24 HR/30 DAYS GLOBAL WATCHMAN PRAYER
Unceasingly Pray. 1 Thessalonians 5:17
In the history of the Lord's recovery, and perhaps, even in the history of mankind such a colossal global round the clock watchman prayer was carried in the past 30 days. It was initiated with 21 days, and later extended to 30 days, and further encouraged to pray daily with this 30 prayer burdens to be repeated, one each day.
This was indeed and will be an eternal memory. I was so excited about this 24-hour global prayer. I personally picked up the burden to register my family, the serving ones in the literature service, and also the church in my locality to pick a slot and pray. Besides, every day, I posted the day's prayer burden to the saints in the church, the literature service, and also to the saints in the churches in the North East. It was such an encouragement to me and a blessing to be able to participate in such a global prayer. I have done my bit. My participation time slots were 8:45-9:00 AM, 5:00-5:30 PM, and 9:00-9:30 PM daily for the entire 30 days.
The Lord has revived the intensity and frequency of my prayer life, both personal and corporate. The Lord also graced me to be able to do the posting of the burden daily in the morning without fail and also to not miss any of the prayer time as registered.
Thank the Lord for His sovereignty in leading the co-workers to lead the recovery in this direction of prayer with suggested prayer burdens that were apt to meet the need of the time. I was full of appreciation for the co-workers' wisdom and maturity in leading all the churches globally. Therefore, as a memorial and for future reference, I am posting these maturely drafted prayer points.
Lord, grace me to be Your man of prayer in oneness with Your Body.
Lord, grace me to be Your man of prayer in oneness with Your Body.
SUGGESTED
POINTS FOR PRAYER
1. Prayer
according to Matthew 6
Pray for the Father's name to be sanctified (Matt. 6:9b), for His kingdom to come (Matt. 6:10a; Rev. 11:15); and for His will to be done on the earth (Matt. 6:10b).
Matt. 6:9—You then pray
in this way: Our Father who is in the heavens, Your name be sanctified.
Rev. 11:15—And
the seventh angel trumpeted; and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, The
kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and
He will reign forever and ever.
Matthew 6:10—Your
kingdom come; Your will be done, as in heaven, so also on earth.
2.
Prayer for the new man & the bride
Pray for God’s good pleasure to be fulfilled, His purpose to be
accomplished, and His economy to be carried out (Eph. 1:9-10) that He might
have the church as Christ’s built-up Body and a full-grown new man to express
Him (v. 23; 4:13, 16), and as Christ’s prepared bride to satisfy Him in love
(5:27; Rev. 19:7).
Eph. 1:9-10—Making known
to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed
in Himself, unto the economy of the fullness of the times, to head up all
things in Christ, the things in the heavens and the things on the earth, in
Him.
Eph. 1:23—Which is His
Body, the fullness of the One who fills all in all.
Eph. 4:13—Until we all
arrive at the oneness of the faith and of the full knowledge of the Son of God,
at a full-grown man, at the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.
Eph. 4:16—Out from whom
all the Body, being joined together and being knit together through every joint
of the rich supply and through the operation in the measure of each one part,
causes the growth of the Body unto the building up of itself in love.
Eph. 5:27—That He might
present the church to Himself glorious, not having spot or wrinkle or any such
things, but that she would be holy and without blemish.
Rev. 19:7—Let us rejoice
and exult, and let us give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has
come, and His wife has made herself ready.
3.
Prayer for world affairs
Pray for God in Christ to rule over all world
affairs (Dan. 4:17; Rev. 1:5), to turn the hearts of kings to do His will
(Prov. 21:1), and to raise up and put down leaders as He sees fit (Dan. 2:21).
Dan. 4:17—This matter is
by the decree of the watchers, and the decision is a command of the holy ones,
to the intent that the living may know that the Most High is the Ruler over the
kingdom of men and gives it to whomever He wills and sets up over it the
lowliest of men.
