pray for the unreached!

"I have food to eat that you know nothing about." John 4:32
At first glace, this verse can leave us with the impression that Jesus was in such a good mood after talking with the Samaritan woman that he made an overstatement. This was no overstatement. By addressing her needs, Jesus was refreshed in a way the disciples knew nothing about. Doing the will of His Father, and finishing His work, was what truly satisfied and sustained Him. How about us? Are we refreshed and sustained by obedience to Christ's commission? Do we delight to "finish His work" among the nations?

Pray that the Holy Spirit will refresh and sustain us as we work towards seeing some from every nation follow the Lamb.

"Repentance for forgiveness of sins will be preached in His Name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem." Luke 24:47
No one is exempt from the necessity of repenting of his or her sins in order to find forgiveness. Nor is any disciple of Jesus excluded from the wonderful responsibility of proclaiming His Name to all nations. If all Christians took this obligation more seriously, the nations would quickly hear of the urgent necessity of repentance and the wonderful availability of eternal life. All believers are "witnesses of these things" (vs. 48). Does your witness extend to the nations? Are you praying daily for the world's unreached peoples? Does at least part of your missions giving go to those places where there is not yet an indigenous fellowship?

Pray that we will exalt His Name among the nations.

"My house will be a house of prayer, but you have made it a den of robbers." Luke 19:45-47
Sound familiar? Jesus cleansed the temple while quoting from Isaiah 56:7 and Jeremiah 7:11. Not only were the Jews at the temple not praying for the nations, they had not reserved a place for the nations to come and pray. The court of the Gentiles, the only place in the temple Gentile proselytes were allowed to enter, was filled with the bleating of sheep and the bawling of cattle. Temple officials, greedy for money, had taken over this area for the sale of animals to be sacrificed. Is there anything in your life or in the life of your church that tends to squeeze out ministry to the nations?

Pray that the Lord will show you what may be squeezing out your commitment to seeing Him worshipped by some from every tribe, tongue and nation.
"Who ever has will be given more; whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken from him." Luke 10:18b
This is a scary thought! We are stewards of what God has given us. If we don't use what He has given us for His Kingdom, we may find ourselves losing what He has invested in us. In the 500s, Lindisfarne was the site of a monastic house that sent missionaries throughout the British Isles and Western Europe. They became complacent, and eventually the monastic house was sacked by the Vikings in 792, beginning a new era of terror in "Christian" Europe. Are we willing to share the blessings we have been given before they are taken away?

Pray for a spiritual revival in your country that will result in an outpouring of mission efforts to the frontiers of missions

"While a large crowd was gathering and people were coming to Jesus from town after town, He told this parable: 'A farmer went out to sow his seed.'" Luke 8:4-15
Wherever you are in your walk with Christ and in your commitment to the cause of proclaiming Him among the nations, carefully consider this parable. What kind of soil are you? You have read of God's concern for the nations. Is this word bouncing off you like the seed bounced off the road? Are you rocky soil, becoming excited about missions only once a year at a missionary conference? Will your present commitment to mission be choked by the pleasures and riches of which Jesus spoke? Or will you let your vision grow and multiply as you share it with other Christians, and will you reproduce your life by giving it away for the sake of others?

Pray that we will be "good soil" in which the "seed" of His Word produces much fruit for His glory.

"What did you go out into the desert to see? A reed swayed by the wind?" Luke 7:24b
John the Baptist was discouraged and tired. He had put his life and his reputation on the line for Jesus, and now he was imprisoned by Herod. If Jesus was so powerful, then why was he in languishing in prison? Though Jesus will some day judge the Herods of the world, He first came as the Lamb of God to pay for our sins. That meant that judgment has not yet come. Sometimes we feel more like reeds swaying in the wind than like courageous prophets like John. But out of love for our Lord and for the nations, we must stand firm until the Day of Judgment.

Pray that you will stand firm, and not sway as you wait for the Lord's return as the Lion of Judah.

"Why do you call me, 'Lord, Lord,' and do not do what I say?" Luke 6:46
When we invite people to become part of the Kingdom of God, we usually mention Christ's salvation and His lordship. They need faith that Jesus is the savior. But they also need the faith to obey Him. Lordship means just that; Jesus is the Lord, or "boss" so to speak, of His followers. We are calling the nations to a purposeful obedience that brings spiritual transformation to both the individual and the communities that they affect.

Pray that this very month, you will allow Christ to transform you. Pray that He will be Lord of your life, and the lives of people within your "people group."
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