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Day 40 - February 13th, 2009 |
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Written by Pastor Brooks
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Friday, 13 February 2009 00:00 |
PRAYING
......For the coming generation!
I, the Lord have called You in righteousness, and will hold Your hand: I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people, as a light to the Gentiles, to open blind eyes, to bring out prisoners from the prison, those who sit in darkness from the prison house (Isaiah42:6-7). See also John 12:35
Lord Jesus, You declared that we should be the light of the world. We attend churches where some envision themselves as barely hanging on. The darkness seem stronger than the light. We don’t feel as though we are making a difference. Frankly, the vision of Your brilliant glory dazzling our cities until shadows disappeared is not a vision that we have nurtured. O God, is it possible that the darkness could be pushed back? Help us believe in the power of Your light, the light that is in us, Your people, Your church. Give us a vision of a revival that breaks out of the church and fills the city with fresh illumination. Open the eyes of the blind. Let those imprisoned by darkness be liberates. A generation has been reared in the shadow of our steeples who do not even know the Ten Commandments. The Bible characters are unknown to them. They have only a vague sense of right and wrong. They are shackled, and unaware of how restricted they are without the liberty of grace. Some are loaded with feelings of guilt without a clear sense of why, and without the hope of forgiveness. Free us from such narrow thinking that disallows a brilliant manifestation of Your glory. Call everyone in our city to You. Penetrate the darkness. Break out of confines in which even we have held You. Walk through our city. Go where we don’t normally go. Amen |
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Today’s Quote
Neglected prayer is the birthplace of all evil.
-Spurgeon
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INTERCEDE
For Bible translators! Use a globe or a world map. Pray for the nations, and for a global awakening.
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Prayer Exercise:
Show your children the 10_40 window, the area of the world most unreached. Pray for the people who live there.
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