Rev. 1:5—And from Jesus
Christ, the faithful Witness, the Firstborn of the dead, and the Ruler of the
kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by
His blood.
Prov. 21:1—The king’s heart
is like streams of water in the hand of Jehovah; / He turns it wherever He
wishes.
Dan. 2:21—And it is He
who changes the times and seasons; / He deposes kings and causes kings to
ascend. / He gives wisdom to the wise / And knowledge to those who have
understanding.
4. Prayer for those in authority
Pray for those in authority to have the wisdom to
discharge their responsibilities and govern righteously according to God so
that the church may go on in peace and tranquility (1 Tim. 2:2).
1 Tim. 2:2—On
behalf of kings and all who are in high position, that we may lead a quiet and
tranquil life in all godliness and gravity.
5. Prayer
for the United States
Pray for
the sovereign Lord to continue to preserve and bless the United States (in the
midst of the current worldwide pandemic) as the base for His ultimate move over
the whole earth to gain a people who know the wonderful, all-inclusive Christ,
who experience Him as their life and live Him, and who are transformed and
built up to be His Body and ultimately His prepared bride for His return (Acts
17:26-27; Phil. 1:21a; Rom. 12:2; Eph. 4:16; Rev. 19:7).
Acts 17:26-27—And He
made from one every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth,
determining beforehand their appointed seasons and the boundaries of their
dwelling, that they might seek God, if perhaps they might grope for Him and
find Him, even though He is not far from each one of us.
Phil. 1:21a—For to
me, to live is Christ.
Romans 12:2—And do
not be fashioned according to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of
the mind that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and
well pleasing and perfect.
Eph. 4:16—Out from
whom all the Body, being joined together and being knit together through every
joint of the rich supply and through the operation in the measure of each one
part, causes the growth of the Body unto the building up of itself in love.
Rev. 19:7—Let us
rejoice and exult, and let us give the glory to Him, for the marriage of the
Lamb has come, and His wife has made herself ready.
6.
Prayer for the gospel
Pray for the white horse of the gospel to run and
for the long-suffering God to lead men to repent, to turn to Him and believe
the gospel according to His desire that all men be saved (Rev. 6:1-2; Rom. 2:4;
Acts 26:20; Mark 1:15; 1 Tim. 2:4a).
Rev. 6:1-2—And I saw when
the Lamb opened one of the seven seals, and I heard one of the four living
creatures saying like the sound of thunder, Come. And I saw, and behold, a
white horse, and he who sits on it had a bow; and a crown was given to him, and
he went forth conquering and to conquer.
Rom. 2:4—Or do you
despise the riches of His kindness and forbearance and long-suffering, not
knowing that God's kindness is leading you to repentance?
Acts 26:20—But declared
both to those in Damascus first and in Jerusalem and throughout all the country
of Judea and to the Gentiles that they should repent and turn to God, doing
works worthy of repentance.
Mark 1:15—And saying, The
time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has drawn near. Repent and believe in
the gospel.
1 Tim. 2:4—Who desires
all men to be saved and to come to the full knowledge of the truth.
7.
Prayer for the persecuted, oppressed, & suffering
Pray for the God of all grace to comfort,
perfect, and establish the brothers and sisters throughout the earth,
especially those who are persecuted, oppressed, and suffering deprivation and
trials (1 Pet. 4:12-14; 5:9-10).
1 Pet.
4:12-14—Beloved, do not think that the fiery ordeal among you, coming to you
for a trial, is strange, as if it were a strange thing happening to you; but
inasmuch as you share in the sufferings of Christ, rejoice, so that also at the
revelation of His glory you may rejoice exultingly. If you are reproached in
the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God
rests upon you.
1 Pet. 5:9-10—Him
withstand, being firm in your faith, knowing that the same sufferings are being
accomplished among your brotherhood in the world. But the God of all grace, He
who has called you into His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, after you have
suffered a little while, will Himself perfect, establish, strengthen, and
ground you.
