Saturday, January 29, 2005

Let's Pray For Televsion News

“Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbour, and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.” Matthew 5:43-45

According to Jesus, if we want to be the children of God, then we must love our enemies, do good to our enemies, bless our enemies, and pray for our enemies! As Christians we have lots of enemies: the ACLU, the Courts, many politicians, other religions, the world, false prophets, wolves in sheep’s clothing, and the News Media. It is very easy for us to point out what they are doing against us, but as the children of God, it hasn’t been borne into us to condemn the speck that is in others eyes. As Christians we have been borne again from the Incorruptible Seed of God, and what has been borne into us is the true heartfelt desire for all men to be saved. Our Father doesn’t hold back the Sun from those who oppose Him and as His children, we don’t hold back the Light from them either.

So with that in mind, together let’s pray for those who are cursing and hating us: the people of the worlds television News Media’s, the BBC, Al Jazeera, CNN, CBS, ABC, Fox, NBC, and PBS. Let’s bless them with the following desires of our Father.

Father we come to You in the power and Name of Your Son and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the Name that has been placed above every Name. Father together we ask You in Jesus’ Name that all who work at the worlds television News outlets be saved! Father we thank You that You are revealed to them all, from the interns to the Presidents. Father we ask You in Jesus’ Name that You grant unto them a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of You. We ask that the eyes of their understanding are enlightened, so that they may know and understand You fully, and truly know what is the hope of Your calling, and how rich is Your inheritance! Father we ask that they might come to know the rich and measureless greatness of Your power for those of us who believe, and that Your power might actually be demonstrated in their lives through the working of Your strength, as it was when You raised Jesus from the dead, and gave Him power and dominion, and authority over the world and the world to come! (Ephesians 1:16-20)

Father we ask that their love may abound more and more to its fullest development. So that they may learn and know what is vital and approve and prize what is truly excellent and of real value. We ask and believe that through Your grace and power that they become unerring and blameless as they approach the Day of Christ, never stumbling or causing others to stumble. We pray that they abound and are filled with the fruits of righteousness, which can only come through Jesus! (Philippians 1:9-11)

And Finally Father we ask that through faith, Authored and Finished by Jesus, that You actually dwell in their hearts, so that they may be rooted and secured in Your love. So that they might be strong to apprehend and grasp the breadth, length, height, and depth of Your love. We ask that they might actually come to know the love of Christ, which far surpasses mere knowledge, that they might be filled with all of Your fullness Father. (Ephesians 3: 17-19 Amplified Bible)

Now unto You Father, Who are able to do far above all that we ask or think, by Your power that is at work within us, we ask for these desires of Yours to be truly realized in lived in all who work at a worldly News agency! Thank You Father for choosing us and allowing us to truly be Your children. Thank You Father for giving us a heart, mind, and spirit that desires to bless, and not curse, those who hate us and despitefully use us, and who say all manner of evil against us. Father Your will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven! A-men!

Be blessed this day in the power of His might!

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