But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” Mark 4:38 (NKJV)
I was awake since 1 a.m., up since 3 a.m., reading my Bible, praying all my prayers, yet it was still dark. I cried out, “I watch for you, Jesus, more than watchmen wait for the morning. When will You come to answer my prayers? How long until soon?”
Remembering the missionary pastor who visited our church, I cried “Wake-up, Jesus!” Pastor Samuel said we need to wake up Jesus in our churches. He is sleeping in the stern of the boat. “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” I cried again (Mark 4:38).
Do You not care my pains are extra sharp this morning? Do You not care we are still homeless over a year after leaving our moldy home? Do You not care that we spend all this time in Your Word and prayer and seek You with all our hearts and live for You each day? Wake up, Jesus!
Don’t you care what is going on in our nation and world? They are fighting your dear land of Israel! Evil people are trying to end our elections in America. They are still trying to kill people with vaccines. “Awake! Why do You sleep, O Lord? Arise! Do not cast us off forever” (Psalm 44:23).
…Awake to help me, and behold! You therefore, O Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel, Awake to punish all the nations; Do not be merciful to any wicked transgressors… Psalm 59:4-5 (NKJV)
Babies are still dying everyday from abortion, families are falling apart, schools are teaching evil subjects. Innocent people are being trafficked. Churches are going against Your Word. Do not keep silent, O God! Do not hold Your peace, And do not be still, O God! (Psalm 83:1)
I cry again, “Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; You who dwell between the cherubim, shine forth! (Psalm 80:1) Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the Lord! Awake as in the ancient days,In the generations of old. Are You not the arm that cut Rahab apart, And wounded the serpent? (Isaiah 51:9)
Then I decree, it will be like in Isaiah 33 and Psalm 78: Then the Lord awoke as from sleep, Like a mighty man who shouts because of wine (Psalm 78:65). “Now I will rise,” says the Lord; “Now I will be exalted, Now I will lift Myself up (Isaiah 33:10).
Amen and Amen! Let it be so! Come, Lord Jesus, Come!
Today’s TEA CUPP: Wake up Jesus with your prayers! Read the story of Jesus asleep on the boat in Mark 4:35-41 and Psalm 107:23-32. Claim God’s promise in Psalm 121:4 that He will never sleep again.
Behold, He who keeps Israel Shall neither slumber nor sleep. Psalm 121:4 (NKJV)
P.S. Dear one, God who created the sea can calm any storm on it. And God who created you and me can calm any storm in our lives, too.
The Lord on high is mightier Than the noise of many waters, Than the mighty waves of the sea.Psalm 93:4 (NKJV)
The sea is His, for He made it; And His hands formed the dry land. Psalm 95:5 (NKJV)
Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; Let the sea roar, and all its fullness. Psalm 96:11 (NKJV)
I will both lie down in peace, and sleep; For You alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.Psalm 4:8 (NKJV)
When you lie down, you will not be afraid; Yes, you will lie down and your sleep will be sweet.Proverbs 3:24 (NKJV)
When[leaders lead in Israel, When the people willingly offer themselves, Bless the Lord! Judges 6:2 (NKJV)
The Lord God has been calling His children to anoint the borders of the USA and its states this summer. Many are doing so while on vacation or as they make special trips for this very purpose. You can read about this amazing work of the Church in Dutch Sheet’s Paint Your State. I received word of this border anointing just after returning from a trip to see family and wondered how I could still help while at home. Let me share how Jesus has called me to join the “painting” of the states and perhaps it will inspire you to do the same!
Almost every morning, I take a walk down the country road where we are temporarily living in a camper. The road goes over Interstate 90 and up into the mountains. As I walk across the I90 overpass bridge, I see oodles of trucks, cars, campers, boats, motorcycles and so forth, traveling from west to east and from east to west. And so, in the Name of Yeshua Messiah (Jesus Christ our Lord), I have anointed this overpass bridge!
Then he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet into every man’s hand, with empty pitchers, and torches inside the pitchers. Judges 7:16 (NKJV)
I’ve prayed for the Lord’s seraphim angels to station themselves on this bridge with trumpets in one hand and a pitcher in the other like Gideon’s 300 soldiers (Judges 7:16). As each vehicle passes beneath the bridge, I pray these seraphim will pour their pitchers, anointing these vehicles with the Holy Spirit. May their pitchers be full of new oil that never runs dry (Psalm 92:10, 1 Kings 17:14-16). And God’s Spirit will go from Seattle to Boston, from Boston to Seattle, from West to East and from East to West.
But my horn You have exalted like a wild ox; I have been anointed with fresh oil. Psalm 92:10 (NKJV)
The bin of flour was not used up, nor did the jar of oil run dry, according to the word of the Lord which He spoke by Elijah.1 Kings 17:16 (NKJV)
I’ve asked the Lord to station these seraphim not just on my I90 bridge, but on all the I90 bridges across the country! And not just on I90, but on ALL interstate bridges across our land! So now the oil is being poured out from West to East, from East to West, from North to South, and from South to North!!! Every vehicle will receive the blessing! Yehovah Rapha, our healing God, will heal this land! And Yehovah Shamar, our Shield, will protect this land! America Shall be saved! I command the forward our forefathers founded this nation on in the Name of Yeshua Messiah! Go, Jesus!
So he answered, “Do not fear, for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” And Elisha prayed, and said, “Lord, I pray, open his eyes that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw. And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.2 Kings 6:16-17 (NKJV)
I’ve also asked Jesus to open my eyes to see these seraphim as he did for Elisha’s servant in 2 Kings 6:16-17, so that I can see those who are with us are more than those who are with the enemy. Though blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed (John 20:29).
Another thing I’ve been doing is praying the scriptures. Many of you know I follow the M’Cheyne Bible reading plan. So, with the verses I’ve read these past few weeks, I’ve prayed and written in my prayer journal for the USA….
When you have transgressed the covenant of the Lord your God, which He commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed down to them, then the anger of the Lord will burn against you, and you shall perish quickly from the good land which He has given you.” Joshua 23:16 (NKJV)
…Yeshua Messiah, forgive this nation. Hear the cries of Your children who live here. Turn hearts back to You! Pour out Your Holy Spirit. Forgive this land! Station Your angel armies at every border and highway and river!
How long will the land mourn…?Jeremiah 12:14 (NKJV)
...Abba Father, help us to learn carefully the ways of Your people (Jeremiah 12:16) and follow all Your commands and be one nation under God again, a shining light to the world. O My Father, if it is possible (Matthew 26:39) remove this coming shaking and pour out Your Holy Spirit instead! May we repent and be converted that our sins may be blotted out and that times of refreshing may come from the Lord (Acts 3:19). And that He may send Jesus Christ. I claim repentance and times of refreshing for America! Come, Holy Spirit, Come!!!
You have seen all that the Lord your God has done to all these nations because of you, for the Lord your God is He who has fought for you.Joshua 23:3 (NKJV)
Today’s TEA CUPP: Please join this “painting of the states,” anointing your state or county or city borders in the blessed Name of Jesus! Share the unique way God has called you to pray for our nation on the Paint the States website. Read Jeremiah 18:7-11 and keep praying! See the miracles our heavenly Father will do!!!
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Corinthians 15:57 (NKJV)
…Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick. John 11:3
The line of ladies stretched from the altar to the back of the sanctuary and up the middle aisle and never got shorter as more people kept joining it. We had heard from the Bible, stories of Naaman being healed from leprosy, the Israelites looking to Moses’ serpent on a pole, and the bleeding woman of the Gospels. Now from the worship leaders came this song which began woefully as a cry for healing, yet ended in jubilation. As we learned the tune, we began singing along with the words on the overhead screen. Many of the lyrics hit home as we had cried them many times while reading God’s Word, wondering, “how long, O Lord, until it’s my turn for healing?” With each Gospel story of Jesus healing someone, we had prayed that miracle for ourselves and loved ones. Would this be the day those prayers are answered? Will our service today tip the scales of heaven and send the Father’s healing mercy raining down upon us? The ladies stopped at three stations before the altar, first visiting one for repentance and deliverance, then a second for anointing with oil and healing prayers, and finally, the third to partake of the Bread and Cup. Volunteers and pastors who also had experienced pain and healing in the past were compassionately leading the prayer stations, giving comfort as they themselves had been comforted by Jesus. And as the healing began, we sang on…
Chorus 1:
Jesus heal me now,
Oh, heal me now,
Jesus heal me now,
Oh, I pray
Jesus heal me now,
Oh, heal me now,
Oh, heal me now,
Oh, heal me now,
Oh, heal me now.
Look on my affliction
And all my pain,
Lord, please heal me now
Oh, I pray
And forgive all
My iniquities
Lord, please heal me now,
Oh, I pray.
Chorus 2:
Heal me, O Lord,
And I shall be healed,
Oh, save me, and
I shall be saved.
Heal me, O Lord,
And I shall be healed,
Oh, save me, for
You are my praise.
Is there no balm
In Gilead?
Is there no
doctor to heal?
Yes! There is and
His name is Jesus
Christ, and by His
Stripes I am healed!
Bless be the Lord
Who forgives all
Our sins and heals
All of our pain.
He bore it all
In His body
On the cross,
He bled and died,
To heal us now.
Lord, behold
Your child You love
is sick and in pain,
Please have mercy,
Never forsake.
Oh, heal me now,
Oh, heal me now,
Oh, heal me now.
Lord, if You are
Willing to heal,
Just say the word
And cleanse me now.
(repeat)
Lord, I rejoice
I share Your pain,
But I’ve had more
Than I can bear.
Take it away
Into the depths
Of the sea,
Oh, heal me now,
Oh, heal me now,
O, heal me now.
My God, my God,
Why hast Thou
Forsaken Your
Child whom You love?
This pain has gone
On much too long,
Please hear my cries
And heal me now.
