Give us eyes to see how blind and poor we are (Church at Laodicea)
Returning once again to Jesus' words to the seven churches in Revelation 2 and 3...Today's prayer is based Jesus' words to the Church at Laodicea:14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation. 15 “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! 16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. 17 For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.

Hear My Prayer - Father (a prayer by deepestrecesses)
I continue to thank God for the watchmen He is setting up on the walls to pray for revival in their own lives and in the life of the Church.Along those lines, here's a prayer by David (deepestrecesses@revelife). (His prayer was originally posted

no more lukewarmness! let us enter the promised land!
Continuing on with prayers based on Jesus' words to the churches in Revelation 2 and 3...O God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,The promised land was abundant in fruit and flowing with milk and honey...twelve spies went in, yet only two of the spies, Joshua and Caleb, exhorted and insisted Israel go in and take possession of the land. And when they did the congregation rose up to stone them. O Lord God, these two men saw You had so much more for them and were not content unless they had claimed all the inheritance You had for them...21 So they went up and spied out the land from the wilderness...23 And they came to the Valley of Eshcol and c

the lukewarm church does not know God's "Love Divine, All Loves Excelling" (Charles Wesley
In our series of reflections and prayers about Jesus' words to the seven churches in Asia in Revelation 2 and 3, we're moving on to consider Jesus' words to the Church at Laodicea...Revelation 3:15 I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! 16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.O, Father, a lukewarm church does not know Your love in Christ Jesus...How can we as a church say we know the love of Christ and remain lukewarm?Is this not our prevailing sin against You and Your only begotten son, the Lord Jesus Christ today? Is that not our greatest sin a

a prayer for power (we have but little power - Revelation 3:8)
Continuing on with prayers based on Jesus' words to the seven churches in Revelation. May we have ears to hear what His Spirit has to say to us...Revelation 3:7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens. 8 “‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.9 Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who