Words of Encouragement Blog

Father God, we lay at your feet asking forgiveness for our sins—for we all have sinned and fallen short of your glory. You alone, Father, are faithful and just to forgive us of our sins, cast them into the sea of forgetfulness, cleanse us from all unrighteousness, and restore the years that were eaten away by sinful actions.

Thank You, Lord, for your promise to extend mercy and forgiveness to those who confess and forsake their sins.

We thank You that Your ear is not closed to our cry’s; Your hands are ready to wipe away all our tears; Your arms will catch us when we fall and rock us close when we hurt. Your love never fails—even in our darkest hours.

What then shall we render unto You, Oh Lord, for all of Your loving kindness towards us? We shall offer You the sacrifice of Praise—early in the morning, at noontime, and even in the midnight hours our hearts will rejoice and our lips will praise You on high—Our Prince of Peace, Strong Tower, Sovereign Savior! Hallelujah and Amen!🙏🏽~M. Ford

“Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.” (Proverbs 28:13)

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Abba Father, Thank you, for loving us beyond our sins!🙌🏼 Our Souls are not lost because You didn’t Quit on The Cross!✝️

Lord, you said that if we lift you up, You would draw all men unto yourself! It’s your great Love that lifted us out of the muck and miry clay of sin, your peace that comforts us within, your blood that causes us to win, and your joy that encourages us again and again!🙌🏼☝🏾

We are forever Grateful, Grateful, Grateful!!Hallelujah to The King of Kings, and Lord of LORDS! We lift Your Name On High today as we continue to Fast and Pray! Amen🙏🏽🙌🏼☝🏾💃🏾🔥🙏🏽~M. Ford

“Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear.” (Isaiah 59:1)

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Abba Father, I humbly bow before you today as we continue to Fast and Pray. I pray that all Christians will commit to bowing before You in prayer at the beginning of each day in order to receive strength and grace needed to overcome obstacles, divert the enemy’s tricks and traps, walk in victory and live holy.

Jehovah Tsidkenu—God of our Righteousness! Let them be put to shame who persecute your children, but do not let your children be put to shame. Let them be dismayed who caused your children to be grieved and dismayed. Do not let your children be cast down, but lift us up and allow us to rise high above our enemies and those that would bring distress, distraction, destruction and calamity into our lives.

Thank you, ABBA, for drawing near to all those who call upon your name in truth. Thank You, that your arms are not too short to reach down and save the lost; your hand is open wide to bless those in distress; your unfailing love comforts the comfortless; and your ear is not too dull to hear our humble one accord cry for the healing of our land.

Heal us, O Lord, and we shall be healed; Save us, and we shall be saved. For You are our PRAISE and we give You all the GLORY! It’s in Jesus’ mighty name I pray. Amen 🙏🏽 ~M. Ford

“But he gives us more grace…”God opposes the proud but shows favor to the humble.” Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” (James 4:6-7)

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Father God, You promised in your Word that in the times of trouble you shall hide us safe in your arms; and you would give us power and authority to trample on serpents and scorpions 🦂, and over all the powers of the enemy, and NOTHING shall harm us!

Therefore, I come cutting off the heads of every demon that rises up against me with The Sword ⚔️ of the Spirit! I come demolishing demonic spirits and send them back to the pits of hell by the Power of The Blood🩸of Jesus Christ! I come pulling down strongholds and breaking shackles in The Name of Jesus! I come decreeing and declaring that NO WEAPON formed against me shall prosper, says The Lord!

Jehovah Sabaoth—LORD Of Hosts; Mighty Guardian! You are our Strong Tower where the Righteous run 🏃🏾‍♀️ in and are safe!

Jehovah Tsaba—mighty Warrior! You promised to fight our battles for us if we just be still and KNOW that YOU ARE GOD! Therefore, dispatch Warrior Angels to protect, guide and do battle on our behalf.

Jehovah Nesi—our banner of protection! I come CLAIMING THE VICTORY this day as we Fast and Pray by the Power of The Holy Ghost! Hallelujah and Amen!🙏🏽~M. Ford

”Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you.“ (Luke 10:19 NKJV)

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Father GOD, we stand on your promises, trusting in your holy Word, as we plead the cleansing blood🩸of Jesus and declare the power of His great Name!

That at the Name of JESUS every knee shall bow, every tongue confess that HE alone is LORD!

That at the Name of JESUS those bound by sin will be set FREE forever!

At the Name of JESUS demons will bow down in submission to HIS authority!

At the Name of JESUS the sick will be healed, the lost saved, broken marriages mended, prodigal children returned, unholy habits ceased, estranged relationships restored, and every wrong made right at That Great Name!☝🏾

LORD GOD, we give You all glory and honor for You alone are righteous and worthy of our praise! Thank you for hearing and answering our prayers on this day!

It’s in Jesus’ mighty and matchless name I pray…Amen!🙏🏽~M. Ford

“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” (Jeremiah‬ ‭33:3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬)

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Heavenly Father, we come covering our children today as we fast and pray. We pray that our children will be clothed in humility, respectful of their elders, honor themselves and be gracious to others—remaining morally pure and seeking to live for Christ all the days of their lives.

For we know the enemy has declared war against our children and all manner of evil schemes and traps have been set and launched against them by the evil one—everything from drugs to premature sexual exploitation to suicidal behavior…and the list goes on and on!

