My Strength, My Fortress

O Lord, my strength and my fortress, You are my refuge in times of distress.  You are my Safe House when storms rage against me!

 

Father, I want to seek you with all my heart! Each day, I desire to be filled with Your Holy Spirit!

Thank You for this walk with  You this week! You are very easy to talk to!  Thank You for making it easy for us to approach You!

Jesus, in Your name, we pray ____ will not possess false gods that won't do him/her any good!  ____ can only find refuge in You and in You alone!  Only You can be the strength ____ needs to face the trials of daily living.  We pray Your will be done in all our lives! Amen

Jeremiah 16:19

Lord, my strength and my fortress,
    my refuge in time of distress,
to you the nations will come
    from the ends of the earth and say,
“Our ancestors possessed nothing but false gods,
    worthless idols that did them no good.

Give My Fingers Skill for Battle

ALL praise to You, The Lord!  You are my Rock!  You are my Fortress!

 

Lord, prepare me for war; give my fingers skill for battle! For my struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.  I cannot stand unless I'm full immersed in You!! Safely hidden behind You, my Shield!  May my heart yield to the Holy Spirit's instruction. 

 

One of the enemy's weapons is ingratitude. He's always pointing to what I don't have.  Lord Jesus, I want to point to what You have given me!  I want to give You an offering of thanksgiving! Thank You for ________________________________.  (Mine: Thank You for Beth.  She is my precious jewel, a true gift from You! I thank You for bring her the distance You have traveled with her.  I can still hear the words of the school psychiatrist "We may have to bus her to Briarwood to learn basic skills." "What basic skills?" I asked. "Oh, like eating with a fork." I remember the feeling of dismay as they picked my child apart.  You know what? You were with me the whole time! And You have been with her! You have been so faithful to her and used her to sharpen me.  You used her to create in Charles empathy and the ability to see others with strange ways as human beings.  Thank You for using her to kick the enemy, for she has amazed ALL who have worked with her over the years. That's YOUR doing! I thank You for Beth's Autism!)

 

Lord, we come together to stand in the gap for _______. Be ______ shield.  Shower him/her with Your faithful love.  It is our desire Your Spirit will draw _______ to take refuge in You and he/she will know You as his/her Fortress!  Lord, we so desire Your will in the lives of each name we are lifting before You today!  Hear us! Hear our prayers!  In Your name, Jesus, we pray Your will be done and not our own. Amen

 

Psalm 144:1-2

¹ Praise be to the Lord my Rock,
    who trains my hands for war,
    my fingers for battle.
² He is my loving God and my fortress,
    my stronghold and my deliverer,
my shield, in whom I take refuge,
    who subdues peoples under me.

 

Ephesians 6:12

For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

I Desire To Dwell In You!

You are my refuge and my fortress! My God, in You I will trust!

 
Lord, forgive me for when I choose to do things my way!  May I choose daily to dwell in the shelter of the Most High! May I choose to rest in Your shadow!
 
Thank You for Your faithfulness! You hear me when I call upon You and You answer! Thank You!
 
Dearest Jesus, we pray for ______.  May ______ not fear the terror of the night nor the arrow that flies by day.  Shield _____ with Your faithfulness!  We pray ______ will choose to make You his/her resting place.  Your will; Your way is how we pray. Amen
 
Psalm 91

 

¹ Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High
    will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
² I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress,
    my God, in whom I trust.”

³ Surely he will save you
    from the fowler’s snare
    and from the deadly pestilence.
⁴ He will cover you with his feathers,
    and under his wings you will find refuge;
    his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.
⁵ You will not fear the terror of night,
    nor the arrow that flies by day,
⁶ nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness,
    nor the plague that destroys at midday.
⁷ A thousand may fall at your side,
    ten thousand at your right hand,
    but it will not come near you.
⁸ You will only observe with your eyes
    and see the punishment of the wicked.

⁹ If you say, “The Lord is my refuge,”
    and you make the Most High your dwelling,
¹⁰ no harm will overtake you,
    no disaster will come near your tent.
¹¹ For he will command his angels concerning you
    to guard you in all your ways;
¹² they will lift you up in their hands,
    so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
¹³ You will tread on the lion and the cobra;
    you will trample the great lion and the serpent.

¹⁴ “Because he loves me,” says the Lord, “I will rescue him;
    I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name.
¹⁵ He will call on me, and I will answer him;
    I will be with him in trouble,
    I will deliver him and honor him.
¹⁶ With long life I will satisfy him
    and show him my salvation.”

 

O My Strength, My Fortress!

O my Strength, I will sing praises to You, O my God! You are my Fortress, my loving God!!

 

Lord Jesus, may I sing of Your strength in the morning! Seeking You first before anything else is done day by day!

 

Thank You for  (think of something about your job, daily task, or something that you really have to do but would rather be somewhere else: think of something to be thankful to God about it) . 

 

(Here is mine! Thank You for the people I work around! Each one has been used by You in some way to show me Your love. Thank You!!)

 

Jesus, our Fortress, we pray ______ will sing of Your strength and love! May _____ know You as his/her fortress and take refuge in You in times of trouble.  Jesus, we pray a special blessing over (think of a school to pray for) today.  Be the Refuge for each student there today!  may the teachers and staff feel Your mantel of protection all around them.  In Your Holy name we pray Your will be done in our community. Amen

 

Psalm 59:16-17
But I will sing of your strength,
    in the morning I will sing of your love;
for you are my fortress,
    my refuge in times of trouble.
You are my strength, I sing praise to you;
    you, God, are my fortress,
    my God on whom I can rely.

God Is My Fortress

God, You are my Fortress! You are my Stronghold! In You, I am delivered from my enemy. You are my Savior! You are my Deliverer!

Lord, I want to make the choice to seek You today! I want to seek You with all my heart! Sweet Holy Spirit, I need Your strength to aide me in making this choice! I can't do it on my own!!

Jesus, I have so much be thankful for! Your love is so amazing!! My heart is filled with joy when I realize how You have blessed me and I begin to count the ways!! THANK YOU!!

Lord Jesus, we come together today on behalf of _____. May _____ seek You and find You. May ____ seek You with all of his/her heart. When ____ finds You have been with him/her the whole time, may he/she give You praise for being his/her Savior!! In Your wonderful name, Jesus, we pray. Amen

(Do you see a theme with God's character? He's stable. He's safe. He's constant and consistent!)

Psalm 18:1-3

I love you, Lord, my strength.

The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
    my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,
    my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
    and I have been saved from my enemies.

Jeremiah 29:13

You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.