June 13, 2025
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Praise:
Reading Numbers 11:1-2 in Shabbat's Torah portion affirms how intercession can turn God's anger into mercy:
When the people complained, it displeased YHWH…His anger was kindled, and YHWH's fire…consumed those in the farthest parts of the camp. When the people cried unto Moses; Moses prayed unto YHWH, the fire was quenched.
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Thank You Abba for once again encouraging us that You take our prayers into consideration even when You want to righteously judge a people or nation (Psa. 106:23; Ezek. 22:30-31).
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We bless You for inviting us to pray and promising us that You will answer (Psa. 50:15; Jer. 33:3).
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We confess that there is no power in prayer, but in You who answers our prayers (Psa. 62:11; 66:3).
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Yeshua Lord, praise You for choosing us specifically so that You would have a people of prayer asking for God's kingdom to come on earth as it is in heaven (Luke 11:2; John 15:16).
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God of Israel, thank You for consistently reminding us that You do watch over Your Word to bring it to pass (Jer. 1:12), as we read of how You rebuked Moses in the Torah portion (Num. 11:23).
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Our Lord and our God, we rejoice in reading in the prophetic portion how You point out to us to trust in Your Spirit's work in and through us and not on what we can or cannot do (Zech. 4:6b-7).
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