Restoration and Renewal: A Prayer Based on Ezekiel 36:36
"Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the LORD have spoken it, and I will do it." - Ezekiel 36:36
O Sovereign Lord, Creator of all that is seen and unseen, we come before You today with hearts full of awe and reverence. Your Word reminds us of Your eternal promises, and we are humbled to stand in the shadow of Your greatness. As we reflect on Ezekiel 36:36, which proclaims, "Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the LORD have spoken it, and I will do it," we are reminded of Your unfailing commitment to restoration and renewal.
Lord, we thank You for the reassurance that You are a God who restores. In a world that often feels broken and desolate—filled with despair and pain—we take comfort in the knowledge that You are actively working to build up that which has been ruined. You see our struggles, our wounds, and our devastation, and You declare over us life, hope, and revival. We lift up to You those areas in our lives that feel desolate—whether it be in our relationships, our health, our faith, or our communities. We believe that You are not indifferent to our suffering; instead, You are intimately involved in the restoration of our souls and our circumstances.
Father, as we read Your promise, we ask for the faith to believe in its fulfillment, both in our personal lives and within our communities. Help us to see beyond our current hardships and to visualize the beauty that You can bring forth from our ruins. Echoing Your words of promise, we declare that desolation will not be our end, but a stepping stone towards growth and renewal. You are a God who prefers to turn ashes into beauty, turning our mourning into joy, and our despair into hope.
Lord, we need Your intervention to heal the broken places among us. We are surrounded by a world that often does not recognize Your power or Your presence. As the heathens look upon our lives, let them see the transformative work You are doing. May the witness of our restoration serve as a testimony to Your glory, drawing others to You. Let Your light shine brightly in our hearts so that it may illuminate the darkness around us. Let our lives—that have experienced Your grace and mercy—be a beacon of hope for those who feel lost and abandoned.
O Lord, we surrender to Your will, knowing that You have spoken, and You will accomplish all that You have set out to do. Grant us patience as we await Your restorative work to unfold in our lives and in the lives of those around us. Strengthen our faith as we wait, and help us to remain anchored in hope knowing that we serve a God who is active and capable of great wonders. Teach us to trust in Your timing, which is always perfect.
As we lay our petitions before You, we ask that You employ us in the work that You are performing. Help us to be instruments of Your peace and restoration in this world. Inspire us to reach out with compassion, to love those who feel forsaken, and to uplift those who are shaky in their faith. Empower us with Your Spirit, that we may walk alongside others in their journeys of healing, offering encouragement and support as they too await their restoration.
In closing, we affirm our faith in Your promise of renewal and restoration. We declare that what You have spoken, You will bring to fruition. Thank You, Lord, for being the God who builds, who plants, and who breathes new life into the desolate places of our hearts. We trust You with our all, and we trust You with the future. In the name of our Redeemer and Restorer, Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen.
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Ezekiel 36:36 - "Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the LORD have spoken it, and I will do it."
"Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the LORD build the ruined places, and plant that that was desolate: I the LORD have spoken it, and I will do it." - Ezekiel 36:36
Ezekiel 36:16 - "¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,"
"A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh." - Ezekiel 36:26
Ezekiel 36:34 - "And the desolate land shall be tilled, whereas it lay desolate in the sight of all that passed by."
Ezekiel 36:9 - "For, behold, I am for you, and I will turn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown:"
Ezekiel 27:36 - "The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee; thou shalt be a terror, and never shalt be any more."
Ezekiel 36:30 - "And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen."
Ezekiel 36:28 - "And ye shall dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers; and ye shall be my people, and I will be your God."
Ezekiel 36:21 - "¶ But I had pity for mine holy name, which the house of Israel had profaned among the heathen, whither they went."
Ezekiel 20:36 - "Like as I pleaded with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so will I plead with you, saith the Lord GOD."
Ezekiel 36:14 - "Therefore thou shalt devour men no more, neither bereave thy nations any more, saith the Lord GOD."
Ezekiel 36:1 - "Also, thou son of man, prophesy unto the mountains of Israel, and say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the LORD:"
Ezekiel 36:35 - "And they shall say, This land that was desolate is become like the garden of Eden; and the waste and desolate and ruined cities are become fenced, and are inhabited."
Ezekiel 36:19 - "And I scattered them among the heathen, and they were dispersed through the countries: according to their way and according to their doings I judged them."
Ezekiel 36:24 - "For I will take you from among the heathen, and gather you out of all countries, and will bring you into your own land."
Ezekiel 36:29 - "I will also save you from all your uncleannesses: and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you."
"¶ Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying," - Ezekiel 36:16
Ezekiel 36:18 - "Wherefore I poured my fury upon them for the blood that they had shed upon the land, and for their idols wherewith they had polluted it:"
Ezekiel 36:10 - "And I will multiply men upon you, all the house of Israel, even all of it: and the cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be builded:"
Ezekiel 40:36 - "The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length was fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits."
Ezekiel 36:13 - "Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because they say unto you, Thou land devourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations;"
Genesis 36:36 - "And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead."
Ezekiel 36:37 - "Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will yet for this be enquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them; I will increase them with men like a flock."
Ezekiel 36:2 - "Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the enemy hath said against you, Aha, even the ancient high places are our's in possession:"
Ezekiel 23:36 - "¶ The LORD said moreover unto me; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah? yea, declare unto them their abominations;"
Ezekiel 36:32 - "Not for your sakes do I this, saith the Lord GOD, be it known unto you: be ashamed and confounded for your own ways, O house of Israel."
Ezekiel 36:17 - "Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own way and by their doings: their way was before me as the uncleanness of a removed woman."
Ezekiel 36:27 - "And I will put my spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments, and do them."
Ezekiel 36:7 - "Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; I have lifted up mine hand, Surely the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame."