Ed Traut

By Ed Traut

Psalms 23:6 Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.

• When we commit and abandon our hearts to Him we can expect these things;
• Goodness and love to be a natural way of life without having to be pursued, just happen naturally.
• ‘Dwelling in Gods house’ is to always be with the Lord and continuously putting Him first and being a part of His kingdom, always in heart, mind and deed.

Prayer:  My Father I bless Your holy name today in praise and adoration and declare to You that I am Yours and totally devoted to You.  Thank You for Your kindness and mercy.  You are my shepherd and I do expect these things (goodness and mercy) to follow me.  Amen.  

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

Colossians 2:19 He has lost connection with the Head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.

• It seems even when we are saved we can loose ‘connection’.
• Jesus is the head and when we disconnect we do not have life – He said we are to remain in Him (John 15).
• There is no evidence of growth or fruitfulness without being connected and even though we are born again we are to remain continually connected and watch that nothing disconnects us.

Prayer:  Lord I thank You that You have saved me and that I belong to You.  I pray that You help me stay connected and always in contact with You and not neglecting my relationship with You in anyway that I can be fruitful and grow all the time in You.  Without You I can do nothing!  Amen.

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

Psalms 44:3  It was not by their sword that they won the land, nor did their arm bring them victory; it was your right hand, your arm, and the light of your face, for you loved them.

• All too often we think we achieved something ourselves when in fact it was completely God.
• The enemy would love for us to focus on make us think that we accomplished things by our own efforts, but it was God who empowered us and gave us those abilities and direction.
• All that is good, wonderful and victorious comes from His hand and if we face something today even though He gives us the abilities, it is Him that gives us the victory.

Prayer:  Lord I will always give You the glory, because You are the one that gives the victories and the one that causes me to prosper in all ways.  I bless Your holy name and I am so grateful for all that You do for me.  I worship You today.  Amen. 

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

• It is just not allowed – to be
  anxious.  We have to shake off anxiety of any kind, because the devil
  likes to get us stressed so that our faith can not be functioning.
• We ought to ask the Lord, and not be afraid.  There are so many things that we just haven’t asked for – go ahead ask.
• And then we need to be full of
  thankfulness, always in a whole lifestyle of thanksgiving because God is
  so good and He does answer prayer.

Prayer:  Lord I do present and make known my request to You things that I would want whether I am deserving or not, I ask You, because You said I can go ahead and ask and now I am asking with a confidence that not only do You hear, but You will answer and do for me.  I praise Your holy name.  Amen. 

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

Psalms 42:11 Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

• We all have moments of sadness, disappointment and concerns, as we are all human.
• We take command of our soul and these thought processes. We redirect our thoughts and hope into the Lord.
• Our hope (positive expectancy) is in God regardless of what things might look like and therefore we praise Him.

Prayer:  I do praise You Lord with joy, and sing a song to You today of victory, because I refuse to allow my soul to be disappointed, frustrated, fearful or downcast.  My hope is always in You.  Help me to project and to share this with others ,I pray in Jesus name.  Amen. 

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

Psalms 119:165 Great peace have they who love your law, and nothing can make them stumble.

• So many of us look and long always to have peace, but God Himself is the author of that peace.
• When we love His ways and pursue all that God is peace comes naturally and we can walk in it.
• When we follow the ways of God and His principles and His teachings we walk continually and do not stumble.

Prayer:  I praise Your Holy name Lord for all that You are and I thank You for the peace that I experience and enjoy.  I do pursue Your law and Your way and Your principles.  They are my life and my source, I belong to You.  Amen.

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

• So often it feels not to be rejoicing or excited when we have so many challenges but;
• There is strength and power in praise and rejoicing.
• To rejoice in God and the Lord, because He never changes, He is our strength.

Prayer:  Lord I choose and I live to worship You and to rejoice today, I lift my hands in excitement and rejoicing to You because You are God regardless of what I am going through or what surrounds me, You are my strength.  Amen.

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.

• So often we are in a hurry for God to do things and answer our prayer, but God has a certain time.
• God is timeless and omni present.  We feel the pressure of every second ticking by, but let us trust Him that His timing is always perfect.
• God is patient and wants us all to be saved and not anyone lost. 

Prayer:  Lord I yield to Your timing and Your purpose and Your plan. Forgive me Lord for being in a hurry in anyway.  Help me to trust You for Your timing and not be stressed in any way.  I yield to You and I praise Your blessed name today.  Amen.  
 

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.

• Troubles are no doubt around all of us.
• But for sure they are momentary and temporary.
• But they will achieve blessings for us at the end – what the enemy meant to harm us with is going to be designed by God to bless us and others. 

Prayer:  Lord I will not today be stressed or focussed on troubles.  I will bless Your Holy name and I will rejoice that You will turn all my troubles and difficulties into blessing and these will just be passing through and I will continue in Your glory.  Strengthen me I pray in Jesus name, fill my heart with Your words of praises and songs today because You are worthy of all my praise.  Amen.

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life

By Ed Traut

John 17:15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.

• Jesus prayed for us that we would be safe.
• We were not to be taken out of the world, but rather be protected in it.
• The evil one is real and he is out to get us, but we have this prayer that shields us. 

Prayer:  Thank You Lord that You are my helper and my ever intercessor and watch over me that the evil one can not harm me. I feel safe in You today.  Amen.
 

Ed Traut
Prophetic Life