11 Faithfulness springs forth from the earth,
and righteousness looks down from heaven.
12 The Lord will indeed give what is good,
and our land will yield its harvest.
13 Righteousness goes before him
and prepares the way for his steps. (Psalm 85 NIV)
For I know your power and presence shines on all your devoted lovers.
Your glory always hovers over all who bow low before you.
10 Your mercy and your truth have married each other.
Your righteousness and peace have kissed.
11 Flowers of your faithfulness are blooming on the earth.
Righteousness shines down from the sky.
12 Yes, the Lord keeps raining down blessing after blessing,
and prosperity will drench the land with a bountiful harvest.
13 For deliverance goes before him,
preparing a path for his steps. (Psalm 85:9-13 TPT)