Thanking God for being the First and the Last; praying for His people to put the Lord first
Who has done such mighty deeds, summoning each new generation from the beginning of time? It is I, the Lord, the First and the Last. I alone am he.”- Isaiah 41:4 NLT
Take a moment and pray with us. Click today's Prayer Podcast to get you started in thanksgiving, prayer and intercession.
Praise - Father God we thank you being the first in everything. You were there at the beginning of all creation. You are first and the last, and there is no God but you. We thank you that you were, you are and you are to come, yesterday, today and forever. You are the ruler of all, the Living One, you were dead but now alive forever and ever. You hold the keys to heaven and hell. Thank you for being the first and the last, like a book you know the start and end of the story.
Pray - for people who know you, including ourselves, to put you first in everything. You said to seek first the Kingdom of God and all his righteousness and all these things we needed would be provided. You reminded us that the first and greatest commandment is to love you with all our heart, soul and mind. Help us to put you first in our emotions, our thoughts and what we take in that we would demonstrate our love for you.
Intercede - We lift up that person that you've placed on our heart to come to know you as first in their lives. Touch their hearts, soften it to hear and believe you are the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings. That you so want them, that we so want to see them see you first when they pass from this life.
Scriptures:
The Lord, the King of Israel, even the Lord of armies who has taken up his cause, says, I am the first and the last, and there is no God but me. - Isaiah 44:6 BBE
“Listen to me, Jacob, Israel, whom I have called: I am he; I am the first and I am the last. - Isaiah 48:12 NIV
I am the First and the Last, says the Lord God who is and was and is to come, the Ruler of all. Rev. 1:8 NLT
When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. I am the Living One; I was dead, and now look, I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades. Rev. 1:17-18 NLT
“But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” - Matthew 6:33 ESV
Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. - Matthew 22:37-38 NLT
Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in everything. - Colossians 1:18 NLT
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