10-20-2020

Exodus 14:14  The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.

2 Chronicles 7:14  Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.

​Exodus 17:15-16a  And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it Jehovah-nissi (The Lord is my banner)…For hands were lifted up to the throne of the Lord...

​A Prayer for Those Who Are Battle Weary
Some days get hard. We feel exhausted. Worn. Tired of fighting. About ready to give up. Feeling like we can’t go on. Struggling through defeat. The enemy seems to be hot on our trail. And we wonder if we’ve been left on our own.

For those who are battle-weary, His Truth over us for this day is…

We’re not alone. Not ever. God won’t let go, though we may struggle with the lies that He’s left us fending for ourselves in hard times. His Word is filled with reminders that He fights for us still today. It never says this life will be easy. He never promises that we won’t get weary, or that we won’t face an enemy or a giant. But He does say we can come to Him and He will give us rest (Matt 11:28). He does promise to fill us with the power of His Spirit and that His joy will be our strength (Neh 8:10). He does remind us that the battle is not ours but the Lord’s ‎(2 Chron 20:15). He does say that we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against the spiritual forces of darkness in this life (Eph 6:12).

None of us are immune. Life is hard some days. And often there’s not even just one “big” thing, but just lots of little battles that can drain us dry. Parenting, marriage, job, relationships, fears, worries about the future, experiencing loss, discouragement, illness, money problems – it all can leave us beaten down and worn. But, praise God, He gives us one another to help in times when we just feel like, “I can’t anymore…”

We’re all in this together; let’s help each other today. Give an encouraging word, smile at someone, write a note, send a text, buy someone a coffee, pray for another soul and let them know that you’re praying, anything, just to remind a fellow believer that you’re holding up their battle-weary arms. And that you’re with them.

And God is with us.

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Dear God,
The battle feels intense some days. We get tired and weak, weary and worn. It’s hard to keep going in the face of defeat. But help us to remember that you will never leave us, that you’re our Refuge and our Strength, an ever-present help in trouble (Psalm 46). We know that the enemy wouldn’t be fighting so hard against us, if we weren’t making a difference for your Kingdom. He wouldn’t be trying so hard to stop us, if he didn’t think you had so much good still in store. Remind us that the battle belongs to you, and whatever we’re up against can be taken down in one fail swoop by your Mighty Hand. Help us to trust you more, to never waste time spinning our wheels and wrestling or fighting in our own strength. Please forgive us Lord for the times we’ve failed to lift our hands to you, for the days we’ve forgotten to come to you first. Fill us with the Power of your Holy Spirit this day. Fill us with your joy, fill us with your wisdom and discernment, fill us with constant reminders that Your Presence will go with us, and you will give us rest.

AMEN
 
Let us also pray as the spirit leads for:
-First Lady, Melania Trump, protection and healing.
-For safety as the President travels today
-For the negotiations between the speaker of the House and Trump’s admin on the coronavirus aid
-For God’s will to be accomplished through U.S. government proceedings

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Resource:
https://www.godtube.com/devotionals/your-daily-prayer/a-prayer-for-those-who-are-battle-weary-your-daily-prayer-july-19-2016.html

“My hope is that when I die, all of hell rejoices that I am out of the fight.”
– C.S. Lewis​