SAVE THE DATE: CRY20XIII
One hour – 9:00am local time
One day – Monday, August 12, 2013
Pray – For lost kids everywhere
Pray for an “Evangelistic Church”. Pray for God to turn the Church into an evangelistic powerhouse and that believers will be empowered witnesses of Jesus Christ, carrying out the Great Commission.
Father,
You have declared in Your Word that You have given believers the ministry of reconciliation. The believers of ___________ Church have surrendered their lives to You. Because of this, You have given them the ministry of reconciliation–sharing the gospel with lost people so that they can be in a right relationship with You. I ask that the believers of ____________ Church would be faithful to this ministry by sharing the gospel with others (2 Corinthians 5:17-19).
You have saved the believers of ____________ Church. You have made the believers of _____________ Church ambassadors for Your Son, Jesus Christ, in this world. I pray that they would recognize like never before that they represent the Lord Jesus Christ in this world. Enable them to live a lives worthy of the Lord Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:20).
I pray that the believers of ___________ Church would see this lost world as God sees it (John 3:16).
(Written prayers taken from The Prayer Closet Ministries, Dr. Kevin Meador. By permission.)
ONE MINUTE – EVERY DAY – PRAY
“This year, this minute”
Sixty seconds of prayer for lost kids:
Pray that God’s Spirit reveal to them their sinful condition and quicken their conscience, plow up their heart, and ring conviction in their soul.
He [the Spirit] will convict and convince the world and bring demonstration to it about sin and about righteousness (uprightness of heart and right standing with God) and about judgment… (John 16:8)
Or maybe:
Pray that God would stir them out of their complacency and indifference.
I tell you, now is the time of God’s favor, now is the day of salvation (2 Corinthians 6:2).
an exercise in hope
“While I breathe, I hope”
There have been many times in years past that I have sang the song “This is the day that the Lord has made” but not until yesterday did I study within context what this day was all about. I wrongly assumed that the verse that I have quoted many times (Psalm 118:24) was speaking about the day I was presently in. I gave it no thought other than to sing about it and quote it.
Well I am actually shocked that it doesn’t speak of the present day, today.
Yes, He has made today. He has. But this particular day which Psalm 118 is speaking of made hell cringe and heaven rejoice.
He that made all days, so especially this day.
He made this day on purpose.
He made a more blessed day.
A queen of days to be sure.
The stone which the builders rejected
Has become the chief cornerstone.
This was the LORD’s doing;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
This is the day the LORD has made;
We will rejoice and be glad in it…
God is the LORD,
And He has given us light; Psalm 118:22-24; 27
“Compare these verses with Mt 11:22-23, and Ac 4:11, you will find that the precedent verses are a prophetical prediction of Christ’s resurrection, and so this verse foretells the church’s joy upon that memorable and glorious day.” (From The Treasury of David, Charles Spurgeon)
It was Luther’s favourite Psalm, his beauteous Confitemini, which “had helped him out of what neither emperor nor king, nor any other man on earth, could have helped him.”
“This is my Psalm, my chosen Psalm. I love them all; I love all holy Scripture, which is my consolation and my life. But this Psalm is nearest my heart, and I have a peculiar right to call it mine. It has saved me from many a pressing danger, from which neither emperor, nor kings, nor sages, nor saints, could have saved me. It is my friend; dearer to me than all the honours and power of the earth… But it may be objected, that this Psalm is common to all; no one has a right to call it his own. Yes; but Christ is also common to all, and yet Christ is mine. I am not jealous of my property; I would divide it with the whole world… And would to God that all men would claim the Psalm as especially theirs! It would be the most touching quarrel, the most agreeable to God—a quarrel of union and perfect charity. (Luther. From his Dedication of his Translation of Psalm 118 to the Abbot Frederick of Nuremberg.)
Psalm 118. Luther’s and yours.
What shall I do…
As did Luther, claim it yours
Now my soul listen…
Psalm 118
1 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
2 Let Israel say:
“His love endures forever.”
3 Let the house of Aaron say:
“His love endures forever.”
4 Let those who fear the LORD say:
“His love endures forever.”
5 When hard pressed, I cried to the LORD;
he brought me into a spacious place.
6 The LORD is with me; I will not be afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?
7 The LORD is with me; he is my helper.
I look in triumph on my enemies.
8 It is better to take refuge in the LORD
than to trust in humans.
9 It is better to take refuge in the LORD
than to trust in princes.
10 All the nations surrounded me,
but in the name of the LORD I cut them down.
11 They surrounded me on every side,
but in the name of the LORD I cut them down.
12 They swarmed around me like bees,
but they were consumed as quickly as burning thorns;
in the name of the LORD I cut them down.
13 I was pushed back and about to fall,
but the LORD helped me.
14 The LORD is my strength and my defense;
he has become my salvation.
15 Shouts of joy and victory
resound in the tents of the righteous:
“The LORD’s right hand has done mighty things!
16 The LORD’s right hand is lifted high;
the LORD’s right hand has done mighty things!”
17 I will not die but live,
and will proclaim what the LORD has done.
18 The LORD has chastened me severely,
but he has not given me over to death.
19 Open for me the gates of the righteous;
I will enter and give thanks to the LORD.
20 This is the gate of the LORD
through which the righteous may enter.
21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me;
you have become my salvation.