From the ends of
The earth I call
to You I cry,
as I grow faint,
Have mercy and heal
This body now,
Remember it’s
Your Temple, Lord.
This is my comfort
In all my pain,
Your word has
Given me life.
Unless Your Word
Had been my delight,
I would have perished
in my pain.
Everyone who
Calls on the Lord’s
Name, Your Word says
Shall be saved.
I’m shouting loud,
Down on my knees,
Jesus, please heal
And save me now!
I shall not die
But live to declare
The mighty works
Of my Lord (repeat)
I reach out and
Touch Your robe and
Claim Your healing
And power now (repeat)
I hear your cries
And see your tears,
Surely I will
Heal you now.
My child, your faith
Has made you well,
Go in peace now
And serve the Lord.
Your light shall shine
Like morning sun,
Your healing shall
Speedily spring forth.
Your goodness shall go
Before you always.
And my glory
Will guard your path.
I know the plans
I have for you,
Plans to prosper
And not cause pain.
Plans to give you
A hopeful future,
So I forgive
And heal you now.
He has begun
Good works in me,
And will complete
It on that day (repeat).
Now I return
to give You thanks
and praise my
Healing God now.
Let it be known
In all the earth,
That by the Name
Of Jesus I’m healed! (repeat)
I glorify
Your Name, O Lord,
Hosanna,
HalleluYAH,
God be praised! (repeat x3)
Today’s TEA CUPP: Today’s prayer song is for all who suffer from mold toxicity, chronic pain, long covid, vaccine injuries, cancer, autoimmune disease, heart issues, lyme, abuse and all other afflictions. This song is a prayer for you… sing it in the shower, the car, everywhere you go… let it be Your healing heart-cry. We will shake heaven and bless Yehovah Rapha, our healing God!
I see a vision of healing services with ladies singing this song over and over as dear hurting souls come forward to the alter, some carried by their friends. The ladies receive the healing for which they have cried, longed-for, and prayed. The Holy Spirit moves and their families come, too. No power of hell nor scheme of man can stop the flood waters of His healing Spirit as it moves across our land. Everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord Jesus shall be saved! HOSANNA! HALLELUYAH! GOD BE PRAISED!
Hear my prayer, O Lord, And give ear to my cry; Do not be silent at my tears… Psalm 39:12 (NKJV)
He has put a new song in my mouth— Praise to our God; Many will see it and fear, And will trust in the Lord. Psalm 40:3 (NKJV)
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers. 3 John 2 (NKJV)
(See also Psalm 25:18, Jeremiah 17:14, Psalm 103:2-3, Isaiah 53:4-5, Jeremiah 8:22, Jeremiah 33:6, John 11:3, Luke 5:12, Psalm 22:1, Psalm 61:1-2, 1 Corinthians 6:19, Psalm 119:50, Psalm 119:92, Joel 2:32, Acts 2:21, Romans 10:13, Psalm 118:17, Mark 6:56, 2 Kings 20:5, Matthew 9:22, Mark 5:34, Luke 8:48, Isaiah 58:8, Jeremiah 29:11, Philippians 1:6, Luke 17:16, James 5:15)
Matthew 4:7Jesus said to him, “It is written again, ‘You shall not tempt the Lord your God.’ ”
O Father, O Jesus, here we have the story of when Satan tried to tempt You in the wilderness after 40 days of fasting (no food, no water). You must have been so hungry and thirsty, even though You are the Living Bread and Living Water.
First, the devil tried to tempt you to turn stones to bread, but You fought back with the Word of God, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’” Your Word is all we need for it is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword.
Well, the devil was crafty in his second temptation, using Your Word himself, telling You to throw Yourself down from the pinnacle of the temple so the Father’s angel would guard over You. This verse is one of my favorites to pray for my family, the 911 verse, Psalm 91:11 “He shall give His angels charge over you.” Shame on the devil for mis-using this precious Word of God! And all praise to Jesus for fighting back victoriously with the Sword of the Spirit, the Word of God, saying, “You shall not tempt the Lord your God.“
O Father God, forgive us for ever trying to tempt You, knowingly or unknowingly. Forgive our nation for tempting You to wrath with all its evil. Save us, O Lord our God. Turn hearts to You before the great and awesome day when You return. Pour out your Holy Spirit on this land. Do not let us tempt you any longer. We say as Jesus did on the last temptation, “Away with you, Satan!”
“Away with you, Satan!” Away with you from our lives. Away with you from our health. Away with you from our families. Away with you from our schools. Away with you from our courthouses. Away with you from our government. Away with you from our churches. Away with you from our media. Away with you from our nation! Away with you, Satan, in the Name of Jesus and the blood He shed on the cross! We will not bow down to you!
We will only bow to the King of kings, the Lord of lords, our God and Father, Christ Jesus His Son, who showed us how to resist you with His Word, how to cut your temptations to pieces with His Sword of the Spirit, and how to live victoriously by following His steps. You are finished, Satan! Go to the deep pit where you belong! You are not welcome here. Away with you!
