09/29/2017
Holy Father, protect them by the power of Your name…(John 17:11)
Bring us back to Your Word. Give us ears to hear Your voice. Drive us to our knees in prayer. Confront us with the seriousness of the times in which we are living. Wake us up! Don’t let us be caught by surprise.
Compel us to come back to the Cross and lead others there by our own example. Before it’s too late. Blessed Immanuel, in a world of lonely, frightened people, give us a heart that is broken with the things that break Yours. Give us an enlarged heart for a lost and dying world…for people You love…for Your Gospel…for Your Son…for Your Word…for You. Use Your church…use us…use me…to make an eternal difference in the lives of people all around us.
We humbly, boldly ask that You give us the attention of our friends, neighbors, co-workers, classmates, even our enemies, so that they see our example and…
…They want to know You because they know us.
…They place their faith in You because we are trustworthy.
…They believe You because of what we say, and the way we say it.
…They know You love them because we love them.
…They know You can give them victory over sin because we demonstrate it.
…They have hope because we are so genuinely confident.
…They come to You for freedom from the power of sin because we speak the Truth…in love.
…They have peace because we are not afraid.
…They look to You as the solution for what’s wrong because we are looking to You. Now.
For the glory of Your name.
Amen.
[From MAYDAY Prayer Initiative]
