Let's talk about honesty.
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Proverbs 11:1 says,
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"Dishonest scales are
an abomination to the Lord,
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but a just
weight is His delight.
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I like the message
translation, which says,
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"God hates
cheating in the marketplace.
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He loves it when
business is above board."
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I can't imagine that
anyone would like being swindled
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or scammed under any condition.
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Be it in business dealings
or personal relationships.
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Jesus said of
Satan, when he lies,
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he speaks what
is natural to him,
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for he is a liar
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and the father of
lies and half-truths.
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When I'm not
honest, or even half honest,
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I'm being like Satan.
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I definitely don't
want anything to do
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with deception or dishonesty,
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but rather it's my
desire to do everything I can
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to treat others with
fairness and integrity
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and to exhibit total honesty.
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Take my life and let it be
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Consecrated Lord to thee
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Take my hands and let them move
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At the impulse of thy love
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At the impulse
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Of thy love
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Take my feet and let them be
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Swift and beautiful from thee
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Take my voice and let me sing
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Only always for my King
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Always only
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For my King
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Heavenly Father, I thank You
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for giving me Your character
and the mind of Christ.
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I desire to be
upright in all my ways.
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So please forgive me
when I lower my standards
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by not being honest.
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Holy Spirit convict me
if I ever lean on the scale
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or take advantage of
situations for my gain.
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Remind me that I
will reap what I sow.
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Help me to always apply
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the right
standards of measurement
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and give me the boldness to
expose dishonest situations.
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I refuse to lie,
steal or deceive in any way.
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So, God, help me to
properly represent You
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in my daily transactions.
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Grant me a high regard
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for the importance
of being truthful, fair,
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and just in
everything I do and say.
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And, Lord, I ask
that You please touch
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the hearts of those
in authority over us,
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that they would desire
honesty in their decisions too.
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I want to be a man
after Your own heart,
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pure in thought and deed.
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Thank You for
constantly loving me
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as I grow to be more like You.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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Heavenly Father,
we come to You again,
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praising Your holy name,
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coming to You as Your children.
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Lord, as
followers of our Savior,
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I pray that each one of
us would search our hearts
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and that we would be honest
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in all of our
dealings with others.
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That we would
proclaim the name of Jesus
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in our actions
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that we would live a
life that would glorify You,
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that we would never
lie, cheat or steal.
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Help us to be fair in
our dealing with others
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so that our reputation
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would show that we truly love
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and honor our Savior
and Lord Jesus Christ.
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I just pray for strength
to be the kind of person
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that you would
have us to be every day.
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And I just pray that
as we live our life here
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in this sinful world,
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that an honest person
would shine out, Lord,
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and that others would notice
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and want to know
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how they can
live a life this way.
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And we'll be glad to tell them
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through our Savior
and Lord Jesus Christ.
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We ask all these
things in Your name.
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Amen.
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Take my lips and let them be
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Filled with messages
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From thee
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Take my silver and take my gold
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Not a mite would I with withhold
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Not one mite
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Would I withhold
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And take my will
and make it thine
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It shall be no longer mine
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Take my heart It is thine own
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And it shall be thy royal throne
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It shall be
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Your royal throne
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Dear Father in heaven, Lord,
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I wanna uplift all of
us to help us to be honest
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in our daily walk with You.
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Honest in our
jobs and in everything
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that You assigned
to us through each day.
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Father, it says in Your Word
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that honesty is important to You
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in that You want us
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to reflect Your character, Lord.
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Father, I ask right now
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that You help us to
reflect Your character
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in every act,
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including to be
honest and true to You,
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to Your Word
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and in our life
and to others, Lord.
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Let us be honest to others.
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In Jesus' precious name, amen.
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Most gracious and
loving Father in heaven.
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If we wanted to
return to You, we could,
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all we have to do is
throw away all our idols
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and stray from You no more.
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Then when we swear
by Your name saying,
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as surely as the Lord
lives we can do so with honesty,
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justice, and righteousness,
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then we would be a blessing
to the nations of the world.
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And all people would come
and praise Your holy name.
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Amen.
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Heavenly Father,
this world needs honesty.
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Today, we hear so
much about fake news
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when what we
really want is truth,
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sincerity and
adherence to the facts.
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Lord, there is much confusion
in the world and deception.
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We long for truth.
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Help us to
remember Your Word is truth.
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Help us to know Your
Word, to live Your Word,
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to share Your Word
with those around us.
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And to be fair
and straightforward,
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to be honest in our conduct,
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we want to reflect
Your character, Lord.
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We pray for the
Holy Spirit to change us
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and use us to share
Your truth with the world.
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In Jesus' name, amen.
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Take my love my Lord
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I pour at your feet
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It's treasure store
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Take myself and I will be
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Ever only all for thee
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Ever only all
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For thee
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Proverbs 21:3 says,
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"To do what is right
and just is more acceptable
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to the Lord than sacrifice."
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Romans 13:7 says,
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"Give to everyone
what you owe them"
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If you owe taxes, pay taxes,
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if revenue, then revenue,
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if respect, then respect,
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if honor, then honor."
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Father God, I lift up those
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who might have
trouble with this,
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who are conflicted,
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whether or not
they should be honest.
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Lord, there's
really no question,
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whether or not we
agree or disagree sometimes
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even with our leaders.
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Father, the respect
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that the position deserves
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and the honesty that
the situation deserves.
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I just pray that
You will give us wisdom
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and make it clear
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that we will never be
wrong by being honest.
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You will never accuse
us of being too honest.
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I can't imagine that.
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And if that be the
case, then Holy Spirit,
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give me the wisdom that
I would not be too honest,
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but I don't know, even
again, I don't want half-truths.
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I want the whole truth
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to lead everything that I do.
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Father, there are
so many again in need.
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There are
ministries that are leading
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around the country.
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One ministry that is
called in, it serves in Myanmar.
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God, I pray in Jesus' name
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that You would
minister through that ministry,
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that they would be
Your hands and feet
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right there in
that foreign land.
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Father, I read the
prayer of one who says,
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"Give me strength
against many things in my life
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that the enemy is
trying to disrupt."
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They ask that God
would help them make
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good grades,
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that the Lord
would heal their mother,
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that the stress will be released
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from their family.
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And that they seek
the Lord in everything.
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Father, we as Your children,
we are in great need of you.
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In every situation
that we have in life
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that is disrupted by evil,
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we cry out to
You to be the healer.
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We cry out to You
to be our redeemer.
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We cry out to
You to be our savior,
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to rescue us from
these evil situations.
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So, God, I pray for
protection and safety
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for jobs and finances,
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for healing in people's bodies
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and people's minds,
and in their hearts.
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God bless our viewers.
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Bless those who
hear these prayers.
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We thank You for
hearing our prayer.
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Fill us with honesty, Lord.
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We love you, God.
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Thank You, father,
for answering our prayer.
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Thank You for the
reports that we receive
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when people know
that You have heard
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their prayer.
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We know that You
answer prayer in Your own time
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that Your ear is tuned to us
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if our hearts are right.
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And we just continue
to pray Your kingdom come,
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Your will be done in our lives
on earth as it is in heaven.
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So don't forget to be honest.
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If you have trouble
with being dishonest,
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change those habits,
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change your habits
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that are causing
you to be dishonest.
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Our best approach
is to be like Christ.
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