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Day 4 in prayer room - September 28, 2010

Matt 6:5 - When you pray, don't be like the hypocrites and do it for show.

Matt 6:6 - Pray in privacy, seclusion, isolation of secret place

Matt 6:7 - Keep prayer simple - no need to repeat

Matt 6:8 - Don't pray as if the Father doesn't already know your needs

Matt 6:9-13 PRAY LIKE THIS:

Our Father...
high; lifted up; good Dad; we belong to You - we are Your people and You are our God

Who is in heaven...
You dwell in perfection; You possess a kingdom founded on righteousness and justice and love that you have placed in the hearts of us, Your people, through the obedience of Your son, Jesus Christ

Hallowed (kept Holy) be Your name...
You are the only one worthy of praise; there is none like You; none can compare to You, the name that is above every other name; You are exalted high above every authority and principality

Your Kingdom come, Your will be done...
Now that we have become one with your Son, now that we abide in the vine and the vine in us, the cry of our heart is that You would take dominion and take Your rightful place as the Righteous Judge, King of Kings and Lord of Lords in this realm...that the righteousness and justice that form the foundations of your throne would become the standard and foundation of our hearts, society and culture. Let the desire for Your pure and perfect love consume our thoughts, words, actions and interactions. Place in us the zeal You have for Your own name...that Your ways would become our ways and Your thoughts, our thoughts. That once again what exists in the spirit and supernatural would exist in the flesh and natural. That we would take every thought captive and take up our cross daily and die to our carnal desires...that the word of God would dwell in us richly and that we would desire Your will above all others and that through our obedience to Your commands would demonstrate Love.

On earth as it is in heaven...
Your throne is already established in heaven...let the paradigm of your kingdom of heaven invade this realm! That there would no longer be division, separation and divorce but that You would honor Your son by answering his prayer that we would be One just as he and You are One.

Give us this day our daily bread...
Jesus, You are the Bread of Life that satisfies every living thing. Those who eat of You will never hunger but will be filled and completely satisfied. Thank you for giving us everything we could ever need! You give us yourself daily...for man doesn't live on bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God. We feast on Your words for Your words are truly life to the Body and light to the soul - a lamp for our path.

And forgive us our debts...
Thank You, Jesus, that for as many as who would believe in your testimony, You have removed our sin as far as the east from the west and have released us from the entanglements of sin and have provided us a way through your blood to overcome the weakness of the flesh and evil of this age to become Holy as You are Holy. According to Your great lovingkindness, mercy and compassion, You have not dealt with us according to what we deserve for the price of sin is death. Thank You for demonstrating the greatest Love - forgiveness, laying down your life to call us no longer servants but friends.

As we also have forgiven (left, remitted and let go of debts and have given up resentment against) our debtors...
Thank you that because you have forgiven us and keep no record of wrongs, we can forgive another and keep no record of their wrongs. Let love reign supreme in our hearts for this is the most excellent way! Thank you for delivering us from a spirit of offense, judgment, bitterness, and anger. As we have freely received, teach us to freely give of your mercy and lovingkindness.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one...
Thank You, Jesus, that You do not lead us into temptation and that You will not allow us to be tempted beyond what we can bear. Thank you that You have been tempted in every way being fully man and have already overcome the world. I thank You that no temptation has seized us except what is common to man. Thank You that You promise that as we resist the devil, he will flee from us. Thank you that through You, Jesus, we are delivered from every wicked vice. Thank you for Your peace that guards our hearts and minds against the evil one.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever, Amen!
Thank you, God, that all things come from You, are held together by the Word of your power, and end in You. Thank you for being the ONLY one worthy to open the scroll and release its seals. You are worthy to receive praise and honor and glory for yours is an eternal kingdom that has no end! Praise be to You - You who has always been, is, and will always be - to the One who has all authority and power! We, as Your Bride, agree with you that Your kingdom WILL come and Your will WILL be done on earth as it is in heaven for You who promised are Faithful and True!!


Hosea 2:14 Allure us into the wilderness and speak tenderly to us that we would repent and return to you. That we would not shrink back in fear when we see the dry and barren place you are leading us to, but we would be strengthened in our hearts by the power of your Holy Spirit.