22 The stone the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone;
23 the LORD has done this,
and it is marvelous in our eyes.
24 The LORD has done it this very day;
let us rejoice today and be glad.
25 LORD, save us!
LORD, grant us success!
26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD.
From the house of the LORD we bless you.
27 The LORD is God,
and he has made his light shine on us.
With boughs in hand, join in the festal procession
up to the horns of the altar.
28 You are my God, and I will praise you;
you are my God, and I will exalt you.
29 Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good;
his love endures forever.
PRAY! For Orphans
WarmBlanket’s NTR Colony Church Orphan Home
NTR Colony is a small village in Nizamabad District in Andhra Pradesh, India. It is one of the poorest villages in the region.
Life in India can appear very exotic and exciting for the average tourist and is certainly that way for the wealthiest of the country. However, the other side of the spectrum is totally different. Overwhelming poverty creates an ever-widening gap between the rich and the poor. In addition, tumultuous relations with neighboring countries, rising HIV rates, and deeply ingrained cultural discrimination make this beautiful nation a challenging place to live, especially for its most vulnerable population—the children.
In the rural areas, most children do not attend school beyond the third grade due to financial hardship and lack of hope for their future. They succumb to the same life as their parents: filled with desperation and minimal opportunity. For orphaned children, life is even more hopeless. They are left to care for themselves, struggling to survive, defenseless and vulnerable to abduction, labor slavery, trafficking and any other form of abuse.
NTR Colony Church Orphan Home welcomed with open arms a group of boys. Pastor Victor Paul and his wife care and provide for this family of eleven, three of them their own. Their guidance must be virtuous and reliable because all of the boys excel in school: they love science, have a passion for technology, enjoy photography and painting. Two of them are in the top of their class. One of the boys, Mary Babu, a 7th grader, recently won first prize in the local School District for an English essay he had written.
PRAY! for Chandu R. and Jashua T..
1. Lord, I lift up to you _______ ‘s future. Please provide the opportunities, experiences and relationships that would mold him/her into the person you desire him/her to be and that he/she would follow your plans for his/her life in the areas of education, career, marriage, and ministry in a society where conflict is so often resolved by violence and children often struggle with the concepts of forgiveness or righteousness.
2. I ask Lord, that you would give_________ the courage to stand alone, if necessary, in order to do what is right. That he/she will be a person of integrity and character, knowing right from wrong.
3. Lord, I pray that ______ may know your joy and peace.
4. Father, I pray for your favor in _______’s life. That he/she would know your presence and your blessing every day of his/her life.
5. Lord, I pray that ____’s heart and mind will be open to the truth. That ____ will come to know salvation and freedom through a personal relationship with you.
PRAY! Hard Training
…prayer is essential in this ongoing warfare. Pray hard and long. Pray for your brothers and sisters. Keep your eyes open. Keep each other’s spirits up so that no one falls behind or drops out. Ephesians 6:19 (The Message)
1. PRAY! Hard for you, your brothers and sisters in Christ
Deliberate (marked by careful consideration)
“Prayer is an offering of our desires unto God, for things agreeable to His will, in the name of Christ, with confession of our sins, and thankful acknowledgement of his mercies.” Westminster Catechism
Meditate (to reflect on)
You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed you [I have planted you], that you might go and bear fruit and keep on bearing, and that your fruit may be lasting [that it may remain, abide], so that whatever you ask the Father in My Name [as presenting all that I Am], He may give it to you.
John 15:16 AMP
Supplicate (To make a humble entreaty to; beseech God)
In agreement with God’s word, pray that they:
• would rejoice to know that they have been chosen by God. He chose us, not the other way around.
• would find their spiritual roots nurtured with God’s enablement to bear fruit, season after season. That the fruit they bear would be of a lasting nature, remaining, abiding.
• would grow in the faith of leaning into God for all that they are and need. (His word tells us it’s his design and intention!)
2. PRAY! for Christian Leaders
Using the same format DELIBERATE – MEDITATE – SUPPLICATE pray specifically for those who lead in churches, ministries, businesses, government and the YFC Ministry:
Deliberate (marked by careful consideration)
“There has always been a true elite of God’s leaders. They are the meek who inherit the earth (Mat. 5:5). They weep and pray in secret, and defy earth and hell in public. They tremble when faced with danger, but die in their tracks sooner than turn back. They are like a shepherd defending his sheep or a mother protecting her young. They sacrifice without grumbling, give without calculation, suffer without groaning. To those in their charge they say, ‘We live well if you do well.’ Their price is above riches. They are the salt of the earth. For the cause of the kingdom, we need more of them.” Unknown
Meditate (to reflect on)
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience…
Colossians 3:12 ESV
Supplicate (To make a humble entreaty to; beseech God)
In agreement with God’s word, pray for ______ (Add leader’s name here):
I declare (agreeing with God’s Word)…
• That our leaders excel in the tenderest of mercies;
• That our leaders be of a courteous disposition;
• That our leaders promote friendship among men as well as reconciliation with God;
• That our leaders be of humble minds in submission to those above them and condescension to those below them;
• That our leaders will show meekness towards those who have provoked them or been any way injurious to them;
• That our leaders will exercise long-suffering to others.
I ask…
Lord, give us leaders that would be known by their lowly and loving ways towards all men such that it would be to Your glory.
Every blessing,
