King Josiah

Read 2 Chronicles 34-Josiah leads Judah into righteousness.

INSIGHT
It is almost impossible to imagine the Law could have gotten lost in Jerusalem. How could that have happened? The whole nation is to worship the Lord; the dominant building in Jerusalem is the temple. Israel's entire history revolves around the giving and preservation of the Law. How can this happen? Neglect has a poor memory. How quickly we can drift from the Lord in just a short time of spiritual staleness. Consider our nation. The moral fiber we had 20 years ago is nonexistent today. People are people. Israel drifted the same way—but for a longer time. This ought to serve as a warning to us; the same can happen to us as individuals.

PRAYER
The Lord will guard and care for the heart that follows Him and is filled with praise:
Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me!
For my soul trusts in You;
And in the shadow of Your wings I will make my refuge,
Until these calamities have passed by. . . 
I will praise You, O Lord, among the peoples; 
I will sing to You among the nations.
For Your mercy reaches unto the heavens, 
And Your truth unto the clouds.
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens;
Let Your glory be above all the earth (Psalm 57:1, 9-11).

Pause for praise and thanksgiving. 

Pray this confession to the Lord as you seek to keep your life free from sin:
Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God,
The God of my salvation,
And my tongue shall sing aloud of Your righteousness.
O Lord, open my lips,
And my mouth shall show forth Your praise (Psalm 51:14-15).

Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind. 

Now pray this affirmation to the Lord:
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. 
No one comes to the Father except through Me" (John 14:6).

As you make your requests known to the Lord, include:

• Others to see Christ in you
• The Lord of the harvest to send forth laborers into His harvest
• Your activities for the day

Offer this closing prayer to the Lord:
"Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom,
Thanksgiving and honor and power and might,
Be to our God forever and ever. Amen" (Revelation 7:12).

A little help with your prayer times!

Today we are going to break into God's heart by reading the Warfare prayer by John Eldredge.  So read it and read it again over BridgePointe.  How you do that is in place of saying me or I put in them or BridgePointe family and think of us as you pray.  God says that we have the power of life or death in our words.  Lets bring some life and protection to our brothers and sisters today.  

If you dont have the prayer go to the link below and click on it.  

http://bridgepointechurch.org/357339.ihtml

Living a focused life

Today we are going to look for 3 opportunities to show God's love and compassion to the world!  Start in the morning and ask God for 3 people that he wants you to speak to and impact.  Once he gives you those people ask him what he wants you to say.  (whether it is pray for healing, encourage them, or speak a specific word God gave you for them)  Then plan out how you are going to do it; calling them, meeting them for coffee, or just running into them at the grocery store!  Lets use our words for life today rather than death.

Here is some added help for your prayer life!

PRAYER
Bless the Lord. Praise Him for His blessings in our lives:
Yours, O Lord, is the greatness, 
The power and the glory, 
The victory and the majesty; 
For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours; 
Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, 
And You are exalted as head over all. 
Both riches and honor come from You,
And You reign over all. 
In Your hand is power and might;
In Your hand it is to make great
And to give strength to all.
Now therefore, our God,
We thank You
And praise Your glorious name (1 Chronicles 29:11-13).

Pray this confession to the Lord as you seek to keep your life free from sin:
Against You, You only, have I sinned,
And done this evil in Your sight-
That You may be found just when You speak,
And blameless when You judge (Psalm 51:4).

Confess any sins that the Holy Spirit brings to your mind. 

Now pray this affirmation to the Lord: 
Those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint (Isaiah 40:31).

As you make your requests known to the Lord, include:

• Greater personal discipline
• Persecuted Christians worldwide
• Whatever else is on your heart

Finally, offer this closing prayer:
May the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen (Hebrews 13:20-21).