YOUR FINAL 19@1900 PRAYER GUIDE…KEEP PRAYING!
Psalm 130
Given this is the last prayer notes, I hope you will forgive me making a few personal comments in this last one. I choose this psalm to end with because it describes beautifully the situation we have found ourselves in. We cry out from the depths; we remember that God is merciful and forgiving; we wait for the Lord and put our hope in his word; he is the God of unfailing love, the God of redemption. Our prayers are founded and based on these wonderful truths. We don’t need prayer notes to keep praying. My hope and prayer is that we will daily come before the throne of grace.
“Surely we are never sound in Christianity until all the light that we receive be turned into love” (Thomas Manton)
Petition: Please join with us in praying for:
1.The World – There have been 279,798,604 cases (up 5,103,498 – a 10% increase on last week). 5,399,598 deaths of people with covid (up 45,288 – a 10% decrease). The rise in cases is being driven by Europe, the US, South Korea and Australia. Countries which were, at the beginning of the pandemic, disastrous (Brazil, India and others) now have the lowest cases. It is possible that this is because of the infamous herd immunity. There are parts of India for example which have 99% of people with antibodies (even though only 20% are vaccinated). Covid is going to be with us for a long time. But it does seem as though Omicron will be the variant that moves it from being a pandemic to being endemic.
2. Australia – There have now been 301,960 cases (+51,232 – a 250% increase)
| State | Total Cases | Weekly Change TW/LW | Total Deaths | Change in Deaths TW/LW |
| ACT | 2,756 | +478 (+81) | 15 | +0 (+0) |
| NSW | 130,701 | +33,143 (+11,634) | 649 | +6 (+4) |
| NT | 432 | +75 (+46) | 1 | +0 (+0) |
| QLD | 5,033 | +2,736 (+126) | 7 | 0 |
| SA | 1,296 | +3,028 (+288) | 4 | 0 |
| TAS | 404 | + 157 (+ 7) | 13 | 0 |
| VIC | 157,167 | +11,597 (+9,611) | 1,492 | +38 (+48) |
| WA | 1,143 | +18 (+2) | 9 | 0 |
There are 1,055 (+ 267) people in hospital – 133 (+25) in ICU. The rise in cases is not being seen by a similar rise in hospital cases. There has also been a large increase in testing – to over 2,000,000. People are now being urged NOT to get tested, unless they have symptoms or are required by health officials to do so. There are 66,914 active cases in Australia – up over 35,000. The ‘covid zero’ states of Queensland, Tasmania, NT and South Australia are now, like NSW and Victoria, learning to live with Covid. Even WA has had some local cases. At some point every area will get covid and according to the NSW Health minister, Brad Hazzard, everyone will at some point or other get covid. Omicron is so mild in most people that they do not notice. As we finish these prayer notes it is good that we can change from focusing on case numbers, to focusing on whole health outcomes.
3. Vaccine and Cures – 4.52 billion people have received at least one dose – 58.9% of the population. Australia now has 80% one dose, 78% two dose and 7.8% triple. It is now evident that the vaccines do not stop the spread of covid, nor do they prevent people from getting it. However, they do prevent people getting seriously ill. The vast majority of people in Western nations in ICU are unvaccinated. A concern for Christians should be the vaccine injustice throughout the world. Rich nations like Australia have purchased far in excess of their needs (Australia 160 million doses for 25 million people), whilst poorer nations cannot afford to give even one dose to all their people.
4. Church – Covid has been a shaking and a wakeup call for the Church. We have yet to see the complete fall out – and it varies from area to area. Pray that the Lord’s people would be renewed in their love and commitment for Christ and his Church.
5. Personal and Family – All of us have our personal stories. For me covid meant that I was not able to be with my father when he died, my daughter when she married and my son when his family was added to with a baby girl. Work was more than disrupted. At times it felt like I was imprisoned on the largest (and nicest) prison in the world! But many others have suffered much more – those who have lost loved ones, those who have lost jobs and livelihoods, those for whom the pain of separation has been more than they can bear. Covid has once again taught us of the importance of good, strong, healthy, biblical family units.
A Prayer of Repentance: Lord forgive us for our impatience – when we do not wait on you. Forgive us when we do not listen, when we forget who you are, when we neglect your word. Lord you have promised that you will redeem us from all our sins – if we confess them. Grant us that spirit of true confession, in Jesus Name, Amen.
Song: This is a great version of Psalm 130 p combining the traditional Scottish tune with the Getty’s contemporary version…
A Prayer of Thanksgiving: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For yours is the power, the kingdom and the glory. Amen.