Jesus Christ, Yeshua Messiah, is Lord of heaven and earth. Jesus Christ, Yeshua Messiah, is Lord of the United States of America. Jesus Christ, Yeshua Messiah, is Lord of me and my family wherever we go. HalleluYAH! Amen!
A prayer for America on the Aftermath of Election Day 2022 with verses from 2 Kings 22, Psalm 142, Joel 1-2 and Hebrews 5 from the M’Cheyne Daily Bible Reading Plan for November 10.
Hebrews 4:7Again He designatesa certain day, saying in David, “Today,” after such a long time, as it has been said: “Today, if you will hear His voice, do not harden your hearts.”
O Father, O Jesus, forgive us for our hard hearts. Soften us to hear and obey Your Holy Spirit, O Lord, TODAY! Forgive me, forgive my family, forgive our nation, forgive Your church. Soften me, soften my family, soften our nation, soften Your Church. For today I am sad that our nation is still lost, still having broken elections, though there were glimmers of hope. I cry out to You with the cries of the Psalmist and claim the promises of Joel.
Today we offer up prayers and supplications with vehement cries and tears to Him who is able to save us. I cry out to the Lord with my voice; with my voice to the Lord, I make my supplication. I pour out my complaint before Him; I declare before Him my trouble. Our spirits are overwhelmed, Lord Jesus. The locusts have even eaten our elections and votes. We prayed and voted for God-fearing leaders across this nation, and we received a few, but not enough!
O Jesus, we thank You for the victories, and yet we rend our hearts and return to You again in prayer to ask, “”How long?” and “Where did we go wrong?” and “What more can we do?” Forgive us for becoming dull of hearing. May we learn obedience through all our suffering. Help us discern good and evil. Spare Your people, O Lord. Do not give Your heritage to reproach, that the nations should rule over them. Why should they say among the nations, “Where is their God?”
O Father in heaven, give us leaders like Josiah whose heart was tender and he humbled himself before the Lord, who turned to the Lord with all his heart and with all his soul, and with all his might, according to the Law of Moses. We cry out to You, O Lord, You are our refuge, a very present help in trouble. You are gracious, merciful, slow to anger, of great kindness, and You relent from doing harm. Turn to us, Lord Jesus. Hear our cries. Leave us a blessing! Spare Your people, O Lord. Do not give Your heritage to reproach.
We decree the Lord will be zealous for His land and pity His people. The Lord will answer and say to His people, “Behold, I will send you grain and new wine and oil, and you will be satisfied by them. I will no longer make you a reproach among the nations. Fear not, O land; Be glad and rejoice, for the Lord has done marvelous things! Do not be afraid! I will restore to you the years the locusts have eaten! You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied and praise the name of the Lord your God. I am the Lord your God and there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame. And it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” America shall be saved! HalleluYAh! Amen!
A prayer for America on this Election Day 2022 with verses from 2 Kings 19-20, Psalm 139, Hosea 14 and Hebrews 3 from the M’Cheyne Daily Bible Reading Plan for November 8.
O Lord God of Israel, the One who dwells between the cherubim, You are God, You alone of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made the heavens and the earth. Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, O Lord and see and hear the words of our leaders which reproach You, the Living God. We spread all the news before You… the fake news and the truth, for You know the truth.
O Lord, You have searched the USA and know every heart. You know when we sit and do nothing, and when we sit and pray. You know when we rise up against our neighbors, and when we rise up to help them. You know the path this nation has taken, a path of rebellion since its birth. And You know when we lie down and fail to take a stand for what is right. You know every word that has been spoken in truth and in lies, in anger and in love, with our mouths, texts, emails, tweets, posts, grams and all… You know every detail.
You have hedged this great nation from its conception with peaceful neighbors of Canada and Mexico (Lord, save them, too!), yet also with Your mighty angels poised over every state. Your hand is heavy upon us now to do what is right. We cannot flee from You any longer. O Lord, lead this great nation back to YOU! Remember how You formed this “One Nation Under God.” We praise You for we are fearfully and wonderfully made and in Your book all the days of the USA were written, and we are not finished yet!
O Jesus, forgive our sins, we repent, we return, we come back to YOU! Search us, O God, and know our hearts; try us and know our anxieties, see if there be any wicked way in us, and lead us in Your way everlasting! We declare this day that You will wipe our government as one wipes a dish, turning it upside down. You will purge us with hyssop and make us white as snow. The people of the land will “execute” the evil leaders this day by casting them out with votes for good! Oh, that YOU would slay the wicked, O God! Depart from us, you blood thirsty men.
O USA, return to the Lord your God! For You have stumbled because of your iniquity. Take words with you and return to the Lord! Say to Him, “Take away all our iniquity, receive us graciously.” O Father, we claim Your promise to heal our backsliding, You will love the USA freely, You will turn Your anger away from us. All those who dwell under Your shadow shall return to You. They shall be revived like grain and grow like a vine. We declare that the USA shall once again be partakers of the heavenly calling, with hearts turned to the High Priest of our confession, Christ Jesus. Just as every house is built by someone, our Heavenly Father will rebuild this nation with His Son over us.
