“How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, Whose sin is covered!”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭32‬:1

Dear Lord Jesus, we are so blessed because You willingly laid Your life down for us on the Cross. You are the Lamb of God who took away the sin of the world by shedding Your own precious blood. By Your blood, our transgressions are forgiven and our sins covered. Once for all.  

Thank You Father for looking upon us through the Blood of Your Son. Thank You for accounting His righteousness unto us. What love. We receive this grace with thanksgiving and humility. We haven’t done a thing to deserve this grace, we’ve only given You grief. So Lord God, on this day when the world remembers Christ Jesus’ crucifixion and sacrifice, we honor You in believing and receiving. His blood was shed for me.

We are blessed and blessed indeed. 

“Blessed be the name of the Lord From this time forth and forever.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭113‬:‭2‬ ‭

Praise the Lord! We love the name of Jesus. The Father highly exalted Him and gave Him this Name which is above every name! That at the Name of Jesus, every knee shall bow, in heaven, on earth, and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father! This Name is the only name that can save us from sin, from Satan, from self, and from the wrath that is to come. This Name saves us when we call, once for all and moment by moment. This Name is life and peace to us, for when we call upon His Name we get the person of the Name. Lord Jesus, we love Your comforting Name. Name to breathe in prayer, calling everywhere, now and always. 

And it is in the precious Name of Jesus we bless and pray.

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,”

‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭1‬:‭3‬ ‭

Dear Heavenly Father, thank You for blessing us with Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. He is everything to us. And every spiritual blessing is found in Him. And thank You for sending the Holy Spirit to us to make Christ’s life our lives so real. We are slow, but You know that. We are stubborn, but You know that. We have a little faith, and even that is a gift from You. But Christ is all in all to us. And You are well pleased in Him. And the Spirit will not fail to make Christ’s Bride ready. It matters not who we are in ourselves, we are Christ’s. We say, Yes, Lord God, Your Will be done on earth as it is in heaven. In Jesus’ name.

3:31 (Romans) “Do we then nullify the Law through faith? May it never be! On the contrary, we establish the Law.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭3‬:‭31‬

Praise the Lord God! Thank You Lord God for writing the Law upon our hearts instead of tablets of stone. Thank You Lord Jesus for fulfilling all the righteous requirements of the Law and being grace to us to do the same in us. Thank You it is by faith in our Lord Jesus we can walk in these good works that have been prepared for us. It’s not of ourselves or our own efforts, it is by faith in Christ.

Our trust is in You, Lord God. We want to work out our salvation by faith. There is so much to be done, and yet, on the Cross, Lord Jesus, You declared it is finished! So, we want to walk in that finished work just as the children of Israel entered the Promise Land by faith and lived in cities they didn’t build and ate of the vineyards and trees they didn’t plant, help us to enter into the work that you have accomplished and we can give expression to. Oh Lord, by faith, and by Your Spirit, even as You speak courage to our hearts, we take back the territory that belongs to You. Gain all of our hearts. Gain the people of this world Your created. And we declare, we are a people apart, we are for You and for You alone. By faith, we say, Amen, You say, be holy as I am holy. We say, Yes, Lord, we are wholly set apart for You. 

In Jesus’ glorious name. 

3:30 (John) “He must increase, but I must decrease.” 

‭‭John‬ ‭3‬:‭30‬

Dear Lord God, this is all our prayer. We want our lives to reflect Christ. There is still so much of our lives that default back to our soulish ways. Forgive us that there is still so much of self- evident in our living. We give You free reins to rule and reign in our hearts. We lay hold of Your promise that as we offer ourselves to You, You are renewing our minds, and transforming us by Eternal life in Christ. We have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer we who live, but Christ who lives in us! So Lord, give us all perspective of our true lives. And we pray that the testimony of Your life lived out in us is good news to the people in our lives, our families, our coworkers, our neighbors, and those You send our way. We are Yours. Increase Your expression in us all. 

In Jesus’ transforming name. 

3:29 (Galatians) “And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s descendants, heirs according to promise.”

