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Whatever nation you're in, whatever situation you're in right now, may the Spirit of the Lord be over you and the love of God is with you right now. I've just got to quickly tell you something. We're looking at the screens and we're looking at the UK, the NHS in the UK. I'm seeing stuff that I never thought I would read again, and I'm reading it straight off the screen. You know, we've got to pray. There are things happening across this nation. You know, that there is flu, there is sickness, there is disease. And I can't believe what I'm reading just on that screen over
there with the news. Father, in the name of Jesus, we come to you, Lord. Not only have we got, not only, dear God, have we got the pressure of Christmas, but Lord, we are watching flu rides like we've never thought again before. Lord, we don't even want to say them words anymore. Lord, we are watching a jump like we haven't seen since the lockdown and everything. Father, we are praying. Lord, we need miracles at this season in the name of Jesus Christ. But right now, we lock in for healing.
And Lord, not only are we praying for healing, dear God, not only are we praying for healing for nations, tribes, and tongues, we are praying, dear God, for financial fear at this moment. Because Lord, when we look around the world, Father, we got no money. And this month, December, is such a pressurized month. Lord, it is scary. Lord, I can't afford Christmas. I pray for those that are shouting it out right now. Lord, I cannot afford Christmas. Lord, help me survive this month financially in the name of Jesus. We pray for those that are putting Christmas, the whole Christmas, onto debit cards, credit cards. Lord God, all those areas where these financial markets are offering so much loans at this moment where they really, really hype it up. We pray right now for the fear of the bills that come in January. Lord, I pray, dear God, for those that are got to go shopping, those are going to feed the kids, those that are got to just have family gathering
around the tree. Father, we pray at this season, Lord, this is the hardest Christmas we've ever been through. Lord, financially, Lord, stress, life, the spiritual atmosphere across the world. But Lord, we're praying, dear God, for this month. The money that, Lord, it requires, dear God, just to get through this month. Lord, we are scared. Lord, we've got to be honest. Lord, help us to survive this month. The fear of the bills, the cost of living crisis here in the UK, it is rising, Lord. The emotional heaviness around provision, Lord, we've never seen so much debt in the UK. We've never seen so much fear in the UK. Lord, family breakdown in the UK.
But Father, we thank you for the food banks, Lord, around the world. And we thank you for the food banks here in the UK. And Lord, wherever there are food distributions across the world, we thank you for them right now. We pray that no one will go hungry. Lord, this poverty crisis that we are seeing around the world. Father, please, God, open up the food. Lord, open up the food banks. Lord, make sure every human being gets food at this time, regardless of Christmas, regardless of season, we pray, dear God, for this humanitarian situation around the world. Even in the UK, Father, we need help. Father, we need intervention. We need divine help
at this season. So wherever we are gathering under the sound of my voice, Father, I pray that we will lock in to Jeremiah 17. Father, we believe that this scripture is for us today. Blessed is the one that trusts in the Lord. They will be like a tree planted by water, and they will not fear when he comes. Sister and brother, it is the season of winter now in the UK. But let me tell you this in prayer: it is hot. We are feeling the intensity of the worry of the season and the moments we're in. But we got to be joyous.
We got to be joyous because the book of Philippians 4 19 says this. And my God will meet all of your needs. Come on, Father, in the name of Jesus. We thank you that our God will meet all of our needs according to his riches in glory. Lord, we're going to pay the bills in December. We're going to get through in December. We're going to flourish in December. Emotionally, financially. Lord, take
the stress. Lord, we need the word to carry us wherever we are, whatever your name is, whatever tribe, whatever tongue. From London to Toronto, from Dubai, all the way to Manila. From Manila to Kuala Lumpur, all the way to Australia, China, Russia. Dear God, bless Singapore, Japan today. Lord, all the way through the Americas, right the way around Asia, Spirit of the living God, cover us all in the love of Jesus. Because Lord, we need love. We need love today, Lord, and we need reassurance. So bless us wherever we are listening to the sound of my voice in Jesus' name. Until tomorrow.