Pray
God shapes the world by prayer. The more praying there is in the world the better the world will be, the mightier the forces against evil. — E.M. Bounds
Pray for great things, expect great things, work for great things, but above all pray." R.A. Torrey
Prayer lays hold of God's plan and becomes the link between his will and its accomplishment on earth. Amazing things happen, and we are given the privilege of being the channels of the Holy Spirit's prayer. — Elisabeth Elliot
1. FOR GOD'S WILL TO BE DONE IN ALL WE DO THROUGH E4.
"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven" Matthew 6:9–10
2. FOR GOD TO GIVE US WISDOM AND DISCERNMENT AS WE SEEK TO SERVE THE WORLD.
Give me now wisdom and knowledge to go out and come in before this people, for who can govern this people of yours, which is so great? 2 Chronicles 1:10
3. FOR GOD TO GO BEFORE US AND PREPARE THE WAY IN THE NATIONS.
A voice cries: 'In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. Isaiah 40:3-5
4. FOR GOD TO GIVE US FAVOR WHEREVER WE GO.
For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor. Psalm 84:11
5. FOR GOD TO PREPARE THE HEARTS OF PEOPLE AND THE LOST.
I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people. Ephesians 1:17-18
6. FOR UNITY AMONG CHURCHES, MINISTRIES, AND PEOPLE.
My prayer is not for them alone. I pray also for those who will believe in me through their message, that all of them may be one, Father, just as you are in me and I am in you. May they also be in us so that the world may believe that you have sent me. John 17:20-21
7. FOR GOD TO GIVE US THE PROVISION WE NEED FOR HIS WORK AROUND THE WORLD.
And may I have a letter to Asaph, keeper of the royal park, so he will give me timber to make beams for the gates of the citadel by the temple and for the city wall and for the residence I will occupy?” And because the gracious hand of my God was on me, the king granted my requests.Nehemiah 2:8
8. FOR PROTECTION FROM SPIRITUAL ATTACKS AND THE SCHEMES OF THE ENEMY.
As for God, his way is perfect: The word of the Lord is tested and tried; He is a shield to all those who take refuge and put their trust in Him. Psalm 18:30