You will need: A national newspaper, a pair
of scissors, glue or tape, a window and/or a cell phone screen, a picture of
your national leader and a map or drawing of your nation.
What is Your Nation Like?
In every
country there are things to thank God for and things to ask for His help with.
Look through a recent
Newspaper
and cut out words that describe good and bad things about your nation. Stick
them to a piece of paper and look at the image they create. Thank God for the
good things you read. Ask for His help with the bad.
Praying Through the Newspaper
Now look
through the articles in the Newspaper you’ve been using. Choose two things
happening in or affecting your nation today. Stick the articles to a window and
if there’s daylight ask God to shine His wisdom on these situations. If it’s
night use a torch to illuminate the stories to represent God’s truth and wisdom
illuminating our world. Ask Jesus to move and for His Kingdom to come and His
will to be done.
Praying for Your Nation
Think about
the role that government plays in our lives today. Lay the map of your nation
on the floor and stand on the place where your government meets. Pray that
Jesus’ Kingdom would be the foundation of law and leadership in your nation.
Look around
you at the different parts of your country. Consider the different kinds of
people that live in each region.
Pray for the
ones that jump out at you. Ask the Holy Spirit to move in your nation and speak
out His fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
gentleness and self-control.
Pick up the
picture of your national leader. If there is a cross in your prayer room bring
the image and lay it at its base. Pray that your leader will come to know Jesus
better as His Lord and Savior. Ask God to guide your leader in justice and
wisdom.
Pray for a Friend and for an Enemy
Every nation
has allies and enemies. Jesus teaches us to love our neighbor (Matthew 22:38)
and to love our enemies (Matthew 5:44); this can be difficult when war or
oppression is at the root of dislike. Choose a nation that is closely allied to
your own, and then choose a nation that is historically or currently an
adversary. Write their names in your prayer room and pray for God’s kingdom and
blessing to come in both. Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you as you pray into
their strengths and weaknesses.
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