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Series Code: PHPTP
Program Code: PHPTP200008S
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00:31 Today, I want to pray for more compassion.
00:35 I don't know about you, 00:36 but I love it when the people around me 00:38 extend compassion toward me, 00:40 when they overlook my faults, 00:42 when they extend grace and kindness, 00:45 when maybe I don't deserve that. 00:47 When they come alongside me, when I need someone the most. 00:51 And yet, sometimes in my own experience, 00:53 I find that I might not extend that same compassion 00:56 towards someone else 00:57 that I might react with judgment instead of love. 01:01 And even in my own walk with God some mornings, 01:04 when I pray to Him, I feel as if maybe 01:06 He's looking at me with condemnation, 01:09 instead of compassion. 01:10 On those days, I'm reminded of Lamentations 3. 01:16 Lamentations 3:22-26. 01:19 The Word of God says, 01:21 "Through the Lord's mercies we are not consumed, 01:24 because His compassions, they fail not. 01:26 They are new every morning, great is Your faithfulness. 01:30 The Lord is my portion, says my soul, 01:32 therefore I hope in Him! 01:34 The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, 01:37 to the soul who seeks Him. 01:39 It is good that one should hope and wait quietly 01:42 for the salvation of the Lord." 01:44 Don't you love those verses? 01:46 Don't you love the, the imagery of God's compassion 01:49 and faithfulness, 01:50 not just once a week or once a year, 01:54 but every day. 01:56 Every day when I need it most. 02:08 Let your heart be broken 02:13 For a world in need 02:17 Feed the mouths that hunger 02:21 Soothe the wounds that bleed 02:26 Give the cup of water 02:30 And the loaf of bread 02:33 Be the hands of Jesus, serving 02:38 In His stead 02:44 Here on earth applying 02:48 Principles of love 02:52 Visible expression, God 02:56 Still rules above 03:00 Living illustration 03:03 Of the Living Word 03:07 To the minds of all 03:10 Who've never seen 03:14 Or heard 03:20 Dear Father, our world is full of suffering 03:23 in distress and disease. 03:25 And we're in constant and deep need 03:28 of Christ-like sympathy 03:29 that will awaken the hearts of the people around us. 03:33 Jesus, it was love 03:35 that brought You to this earth from heaven. 03:37 And when You looked upon the sick ones 03:39 who followed You, 03:41 I know Your great heart was moved with compassion 03:43 for their physical and their spiritual needs. 03:46 Yours is the same compassion 03:48 that our heavenly Father has for us. 03:51 Your tenderness and Your sympathy 03:53 have touched and changed millions of lives. 03:57 And today I just ask that You will fill us 03:59 with Your compassion for our friends, 04:02 for our neighbors, our acquaintances, 04:04 even with strangers that don't even know you yet. 04:08 Please open our eyes to those who have such desperate needs. 04:12 Lord, what can we do for you today? 04:19 Lord, You are so gracious. 04:22 Thank You for all that You do for me. 04:25 You have blessed me, 04:26 even though I don't deserve Your blessings. 04:29 You tell me in Your Word 04:31 that we are to have compassion on those less fortunate. 04:35 Yet too many times 04:36 I become more wrapped up in my own life and problems 04:40 that I tend to forget 04:42 or in blinded to the needs of others around me. 04:46 Lord, forgive me 04:48 and open my eyes to see others in need. 04:52 Give me ears to hear their pleas for help 04:56 and open my heart 04:57 to be interested in their troubles. 05:00 Teach me to slow down and take the time 05:02 to reach out to those who need me. 05:05 Break my selfish heart. 05:08 And let me show compassion for others 05:11 like You did when you walked this earth 05:14 in Jesus' name, Amen. 05:22 Heavenly Father, we are thankful 05:23 that You are a God of love and compassion. 05:26 You sent Your only begotten Son into this world 05:28 to save sinners. 05:30 Your word in Lamentations 3:21-26 05:33 tells us this. 05:35 "This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. 05:40 It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, 05:43 because His compassions fail not. 05:46 They are new every morning, great is Your faithfulness. 05:50 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul, 05:53 therefore I hope in Him! 05:56 The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him, 05:59 to the soul that seeketh Him. 06:01 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait 06:04 for the salvation of the Lord." 06:07 Thank You, Jesus, for being our rock, 06:08 refuge and redeemer 06:18 Blessed to be a blessing 06:22 Privileged to care 06:25 Challenged by the need apparent everywhere 06:32 Where mankind is wanting 06:35 Fill the vacant place 06:39 Be the means through which 06:41 The Lord reveals 06:44 His grace 06:49 Add to your believing deeds 06:53 That prove it true 06:56 Knowing Christ as Savior 07:00 Make Him Master, too 07:03 Follow in His footsteps 07:07 Go where He has trod In the world's great trouble 07:14 Risk yourself 07:17 For God 07:24 Dear Father, thank You for being 07:26 such a loving and gracious God. 07:29 Lord, I ask that You would be with all those 07:32 who are struggling right now. 07:34 I know there's a lot of people who have lost their jobs. 07:38 There's uncertainty about 07:40 when they're going to get their next paycheck. 