8.
Prayer for the dormant, wayward, & backslidden
Pray for the dormant believers to be enlivened,
the wayward Christians to be recovered, and the backslidden saints to be
restored to the Lord and to the fellowship of the church (Eph. 5:14; James
5:19; Gal. 6:1).
Eph. 5:14—Therefore He
says, Awake, sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.
James 5:19—My brothers,
if any one among you is led astray from the truth and someone turns him back.
Gal. 6:1—Brothers, even
if a man is overtaken in some offense, you who are spiritual restore such a one
in a spirit of meekness, looking to yourself lest you also be tempted.
9.
Prayer for the scattered believers
Pray for the scattered believers to see the
heavenly vision of God’s eternal purpose, to be stirred up in their spirits to
seek the deeper things of Christ and God’s building, and to take the way of
God’s New Testament economy (Acts 9:2, Acts 26:19; Ezra 1:5; Ezek. 36:24).
Acts. 9:2—And asked for
letters from him to Damascus for the synagogues, so that if he found any who
were of the Way, both men and women, he might bring them bound to Jerusalem.
Acts
26:19—Therefore, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.
Ezra 1:5—Then the heads
of the fathers’ houses of Judah and Benjamin and the priests and the Levites
rose up, even everyone whose spirit God had stirred up to go up to build the
house of Jehovah, which is in Jerusalem.
Ezek. 36:24—And the land
that was desolate will be tilled instead of being desolate in the sight of all
who passed by.
10.
Prayer for one accord
Pray for all the churches to be in a prevailing
one accord, glorifying our God and His Christ with one mouth to bring forth the
reality of the one new man (Rom. 15:6; Col. 3:10-11).
Rom. 15:6—That with one
accord you may with one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
Col. 3:10-11—And have put
on the new man, which is being renewed unto full knowledge according to the
image of Him who created him, where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision
and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free man, but Christ is all and
in all.
11. Prayer for the churches
Pray for the Lord to strengthen, uphold, and
prosper the churches in every country in His recovery as the testimony of Jesus
(Acts 16:5; Eph. 1:19; Col. 1:11; Rev. 1:9).
Acts 16:5—And so
the churches were strengthened in the faith and increased in number daily.
Eph. 1:19—And
what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe, according
to the operation of the might of His strength.
Col. 1:11—Being
empowered with all power, according to the might of His glory, unto all
endurance and long-suffering with joy.
Rev. 1:9—I John,
your brother and fellow partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and endurance
in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the
testimony of Jesus.
12. Prayer for the co-workers & leading
brothers
Pray for the Lord to supply the co-workers and
leading brothers and grant them wisdom to lead and shepherd His people onward
in these days (Acts 20:28; 1 Pet. 5:2; Heb. 13:17).
Acts 20:28—Take
heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among whom the Holy Spirit has placed
you as overseers to shepherd the church of God, which He obtained through His
own blood.
1 Pet.
5:2—Shepherd the flock of God among you, overseeing not under compulsion but
willingly, according to God; not by seeking gain through base means but eagerly.
Heb. 13:17—Obey
the ones leading you and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as
those who will render an account, that they may do this with joy and not
groaning; for this would be unprofitable to you.
13. Prayer for the saints to be sanctified
Pray for the saints to be preserved and
sanctified in their tripartite being, to be separated unto God from common and
sinful things (1 Thes. 5:22-23), and to not be conformed to this age but to be
transformed that they may prove the will of God by living the Body life (Rom
12:2, 4-5).
1 Thes.
5:22-23—Abstain from every kind of evil. And the God of peace Himself sanctify
you wholly, and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete,
without blame, at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Rom. 12:2—And do
not be fashioned according to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of
the mind that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and
well pleasing and perfect.
Rom. 12:4-5—For
just as in one body we have many members, and all the members do not have the
same function, so we who are many are one Body in Christ, and individually
members one of another.
