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The glory, the power, the love of God is over your life. As we knuckle down into the word of God, wherever you are, I pray that the power and the love of God will be with you right now through this month of December. You know, there are many of us that are carrying weight of December memories, that they rise right now in this month. But wherever you are, come on, let's lock in. May the Spirit of the Lord be over you.
Father, right now, we come before you and we pray, dear God, for the empty chair at Christmas. Lord, this subject that is rising in the conversations. Lord, as we look across the dinner table, Father, as we walk and as we live our lives and as we see the empty chair at work, the empty chair at school, the empty chair at home, the empty chair in ministry and life. Father, Lord, we all have many empty chairs in our lives at this season, at this December. Lord, we pray right now for the weight of memories of what was. We pray, dear God, wherever we are, from London to Toronto, from Toronto, Sydney, Belfast, Cape Town, Chicago. Let the love of God move right away around the whole
globe today. Lord, as we lock in of shields of faith, Father, the daily prayer cycle, as we lock up and we lock in, Father, we believe in Psalm 30, verse 5, weeping may stay for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. I pray right now as we may be weeping tonight, Lord, as we may be crying tonight, Lord, we believe that joy comes in the morning, that the Spirit of the Lord is over each and every one of us. Lord, and we lay in this word, Lord, we bask in the word of God. And wherever we are across the world, Father, today, we are aching for these empty chairs, Lord, for the memories that we carry, the longing emotion, the weight, dear God, of the season that it carries. Lord, healing and grief as it rises without warning, the tears, Father, as we sit, as we look, the hearts that are hurting through this heavy
month of December. But Lord, let the joy of the Lord be our strength. Lord, we pray that we will not bask in sorrow, that we will not allow sorrow to get a hold of us. Lord, that we will rise in the name of Jesus, that the power of God will move right now. Father, you are a good God. You are the King of kings. Your love is unfailing. Your love is powerful. And as we go and as we look at the empty chair at Christmas, Father, we hold on to the word of God. We believe that Psalms 30, verse 5 is for each and every one of us. Weeping may stay for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. Lord, I pray that we will rejoice in the morning. I pray, Lord, that the love of God will be over our lives, that the Spirit of the living God will feed us and strengthen us through this season. Lord, as we search, dear God, comfort in grief. Lord, as we're looking for emotional weight to be lifted, Christmas memories to go.
Father, we believe that Revelation 21, verse 4 is for our lives. He will help and he will wipe every tear from your eyes. The Spirit of the Lord is over your life. And wherever you are, I pray that the fire of God will be over your house. I pray that you won't feel the pressure of sadness, that you won't feel depressed and worried. We pray for comfort. We pray for strength. We pray for emotional peace. We pray for restoration. We pray for hope. We pray for calm. We pray for grief in healing in grief. Lord, wherever we are today, let your glory, let your love, let your mercy permeate through
our lives. Today, Lord, we are breaking, Lord, these chains of adversity. Lord, we are breaking these because we are praying. Lord, it is not us breaking them physically, but it is the Spirit of the living God as we pray. Lord, break these chains. Lord, destroy, dear God, this stuff that is holding us back in grief. Lord, we got to move forward. So carry us today in the beautiful, in the wonderful name, in the glorious name of Jesus
Christ. Come, Holy Spirit, refresh us, we pray. Lord, we love you and we bless you. May the Spirit of the Lord be over you. Until tomorrow, never give up.