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give us grace to seek after peace, and turn from bitterness and being ruled by physical appetites.14 Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord,
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15 looking carefully lest there be any man who falls short of the grace of God,
lest any root of bitterness springing up trouble you, and many be defiled by it,
16 lest there be any sexually immoral person, or profane person, like Esau, who sold his…Heavenly father
give us grace to today inhabit the city where you dwell18 For you have not come to a mountain that might be touched,
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and that burned with fire, and to blackness, darkness, storm,
19 the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words;
which those who heard it begged that not one more word should be spoken to them,
20 for they could not stand that which was commanded,
“If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned”.[
21 So fearful was the…Heavenly father
give us grace to serve you today with reverence and awe25 See that you don’t refuse him who speaks.
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For if they didn’t escape when they refused him who warned on the earth,
how much more will we not escape who turn away from him who warns from heaven,
26 whose voice shook the earth then, but now he has promised, saying,
“Yet once more I will shake not only the earth, but also the heavens.”
27 This phrase, “Yet once more” signifies the removing of those things that are…Heavenly father
give us grace to love, both family, friends and strangers, particularly those imprisoned in any way1 Let brotherly love continue.
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2 Don’t forget to show hospitality to strangers,
for in doing so, some have entertained angels without knowing it.
3 Remember those who are in bonds, as bound with them,
and those who are ill-treated, since you are also in the body.
4 Let marriage be held in honour among all…Heavenly father
give us grace to be free from the love of money and to be content with what we have5 Be free from the love of money,
content with such things as you have, for he has said,
“I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”
6 So that with good courage we say,
“The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”Heavenly father
give us grace to look to Jesus who is the same yesterday, today and forever and to consider the faith of those who have told us about him in their words and their deeds7 Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God,
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and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.
8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
9 Don’t be carried away by various and strange teachings,
for it is good that…Heavenly father
give us grace to live with our eyes fixed on heaven, giving allegiance to you through being generous.10 We have an altar from which those who serve the holy tabernacle have no right to eat.
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11 For the bodies of those animals, whose blood is brought into the holy place by the high priest as an offering for sin,
are burned outside of the camp.
12 Therefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people through his own blood, suffered outside of the gate.
13 Let’s therefore…15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise – the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. 16 And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
17 Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.
16 But don’t forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.
18 Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honourably in all things. 19 I strongly urge you to do this, that I may be restored to you sooner.…
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give us grace to desire to live honourably in all things, to care for those entrusted to us with joy, and to submit to those in authority over us.17 Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account,
that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.18 Pray for us, for we are persuaded that we have a good conscience, desiring to live honourably in all things. …
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give us grace to do your will and be well pleasing in your sight.20 Now may the God of peace,
who brought again from the dead the great shepherd of the sheep
with the blood of an eternal covenant, our Lord Jesus,
21 make you complete in every good work to do his will,
working in you that which is well pleasing in his sight,
through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.22 But I exhort you, brothers, endure the word of exhortation; for I have written to you in…
moreSometimes (Isaiah 1:15) this is what God has to say to people:
15When you stretch our your hands
I will hide my eyes from you;
Even through you make many prayers, I will not listen;Wow! Why is this?: It is because
Your hands are full of bloodRemoving…
moreHeavenly Father, Give me grace to turn away from indifference, and allow you spirit of generosity and kindness to flow.
Open my eyes, too, to see those who have no-one to stand up for them, and give me grace to champion their justice.21: How the faithful city has become a whore!
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She that was full of justice (standing up against all forms of abuse and harm),
the place where righteousness was at home, is now home to people who take from each other and even take life.
22 What was beautiful and godly - like silver - has become tarnished
…Heavenly Father,
Thank you for the promise that one day all people will be drawn to you.
Teach me your ways so that I can walk with you today, particularly where there is conflict.
What I ask for myself I ask for those in war zones, that they may look to you to settle disputes
so that justice and peace may abound.2 In the last days the place where the LORD is will be THE place
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3 and ALL nations will stream to it saying
the LORD will…Yaweh, may your will become the will of the world’s leaders so that peace may break out for all peoples.
3. Many peoples will come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob.
He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths.”
The law will go out from Zion, the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
4. He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples.
They will beat their swords into ploughshares and their spears into pruning hooks…
moreHeavenly father, Stop me giving undue importance to any thing, whether superstitions, customs, money, power or work
Forgive my arrogance, and give me grace to value what I find in you and worship you alone.6 You, Lord, have abandoned your people,
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We are full of superstitions and embrace pagan customs.
7 Our land is full of …Heavenly father, give me grace to do what is right, even when others don’t, and when I am faced with corrupt practices.
1 A warning from the Lord Almighty, about the disintegration of society that comes about when we turn away from Justice, Righteousness and Mercy
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All material and human resources will gradually run dry 5 and be replaced with oppression and civil unrest.
People will be so desperate for leaders that they will choose leaders with little or no…Heavenly father, whenever I enjoy the beautiful things in life which are here today and gone tomorrow, give me grace to enjoy the beautiful qualities of life which are eternal.
16 The Lord says,
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“The women of Zion think highly of themselves,
flirting with their eyes,
strutting along with swaying hips,
and every fashion accessory.
17 Therefore the Lord will bring sores on…Heavenly Father, open my eyes today to see your presence, your glory - let it be to me a shelter and shade from the heat of the day, and a refuge and hiding place from the storm and rain.
What I pray for myself I pray for those on my heart today.2 In that day (when the dreadful consequences of sin will occur] the Branch of the Lord will be beautiful and glorious, and the fruit of the land will be the pride and glory of the survivors in Israel. …
moreThank you heavenly Father, for the love that you have for your Son, Jesus
1 I will sing for the one I love
a song about his vineyard:Thank you heavenly Father, for the love you have for your people
My loved one had a vineyard
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on a fertile hillside.