14. Prayer to possess the all-inclusive Christ
Pray for the saints to fully possess their
allotted portion of the all-inclusive, all-extensive Christ by being
strengthened with power through the Spirit into their inner man that Christ may
make His home in their hearts (Col. 1:12; Eph. 3:8, 17-18).
Col. 1:12—Giving
thanks to the Father, who has qualified you for a share of the allotted portion
of the saints in the light.
Eph. 3:8—To me,
less than the least of all saints, was this grace given to announce to the
Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ as the gospel.
Eph. 3:17-18—That
Christ may make His home in your hearts through faith, that you, being rooted
and grounded in love, may be full of strength to apprehend with all the saints
what the breadth and length and height and depth are.
15. Prayer for the building up of the Body
Pray for the saints to walk in Christ by the
spirit in their daily life, to grow up into Christ in all things, and to be
knit and built together as the Body of Christ (Col. 2:6-7; Rom. 8:4; Eph.
4:15-16).
Col. 2:6-7—As
therefore you have received the Christ, Jesus the Lord, walk in Him, having
been rooted and being built up in Him, and being established in the faith even
as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
Rom. 8:4—That the
righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk
according to the flesh but according to the spirit.
Eph. 4:15-16—But holding
to truth in love, we may grow up into Him in all things, who is the Head,
Christ, out from whom all the Body, being joined together and being knit
together through every joint of the rich supply and through the operation in
the measure of each one part, causes the growth of the Body unto the building
up of itself in love.
16.
Prayer for the God-ordained way
Pray for the saints to use the present
circumstances to cultivate a church life that is more vital, more prevailing,
more fruitful, and more according to the God-ordained way through the release
of the organic function of every saint (Acts 2:46-47; 1 Pet. 4:10; 1 Cor.
14:26; Eph. 4:12, 16).
Acts 2:46-47—And
day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple and breaking
bread from house to house, they partook of their food with exultation and
simplicity of heart, praising God and having grace with all the people. And the
Lord added together day by day those who were being saved.
1 Pet. 4:10—Each one, as
he has received a gift, ministering it among yourselves as good stewards of the
varied grace of God.
1 Cor. 14:26—What then,
brothers? Whenever you come together, each one has a psalm, has a teaching, has
a revelation, has a tongue, has an interpretation. Let all things be done for
building up.
Eph. 4:12, 16—For
the perfecting of the saints unto the work of the ministry, unto the building
up of the Body of Christ, out from whom all the Body, being joined together and
being knit together through every joint of the rich supply and through the
operation in the measure of each one part, causes the growth of the Body unto
the building up of itself in love.
17.
Prayer for the saints to be laboring priests
Pray for all the saints to be energized as
laboring priests of the gospel, who preach the Word in season and out of season
to their relatives, friends, colleagues, and people they meet, in order to gain
them and offer them as a sanctified offering to God (Rom. 15:16; 2 Tim. 4:2;
Acts 10:24).
Rom. 15:16—That I
might be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, a laboring priest of the
gospel of God, in order that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable,
having been sanctified in the Holy Spirit.
2 Tim.
4:2—Proclaim the word; be ready in season and out of season; convict, rebuke,
exhort with all long-suffering and teaching.
Acts 10:24—And on
the next day they entered into Caesarea. And Cornelius was awaiting them,
having called together his relatives and intimate friends.
18. Prayer to continue steadfastly
Pray for the saints to continue steadfastly in
prayer and for their prayer life to be built up personally, in small groups,
and in the church meetings until prayer is unceasing (Acts 2:42; Matt. 6:6;
18:19-20; Col. 4:2; 1 Thes. 5:17).
Acts 2:42—And
they continued steadfastly in the teaching and the fellowship of the apostles,
in the breaking of bread and the prayers.
Matt. 6:6—But
you, when you pray, enter into your private room, and shut your door and pray
to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will repay
you.
Matt.