Today, we will hear His voice, we will not harden our hearts as we did in rebellion for the past 246 years! Forgive us for testing and trying You, O Lord, teach us Your ways. Pour out Your Holy Spirit upon America!!! Now therefore, O Lord our God, we pray, save us that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that You are the Lord God, You alone. May we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of hope to the end! In the precious name of Jesus, Yeshua Messiah and the blood He shed on the cross, and by the power of the Holy Spirit that raised Him from the grave we pray, America Shall be Saved! HalleluYAH! HalleluYAH! HalleluYAH! Amen!
Many thanks of Dutch Sheets and Give Him 15 for the encouragement to pray for the USA so boldly. America Shall be Saved!
Today I continue my 4:7 Prayers, Petitions and Proclamations for America. God bless America!
1 Samuel 4:7So the Philistines were afraid, for they said, “God has come into the camp!” And they said, “Woe to us! For such a thing has never happened before.“
We decree, God shall come into the camps of our enemies and they shall fear You, O LORD!!! Come into the camps in DC and Switzerland and Iran and Russia and Ukraine and Canada and everywhere the enemy lurks. Please, Lord Jesus, put Your fear in the hearts of our enemies and turn them to YOU for salvation. May they know You are the One True God. And I also pray for You to come into the camps of our homes and schools and court houses and state capitals and home schools and prayer meetings and fellowships and churches and nursing homes and hospitals — flood this nation with Your Holy Spirit and send a revival! Come into our camp, Yehovah God!
Ezra 4:7 In the days of Artaxerxes also, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabel, and the rest of their companions wrote to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the letter was written in Aramaic script, and translated into the Aramaic language.
People have been writing against the USA and against Israel and against Your children, O LORD. They have stopped the work for Your kingdom here and in China and around the world. But we trust in You, O LORD! We wait upon You, O LORD! You will use even this for good, bringing people from around the world into Your kingdom because of the persecution. Many will cry out to You and everyone who calls upon Yeshua Messiah (Jesus, our Savior) will be saved to the glory of God the Father. Amen! From Psalm 60… Oh, restore us again!…Heal its breaches, for it is shaking…that Your beloved may be delivered, save with Your righthand, and hear me… O Jesus, You are our Lawgiver, enforce Your laws…give us help from trouble, for the help of man is useless. Through God we will do valiantly for it is He who shall tread down our enemies! HalleluYAH!
Nehemiah 4:7Now it happened, when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites, and the Ashdodites heard that the walls of Jerusalem were being restored and the gaps were beginning to be closed, that they became very angry,
O Jesus, this happened to the USA and now all kinds of people have broken down the walls and stopped the work. O Jesus, save us, protect us, give us strong leaders to rebuild the wall and enforce our boarders, letting only the innocent citizens and immigrants and travelers to cross. For Your children were once strangers in the land of Egypt, we should welcome and care for strangers, too.
Jeremiah 4:7The lion has come up from his thicket, And the destroyer of nations is on his way. He has gone forth from his place To make your land desolate. Your cities will be laid waste, Without inhabitant.
LORD Jesus, NO! Father God, NO! AS Moses pleaded with You for all Israel and You heard and answered, we plead with You for the USA! Hear, forgive, answer, have mercy on us, O LORD! Do not destroy this city on a hill, this One Nation under God! Be our Tabernacle, our Shade, Our Refuge, our Shelter, our Shield, our Strong Tower, and protect us from the enemy. Save us, LORD Jesus! Thank You for the miracles You are about do do!!
Luke 4:7 “Therefore, if You will worship before me, all will be Yours.”
There he goes again, the devil trying to tempt our Savior Jesus with his lies and false promises, just like he tries to do to us every day. That’s why we must fill ourselves with God’s Word each morning and put on the whole armor of God! The crazy thing was… all the earth already belonged to Jesus for He is God’s Son! It reminds me of the C.S. Lewis story, The Silver Chair, where the true prince has been held captive underground for years while the lady of the green mantle (Satan) trained the prince to conquer and rule his very own country. He was rescued just in tine!
Many of today’s leaders have been fed the same lies… I will l make you a great ruler or politician if you… support killing babies, support gambling, support perverted persons, join the world economic forum, etc. etc. It is all one big lie from the father of lies, Satan! And we say as Jesus did, “Get behind us Satan! For it is written. You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve!” WE will only have leaders who follow God’s Word and Holy Spirit, who pray and see His face, who protect babies and women and children, who teach men to be men of God, who throw out all the perverted persons from the land, who help the poor and needy and addicts, who make no treaties with evil, who believe in “One Nation Under God.” Away with you, Satan, from the United States of America! Psalm 108:5-6, 12-13 Be exalted, O God above the heavens, and Your glory above all the earth; That Your beloved may be delivered save with Your right hand, and hear me…give us help from trouble, for the help of man is useless. Through God we will do valiantly, for it is He who shall tread down our enemies. May they know that the Most High rules in the kingdom of men, and gives it to whomever He chooses… Your kingdom will be assured to you, after you come to know that Heaven rules… be righteous, show mercy to the poor (Daniel 4:26-27).
