SATURDAY PRAYER (30MAY20)

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.