PRAYER POINTS FOR THE 24x7 PRAYER CHAIN FOR THE BODY OF CHRIST & NIGERIA, Dec 11-17, 2022
THANKSGIVING & WORSHIP: Psm 124:6-8 “Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth. Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth” IT IS A NEW DAWN, Nigeria. If it had not been the Lord who has been on our side, the Church in Nigeria would have been crushed and Nigeria gone or in consuming flames. Give God thanks, praise and glory for all He has done for you, your family, the Church and Nigeria….& for all the He is set to do in this new dawn.
REPENTANCE: Also, ask God for mercy and forgiveness for all of your sins, your family’s, the Church and Nigeria; pray for grace to turn and live in obedience; that our land may be healed (2 Chron. 7.14).
FOCUS: NIGERIA’S “NEW DAWN” – The things that make for our peace !!! (Luke 19.42)
“And the Spirit of God said: THIS IS A NEW DAWN” – Tomi Arayomi, Oct 1, 2022
PRAYER POINTS
- SPIRITUAL AWAKENING & SENSITIVITY: Luke 19:42“If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! But now they are hid from thine eyes.”Pray that, God in His mercies should not let the things that would make for our peace in Nigeria to be hidden from our eyes
- REVERENTIAL FEAR: Psm_25:14“The secret of the LORD is with them that fear Him; and He will show them His covenant” Pray that Nigerians, especially the Church, we would live in reverential fear of God, such that God will delight in revealing all that will make us safe, secure and wholesome per time.
- RIGHTEOUSNESS; UPRIGHT WALK: Psm_84:11“For the LORD God is a Sun and Shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly” Again, pray for God’s help that that believers in Nigeria will walk uprightly, in all faithfulness and righteousness. Pray that the Lord as our Sun will not leave us in darkness regarding any vital matter, especially the things that make for our peace as individuals, families, as the Church in Nigeria and as a nation; that “no good thing will He withhold” rather He will fill us with grace and glory
- COVENANT RELATIONSHIP: Isa 54:10“For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but My kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of My peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee” God is the Prince (Ruler) of Peace, a contractual (covenant) peace giver. Reaffirm and reinforce the covenant relationship of you and your family with Him. Then also pray that believers in Nigeria will not just go to Church but establish firm personal and family covenant relationships with God. Finally, pray that the nation of Nigeria will establish and be firm/faithful to a covenant relationship with Jehovah through Christ Jesus.
- PRAYERFULNESS LEANING ON GOD AND NOT FEELING SELF SUFFCIENT: Psm_16:11“Thou wilt show me the path of life: in Thy presence is fullness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.” Pray for yourself and your family; then pray for the Church and for Nigeria that we shall be prayerful, not as religious routine but in faith and sincere acknowledgment of the need for God; that in God’s presence, we will know all that we need to know per time; we shall never be in ignorance of the things that make for our peace as God shows us “the path of life” and positions us for the “fullness of joy”
- REGULAR WORDS OF LIFE: Luke 19:41 “And when he was come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it” Jesus is recorded to have wept just twice: over Lazarus’ death and over the ignorance of Jerusalem and the resultant gloomy future of the city and its citizens (He may have wept at Gethsemane too; but we are only told of bloody sweat). PROCLAIM: Thank you, Lord. By your mercies, Your Church in Nigeria shall be victorious over ALL foes, we shall be faithful and righteous; nations shall come here to learn righteousness; God shall not have cause to weep over Nigeria or the Church in it; nor over me or my family. Proclaim and sustain proclamation of other words of life over self, family, the Church and Nigeria
- Pray other prayers for current national issues as your have observed or are burdened to pray. Pray also for the ongoing political transition process that there be no hijack, and the next leader shall be of God.
- SPECIAL PRAYER: (a) Lord have mercy on Leah Sharibu and all others abducted and still in the hands of their captors. Stretch forth Your hand and set free. (b) Defend Your children from Jihad in S/Kaduna, Jos and other Christian territories (c.) Have mercy on IDPs and enable them return to their homes.
REGISTER; INVITE OTHERS: Please join this 24x7 prayer chain. Choose suitable day and time each week that you will pray for just 30 mins. Register at http://repent.csmnigeria.org/ Please share & invite others too. Thank you.