‭‭Galatians‬ ‭3‬:‭29‬

Lord God, thank You that You have made us heirs according to promise, by faith, as Abraham our forefather. We are the innumerable stars in the sky that You pointed out to Abraham because of Your Son, Christ Jesus our Lord. He was born as a descendant of Abraham, and in Him all the nation are truly blessed. We lift up to You the nation of Japan once again. By faith, the Japanese people, in this late hour of the history of humanity, turn to Christ. Even at the last hour, the thief on the cross turned to Christ by faith, and believed that Christ is King and that He is Resurrection. So Lord God, You opened the eye of the thief to see Jesus, will You also open the eyes of the people of Japan to see Jesus just as You opened our eyes? We are also praying, by faith, because You desire many sons, and Your compassion on mankind is unrelenting. All the nations will be blessed in Christ. Gain the people for we all belong to Christ. He bought us all with His own precious blood shed on Calvary’s cross. We love our Lord Jesus. And it is in His name above every name that we pray. 

3:28 (Daniel) “Nebuchadnezzar responded and said, “Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego, who has sent His angel and delivered His servants who put their trust in Him, violating the king’s command, and yielded up their bodies so as not to serve or worship any god except their own God.”

‭‭Daniel‬ ‭3‬:‭28‬

Dear Lord God, the experience of these young men in exile isn’t foreign to Your people being persecuted for their faith in You in 2026. And we do not know when persecution like this will begin on our shores. But we ask that in these days, we will have the same faith as these young men. Give us grace to not eat of the delicacy of the kings and idols of the world. We have but one King, and He is the Lord Jesus Christ the Savior of the world.

Lord, whether You choose to intervene when the time comes, we pray with You that our faith will not fail and Your Spirit within empowers us to be Your true servants to the end. We trust You and give You the glory! Even in the fire, You remain with us. Abide with us always!

In Jesus’ merciful name. 

3:27 (Mark) “But no one can enter the strong man’s house and plunder his property unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will plunder his house.”

‭‭Mark‬ ‭3‬:‭27‬

Dear Lord God, Your enemy has taken for plunder Your children by deception and counterfeit. As an evil bird, the  enemy has stolen the seeds that have been sown on the distracted hearts. We ask that You bind the strong man and plunder his house. Lord Jesus, release all the captives just as You came to do. When we see You as You are, we cannot help falling down at Your feet in worship. So, according to Your abundant lovingkindness, remove all the blinders, the veils, the calluses, heal the wounds, and once again, draw the distracted and disillusioned back to Your loving arms. The world will eventually be exposed as utterly disappointing and just smoke and mirrors. 

You are the Good Father looking for the return of the prodigal with open arms and the warmest embrace. Silence the lies of Your enemy and shine again in the hearts the path home to the Father’s house. Make the Words of life hidden in the hearts echo once again. May the song of the redeemed vibrate in hearts once again. Renew the faith of Your many children. And call them to You self once again. 

In Jesus’ saving name. 

3:26 (Lamentations) ““The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I have hope in Him.” The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, To the person who seeks Him. It is good that he waits silently For the salvation of the Lord.”

‭‭Lamentations‬ ‭3‬:‭24‬-‭26‬ ‭

Lord God, we confess that the situation around us mostly look hopeless. Things haven’t changed for so long and we confess that we wonder if things ever will. But our hope is in You. You are the unseen power and force moving and changing the seen. Forgive us for the littleness of our faith. You have not failed and You will not fail. We wait on You with eager anticipation. We seek You in faith because we do believe that You are who You say You are. And You are the Son of God. So Lord God, whether in Japan, or the nations in the 10 40 window, or in our neighborhood, or in our own souls, we wait upon You. In You we put our hope and trust. You will finish what You started and You will fill the land with Your glory. Would You start right where we are. We love and adore You. 

In Jesus’ victorious name. 

3:25 (Daniel) “He said, “Look! I see four men loosed and walking about in the midst of the fire without harm, and the appearance of the fourth is like a son of the gods!””

‭‭Daniel‬ ‭3‬:‭25‬ 

Lord God, we give thanks to You for You never leave us or forsake us. In the midst of persecution and suffering, Your presence guards and comforts. We pray for our brothers and sisters in all the lands that are persecuted and suffering for Your name’s sake. In every circumstance, Your presence sustains. We lift up holy hands and pray for divine deliverance and unyielding faith. Grant them strength to stand and to resist all the enemy’s attacks and accusations. You say in Your word that we should stand firm and resist and Your enemy will flee. We stand in Your promise. In these last days, we also stand to worship You alone. Give us the faith like these three young men in exile. Keep our hearts Yours and Yours alone. You are able to save to the uttermost. Encourage every hearts today. We love You Lord.

In Jesus’ most precious name.