The blood of Christ

1 Peter 1:18-19
Knowing that you were not redeemed with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile way of life inherited from your forefathers

Good morning our Father, the privilege of coming to You in prayer is to great to explain fully. Father, Your forgiveness and grace is so immeasurable, and vast. You give to us with such abundance. Father we are not worthy, we are of a sinful nature, and of a sinful way. This world has gone so far from You, forgive us Father for putting ourselves first. Father, the cleansing grace of the blood of Christ is all that is needed to bring us to You. You tell us that once we accept You Son as our Savior, we are then placed in Him, therefore we are adopted by You and given an inheritance, one that we cannot fathom. May our pastors and teachers never cease telling of the blood of Christ. May we as followers of Christ never shy away from exclaiming the truth of the shed blood of our risen King. For it is only through His shed blood that we are saved. Not the amount of doors we knock on, or meals we make, or dollars we give, but it is the acceptance of His sacrifice, and His saving grace. Oh how wonderful Father it is that You gave up Your son, for ones so unworthy of Him. The song sings of how the heavens cannot hold you, so how much less to dwell in me/us. Thank You Father, for choosing me, for allowing me to be in Your son, to allowed into Your kingdom.

Father, as this day rolls on, I ask for patience, grace, and understanding. Father we have an atmosphere of colds and flu's running through our home, I pray for the healing power of Your Spirit upon Lorna, and Jack. Father, allow them to breath easy, and be able to move onto their duties. Father, I thank You for my lovely wife, Oh what a treasure You have entrusted to me, that too I am not worthy of, (her love), but Father, I accept it also, and with deep thanksgiving. Father, continue to work on us as husband and wife, and as friends and partners in this life of ours. We thank You for our boys, what joys they are, and how sweet they are too. Our hearts are filled with such delight with the two of them, we cannot possible repay them as gifts to us, we thank Thee Father, and place them into Your trust, and Your guidance, as I do this family, guide us through our days, with Your grace.

Father, I lift up Mother and Dad, Floyd and Diane, Doug and Vickie, what wonderful role models for our lives, the love and tenderness they share are treasures from Your hand without a doubt. Father place Your loving and caring hands upon them, may they see and feel Your glory today Father. Thank You for our brothers and sisters, their children, may they also feel the wonderful power of Your caring grace, and focused love, they are not only wanted as family, but needed as friends too. May we continue to lean on each other, throughout our days, enlisting each other when it is needed, and supporting one another at all times.

Father, my Uncle David and Aunt Brooke are on hard times, I ask for not only a healing hand but a Righteous and Sovereign hand upon them. A hand that allows them to know that You are God, that You are in control, and that You have it all in hand. May the power of the Holy Spirit encircles them with love and tenderness, and bless them. I pray for those around them also, some are searching, some are distracted by their own troubles, and healths, Father fill them also with contentment, and peace. May Your wonderful, grace and love abound through them all.

Father, as far as the east is from the west, You remove our transgressions from us, but Father, we as a nation have gone so far from You, and as a nation do not look to be moving toward You at any time soon. Father, convict us as a nation, convict those in charge, those who are trying to lead, especially those who are leading us further and further away from You. Father, we do so much evil and label it good, Oh Lord, You have condemned those who do that and have promised to do so again. Father, I lift up this nation, I pray that those who are in charge have sleepless nights and uncomfortable days until they recognize You and place back into the center of all they do and meet and decide about. May Your convictions be just and quick.

Father I ask for protection for those who protect us, may Your bless and comfort those brave men and women who fight to protect us. Guide them and bring them home quickly Father, Thank You for them all Father.

Father I ask for guidance for our pastors. My our pastor, Ray guide his staff and the Bayside church with Your sight, with ability to allow You to lead us, and not man. May they never stop preaching the spilled blood of Your Son, our Savior..... May his sacrifice not be in vain, may we all shout to the heavens that THROUGH HIS BLOOD WE ARE SAVED, FOR IT IS GOOD, AND SO SHALL WE BE.

Thank You my Father, we praise You cause You alone are worthy of our praise, blessed be the name of the Lord, for it is in His name, the name that we sing, that we bow down too, and praise, ....... Jesus Christ, we pray, and God's people say,..... Amen