Day 32: It Shall Be Well
Week Five: Our God is Mighty and Terrible
Psalms 128:1-2
"Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD ; That walketh in his ways. For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: Happy shalt thou be , and it shall be well with thee."
Devotional
Welcome to The Turnaround’s 52 Days of Prayer!
INTRODUCTION
On Day 32, we find our focus in one of the fifteen Psalms of Ascent. These
psalms focus on getting back home and dwelling with God. Today’s
verses remind us of the blessing one would receive if you fear the Lord
and walk in His ways.
INSIGHT
In Psalms 120 to134, the phrase “ma’alot” meaning “going up” is in each of
them. Each of these psalms are called “a song of ascent.” Some scholars
believe they represent the fifteen steps leading up to the temple of
Jerusalem. Other scholars believe the ascent refers to the Israelite’s
pilgrimages during the three annual feasts to Jerusalem. These are both
holy acts, and one could say, similar to the construction of “The Wall” we
see Nehemiah working towards rebuilding.
Anything done in reverent obedience to Jehovah God is Holy. All three of
these acts are symbolic as to how we as a nation and as God’s People
should return to living as He has commanded us to live.
“The Fear of the Lord” is mentioned 130 times in God’s Word. This is an awe
inspired, reverent, Holy Fear that is done out of a deep seated, reverent
love for The Great ‘I Am”! The Psalm tells us that we shall be happy and
that it will be well with us as we walk in His ways and obediently
participate in our labor of love—as we “Build Our Wall” through our “52
Days of Prayer”—“Our TURNAROUND!”
TURNAROUND QUESTION
If Jesus continuously got alone with The Father to pray and commune
with Him, why shouldn’t we? Why shouldn’t we invite others to join us in
prayer as Jesus invited His Disciples to join Him multiple times in the
Garden of Gethsemane?
Jesus is our Lord and Savior, and even more! He is our Perfect Example!! If
we will study His life, emulate His example, and disciple others, we will
experience a “Turnaround” in our nation of which we have never seen
before!
PRAYER
Father God, please hear our prayers. We come to You in our weakness
that You may pour out Your Divine Holy Power upon us. We so desperately
need You and petition You to graciously extend Your Grace and Mercy to
us in our time of need.
As You well know, our nation has turned its back to You. We have
abandoned the Godly statutes and principles upon which this great
nation was founded.
Lord, we, as Your Remnant, fall on our knees and beg you to deliver us
from the evil that is consuming us.
Please honor and bless our prayers to You on behalf of our nation, that it
may be once again “One Nation Under God.”
We pray this prayer in the Holy and Precious and Wonderful Name of Jesus. Amen
DECLARATION PRINCIPLE
True flourishing is rooted in righteousness and the responsible use of liberty.
DECLARATION CONNECTION
The pursuit of happiness is named among humanity’s Creator-endowed rights.
SCRIPTURE FOUNDATION
Ecclesiastes 8:12; Psalm 1:1–3
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