“And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord;”
Ephesians 5:18-19 KJV
Paths of Mercy Comforting Christian Prayer Songs by Suzanne Davis Harden All Glory To God
This song refers to a story in the Gospel of Luke:
And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt,
and they set Jesus thereon.
And as He went, they spread their clothes in the way.
And when He was come nigh, even now at the descent of the mount of Olives,
the whole multitude of the disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice
for all the mighty works that they had seen;
Saying, “Blessed be the King that cometh in the name of the Lord:
peace in heaven, and glory in the highest.”
And some of the Pharisees from among the multitude said unto Him,
“Master, rebuke thy disciples.”
And Jesus answered and said unto them,
“I tell you that, if these should hold their peace,
the stones would immediately cry out.”
Luke 19:35-40 KJV
Although the religious authorities had witnessed thousands of astonishing miracles performed by the Lord Jesus Christ in the name of His Heavenly Father over the past three years of His ministry, they refused to believe that He was from God.
Although Jesus always gave glory for everything He did to His Heavenly Father, and said He could do nothing apart from His Father, and though He taught sound doctrine with authority from the Scriptures, the religious leaders were determined to slander Him among the people and attribute His power to work miracles to the Devil.
DESPISED AND REJECTED
The religious leaders refused to accept Jesus Christ because He told them the Truth. He told them that they were corrupted hypocrites who were far from God. They looked pious on the outside, but were sinful and needed saving on the inside. They were self righteous and proud, and did not believe Jesus because they trusted that their good deeds were enough to save them.
They also put great confidence in their Jewish heritage. Because of these things they believed they could never be lost. Jesus told them that they were blind and deaf.
He said that if they did not accept Him then they would die in their sins.
However, they would rather kill Him than believe such a thing. And so they unmercifully had Jesus crucified on a cross.
Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who had never sinned, suffered and died for the sins of not only those who put Him to death, but for all humanity. Though He died, He rose again on the third day. The Father restored Him to life and gave Him a glorious new eternal body.
Because He died for our sins that we might have eternal life, not only should the rocks shout, so also should the rivers and trees, and all the earth cry aloud and give Him praise and glory and honor for His sacrifice that we might be forgiven for our sins and be cleansed by His spotless blood shed on the cross for us.
Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Philippians 2:9-11 – KJV
MUSICAL CONVERSATIONS
Prayer is a conversation between The Lord and me.
All of the music the Lord gives me is birthed in prayer and worship as well as in the Word of God.
The Lord recently revealed to me that the published songs He has given me over the past six years are not primarily for entertainment purposes, but He has sent them to be musical dialogues through which He can speak to our hearts by His Holy Spirit who inspired them.
To enter into the Lord’s musical conversation, first I start with the song’s title, listen to the music in prayer before the Lord, taking my bible along with me, and ask the Lord Jesus to speak to my heart what He wants to say to me through His word.
Jesus gave a promise to His disciples. He said that His Holy Spirit would guide them as they sought Him.
“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in
My name, He shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance,
whatsoever I have said unto you…John 14:26KJV
Howbeit when He, the Spirit of truth, is come, He will guide you into all truth:
for He shall not speak of Himself; but whatsoever He shall hear,
that shall He speak: and He will shew you things to come.” John 16:13 – KJV
Most all of my published song titles have biblical references.
The prayer song titles and hymns have lyrics that are straightforward. And all of my prayer songs have been inspired by the Bible, mostly the psalms. The scriptures that inspired each of them are in the prayer song books that feature the lyrics. It will inevitably be the Word of God that the Lord will use to speak to your heart as you sit down to listen to His songs. For that is what gave them birth.
How an individual song might apply to your personal situation is a matter for private prayer between you and Christ. He will make the matter plain to you. Trust the Lord Jesus.
Again, these are personal, holy conversations between you and the Lord Jesus Christ. Please keep them private between you and the Lord. That is the meaning of holy. Keep holy things between yourself and God.
Jesus said, “But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.”~ Matthew 6:6 – KJV
You may want to check some of things the Lord inspired me to make for a particular song because He never had me create something to no purpose.
For example, the Lord sometimes gave me a blog, scripture painting, or a video to include with His music. Again those things have their origin in the Word of God.
JUST A PIECE OF THE LOAF…
Perhaps you may only be able to hear clips of the songs.
May you know that it is not necessary to purchase any of the Lord’s songs.
The clips are usually long enough to hear what the instrumental songs are like. As for the songs with lyrics, again it is not necessary to purchase anything.
You can always borrow the prayer song ebooks through Kindle lending in order to discover their lyrics.
Find out what libraries the prayer song ebooks are in and borrow them that way.
I have made some of my prayer songs into music videos with the lyrics printed on them.
