CHARISMA DAILY DEVOTIONAL 19TH SEPTEMBER 2020
CHARISMA DAILY DEVOTIONAL 19TH SEPTEMBER 2020
CHARISMA DAILY DEVOTIONAL
SATURDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2020
PRAYING WITH THE SCRIPTURE
Scriptural Reading: James 1:2-4
The Holy Scriptures constitute the Word of God and form the foundation of the Christian life. 'To be ignorant of the scriptures is not to know Christ', said St. Jerome. The scriptures help us to pray according to the mind of God. When we read, pray and meditate on the Word of God, we grow in the life of grace.
Some ways we can pray with the scriptures include: (a) directly praying the psalms and other prayers recorded in the bible, (b) drawing inspirations from the faith response of biblical characters and praying through their experiences, (c) meditating on a particular passage of the bible and letting the Holy Spirit lead us in prayers and (d) declaring God's word of blessings in our situation. Declarations that are based on the scriptures give power to our prayers. By His Word, God brought forth creation and by it, we overcome the powers of darkness. Praying with the scriptures increases our knowledge and builds up our relationship with the Holy Spirit.
MEDITATION:
Do you believe that the Word of God is powerful?
STRATEGIC PRAYER POINTS:
1. Pray for a deeper appreciation of the scriptures
2. Pray from the book of Psalms
3. Declare the Word of God over your challenges
4. Pay now against the spread of coronavirus pandemic
5. Say the prayers to St. Michael and St. Jude in pages 101 and 103
6. Present your private intentions to God
7. Say your daily prophetic prayers.
DAILY PROPHETIC PRAYERS
Oh Lord God of power and might we praise and thank you for your goodness and mercy in my life. I acknowledge that you are the only one true God and the Almighty who can do all things, who knows all things and who is everywhere at the same time.
I beseech you, Lord, to show me your mercy and forgiveness, I have sinned against you through my thoughts, words, and actions. Through your sacrificial death on the cross, I receive mercy and boldness to approach your throne of grace.
Let the precious blood of Jesus wash me and make me whiter than snow. Heal me oh Lord by your wounds that I may be restored.
I receive your Grace to rise above every limitation.
I receive your Grace to move from Glory to Glory. I proclaim my total freedom in the mighty name of Jesus.
I shall testify the goodness of God in the land of the living in the most powerful name of Jesus.
I shall not die but live to declare the goodness of God, I shall not be put to shame for the Lord is by my side. I shall glorify the Lord all the days of my life.
PRAYER TO ST MICHAEL THE ARCHANGEL AGAINST THE FORCES BEHIND COVID - 19.
Holy Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebukes him, we humbly pray, and do you, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God cast into hell Satan and all the evil spirits who wander through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
WE PRAY WITH ST JUDE THE PATRON OF DIFFICULT CASES AGAINST THE SPREAD OF CORONA VIRUS
O most holy apostle, Saint Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the Church honoureth and invoketh thee universally, as the patron of hopeless cases and things almost despaired of.
Pray for me, who am so miserable. Make use, I implore thee, of that particular privilege accorded to thee, to bring visible and speedy help where help was almost despaired of.
Come to mine assistance in this great need, that I may receive the consolation and succour of Heaven in all my necessities, tribulations, and sufferings, particularly...
(insert your prayer request here, especially the menace of COVID - 19 Pandemic)
...and that I may praise God with thee and all the elect throughout eternity.
I promise thee, O blessed Jude, to be ever mindful of this great favour, to always honour thee as my special and powerful patron, and to gratefully encourage devotion to thee. Amen.