PRAYER POINTS FOR THE 24/7 PRAYER CHAIN FOR THE BODY OF CHRIST & NIGERIA, JAN 24-30, 2021
(A) PRAISE, WORSHIP & GIVE THANKS TO GOD for all you can remember (B) CONFESS ALL SINS ask for forgiveness; then truly REPENT i.e. Act, change your ways in line with God’s word; live in obedience
FOCUS : SOARING IN PERSONAL & NATIONAL DESTINY IN NIGERIA’S 61ST YEAR IN INDEPENDENCE
Isa 61:1 “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to ....” & John 14.12 “Verily, verily I say unto you, he that believes in Me, the works that I do he shall do also...”
- Our God, Jesus Christ was anointed and He went about doing good. The apostles were anointed and they went about doing good; they transformed their world. Please help me, my family and help Your Church in Nigeria to do or be no less.
- Lord, per Isa 61:1, help us “to preach good tidings unto the meek;...to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound”; those physically bound unjustly in Nigerian prisons, awaiting trial for years far beyond their offences; and the spiritually bound – militants, kidnappers, cultists, occultists, Jihadists, all unbelievers
Isa 61:2 “To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn”
- Oh Lord, this is the acceptable year for genuine repentance and consecration, the acceptable year for a Godly order of things in Nigeria; for all who mourn their shortcomings and mourn over Nigeria’s transgressions and travails to be comforted. Make me and make Your church veritable instruments of comfort to our nation and generation
- Lord Jesus Christ, in proclaiming Your mandate on Your mission to earth, You quoted Isaiah 61 and stopped at “the acceptable year of the Lord”, leaving out “the day of vengeance”. And Psalm 149 admonishes “the saints....to execute vengeance upon the heathen, and punishments upon the people...to execute upon them the written judgment”. O Lord, do not let us “fall Your hand” or fail You. Help us to know what to do, be properly positioned spiritually to do so, and to fulfil heaven’s agenda, so that iniquity does not multiply for lack of judgment
Isa 61:3 “To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified”
- Merciful God, where fire of corruption, of Jihad, of foreign manipulation and all manner of satanic fire has devastated hitherto and produced ashes, please give me, my family, Your Church and Nigeria beauty
- Please Lord make me, my family, and Your Church true trees of righteousness; not grasses or shrubs that cannot withstand any heat or drought but trees with deep roots in Christ, “the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified”
Pray other prayers you are led or burdened to pray including prayers for release of Leah Sharibu and others; for God’s justice in the matter of marauding herdsmen; that the 2020 protests will advance God’s purposes for Nigeria; that only God’s will be done in USA, and God’s righteousness cover the earth, etc.
REGISTER & INVITE OTHERS: Be part of this 24x7 prayer chain. Please choose your day and time in the week to pray for 30 mins; then register at http://repent.csmnigeria.org/ Please share and invite others too. Thank you.