…“Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.” John 11:3 (NKJV)
…“Do you want to be made well?”John 5:6 (NKJV)
“Yes, Lord Jesus, I want to be made well!” I cried out as I read John 5:6. Then I prayed for the thousandth time, “Heal me, O Lord, and I will be healed, save me and I will be saved, for You are my praise” (Jeremiah 17:14). And He replied, yet again, “Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shall strengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!“ (Psalm 27:14).
When our granddaughter got cancer, over two years ago, I immediately cried out to the Lord to heal her, calling our church prayer chain, asking friends to pray, and making refrigerator magnets to remind them. But even with all those prayers for her going up to the throne room of God, I must have carried the burden within me as my health started failing…first my back, then my gut, then my liver, then chronic pain… then, too many things to name.
I was a mystery to doctors who couldn’t seem to hit on the exact diagnosis and treatment. I tried every remedy, prayed every prayer, believed with all my heart for Jesus’ healing, was anointed with oil and prayed over by dear friends, and spent all my livelihood on physicians, yet was healed by none (Luke 8:43). Some doctors were very kind, yet others were awful. I was blessed to join a group for those in chronic pain called Take Courage Coaching. It felt like the Lord was making “the captain of my salvation perfect through sufferings (Hebrews 2:10), while saying, “Wait.”
“And now, Lord, what do I wait for? My hope is in You.Psalm 39:7 (NKJV)
Then came the day when I wasn’t allowed to see my grandchildren anymore because of my views on the experimental “vaccine” being used for the coronavirus. And my heart broke, yet I esteemed the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt; for I looked to the reward (Hebrews 11:26). And I continued to cry out for healing for my granddaughter and myself, desiring to be here for all our grandkids.
One morning, I was in so much pain as I sat down for my tea time with Jesus. What an ordeal it was to get settled… Bible, teacup, water bottle, ice pack on my back, heating pad on my tummy, wrapped up in my prayer shawl… and then the restroom called, causing me to unwrap, take off heating pad, say, “be right back, Jesus,”… and then return to get settled again. Each morning I begin my quiet time by singing or reading an old hymn. While in so much pain I said to the Lord, “I don’t suppose you have a hymn for someone in pain.” And, this is the truth, He had me open my hymnal exactly to a hymn entitled, “Does Jesus Care” by Frank E. Graeff (1901). The first verse sings…
“Does Jesus care when my heart is pained too deeply for mirth and song; As the burdens press and the cares distress, and the way grows weary and long? O yes, He cares; I know He cares, His heart is touched with my grief; When the days are weary, the long nights dreary, I know my Savior cares. He cares.” (Frank E. Graeff,1901)
Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.1 Peter 5:7 (NKJV)
Isn’t that a delight to know that Jesus cares? One of my favorite ways to pray for healing is while reading the Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. When Jesus heals someone in my reading, I underline the verses and pray those for the people I know who need healing. There are other healing verses throughout our Bibles that I like to pray, too. I shared some of these verses when our granddaughter first got cancer and now I repost them with more verses included. I hope they are a blessing to you, too.
As our planet is turned upside down by plagues and adverse reactions to the experimental “vaccine,” what our world needs, what our nation needs, what our granddaughter needs, what I need…is a CUPP of Healing TEA. Today I share with you verses you can pray as you pour out your heart to Yehovah Rapha, the Great Physician, our Healing God for our nation and world, your family and friends. Prayer and Jesus are the answers to all we need.
Read all the way to the end for a bonus devotion and the Does Jesus Care hymn. Enjoy!
