Our God reigns, brings desolation
Because of mankind’s sin
Defiled, devoured, dire destruction
The wicked will not win
Our Lord will reign with righteousness
With power and glory
With justice, love, and faithfulness
For all eternity
He’ll reign over a mighty throng
The redeemed of the earth
We’ll sing for joy a glorious song
Proclaiming His great worth
– From a sermon on Isaiah 13-24
(To the tune “O God Our Help In Ages Past”)
Our God reigns and humbles all pride
All arrogance, conceit
All self-exalting I have tried
He’ll pull down and defeat
And so we grieve, humbly repent
We look to God for grace
To forgive, change our fallen bent
To help us run this race
– From a sermon on Isaiah 13-24
(To the tune of “O God Our Help In Ages Past”)
Our God reigns and punishes sin
Rejoice – just is the Lord
Repent, receive his salvation
Proclaim his love outpoured
We deserve judgment for our sins
Instead mercy and grace
His justice and compassion wins
For Jesus took our place
– From a sermon on Isaiah 13-24
(To the tune of “O God Our Help In Ages Past”)
Our God reigns and calls us to trust
Look to the Holy One
Our Rock who made us from the dust
Who our salvation won
– From a sermon on Isaiah 13-24
(To the tune of “O God Our Help In Ages Past)
Our God reigns o’er the nations’ strife
Look to the Lord today
He rules in all my daily life
Look to him – trust and pray
– From a sermon on Isaiah 13-24
(To the tune of “O God Our Help In Ages Past”)
Last Thursday was the National Day of Prayer. It would I suppose be easy to move on to the next thing, but certainly we need to continue to pray for our nation. Below is part of the prayer guide my church used for its prayer service last week. Each point is taken from Isaiah (which we have been studying) where there are obvious similarities between Israel and our own country.
Sin, Corruption, and Turning from God – Isaiah 1:4, 3:8-9
Pray for repentance and lives transformed by Jesus
Idolatry – Isaiah 2:8, 18
Pray for a recognition and rejection of idols, and a turning to the one true God
Injustice – Isaiah 3:14-15, 5:8, 5:23, 10:1-2
Pray for justice for the weak, poor, unborn, victims of crime
Pray for the economy, businesses, jobs, and struggling families
Proud Self-Centeredness – Isaiah 3:16, 5:21, 9:9-10, 2:17
Pray for a growing humility and love for others
Pray for leaders/stars in sports, music, movies, etc.
Drunkenness – Isaiah 5:11-12, 5:22
Pray for those caught in addictions to find freedom in Jesus
Twisting Morality – Isaiah 5:20
Pray for those caught in the lies of our culture – to be set free by the truth
Fear and dis-ease– Isaiah 7:2
Pray for those caught in fear, worry, and stress – to find rest in the Lord
Division, Hatred, and Violence – Isaiah 9:18-20
Pray for civility in politics and commitment to common good
Pray for love for others regardless of race, etc.
Pray for our police and court systems
Pray for strong families, and the casualties of broken families
Brian J. Mikul 