Therefore, We plead the blood 🩸of Jesus Christ against “The Dark Trinity” of demonic spirits that have been released on our children of this generation: The Possessor, The Enchantress (sexual perversion), and The Destroyer! All unleashed upon this generation attempting to distort their minds, steal their innocence and rob them of purity at an early age, and destroy their hope for a bright and purposeful future!

Jehovah Tsaba—Our Mighty Warrior—we come standing in the gap…Pleading the Blood of JESUS and decreeing and declaring that the enemy will NOT prevail against them and VICTORY IS THEIRS!

For You, Oh LORD, have given us authority to bind every demonic spirit that has been loosed to torment, trick, trap and destroy these precious souls, and therefore we pray a hedge of God’s protection all around them, the covering of Jesus’ blood all over them and we command these demonic forces back to the pits of hell, IN JESUS’ MIGHTY and MATCHLESS NAME! Hallelujah and Amen🙏🏽~M. Ford

“Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.” (Luke 10:19 ESV)

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Father GOD, I come praying for Your protection, direction, guidance and covering over your children today—those who are called by your name.

Touch those who are hurting, sick, disenfranchised, lonely and lost with your finger of healing, restoration, renewal and love.

LORD GOD, purge, renew and strengthen us each day to be the SALT and LIGHT in a dark and dying world that has lost its savor (love for Christ) and that has become dim with satanic darkness (demonic spirits).

Empower and equip us all for the work of the ministry and help us to walk boldly in the calling you have placed upon our lives…operating daily as tangible representatives of your Kingdom here on earth.

Father God, make us over until we become holy and acceptable in YOUR eyesight. We submit ourselves as a Living Sacrifice this day…no longer yielding to our personal Will and agendas, but surrendering to Your Will and Your Way, Yahweh!

It’s in Jesus’ mighty and matchless Name I pray, Amen🙏🏽~M. Ford

”You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:13-14, 16)

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Father God, I come praying for all Pastors to boldly stand and preach the uncompromised gospel and saving grace of Jesus Christ. When they open their mouth to speak, teach and preach your Word that The Holy Spirit will take full control, and every utterance from their lips will REVERENCE YOU, Oh GOD, in all of your holiness and glory!

Give Pastors wisdom, knowledge and understanding as they call their congregations to steadfast prayer and fasting…leading them to an understanding of the times and the need to live holy and walk in steadfast faith and obedience to God’s Word.

I pray for a SPIRIT of PRAYER to spread like wildfire in our homes and churches until every church becomes a “House of Prayer”, saturated with seasons and extended times of people turning to the Lord.

Thank you, ABBA, for this assigned opportunity to lift Pastors in prayer this 7th day of Prayer and Fasting. Now LORD…SHOW US YOUR GLORY! IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS, Amen!🙏🏽~M. Ford

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Father God, we come lifting up Marriages to you on today as we fast and pray. Raise up Christian marriages with husbands and wives willing to do it God’s way according to your Word and not their own way.

For you designed marriage to be a tangible representation of Christ’s love for the Church. Therefore, We decree and declare that three cords are not easily broken as the enemy has come into our homes and into our marriages to KILL LOVE, STEAL JOY, NULLIFY PEACE, and DESTROY the COVENANT of godly marriage!

We come this day crying out to you in unified PRAYER, pleading the blood of Jesus over every marriage in jeopardy of destruction by the enemy!

There is wonder-working POWER in the BLOOD OF JESUS to RESURRECT DEAD things!

Lord, breathe NEW LIFE into those dead marriages and cause husbands and wives to dedicate their Marriage to you and to bring forth FRUITS of a Godly Marriage that will function as designed by its Creator!

As You Commanded dead Lazarus to “COME FORTH” alive again…We call upon that same RESURRECTION POWER to CALL FORTH into our Marriage those things that are not as though they were and to call that which seem DEAD back to LIFE!

•LOVE UNCONDITIONAL…COME FORTH!

•FORGIVENESS…COME FORTH!

•SELFLESSNESS…COME FORTH!

•SELF CONTROL…COME FORTH!

•PATIENCE…COME FORTH!

•GENTLENESS…COME FORTH!

•KINDNESS…COME FORTH!

•FAITHFULNESS…COME FORTH!

•JOY…COME FORTH!

•HAPPINESS…COME FORTH!

•PEACE…COME FORTH!

•COMPASSION…COME FORTH!

IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS…WE DECREE AND DECLARE BY THE POWER OF THE HOLY GHOST…COME FORTH! WE BELIEVE, TRUST…Hear our humbly cry this day…Amen! 🙏🏽~M. Ford

“And when he had thus spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.” (John 11:43)

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Heavenly Father, help your children as we strive to do your will. Renew our strength day by day.

Mount us up on wings of eagles! As we walk, let us not faint. When we run, let us not get weary. When we stand still, let us feel your presence and power encouraging us to remain strong and run on!

Father GOD, give us an extra portion of your strength, mercy and grace on this day. Render the weapons formed against us by the enemy ineffective! Give us your joy unspeakable and your peace that pass all understanding! Help us fight the good fight, stay positive and keep the faith!

Thank you Lord for your unfailing love! Let Your will be done in and through each of us…In Jesus’ mighty name I pray, Amen🙏🏽~M. Ford

“Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.” (I John 5:14-15)

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