2 He dug it up and cleared it of stones
and planted it with the choicest vines.
He built a watchtower in it…Heavenly Father, whenever I am successful in the things of this life, give me grace to have an understanding of eternal things.
Give me a passion for Justice and righteous acts and protect me from deceit,8 Woe to you who acquire property and wealth until you are lonely.
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9 The Lord Almighty has declared in my hearing that:
“Large houses will become empty,10 and their estates will produce tiny…Heavenly father
give me grace to be truthful to myself about what is good and not good
give me grace to understand the limits of my wisdom
give me grace to find fulfilment in doing what is right, rather than what is pleasurable
lead me not into the temptation of using power to do what is wrong20 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil,
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21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes
22 Woe to those who are…Heavenly Father, give me grace to “see” the source of all goodness and prosperity
give me grace to “see” you
give me grace to see that the whole earth is full of your glory.1 In the year that King Uzziah died
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(and Uzziah was a king who had brought prosperity to Judah, so Isaiah and others were looking for where good times in the future might come from)
(and Uzziah had been inflicted with leprosy having tried to extend his authority to temple worship, and possibly put…Heavenly father
give me grace to see and admit to what there is within me that is destructive
give me grace to see and admit my part in what is destructive within my family / community
give me grace to let go of it, just as you let go of it, and do not hold it against me.5 “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”
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moreHeavenly Father give me grace to hear and understand what needs to be done
Give me grace to say “Here am I. Send me”
Give me grace to do this particularly when the outlook is bleak, and what I do will make little difference.8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”
And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”(People just don’t want to be told that what they are doing is wrong)
9 He said…
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give me grace to trust in you, particularly when I am under threat.1-2 Ahaz, king of Judah, was afraid when Syria and Israel attacked Judah
3-9Yahweh told Isaiah to go and tell Ahaz to not be afraid.
10 Yahweh spoke again to Ahaz, saying, 11 “Ask a sign of Yahweh your God”
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(so that when the sign happens you can have something…Heavenly father, give me grace to fear only you, so that I may fear no one else, for I know that if I trust in anyone or anything other than you, so I shall stumble and fall.
5 The Lord spoke to me again: 6 “Because the people of Judah are not satisfied with adequate resources I have given them (e.g. the rivers of their own country) and melt with fear at their militarily strong neighbours Israel and Syria 7 therefore the…
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give me grace to look to you and to listen to what you are saying
particularly in times of crisis.(Note this was written when Israel was facing invasion from Assyria)
19 When someone tells you to consult mediums and spiritualists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? 20 Consult God’s…
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give me grace to have hope when I walk in darkness
give me grace to bring hope to others who walk in darkness1 But there shall be no more gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time, he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali (because they were the first to be invaded by Assyria); but in the latter time he has made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
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2 …The people walking in darkness have seen a great light;
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on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.
6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end.
He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and for ever.
The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish…The people walking in darkness
have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of deep darkness
a light has dawned.https://www.thefuelcast.com/library/2024-12-18-light-an-…
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Give use grace to turn away from pride, lies, profanity, folly and all wickedness
Give us grace to seek you with all our heart.8 The Lord sent a word to Israel, and 9 All the people will know, who say in pride 10 “The bricks have fallen, but we will build with cut stone.
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11 Therefore Yahweh will stir up his enemies…Heavenly Father
Give us grace to hunger and thirst after righteousness and justice1 Woe to those who decree unrighteous and oppressive decrees;
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2 to deprive the needy from justice, and to rob the poor among my people of their rights,
that widows may be their plunder, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
3 …Heavenly Father
Give us grace to not give in to the temptation of wanting to destroy and
Give us grace to look beyond our own strength and our own wisdom, so that we Hallow your name, not ours; and seek your Kingdom and Your will, not ours.5 Alas Assyrian, the rod of my anger and indignation! 6 I will send him to plunder a profane nation who anger me
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7 However he doesn’t mean so, neither does…Heavenly Father
give us grace to truly lean on you20 It will come to pass that the remnant of Israel
will no more again lean on the King of Assyria who struck them,
but shall lean on Yahweh, the Holy One of Israel, in truth.Heavenly Father
give us grace to trust you when the destructive consequences of sin occur
give us grace to see this as an overflowing of righteousness.(Note: Judah will be destroyed due to its turning away from Yahweh to other Gods. The destruction will come from Assyria, who will then be destroyed, for the same reason)
22A destruction is determined, overflowing with righteousness.
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23 …Heavenly father
pour out your holy spirit on us, so that we may be wise and understand what it is to fear you.1 A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;
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from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.
2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of might,
…Heavenly father
give us grace to seek your righteousness and justice, and not be swayed by the sometimes small amount of information that we see and hear.3 He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,
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or decide by what he hears with his ears;
4 but with righteousness he will judge the needy,
with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth.
He will strike the earth with…Heavenly father
give us grace to be filled with your knowledge, so that we do no harm today6 The wolf will live with the lamb,
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the leopard will lie down with the goat,
the calf and the lion and the yearling together;
and a little child will lead them.
7 The cow will feed with the bear,
their young will lie down together,
and the lion will eat…Heavenly father
give us grace to come out of the kingdom of darkness into the kingdom of Your Son so that people from all nations shall see Your glorious salvation visible like a banner, and come to it.10 In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his resting place will be glorious.
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11 In that day the Lord will reach out his hand a second time to reclaim the surviving…
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