Warriors Arise: May 22nd, 2020
"Jesus said to her..." John 20:15
Let's make sure we do not miss this. Jesus was standing right there. She sees Him but doesn't recognize Him and He speaks to her. Jesus is not offended that Mary does not recognize Him. Jesus meets her in the midst of her pain. "Jesus said to her...."
I have shared how Jesus hears us when we are hurting and even if He is headed somewhere else, He will return to us. Jesus will come. He will meet us in the midst of what we are facing. We are in a relationship with God, who created heaven and earth. Then God created mankind. He told us to multiply and gave us dominion over every living thing on earth. God wanted you and I to be in relationship with Him. He wanted us to have dominion here on earth. Jesus came to demonstrate how we are to operate in the dominion God gave us. We are not just to live day to day creating the busyness of chaos and self-importance. We are to live each day with the purpose of operating in the dominion God gave us. Then He sent Jesus to show us how it is done. If His demonstration of the power of God here on earth wasn't enough, Jesus comes to where we are and speaks to us.
Do you know Jesus wants to speak to you? When He speaks to Mary, He doesn't chastise her for her unbelief. He doesn't rebuke her for weeping instead of celebrating. He doesn't make her sit down, while He tries to teach her what is happening. People who do not know God think that is how He responds when people aren't doing what He wants them to do. That couldn't be further from the truth. God loves each every one of us. He cares about us beyond what our minds can comprehend.
Mary is seeking Jesus. She has returned to the to the tomb for the second time. Angels have spoken to her twice, but she needs Jesus. When Mary turned around, and faced Jesus, He was the first to speak.
When You go to the Lord in prayer, there are times it is good to quiet yourself and stand before Him. He knows what is on Your heart and He is concerned about what is weighing you down. If you haven't tried this before I encourage You to try it today, just be in the presence of the Lord. Wait for Him to speak to you.
This doesn't mean to pray this way every time, but sometimes there is such chaos in the situations we face that we need to settle our minds and listen for Jesus to speak. When we listen, then we will hear Him. When He speaks we can isolate His voice from our scrabbled thoughts. In the chaos of our situations, He will lead our prayer and give us answers we couldn't find amongst all the jumbled thoughts.
Father, You are amazing. I am so glad You desire to be in relationship with me. Just as You returned for Mary, I know You will return for me and all Your people. I ask today for our President, his cabinet, advisors, each branch of the government; legislative, executive, and judicial to seek You. I pray for each one involved in finding the cure and the vaccine to seek You. I ask for each one to turn away from the chaos of the pandemic, step into the secret place with You and position themselves to hear from You. I ask for each one to rid their minds of their own agendas and for each one to see how their decisions are putting our country at risk. I ask for You to penetrate their thought patterns and speak to them. I pray for each one to find themselves searching for You. I pray they would see that You are God and they can be a part of Your restoration for the people of America and the world, or if they continue in their own path that they will lead not only America to hard times and difficulties but the entire world. I ask for You to protect our President, his cabinet and advisors from the coronavirus and the plots of people wanting to do evil in the midst of this pandemic. I ask for You to hear the President, his cabinet and advisors call to You. I ask for You to visit each one, protect, guide and show them the way out of this pandemic. I ask for America to return to being one nation under God. I pray for the leaders to seek You as Mary sought Jesus. I ask You to meet them where they are. I ask for their ears to be open, the concerns of their hearts to be at ease as they wait to hear what You would say. I pray we would be led by people who are not afraid to admit that they don't know what to do, but they sought You and You answered them, just like in the days of Hezekiah. I ask for You to defend Your people and our leaders who seek You and follow Your plans to get us out of this pandemic. I pray Your presence would settle the hearts of each one seeking You and that they would wait, listen, understand, and follow Your plans in Jesus' name amen.
A Warrior in the Lord’s Army,
Veridee Joy
My hope is for Believers in Jesus Christ to join together each day to pray, to push back the enemy as we release God’s power here on earth against the coronavirus. The prayers will be listed each day as Warriors Arise. I will put a date with it so we can keep them straight. If you have any questions please feel free to make a comment or private message me. If you would like this to come to your email directly please go to verideehand.com and subscribe.
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