Nothing that is God’s will is to no purpose, just as your life is absolutely God’s will and you have a divine purpose.
“Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.” ~ Ephesians 5: 17 (KJV)
The things that the Lord has had me produce and publish these past several years have been gifts and messages from His heart.
He never fails to speak volumes to me when I take the time to sit down and allow Him to converse about what He wanted to say to me through a song He’s given me.
It’s amazing how many biblical references the Holy Spirit really will guide us to when we stay quiet before the Lord and listen to Him!
“The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in Him.
The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him, to the soul that seeketh Him.
It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.” ~ Lamentations 3:24-26 (KJV)
I’m so thankful for this honor of being able to do our Heavenly Father’s work despite so many physical challenges.
These only serve to prove that it is Christ’s power doing the work in and through me. Otherwise there would be no way I could do these things.
“It is not by might, nor by power, but by My Spirit says the Lord of Hosts…” Zechariah 4:6
May God bless you and speak to your hearts, comfort, and encourage you through all of His holy songs and gifts He has given me the privilege to share with you.
Heavenly Father, please bless all those who are suffering and need healing today, whether in their body, mind, or soul.
Thy word promises “God sent His word and healed them and delivered them…”
King David wrote, “O Lord my God, I cried out to You, and You healed me.”
Thank You, Lord, that You love each one of us as if we are the only child You have to love.
You dwell in our heart so You feel our pain.
Thy word says, “You have seen my troubles, and You care about the anguish of my soul.”
Lord, send rivers of peace and hope to all who are chronically ill, suffering pain and are discouraged physically, spiritually, or emotionally.
May You strengthen and encourage each of Thy precious children today.
May they know that though they have endured a long, difficult night of weeping, they will see a bright new morning come soon, with joy from the streams of Heaven that none can take from their hearts.
For Thy word promises, “Though weeping endures for a night, joy comes in the morning.”
May You give them grace to bear what they cannot in their own strength bear.
Thank You, Lord, for all who are praying this prayer today.
May they know how much You love and value them. May they feel You holding them in Your everlasting arms of love and mercy. May they know that suffering and affliction do not mean that You no longer love us. For Thy own Son suffered when He lived on this earth. “He was a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief,” Thy word says.
Thy word says that we suffer now so that our faith may be refined, but that someday You will wipe all our tears away and we will suffer no more.
Lord, we praise You for Your wonderful promises and for Thy word that says You keep every promise forever. (Psalm 146:6)
Thank You that though we may suffer for a season, You will never leave or forsake us. And there is an end to all our trials. For Thy word promises, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all.”
Thank You that You are going to deliver Thy suffering children who are asking for healing miracles.
“…for I am the Lord that healeth thee.” ~ Exodus 15:26 (KJV)
“For I will restore health to you,and your wounds I will heal, says the Lord, because they have called you an outcast:‘It is Zion, for whom no one cares!’” ~ Jeremiah 30:17 (RSV)
“Bless the Lord, my soul, and never forget any of his benefits: He continues to forgive all your sins, he continues to heal all your diseases…” ~ Psalm 103:2-3 (ISV)
“But he was wounded for our transgressions, andhe was crushed for our iniquities, andthe punishment that made us whole was upon him, and by his bruises we are healed.” ~ Isaiah 53:5 (ISV)
“…who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed.” ~ 1 Peter 2:24 (NKJV)
PRAYER
Heavenly Father, thank You for giving Your only begotten Son to die on the cross to bear our sins so that we could be forgiven and redeemed; our spirits forever healed and made whole, holy, and pure in Thy sight by His blood sacrifice.
Thank You that Thy righteousness is not something we ever have to earn, because we cannot. We can never make ourselves whole or healthy spiritually by being good enough or by doing good works. Thy word reveals that our souls are born with a sin disease. This is why You sent Your Son, to heal our diseased souls, our sin sick spirits.
Because of our sins our bodies are subject to sickness and death in this life. But when we give our hearts to You, You heal our spirit and soul, You recreate us into the image of Thy Son and we are born anew. You heal the sin sickness we were born with by giving us a new heart. The blood of Jesus cleanses us and makes us whole.
You not only heal our spirits, You can heal our bodies in every kind of way, spiritually, physically, emotionally, and mentally. You are not limited in how You heal. You can heal when healing seems impossible. For nothing shall be impossible for You who created all the stars and number all the sand!
Thank You, Father God, for Thy promise that someday in Paradise You will give us a new body that can never be made sick again, will never sin again, nor have sorrow, or pain.
Thank You for Thy promise in this life of total spiritual healing. Thank You that it is a free gift of grace to all who will simply believe You for it. We love You. In Jesus’ name, amen.
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