PRAYER FOR CRITICAL EVENT IN OUR NATION: COVID-19
Our Father who art in Heaven, You who sit enthroned forever over the floods of disease and destruction, who give strength to His people and who bless His people with peace. (Ps 29:10-11)
We come to You to exalt You and to hallow You, and to fix our eyes firmly on Jesus who is the author and finisher of our faith, even in the midst of this pandemic.
We proclaim Your kingdom will come to Malaysia, and Your good, pleasing and perfect will be done in Malaysia as it is in Heaven.
Give us, O Lord, this day our desperate need for:
- Healing for all those afflicted with the virus. We bring all under the healing power of the blood of Jesus. (Do name those whom you know are affected.)
- Deliverance from death for those battling for their lives in ICU.
- Help and Hope for all who are worn down by the pandemic at work and at home who are in great financial needs, and dealing with illnesses in families.
(Insert names and needs.)
- Courage and tenacity for all the frontliners. May You care for them and their families as they care for the sick. (Name those you know or name the hospital they work in.)
- Wisdom and integrity for our Government for the vaccine roll out, management of both the economy and the containment of the spread of Covid virus.
Forgive us Lord for our sins, even as we forgive those who sin against us (as the Holy Spirit leads you). Lead us, O lord, not into the temptation – to give up faith, hope and love for one another.
Do not let us yield to fear, despair or murmurings which will not build our trust in You. Deliver us from all the snares, schemes and attacks of the evil one. Deliver our nation Lord, from the forces of darkness that want to plunge our nation into despair. We praise you Lord, for we declare Yours alone is the Kingdom, the Power and the Glory, Forever and ever, AMEN.
Let’s Declare Psalm 33
Psalm 33 (NIV)
1 Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
2 Praise the Lord with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.
4 For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.
5 The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.
6 By the word of the Lord the heavens were made, their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
7 He gathers the waters of the sea into jars; he puts the deep into storehouses.
Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the people of the world revere him.
9 For he spoke, and it came to be; he commanded, and it stood firm.
10 The Lord foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.
11 But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever, the purposes of his heart through all generations.
12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people he chose for his inheritance.
13 From heaven the Lord looks down and sees all mankind;
14 from his dwelling place he watches all who live on earth—
15 he who forms the hearts of all, who considers everything they do.
16 No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength.
17 A horse is a vain hope for deliverance;
despite all its great strength it cannot save.
18 But the eyes of the Lord are on those who fear him,
on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,
19 to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
20 We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.
21 In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name.
22 May your unfailing love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in you.