SATURDAY
PRAYER (30MAY20) – Our Most Loving and Gracious Father, we come
to you on this Saturday to express our deep love, admiration, and concern
towards you and the things that are taking place in this world. We would like
to first thank you for all the blessings that you have favored us with
throughout the week. We stand in awe of your mighty goodness and we give all
praise, honor, and glory to you for what you have done and what you continue to
do. Thank you for the Son who shines mightily on us and in our lives. We thank
you for the great sacrifice that was made on our behalf so that we may have
life more abundantly.
Today, Lord, we acknowledge that there are many things that
are taking place that displeases you in our nation and abroad. For this, we ask
that you will forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. We have
sinned individually, as a nation, and as the body of Christ. Much of what we
see is our failure, as the body of Christ, to show and tell the world that the
solutions to all our problems is you. We cannot legislate love, but we can show
it. We cannot mandate forgiveness, but we can give it. We cannot vote by ballot
the act of humility, but we can set the example by falling to our knees before
you with broken hearts.
Lord, we know that you have seen the chaos that is taking
place in our nation. None of this is a surprise to you, for you told us that
such things would take place a long time ago as was written in your Word. Even
though we know that prophecy must come to pass, we ask that you will cause
calmer heads to surface throughout the pressure that is rising. We ask that
people will see their need for you and that nothing will prevent them from
turning their lives to you. We pray that you will allow justice to prevail and
that even after all is said and done that those who have done evil will repent
before it is too late. Nothing or no one is too far gone where you cannot and
will not save them out of their sincere prayer of repentance to you.
We pray against racism for it is evil in your sight, for we
are all made in your image. We pray against the abuse of authority. We ask that
those who have been chosen to lead will do so as servants. We pray against the
spirit of rebellion. You have given us those who are to lead our societies so
that they may be civil. We rebuke the spirit of looting, rioting, and destruction
by fire. There are many innocent people who have been harmed financially due to
their livelihoods being targeted, so we pray that you will help them to recover
all that was lost.
We pray for every family who have lost loved ones rather by
police or hatred within their own communities. Please give them peace to know
that you never desired for man to be in such a fallen shape. Nevertheless, you
sent your son to restore us back to you, and one day, every single tear will be
wiped away from their eyes. We ask that they be given the type of peace that surpasses
all understanding which can only come from you.
Lord, there are a lot of personal needs that people have
regarding families, jobs, marriages, finances, health and more. We ask that
everyone who has a need will be received and provided for by you. Your Word
says that we can come to you with all kinds of requests and petitions, so we
pray that you will meet every need, issue and desire in accordance with your
will. We pray for all of these things in your Son’s name, Jesus, Yeshua
Hamashiach. Amen.