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TODAY’S WORD…

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Come back, we beg You, O God of Heaven’s Armies.
Look down from heaven and see our plight.
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Take care of this grapevine
that You Yourself have planted,
this son You have raised for Yourself.
For we are chopped up and burned by our enemies.
May they perish at the sight of Your frown.
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Strengthen the man You love,
the son of Your choice.
Then we will never abandon You again.
Revive us so we can call on Your name once more.

Turn us again to Yourself, O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies.
Make Your face shine down upon us.
Only then will we be saved.

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– Psalm 80:14-19 (NLT)

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REFLECTION…

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This is a pressing appeal to God

to come back and defend the faithful

who are constantly under attack.

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It remains our prayer even today.

We ask God to come to our defence

– we, the branches of His vine,

always subjected to such destructive treatment.

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Christ is the True Vine,

the chosen Son sent by God to save us

and to fill us with hope.

To Him we cry “Come, Lord Jesus, come!”

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But if the face of the Lord is to shine upon us once again

we – His people – need to be renewed in our faith;

we need to return to Him in loyalty;

we need to constantly pray to the Lord Our Saviour.

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PRAYER…

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Come, Lord Jesus, come.

You are welcome, Lord,

in my heart.

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Come, Lord Jesus, come.

Come and defend my soul,

come and strengthen me,

come and save me,

come and make me whole.

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Renew me, Lord,

and protect me from temptation,

as I embrace You, O Vine of Love and Truth,

determined to become one with You.

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Come, Lord Jesus, come

and let Your face shine down upon me!

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Amen.

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REPETITIVE PRAYER FOR TODAY…

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Come, Lord Jesus, come!

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