The following is part of an article written by Mark Silvers at crossworld.org. In the previous entry, Silvers noted 8 reasons we should pray for global impact, and today he shares 10 great ways we can pray for the nations.
Find a way to make prayer for the nations part of your regular life. When and how you pray doesn’t matter. What matters is that you pray.
- Pray for God’s kingdom to come and his will to be done. This is what Jesus taught his disciples to pray (Matthew 6:10).
- Pray for social justice. Violence and oppression are not from God, who loves justice and hates evil (Isaiah 61:8).
- Pray for world leaders. God has given them authority (Romans 13:1), and he can guide their hearts (Proverbs 21:1).
- Pray for the poor, homeless, refugees, orphans, and widows. God takes thought of them (Psalm 40:17), and he is their help.
- Pray for creation and the environment. The fall wreaked havoc on God’s good creation, and it eagerly awaits redemption (Romans 8:19-24).
- Pray for open doors for the gospel. Ask God to open countries whose borders are closed.
- Pray for unreached people groups. A third of the world is suffering the greatest injustice: little or no access to the gospel.
- Pray for people to be saved. No one can come to Christ unless God draws him.
- Pray for the global church. Pray for its growth, maturity, unity, and endurance, and pray for those suffering persecuted for their faith.
- Pray for the earth to be filled with God’s glory. This is God’s ultimate purpose and goal (Habakkuk 2:14).
Will you commit to pray for the world this year? Just imagine what God will do through the fervent prayers of his people.
Mark Silvers served with Crossworld in the Philippines for 10 years and joined the Recruitment team in 2009. Mark’s driving passion is to reach the 3.4 billion people in the world today with no access to the gospel.
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