And Finally: When I started doing the ‘19@1900 prayers’ almost two years ago, I did not anticipate that this would continue for such a long time. It has been my privilege to share this journey with you. Of course, we continue to pray. Most of all we pray for a revival and renewal in Australia and throughout the world. One of the changes that has occurred in my ministry (like many others) because of covid is the increased use of video. If any of you are interested, I produce a daily five-minute meditation entitled ‘Coffee with Job’ – and a weekly one entitled ‘The Romans 8 Road to Hope. You can access these on my YouTube channel. Here is the latest – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9oC-2h84Ko&t=7s
The Lord bless you and keep you, the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face towards you and give you peace – (Numbers 6:24-26)
David
This photo from today’s walk in the Botanics reminds us that the Lord is eternal, strong and we can shelter under him…
Covid Prayer Guide – Ps 126, Manton, Prayers, Facts, and Sweet Bells with Kate Rusby
Thank you David for your work of presenting God’s word to us in the year of Anno Domini, the year in which the Lord showed Himself in control as many will attest to deliverance as well as sadness, a bit like Job.
Thank you for taking us all thus far in Job. None of us will suffer the sickening losses exactly like that of Job but also none of us will have the joys that Job had on the journey and at the conclusion of it.
We in NZ look forward to less government control and more self control as we know that is a fruit of the Holy Spirit.
May the Lord grant you some rest, family time and reward even in this part of your journey that you may dwell in and enjoy Him forever.
Dear David
Thank you for this post and other interesting posts I have seen this year. Thank you for the statistics, this is most helpful.
The death numbers are the most interesting; they reveal how ridiculous the whole thing is, and how the molehill of the usual ‘flu has been made into the mountain of Covid by persistent advertising by governments etc. The case numbers are meaningless without more detail.
As regards vaccines and cures I will say the following:
I have had my fair share of vaccines, including polio I believe. I used to think vaccines were of some use until, at 60 years of age last year, I researched properly. I changed my mind.
Covid 19 is the ‘flu, dressed up as a monster to scare people, re-branded if you will. This helps big pharma etc, control the populace and make more money.
The ‘flu is the internal toxicosis of the body, mainly via urea, partly due to metabolism of food and partly due to the many poisons in our environment which can and do enter our bodies in the air, food and water.
Injecting poisons such as via vaccines merely adds to the toxicosis problem. Vaccines have never been of any use, it is merely that constant and persistent ‘advertising’ persuaded people that they were of use. The various deaths and harm have been well-documented over the decades. It is being documented now.
It is all very straightforward. Vitamin D deficiency is the true pandemic due to indoor working and living away from the sunshine which, if we do the right thing things, will give us vitamin D (free!). Big pharma etc. are not keen on free as they don’t make much money out of it.
Lack of vitamin D causes rickets. Polio is merely rickets re branded again for big pharma to make money. The polio vaccine was pointless. A good dose of vitamin D such as was once given via cod liver oil in a spoon (a disgusting taste I understand). You can now get this in capsule form of course.
Vaccines are neuro-toxins, if there is anything in them at all, as are most big pharma drugs. Therefore they are at best pointless.
If your immune system is in good order then by and large you will tolerate a poisonous vaccine. If weakened you will suffer various side effects. If your immune system is very poor you may die.
Boosting you immune system with vitamin D can go a long way to protecting you against the toxicosis, but vitamin C is very good as an anti-oxidant to help flush the toxins out of your system. By and large you should be able to gain your vitamins etc from good, untainted food. Highly processed foods will not help.
I have done much on Covid 19 etc., but should you be interested, here is my link to vaccines.
https://alphaandomegacloud.wordpress.com/v-is-for-vaccination/
This gives access to my main Covid 19 Summary and that gives access to the various other issues. I also cover the statistics in the UK and USA.
The following explain the variants.
https://alphaandomegacloud.wordpress.com/2021/12/02/various-variants-covid-19/
Please note I do use humour as necessary on posts and pages to lighten the mood and help make the points. I will also use salty language to assault evil strongholds!
The church is slowly waking up but so many of those who call themselves Christians have been asleep and still haven’t understood the stupendous fraud going on over Covid 19, who is behind it, or that God has His own agenda at play to sort out the criminally stupid.
Please, please do wake yourself. You not seem to have grasped what is really going on.
And please note vaccination is an anagram of ‘Icon Vatican’, an obvious pointer to the source of the problem, apart from Satan as usual underneath it all.
Nevertheless may I take the opportunity to wish you a belated very happy Christmas.
Kind regards
Baldmichael Theresoluteprotector’sson
Please excuse the nom-de-plume, this is as much for fun as a riddle for people to solve if they wish.