PRAYER FOR CRITICAL EVENT IN OUR NATION
This week, set aside time, daily, to stand in the gap for:
- Putrajaya – For wisdom to handle the worsening pandemic, health of our Prime Minister.
- Parliament – To prioritize the well-being of all, to be proactive to stop corruption, to put an end to all forms of racism.
- Poor – For the many efforts undertaken by society to alleviate their hardship.
- Pastors, All who are in Ministry and their families – Praying a special covering over them in this season.
This worldwide pandemic reveals that we live in a world not only in need of healing, but we live in a time where our hearts are also in peril. But God has an answer to the problems that plague our world and fester in the human heart. His remedy begins when His people pray according to 2 Chronicles 7:14.
If My people who are called by My Name
Heavenly Father, we thank You that we are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to You, because when You shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command locusts to devour the land or send a plague among Your people, You promise that if we, Your people, who are called by Your name, will humble ourselves and pray and seek Your face and turn from our wicked ways, then You will hear from heaven and will forgive our sin and will heal our land (2 Chronicles 7:13-14).
Will humble themselves
Father, we come before You on bended knees with a broken spirit and a contrite heart (Psalm 51:17) to humbly acknowledge that we have sinned against You. We want to stop depending on our own strength. We want to depend solely on the power of Your Spirit and the leading of Your voice. Lord, we humble ourselves by complete submission to Your will. We yield to You and give You full control of our life. We allow You to mould our desires, beliefs, attitudes and behaviours according to Your will, so that we are transformed to be like Christ and walk in complete obedience to You. You will revive the spirit of the lowly and the heart of the contrite (Isaiah 57:15) because You oppose the proud but give grace to the humble (James 4:6).
And pray
Lord Jesus, You teach us to always pray and not lose hope or give up even when the situation looks desperate. Help us to persist and prevail in prayer unceasingly even when the circumstances around us look hopeless because it is the key to persevering in faithfulness and pursuing revival. Awaken us from our slumber and strengthen us spiritually and physically, so that we may be vigilant to watch and pray that we will not fall into temptation. Holy Spirit, intercede for us with groans that words cannot express, for You intercede for the saints in accordance with Your will. Let us travail until we birth forth Your purposes for this land. We desperately need You Lord, to revive us by filling us with Your presence and power in a fresh way because in Your presence is fullness of joy and pleasures forevermore.
And seek My face
We are called to seek Your face – to stop looking for help and purpose in ourselves and in life. The church is not called to seek the ways and opinions of the world, or the halls of academia or politics or the inventions of science. We are called to seek the face of God! Give us such a desperation and hunger for You Lord, that like Jacob, we are willing to pay the price of not giving up wrestling in prayer until we are revived and our church restored. Let us actively pursue You day and night because those who hunger and thirst for righteousness will be satisfied (Matthew 5:6). Plow the hard ground of our hearts, for now is the time to seek You Lord, that You may come and shower righteousness upon us (Hosea 10:12). Lord, as we seek You, we will find You when we seek You with all our heart (Jeremiah 29:13).Then You will guide us continually, giving us water when we are dry and restoring our strength. We will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring (Isaiah 58:11).
And turn from their wicked ways
Father, If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened to my prayers (Psalm 66:18). I know that revival will never happen in my life until I turn from my wicked ways (repent of sins you may have). We repent of having a form of godliness but denying its power. We turn from all things that defile us or hinder our prayers. We turn from the belief that we know better than God – trusting our mind and intellect over the mind of Christ and the wisdom of the Spirit. We turn from disunity and divisions in the body – not loving others as we love ourselves.
We want to return to You Lord, so that You will return to us. As we humble ourselves, pray and seek Your face and turn from our wicked ways, You will hear us from heaven, forgive our sins and heal our lives, families, churches, communities and nation. Lord, open the heavens and let there be a mighty outpouring of Your Holy Spirit so that there will be a great revival in our land! In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen.