A Prayer of Praise and Thanksgiving

Many of us sing the very popular song by Tamela Mann, “Take Me To The King” but how many of us are really ready to be taken to the King? Are we ready to dedicate a night to experiencing a night basking in the presence of the Most High, listening, talking and hearing what He has to say? How many of us will spend one night interceding for others, confessing our transgressions, praying for the lost, interceding for those on the mission field, praying for the family unit and doing spiritual warfare in prayer?

The members of The Sanctuary did and our "Night of Prayer" with the King was epic. I can’t express what that one night did for my spirit and how it forever changed me and everyone else that experienced that night. Our lives were forever changed and we all are connected in the spirit and truly felt as though we were one body.  The power and glory of God was in that place and those who were fortunate to attend experienced that glory. When I inquired how was the experience for those who attended, they all responded with, “It was more than what I expected”. Each of us had an encounter with God that was intimate, empowering, and moving, so much so that we all cannot articulate what we experienced. The day after each of us expressed that it was like we were in a cloud of glory and how it has taken us a day or so for each of us to really regain our bearings. Even those that participated virtually stated that you could feel the Shekinah glory. That one night with the King brought immediate change in the area of my life and in the lives of those that dedicated a night praying to the King of Kings.

Prayer is a great privilege. Can you think of any greater honor than to have an audience with the One who rules over all creation? That night we were invited to talk with the one who put the stars in place. We were invited to seek counsel from the One who is truth and wisdom. We were invited to sit down with the One who knows all things and those conversations renewed, restored, and developed and created a vital relationship. That "Night of Prayer" made a difference. I can't tell you how it "worked". All I know is that circumstances changed that night. And after that experience, all I could say when I observed the sun rising over the horizon was a prayer of “Thank You” as we immediately begin to see results of our intercession, petitions, cries, and moaning’. Yes, God brought manifestation immediately and all we could say was thank you.

As we approach our second night in our second city for another “Night of Prayer” and I just want to thank God for what He did that night, for what He is doing now in my life and in The Sanctuary and for what He will do for those who will meet The Sanctuary, in Charlotte, NC August 16, 2013, at sundown. As we prepare to ascend the mountain to pray we ascend with "A Prayer of Worship and Thanksgiving" coming from our lips.

Intercession Prayer

Heavenly Father, in the Name of Jesus Christ, I praise Your Holy Name. Thank You Lord, O Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You. I will give thanks to Your Name; for You have worked wonders, plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness according to Isaiah 25:1. Thank You Lord that You are my strength and my song and You have become my salvation. You are my God, and I will exalt You according to Exodus 15:2-3. Thank You Lord that our mouths will speak the praise of the Lord, all flesh will bless Your Holy Name forever and ever according to Psalms 145:21. Praise be to Your glorious Name forever; and may the whole earth be filled with Your glory according to Psalms 72:19. The Lord lives; praise be to my Rock; exalted be God my Savior according to  Psalms 18:46. Thank You Lord that we will praise You from the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, 

Heavenly Father, we come to You in Jesus Christ’s Holy Name. Lord God, Creator of Heaven and Earth, as Your sons and daughters, we come to You to worship You as You desire, in Spirit and in Truth. Lord God, according to your Word You seek those who worship You and do Your will and out of the love you have placed in our hearts for You. Lord create in us a clean heart, a broken and contrite heart, a right heart, repentant in all our ways. Lord we do not come to worship and praise you just to be doing something, but we come to You out of the intimate love relationship we have with You through the Blood and the Cross. You have created within us a heart of Thanksgiving for all you have done for us.  Our soul  thirsts for You, for the living God. Our soul yearns for you LORD: our hearts and my flesh cry out for You the living God.” Lord let this be our hearts cry. Let that fire burn ever increasingly in each of us. Uphold us with thy right hand and let You be magnified!

Circumcise our hearts. Fill us with Your Spirit, Your tender mercies and loving-kindness, that we sing praises to You all of our days. Create in us) a heart of worship for were rejoice only in You. You are our joy and the lifter of our heads and the joy of our salvation! Through Your Spirit, lead and guide us. Let our lives be a living sacrifice (Romans 12:1-2), a sweet savory aroma, that You would be glorified, honored, and by our lives. We praise You and worship You. I come to You in love and admiration, through the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ. Holy Spirit I ask You to pray to my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to renew a right spirit within me that the mind of Christ arise within me and over all areas of my life. I yield all that I am to You and ask that true praise and worship come forth from my inner (wo)man, that I worship my Heavenly Father and the Lord Jesus Christ in Spirit and in Truth. 

Allow Your prayer language, tongues to flow, so that I can worship You with all I am because You are Worthy! Hallelujah! In true worship comes true oneness with the Father! The cares and things of this life fall away and we can truly walk in the light as You are the light and we have fellowship with the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Here in prayer is where the glory of God is birthed in us and You manifest Your Glorious Presence and Communion with You takes place. In You, we live, move, and have our being! In true worship we see ourselves as we truly are, in need of You, how gloriously wonderful You are. Amen