07:42 And so many people with sick loved ones. 07:46 Lord, You told us to treat others the way 07:49 we want to be treated. 07:51 So help us to show compassion. 07:54 Even though a lot of us are being affected as well, 07:58 give us patience and soften our hearts 08:01 to show them Your unconditional love. 08:04 And it's in Jesus' name that I pray. 08:07 Amen 08:13 Lord, as You showed compassion for us, 08:17 may the Holy Spirit overflow 08:19 the same compassion to others from us. 08:22 As people are in their struggles, 08:24 give us a heart of flesh towards them 08:27 to take into consideration of their needs 08:30 and to give us compassion, 08:33 not only for Your people in need, 08:35 but for those who are angry about how the world is today, 08:38 as we get closer to the end of earth's history. 08:43 Lord, You have shown us 08:44 how to be compassionate 08:46 toward others and commanded us 08:48 to love your neighbors as yourself. 08:51 So, Lord, be with Your remnant church 08:53 in these final days, 08:55 as we show compassion to our brothers and sisters 08:58 in Jesus Christ's name, I pray. 09:00 Amen. 09:03 I love 2 Corinthians 1:3-4, 09:08 "Praise be to the God and Father 09:10 of our Lord Jesus Christ, 09:11 the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort 09:16 who comforts us in all of our troubles, 09:19 so that we can comfort those in any trouble 09:22 with the comfort we ourselves receive from God." 09:25 Father, I thank You for being the Father of compassion, 09:31 the God of all comfort. 09:35 What awesome attributes 09:37 that I want to portray in my life, 09:40 showing compassion and comfort to others. 09:45 Thank You for setting the example. 09:49 Lord, I pray for the viewers 09:50 those who have called in asking prayer 09:54 for their family and their marriages. 09:58 This one says, 10:00 "My niece struggles with depression 10:02 and it's taking its toll on her and her two year old daughter 10:06 in whom I sense a dark spirit. 10:10 The father is out of the picture. 10:14 And so I pray Lord that both 10:16 will desire to have Jesus in their hearts." 10:21 That same caller says, "Pray for my marriage. 10:27 And I struggle with my appetite. 10:30 Pray that we can have deliverance 10:32 from the troubles in our lives. 10:36 Oh, God, I think we can all 10:40 cry out to You for deliverance. 10:45 That thing that is standing 10:46 between a closer relationship with You. 10:51 Destructive habits that we have 10:53 that are part of our human nature, 10:56 God, I ask in Jesus' name that Your supernatural 11:00 would overpower our natural. 11:06 Beyond just giving us the desire and the want to, 11:12 Lord, I pray that You will truly do a work in us 11:16 that we will know that it was of You, oh, God. 11:19 It had to be You. 11:20 It had to be the hand of the Lord 11:22 that moved upon our situation. 11:25 Was nothing that we could do. 11:30 I pray for one who is, 11:33 who has a son 11:35 who has found himself in a terrible drug situation. 11:39 And, Lord, we pray that he will be cut 11:41 from this cord of the wicked 11:43 and be set free to choose to follow You. 11:47 Lord, for those who are watching, 11:49 who are facing 11:52 addiction to drugs 11:57 or whatever addiction that they're in. 12:01 Lord, I believe that You have given us the victory. 12:07 I just ask that You will strengthen 12:09 our willpower 12:13 to resist temptation, 12:16 to flee from evil, 12:18 to flee from, again, our destructive habits. 12:28 There's one who asks for healing that says, 12:31 "Please pray for a young adult of our church family 12:34 suffering from brain damage. 12:37 Doctors are asking her mother to make a decision, 12:41 whether to keep her on life support or not." 12:47 Lord, we pray for Your will to be done. 12:55 God, we read of the instances of healing 13:00 that You performed in Your Word. 13:04 God, we pray for miracles 13:05 to happen in the lives of our viewers 13:08 who are in great need, 13:09 desperate need for a touch from You. 13:18 We can be moved to tears in our hearts broken 13:22 by situations that we can't understand, 13:26 but that's only the beginning of a compassionate heart. 13:30 Doing something, taking action, helping meet a need, 13:35 put hands and feet to your compassion today. 13:38 Follow the Spirit's lead 13:40 and risk yourself to be used by God. 13:45 Thank you for taking time today to pause and pray. 13:50 Please send us your prayer request 13:52 or become a part of our Prayer Warrior Team. 13:54 For more information, please visit 3abn.tv/prayer 13:59 or call for prayer at 618-627-4651 extension 1. 14:04 And thank you for being a part of the worldwide 3ABN family. |
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