T is for Thanksgiving
And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and with a loud voice glorified God, and fell down on his face at His feet, giving Him thanks. And he was a Samaritan.Luke 17:15-16 (NKJV)
We give thanks to You, O God, we give thanks! For Your wondrous works declare that Your name is near. Psalm 75:1 (NKJV)
E is for Exalting
Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases, Psalm 103:2-3 (NKJV)
Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; Save me, and I shall be saved, For You are my praise.Jeremiah 17:14 (NKJV)
…For I am the Lord who heals you. Exodus 15:26 (NKJV)
A is for Admitting
Look on my affliction and my pain, And forgive all my sins. Psalm 25:18 (NKJV)
My wounds are foul and festering Because of my foolishness. Psalm 38:5 (NKJV)
And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned,but that the works of God should be revealed in him.John 9:2-3 (NKJV)
Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well.Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.” John 5:14 (NKJV)
C is for Calling
Do not be afraid; onlybelieve. Mark 5:36 (NKJV)
And when He had called His twelve disciples to Him, He gave them power over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease.Matthew 10:1 (NKJV)
Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.1 Peter 4:12-13 (NKJV)
U is for Understanding
My heart is severely pained within me, And the terrors of death have fallen upon me. Psalm 55:4 (NKJV)
The Lord has chastened me severely, But He has not given me over to death.Psalm 118:18 (NKJV)
This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life. Psalm 119:50 (NKJV)
Unless Your law had been my delight, I would then have perished in my affliction. Psalm 119:92 (NKJV)
The people who walked in darkness Have seen a great light; Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, Upon them a light has shined. Isaiah 9:2 (NKJV)
Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.Matthew 9:35 (NKJV)
Then Jesus answered and said to her, “O woman,great is your faith! Let it be to you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.Matthew 15:28 (NKJV)
Then great multitudes came to Him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, maimed, and many others; and they laid them down at Jesus’ feet, and He healed them. Matthew 15:30 (NKJV)
Jesus answered and said to them, “Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick.Luke 5:31 (NKJV)
Let it be known to you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead, by Him this man stands here before you whole.Acts 4:10 (NKJV)
P is for Promises
And the Lord will take away from you all sickness… Deuteronomy 7:15 (NKJV)
The Lord will strengthen him on his bed of illness; You will sustain him on his sickbed. Psalm 41:3 (NKJV)
I shall not die, but live, And declare the works of the Lord.Psalm 118:17 (NKJV)
But to you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings…Malachi 4:2 (NKJV)
…And by His stripes we are healed.Isaiah 53:5 (NKJV)
“For I will restore health to you And heal you of your wounds,’” says the Lord…Jeremiah 30:17 (NKJV)
And Jesus said to him, “I will come and heal him.”Matthew 8:7 (NKJV)
…Be of good cheer, daughter;your faith has made you well…Matthew 9:22 (NKJV)
For He healed many, so that as many as had afflictions pressed about Him to touch Him.Mark 3:10 (NKJV)
…And as many as touched Him were made well. Mark 6:56 (NKJV)
When the sun was setting, all those who had any that were sick with various diseases brought them to Him; and He laid His hands on every one of them and healed them.Luke 4:40 (NKJV)
And He said to him, “Arise, go your way. Your faith has made you well.”Luke 17:19 (NKJV)
For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.Romans 8:18 (NKJV)
P is for Petitions
So Moses cried out to the Lord, saying, “Please heal her, O God, I pray!” Numbers 12:13 (NKJV)
O Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled.Psalm 6:2 (NKJV)
My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My groaning? Psalm 22:1 (NKJV)
Remove Your plague from me…Hear my prayer, O Lord, and give ear to my cry; do not be silent at my tears… Psalm 39:10-12 (NKJV)
Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice.Psalm 51:8 (NKJV)
Give ear to my prayer, O God, And do not hide Yourself from my supplication. Attend to me, and hear me; I am restless in my complaint, and moan noisily. Psalm 55:1-2 (NKJV)
I said, “O my God, Do not take me away in the midst of my days; Your years are throughout all generations.Psalm 102:24 (NKJV)
I know, O Lord, that Your judgments are right, And that in faithfulness You have afflicted me. Let, I pray, Your merciful kindness be for my comfort, According to Your word to Your servant. Let Your tender mercies come to me, that I may live; For Your law is my delight.Psalm 119:75-77 (NKJV)
Is there no balm in Gilead, Is there no physician there? Why then is there no recovery For the health of the daughter of my people?Jeremiah 8:22 (NKJV)
…Why have You stricken us so that there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but there was no good; And for the time of healing, and there was trouble.Jeremiah 14:19 (NKJV)
Why is my pain perpetual And my wound incurable, Which refuses to be healed?…Jeremiah 15:18 (NKJV)
Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; Save me, and I shall be saved, For You are my praise.Jeremiah 17:14 (NKJV)
…Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof. But only speak a word, and my servant will be healed.Matthew 8:8 (NKJV)
And it happened when He was in a certain city, that behold, a man who was full of leprosy saw Jesus; and he fell on his face and implored Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”Luke 5:12 (NKJV)
The nobleman said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies!” Jesus said to him, “Go your way; your son lives.” So the man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he went his way.John 4:49-50 (NKJV)
Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.3 John 2 (NKJV)
Today’s TEA CUPP: I’ve been needing this Healing TEA a lot lately. Perhaps you would like a CUPP, too? Pour your favorite morning mug, open your Bible to Matthew 9, write in your prayer journal, use these verses to pour your heart out to Jesus in prayer. Pick a favorite verse to write in your prayer journal and use as a conversation starter today. The name for our Healing God is Yehovah Rapha, you might try praying, “Dear Yehovah Rapha, my Healing God, my Savior Jesus, I call on You today…”
p.s. You can use these verses to write in a get-well card to a friend, too!
A devotion I like to hear each week is called “Give Him 15” with Dutch Sheets. A few weeks ago Pastor Dutch encouraged us all to pray again for healing, even if we have prayed before without results, pray again, pray several times each day, keep praying! You might enjoy Pastor Dutch’s devotions, too. You can read it, or scroll to the end of his post and he will read it to you!
…Peace, peace to him who is far off and to him who is near,” Says the Lord, “And I will heal him.”Isaiah 57:19 (NKJV)
Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.Isaiah 58:8 (NKJV)
Do not be afraid; onlybelieve. Mark 5:36 (NKJV)
…I have heard your prayer, I have seen your tears; surely I will heal you…2 Kings 20:5 (NKJV)
Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.Galatians 6:2 (NKJV)
I am not able to bear all these people alone, because the burden is too heavy for me.Numbers 11:14 (NKJV)
Do you have the weight of the world on your shoulders today? The war in Ukraine and Russia is upon the hearts of many. Coming food shortages are also a concern. And there are the deaths of loved ones due to vaccines and other ailments. It really is too much to carry, isn’t it? My friend, today let us lighten your load.
How can I alone bear your problems and your burdens and your complaints?Deuteronomy 1:12 (NKJV)
Let’s begin by looking in Exodus 28 for help. I know that may seem a funny place to begin. Sometimes the Old Testament books bog us down with genealogies and rules, and we aren’t sure what’s in it for us. But with every year of reading my Bible, God shows me more neat things in the Old Testament and I love it as much as the New Testament.
And you shall put the two stones on the shoulders of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. So Aaron shall bear their names before the Lord on his two shoulders as a memorial.Exodus 28:12 (NKJV)
In this second book of the Bible, Moses shares the plans God showed him on the mountain for the children of Israel. Exodus 28 contains the guidelines for outfitting the priests. Moses’ brother Aaron and Aaron’s sons were to be the priests. Their garments were to be holy for glory and for beauty, made by gifted artisans. Surely today we have never seen such craftsmanship of gold, blue, purple, and scarlet thread. On Aaron’s shoulders he was to wear two stones set in gold, each with the names of six of the tribes of Israel, listed in order of birth. On Aaron’s breastplate he wore an even more beautiful arrangement of twelve precious jewels, one for each of the tribes of Israel. Aaron wore this over his heart, bearing the judgment of the children of Israel.
So Aaron shall bear the names of the sons of Israel on the breastplate of judgment over his heart, when he goes into the holy place, as a memorial before the Lord continually. Exodus 28:29 (NKJV)
Aaron was to wear this continually, bearing up the tribes of Israel to the Lord always. In the same way, we are called to pray without ceasing, continually bearing up family, friends, loved ones, enemies, the sick, the hurting, leaders and nations… carrying them to Jesus without rest. No wonder you feel like you have the world is on your shoulders! But here’s the good news: You don’t have to carry it alone!
Pray without ceasing.1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NKJV)
As Christians we are all called to carry one another’s burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ (Galatians 6:2). If your load is too heavy, how about getting together with some praying friends for an hour or two of prayer each week. You can pray for your families and the country and everything else on your hearts. Suddenly your load has become much lighter!
Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.1 Peter 5:7 (NKJV)
Jesus also helps us carry the heavy load. As we bring our prayers to the Father, He lifts them from us and gives us His light load instead. Instead of sleepless nights, He gives us rest. Instead of anxiety, He gives us peace. Instead of regrets, He gives us forgiveness. Instead of thirst, He gives us His Living Water. Instead of hunger, He gives us Bread from heaven. Instead of pain, He gives us healing. Instead of tears, He gives us comfort. Instead of sorrow, He gives us joy. Instead of the heavy load, we carry only what He allows. He promises us this in His Word…
Come toMe, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.Take My yoke upon youand learn from Me, for I amgentle andlowly in heart,and you will find rest for your souls.For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-20 (NKJV)
Today’s TEA CUPP: Read about Aaron’s garments in Exodus 28 today. Draw a breastplate in your prayer journal with spaces for 12 “jewels.” Write the names of 12 family members or friends or concerns that you want to bear up to the Lord Jesus. How about calling a few friends to pray with you each week, too. Help each other carry your crosses daily. Keep holding on, Jesus is coming soon!
I removed his shoulder from the burden; His hands were freed from the baskets. Psalm 81:6 (NKJV)
And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.Luke 14:27 (NKJV)
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 (NKJV)
You have turned for me my mourning into dancing; You have put off my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness.Psalm 30:11 (NKJV)
Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be [moved.Psalm 55:22 (NKJV)
Here are three lovely versions of Kelly Willard’s 1978 hymn, “I Will Cast All My Cares Upon You.”
It shall come to pass in that day That his burden will be taken away from your shoulder, And his yoke from your neck, And the yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil.Isaiah 10:27
But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?” Mark 4:38 (NKJV)
The Lord God has been calling His children to anoint the borders of the USA and its states this summer. Many are doing so while on vacation or as they make special trips for this very purpose. You can read about this amazing work of the Church in Dutch Sheet’s 
…“Lord, behold, he whom You love is sick.” John 11:3 (NKJV)
Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 (NKJV)