PRAYER POINTS FOR THE 24/7 PRAYER CHAIN FOR THE BODY OF CHRIST AND NIGERIA, JUNE 28 – JULY 4, 2020
THANKSGIVING & REPENTANCE
Thank God for all blessings and mercies you can remember. Repent of all known and unknown sins
PRAYERS FOR OUR SELVES; OUR FAMILIES, THE CHURCH, & THE NATION
[The prayers are based principally on Psalm 46. Use the same prayer points to cover every aspect of your interests, concerns or burdens; including things not explicitly mentioned below]
Psalm 46.1: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
- Lord Almighty, like the cities of refuge where men fled under the law to avoid being slain, we flee to You, Lord Jesus Christ. Be our refuge, forgive us, and restore us like the prodigal son. Cover us; shield me, my family, the Church and our nation Nigeria from the consequences of our sins, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Amen
- Lord, You are our safe, secret place, our strong tower, our refuge – secure and safe. Amidst the raging storms of COVID-19, terrorists, herdsmen, Jihadists, global manipulating powers; please keep me, my family, the Church and our nation, Nigeria peaceful and safe, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Amen
- Jehovah, You are not just a passive, static, refuge. You are omnipotent, You are Lord of Hosts. You can not only defend; You are also able to fight, address and resolve challenges. You are our very present help. Please, in mercy, help me, my family, the Church and our nation Nigeria; help Leah Sharibu and other abducted Christians; help the IDPs; help CAN, CSMN, AFD and every organization that is pursuing or holds potential for advancing Your kingdom, Your will and Your glory in the Church and our nation Nigeria, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Amen
- Lord, or our own we can do nothing. Like Jacob, we are like worms relative to our adversaries. But, halleluiah!!! You are our physical, spiritual, intellectual, financial, and political strength. As You did for Moses and Israel at the Red Sea, shock our adversaries with this reality, this truth. Even in the areas that I, my family, Your Church and Nigeria have fumbled hitherto, enable us now get it right and glorious through Christ Who strengthens us. Isa_41:14 says “Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the LORD, and thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel”. Lord, this is Your promise to us, “the Israel of God”. We believe You and thank You in faith.
- Lord, please also help all already afflicted with COVID-19 and greatly help the persons that are treating and combating the disease; help believers, scientists and governments that are genuinely looking for solutions
- O Lord, please help every government and government official in Nigeria, USA and around the world, seeking Your will and Your glory. Give them the mighty help of Your right hand.
Psa 46:2,10 “Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea... Be still, and know that I am God...”
- Lord, there is so much turmoil, so much domestic and global storm: medical, physical, economic, religious and more. Please, by Your Spirit, flood my heart, my family, Your Church, Leah Sharibu and other abducted Christians, and Your watchmen in the land with rock solid faith. All fear and doubt, stay far from us, we shall be still and see the salvation of our God as Moses and Israel saw at the Red Sea, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Amen
Psa 46:3-4 “Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof. Selah. There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the Most High.”
- Lord, we are Your city, Your dwelling place, temples and tabernacles. Immerse us in Your boundless river. Do not let us stop at ankle, knee, or waist but help us get immersed. By Your river, revive me, my family, Your Church and Nigeria, physically, spiritually, medically, politically and economically. Please make us glad once again. Lord, Your word says in Ezek 47.9-11 “...There shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall go there: for they shall be healed; and everything shall live wherever the river goes....their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many. But the miry places thereof and the marshes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.” Please Lord, heal our land; make me, my family, Your Church and Nigeria glad. Bring the unbelievers to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ; and make a clear difference between Your own and others; that the unbelievers in Nigeria and beyond will cry “Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths” (Micah 4.2)
Psa 46:5 “God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, and that right early.”
- Lord, please satisfy us early with Your mercies. We trust You and thank You by faith that Your help may not be according to human reasoning and calculation, but your help to me, my family, Your Church, Leah Sharibu and other abducted Christians, and Your watchmen in the land shall NEVER be late; it will be early and timely. Thank You for this in the mighty name of Jesus Christ
Psa 46:6 “The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved: He uttered His voice, the earth melted.”
- Lord, please, raise Your voice for me, my family, Your Church, Leah Sharibu and other abducted Christians, and Nigeria. Let everything that does not glorify You melt – even contending forces and evil altars in and outside Nigeria. Rev_19:15 says “And out of his mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should smite the nations: and He shall rule them with a rod of iron” Let the sword proceed out of Your mouth, Lord and smite those that contend with the eternal gospel and the kingdom of Jesus Christ.
Psa 46:7 “The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.”
- Lord, orphans tend to be oppressed in this world. So, You promised us in John 14:18 “I will not leave you as orphans: I will come to you”. Please, as you did to Pharaoh and His armies, to Balak, to Nebuchadnezzar; make unmistakably clear to friends and foes, in Nigeria and outside, that You are with us, as Lord of Hosts
Psa 46:8-9 “Come, behold the works of the LORD, what desolations he hath made in the earth. He makes wars to cease unto the end of the earth; he breaks the bow, and cuts the spear in sunder; he burns the chariot in the fire.”
- Lord of Hosts, arise and let Your enemies be scattered in and outside Nigeria. Let there be mighty desolations in the camp of God’s enemies; let their bows be broken; their spears cut; their chariots – physical and spiritual – be burnt up. Lord, please make wars against me, my family, against Leah Sharibu and other abducted Christians, against the IDPs some of whom have been bombed even in the IDP camp to cease
Psa 46:10 “...I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”
- Lord, our great Father and Almighty God, in Your own special way, exalt Your name anew in my life, my family, Your Church and Nigeria; exalt in a manner that the whole world shall see and praise You, in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Amen
ANY OTHER PRAYERS as led or deemed necessary
TO REGISTER: 48 people praying for 30 mins each can cover a day; 336 (48x7) can cover a week; and just 336,000 can give 1000 persons praying every moment of every day with each doing just 30 mins in the week. With such 24x7 prayer chain, there will surely be powerful national and global impact, like there was for the Moravian Church in 18th century Germany that prayed non-stop for 100 years. Be part of this 24x7 prayer chain for Nigeria. Please choose your day and time in the week to pray for 30 mins; then register these at http://repent.csmnigeria.org/ to receive prayer points regularly and to help us track coverage of each day and week. Thank you.