Tag: Prayer for Today

Sunday 4th October 2026

“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance of our God;
To comfort all who mourn, 3 To console those who mourn in Zion,
To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.” Isaiah 61:1-3 NKJV

Lord God,

We know the beginning of this chapter of Isaiah because it appears in the New Testament. We see Jesus in the Temple. He was handed the sacred scroll to read and it is Isaiah 61:1-2. He then sits. Unusual because everyone stood in the Temple. The chair, we believe, was for the Messiah if he should come! No wonder the priests were offended by Him. But we rejoice.

It was all planned and prepared for Him to come to us as Messiah, before the first spark of light appeared in creation. Isaiah felt called to speak it and he believed You, God would make these things happen. Perhaps some saw it partially fulfilled, to some extent, when Judah returned to Jerusalem from captivity? But not all.

We then read that Jesus did all those things that Isaiah spoke about. He fulfilled the promise. He brought good news, He healed, He mended hearts and released those bound by evil. Today we have Your comfort, the beauty of the resurrection, praising You lifts our spirits, Your Spirit both strengthens us us and helps us grow in Your righteousness.. But we too wait for the final day of vengeance when all sorrow and sickness will end, and we thank You God that You are with us every step of the way until that day..

In Jesus name we pray, Amen.

Worship Sunday 4th October 2026

One day You’ll make everything new, Jesus
One day You will bind every wound
The former things shall all pass away
No more tears

One day You’ll make sense of it all, Jesus
One day every question resolved
Every anxious thought left behind
No more fear

When we all get to heaven
What a day of rejoicing that will be
When we all see Jesus
We’ll sing and shout the victory

One day we will see face to face, Jesus
Is there a greater vision of grace
And in a moment, we shall be changed
On that day

And one day we’ll be free, free indeed, Jesus
One day all this struggle will cease
And we will see Your glory revealed
On that day

Chorus

One day we will see face to face, Jesus
Is there a greater vision of grace
And in a moment, we shall be changed
And in a moment, we shall be changed
On that day

Chorus

Lyrics: Matt Redman
 Chorus from a hymn: Eliza Edmunds Hewitt 

Saturday 3rd October 2026

“Arise, shine; For your light has come!
And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.
2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
And deep darkness the people;
But the Lord will arise over you,
And His glory will be seen upon you.
3 The Gentiles shall come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.” Isaiah 60:1-3 NKJV

Father God,

We linger a few days in the closing chapters of Isaiah because You were saying something they would find it very hard to believe maybe. That gentiles and their kings were part of Your long term inclusive plan God. They had only known the Law of Moses, to keep to Gods ways together and separate from other nations. Lest they took up the practices and pagan gods of the other nations who were no gods at all.

Now the message is clear and well lit! The glory of the Lord for all. It takes me to an evening in the fields, long ago but many years after Isaiah, where shepherds trying to keep watch of their flocks through the darkness (Luke 2:9). An angel appeared and the glory of the Lord, Your glory Father, shone all around them. Bringing good news of the birth of one we would also know as the Light of the world (John 8:12).

Your glory, Your light amidst the deep darkness. And no-one will ever put it out (John 1:5). Isaiah may not have been understood in his day but his words have stood the test of time. Jesus did bring Your light back to Jerusalem even if they sought to put it out. Nothing could, not even death itself. You alone are God. You alone are Good. You alone can lighten our darkness and bring us into Your light.

In Jesus name we pray, Amen.

Worship Saturday 3rd October 2026

We had this recently but it is in my ear and my head and my heart.

For no one else in history is like You
And history itself belongs to You
Alpha and Omega, You have loved me
And I will share eternity with You

It’s all about You, Jesus
And all this is for You
For Your glory and Your fame
It’s not about me
As if You should do things my way
You alone are God, and I surrender
To Your ways

Jesus, lover of my soul
All consuming fire is in Your gaze
Jesus, I want You to know
I will follow You all my days
For no one else in history is like You
And history itself belongs to You
Alpha and Omega, You have loved me
And I will share eternity with You

It’s all about You, Jesus
And all this is for You
For Your glory and Your fame
It’s not about me
As if You should do things my way
You alone are God, and I surrender
To Your ways

Repeat chorus . . .

Lyrics: Paul Oakley

Friday 2nd October 2026

“Then the Lord saw it, and it displeased Him that there was no justice. 16 He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor; therefore His own arm brought salvation for Him; and His own righteousness, it sustained Him. 17 For He put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation on His head; He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak. 18 According to their deeds, accordingly He will repay, fury to His adversaries, recompense to His enemies; the coastlands He will fully repay. 19 So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and His glory from the rising of the sun; when the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him. 20 “The Redeemer will come to Zion, and to those who turn from transgression in Jacob,” says the Lord.” Isaiah 59:15-20 NKJV

Father God,

Justice, (truth?) had disappeared from society, and no-one was willing to step up. You, God see and know that no human is capable of fixing man’s mess. Or of standing in the gap between You and sin as an intercessor. Isaiah glimpses the future, a future where You would step down into our world. He may not have seen that Yu would be born and grow as a servant and teacher. And it was not till the resurrection that we saw Jesus, in a new light, as a warrior defeating His enemies and death itself.

Perhaps Isaiah used his picture language because in their history there were many occasions when Israel saw You God enable them to defeat their enemies. Sometimes without lifting a finger (2 Chronicles 20:22–23:). Jesus too showed His dominion over all that is evil (Matthew 11:2-6). The promise was given that a Redeemer would come to those who choose to turn from transgression to Him. And we have experienced it. And yet, there is still a future battle to be won. We see pictorial language in Revelation 19:11-21. We may not understand it fully but we know this. Nothing can defeat You God.

Its a choice to believe in You, God, Your goodness even amongst a fallen world. To go on believing even when bad things happen. To go on praying, interceding with the one who is able. To go on turning from transgression to Your arms of love. It’s not all won yet and no one said it would be easy? But we have Your gift of faith and hope and love and one day a glorious future . . .

In Jesus name we pray, Amen.

Worship Friday 2nd October 2026

When I cannot understand it all, when God’s ways are bigger than my mind – I choose to keep worship now and simple.

I sing a simple song of love
To my Savior to my Jesus
I’m grateful for the things You’ve done
My loving Saviour oh precious Jesus

My heart is glad that You’ve called me Your own
There’s no place I’d rather be

Than in Your arms of love
In Your arms of love
Holding me still, holding me near
In Your arms of love

Lyrics: Craig Musseau