18:19-20—Again, truly I say to you that if two of you are in harmony on earth
concerning any matter for which they ask, it will be done for them from My
Father who is in the heavens. For where there are two or three gathered into My
name, there am I in their midst.
Col. 4:2—Persevere in
prayer, watching in it with thanksgiving.
19.
Prayer for the overcomers
Pray for the saints to respond to the Lord’s
calling and be constituted as overcomers to be the Lord's dispensational
instrument to turn the age (Rev. 2:7, 11, 17, 26; 3:5, 12, 21; 12:5, 10-11;
14:1-5).
Rev. 3:21—He who
overcomes, to him I will give to sit with Me on My throne, as I also overcame
and sat with My Father on His throne.
Rev. 12:5—And she brought
forth a son, a man-child, who is to shepherd all the nations with an iron rod;
and her child was caught up to God and to His throne.
Rev. 12:10-11—And
I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, Now has come the salvation and the power
and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ, for the accuser of
our brothers has been cast down, who accuses them before our God day and night.
And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word
of their testimony, and they loved not their soul-life even unto death.
20.
Prayer to bind the enemy
Pray
for the enemy, Satan, to be
bound, for the works of the devil to be destroyed, for the accuser of the
brothers to be cast down, and for the saints to be avenged of their adversary
(Mark 3:27; 1 John 3:8; Rev. 12:10-11; Luke 18:7).
Mark.
3:27—But
no one can enter into the house of the strong man and thoroughly plunder his
goods unless he first binds the strong man, and then he will thoroughly plunder
his house.
1
John. 3:8—He who practices sin is of the devil, because the devil has sinned from
the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that He might
destroy the works of the devil.
Rev.
12:10-11—And
I heard a loud voice in heaven saying, Now has come the salvation and the power
and the kingdom of our God and the authority of His Christ, for the accuser of
our brothers has been cast down, who accuses them before our God day and night.
And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the word
of their testimony, and they loved not their soul-life even unto death.
Luke
18:7—And
will not God by all means carry out the avenging of His chosen ones, who cry to
Him day and night, though He is long-suffering over them?
21.
Prayer for the central work of God
Pray for all the saints
to open their entire being to the Lord so that He may carry out the central
work of God—God building Himself in Christ into us and building us into Himself
for the building up of the church as the Body of Christ (Gal. 4:19; Eph.
3:14-21; Matt. 16:18; Eph. 2:21-22; 1 Cor. 12:27).
Gal. 4:19—My children, with whom I travail again in birth
until Christ is formed in you.
Eph. 3:16-17, 19b—That He would grant you, according to the
riches of His glory, to be strengthened with power through His Spirit into the
inner man, that Christ may make His home in your hearts through faith...that
you may be filled unto all the fullness of God.
Matt. 16:18—And I also say to you that you are Peter, and
upon this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail
against it.
Eph. 2:21-22—In whom all the building, being fitted together,
is growing into a holy temple in the Lord; in whom you also are being built
together into a dwelling place of God in spirit.
1 Cor. 12:27—Now you are the Body of Christ, and members
individually.
22. Prayer for blending
Pray for the saints to
live the Christian life and the church life according to the practical points
concerning blending, having the blending of all the individual members of the
Body of Christ, all the churches in certain districts, all the co-workers, and
all the elders through fellowship and by doing everything through the cross and
by the Spirit to minister Christ for the Body, with the goal that in the Lord’s
recovery we will be the reality of the Body of Christ (1 Cor. 12:12-13, 23-27).
1 Cor. 12:12-13—For even as the body is one and has many
members, yet all the members of the body, being many, are one body, so also is
the Christ. For also in one Spirit we were all baptized into one Body, whether
Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free, and were all given to drink one Spirit.
1 Cor. 12:23-27—And those members of the body which we
consider to be less honorable, these we clothe with more abundant honor; and
our uncomely members come to have more abundant comeliness, but our comely
members have no need. But God has blended the body together, giving more
abundant honor to the member that lacked, that there would be no division in
the body, but that the members would have the same care for one another. And
whether one member suffers, all the members suffer with it; or one member is
glorified, all the members rejoice with it. Now you are the Body of Christ, and
members individually.
23. Prayer for God’s
righteous judgment
Pray for the saints to
offer prayers to which Christ as another Angel can add incense so that from the
throne of God the fire of righteous judgment will be cast to the earth to deal
with godlessness and lawlessness (Rev. 8:1-8).
Rev. 8:1-8—And when He opened the seventh seal, there was
silence in heaven for about half an hour. And I saw the seven angels who stand
before God, and seven trumpets were given to them. And another Angel came and
stood at the altar, having a golden censer, and much incense was given to Him
to offer with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was
before the throne. And the smoke of the incense went up with the prayers of the
saints out of the hand of the Angel before God. And the Angel took the censer
and filled it with the fire of the altar and cast it to the earth; and there
were thunders and voices and lightnings and an earthquake. And the seven angels
who had the seven trumpets prepared themselves to trumpet. And the first
trumpeted, and there was hail and fire mingled with blood, and it was cast to
the earth; and the third part of the earth was burned up, and the third part of
the trees were burned up, and all green grass was burned up. And the second
angel trumpeted, and as it were a great mountain burning with fire was cast
into the sea; and the third part of the sea became blood.
24. Prayer to seek first
the kingdom of God
Pray for the saints not
to be anxious about human life at the present time but to seek first the
kingdom of God and His righteousness and serve God alone, not storing up
treasures for themselves on earth (Matt. 6:19-34).
Matt. 6:19-21—Do not store up for yourselves treasures on the
earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves dig through and steal. But
store up for yourselves treasures in heaven...For where your treasure is, there
will your heart be also.
Matt. 6:24-25—No one can serve two masters, for either he
will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to one and despise the
other. You cannot serve God and mammon. Because of this, I say to you, Do not
be anxious for your life, what you should eat or what you should drink; nor for
your body, what you should put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body
than clothing?
Matt. 6:31, 33—Therefore do not be anxious, saying, What
shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, With what shall we be clothed?...But
seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be
added to you.
25. Prayer to have a
hidden life with the Father
Pray for the saints, as
kingdom people, children of the heavenly Father, to have a spiritual life that
corresponds with the mysterious, hidden nature of the divine life, praying to
their heavenly Father in secret, experiencing some secret enjoyment of the
Father, and receiving some secret answer from Him (Matt. 6:1-6; Col. 3:3).
Matt. 6:1-6—But take care not to do your righteousness before
men in order to be gazed at by them; otherwise, you have no reward with your
Father who is in the heavens. Therefore when you give alms, do not sound a
trumpet before you as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets,
so that they may be glorified by men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward
in full. But you, when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your
right hand is doing, so that your alms may be in secret; and your Father who
sees in secret will repay you. And when you pray, you shall not be like the
hypocrites, because they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the
street corners, so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, They have
their reward in full. But you, when you pray, enter into your private room, and
shut your door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who
sees in secret will repay you.
Col. 3:3—For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in
God.
26. Prayer for maturity
Pray for the saints to
grow in life unto maturity so that “in this way the entrance into the eternal
kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly and bountifully
supplied” to them (2 Pet. 1:5-11).
2 Pet. 1:5-11—And for this very reason also, adding all
diligence, supply bountifully in your faith virtue; and in virtue, knowledge;
and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control, endurance; and in
endurance, godliness; and in godliness, brotherly love; and in brotherly love,
love. For these things, existing in you and abounding, constitute you neither
idle nor unfruitful unto the full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. For he in
whom these things are not present is blind, being shortsighted, having
forgotten the cleansing of his past sins. Therefore, brothers, be the more
diligent to make your calling and selection firm, for doing these things you
shall by no means ever stumble. For in this way the entrance into the eternal
kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly and bountifully
supplied to you.
27. Prayer to be saved
from loving the present age
Pray for all the saints,
especially the young ones and new ones, to not love the present age but to be
saved from “this crooked generation” and “be children of God without blemish in
the midst of a crooked and perverted generation, among whom [they] shine as
luminaries in the world” (2 Tim. 4:10; Acts 2:40; Phil. 2:15).
2 Tim. 4:10—For Demas has abandoned me,
having loved the present age.
Acts 2:40—And with many other words he
solemnly
testified and exhorted them, saying, Be saved from this
crooked generation.
Phil. 2:15—That you may be blameless and
guileless, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and
perverted generation, among whom you shine as luminaries in the world.
28. Prayer for the
preparation of the bride
Pray for the saints to be
watchful and prudent and to experience all that is needed to be “prepared as a
bride adorned for her husband” and to be “called to the marriage dinner of the
Lamb” (Matt. 24:40-47; Rev. 21:2; 19:7-9).
Matt. 24:40-42—At that time two men will be in the field; one
is taken and one is left. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one is taken
and one is left. Watch therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord
comes.
Matt. 24:45-47—Who then is the faithful and prudent slave, whom
the master has set over his household to give them food at the proper time?
Blessed is that slave whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. Truly
I say to you that he will set him over all his possessions.
Rev. 21:2—And I saw the holy city, New
Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for
her husband.
Rev. 19:7, 9—Let us rejoice and exult, and let us give the
glory to Him, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His wife has made
herself ready...And he said to me, Write, Blessed are they who are called to
the marriage dinner of the Lamb.
29. Prayer for a new
revival
Pray for the Lord’s
recovery to experience a new revival, a revival that has never occurred in
history, which will be the issue of our successful practice of the high peak
revelations of God’s economy, including the God-man living, the universal
shepherding, and the blending for the reality of the Body of Christ and of the
one new man (1 Tim. 1:3-4; Gal. 2:20; Phil. 1:21a; John 21:15-17; 1 Cor. 12:24;
Col. 3:10-11).
1 Tim. 1:3-4—Even as I exhorted you, when I was going into
Macedonia, to remain in Ephesus in order that you might charge certain ones not
to teach different things nor to give heed to myths and unending genealogies,
which produce questionings rather than God's economy, which is in faith.
Gal. 2:20—I am crucified with Christ;
and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me; and the life
which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith of the Son of God, who
loved me and gave Himself up for me.
Phil. 1:21a—For to me, to live is
Christ.
John 21:15-17—Then when they had eaten breakfast, Jesus said
to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these? He said to
Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You. He said to him, Feed My lambs. He
said to him again a second time, Simon, son of John, do you love Me? He said to
Him, Yes, Lord, You know that I love You. He said to him, Shepherd My sheep. He
said to him the third time, Simon, son of John, do you love Me? Peter was
grieved that He said to him the third time, Do you love Me? And he said to Him,
Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You. Jesus said to him, Feed My
sheep.
1 Cor. 12:24—But our comely members have
no need. But God has blended the body together, giving more abundant honor to
the member that lacked.
Col. 3:10-11—And have put on the new man, which is being
renewed unto full knowledge according to the image of Him who created him,
where there cannot be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision,
barbarian, Scythian, slave, free man, but Christ is all and in all.
30.
Prayer for the Lord’s return
Pray
for the Lord Jesus to come back quickly (Phil. 3:20; 2 Tim. 4:8; Titus 2:13;
Rev. 22:20).
Phil. 3:20—So that
seasons of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord and that He may
send the Christ, who has been previously appointed for you, Jesus.
2 Tim. 4:8—Henceforth
there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, with which the Lord, the
righteous Judge, will recompense me in that day, and not only me but also all
those who have loved His appearing.
Titus 2:13—Awaiting
the blessed hope, even the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior,
Jesus Christ.
Rev. 22:20—He who
testifies these things says, Yes, I come quickly. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!