Saturday, March 13 – Day 25

Seeking His Glory in Evangelizing All Peoples.
Seek God…for God to be worshipped by all peoples.

I know that God has answered, is answering and will further answer this prayer in the days ahead…..and we get to participate in the answer!

Pray Globally – Gather Locally!

We have celebrated the Global Day Of Prayer (GDP) twice. GDP originated in South Africa in 2001 when 45,000 gathered to pray for their nation. In 2002 a little over 350,000 gathered in 6 nations in Africa, then 22 nations the next year, then all of Africa, then across the globe until their were over 400 million praying in 2006.

As we celebrated locally in 2007, we had Believers praying in their native tongue representing the following nations or language: in addition to English (America and Australia) we lifted up prayers in Chinese, German, Fijian, Korean, Shona (Zimbabwe), Nagaland, Nigerian, Portuguese, Samoan, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Mexico), Swahili (Kenya), and Telegu (India). Thirteen (13) different nationalities plus English! I could not understand what the words were but I could understand the cry of the heart as each one prayed….at times I cried but at all times I understood the call of the Spirit. When we gather this way, it is an amazing experience.

In the OT prayer for today, the second to last prayer sentence is: “Gather willing worshippers from the diverse peoples in our city.” We were an answer to that prayer. We will continue to be an answer to that prayer! “Oh Lord God, we want to be that House of Prayer For The Nations that You desire us to be. Help us answer the call!”

This year, May 23^rd, is the date set for Believers praying the same prayers all across the globe for a world that God has given us to pray for, care for and share with.

We are determining if we are called to do this here again. Would you like to take part in such a gathering? Let us know at prayer@servethecity.org Please put in the subject line: “GDP 2010” and give us your phone number!

Charles Daugherty
Serve The City

Saturday, February 20 – Day 4

Peace…ah, peace. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a little peace? It sounds good, doesn’t it? Yet peace seems to be in short supply these days.

Around the world, nations are at war with each other. In our own nation political parties throw accusations back and forth.

But we don’t have to look that far, do we? We see it in our own lives. The boss is upset. The employees are griping with one another, and you want to get away for a moment’s peace.

In our homes, husbands and wives bicker. Children and parents cast blame on each other.

It’s even in our churches. Someone says something we don’t like. Someone does something that bothers us. People threaten to leave.

Too often, I’m not even at peace with myself. There’s also somewhere else to go, someone else to see, something else to do. Our lives are stretched to the breaking point.

Ah, for some peace.

Today’s text reminds us that there is peace available. But it doesn’t come about by finally getting everyone agree with us. It doesn’t come about through better laws or regulations. It’s not even found by isolating ourselves from the problems of the world.

This peace comes from God. Paul calls this peace from God a peace “which transcends all understanding” (Philippians 4:7). Because this peace does not come from an absence of conflict—it comes from the presence of God.

Today you will experience conflict in one way or another. But we can experience the peace on the inside, even while conflict rages around us, if we allow God to quiet our lives and fill them with peace.

Father, fill our hearts with peace. Help us speak words of peace. Guide our feet into the way of peace. Amen.

Terry Seufferlein
Central Church of Christ

Friday, February 19 – Day 3

The authors of our prayer guide promised us that our prayers would be jump-started to keep us from the tendency to “dwindle to cries for no more than our own survival” … From a tendency to “gradually shrink to selfish wish-lists concerning our own circumstances.” From what we have experienced to this point (I have looked ahead J) and from what I know is coming….they have done a GREAT job of giving us focus.

For three days my eyes have spent much time fixed on the names of the nations. I have found each one on the globe ‘so that’ I might pray with my eyes looking right on them! (I use the search mode on our computer when not easily found – Anguilla is so small it is not even on the globe!) Most of the Caribbean nations are so small; you would not think they could have much impact on the world UNTIL the Lord whispers the following:

What if….there was a revival on the islands?

What if….the people there came alive with passion for the living Christ?

What if….they lived a prayer, care, share lifestyle that absolutely NONE of the vacationers from around the world could miss? Could not ignore? Could not help but be touched by the power of the Holy Spirit?

Well, I guess you can imagine how I have been praying. Would you join me in praying for this kind of revival?

Would you join me in listening to the Holy Spirit as we go page by page these 40 days – listening for ‘how’ to pray for the nations?

If we do that, well, we become more and more a part of the answer to the Lord’s heart that “...My house shall be a house of prayer for all the nations…”

And so, we serve the cities around the world in prayer.

Brother Charles

Serve The City

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