Morning Manna for Week 4 of the Advent Season-December 21 – December 25, 2015-Weekly Prayer Focus: Government
Advent Book Club Morning Manna
Please join Our City On A Hill to take this Advent Journey together! Below is the link to get your copy of Not Yet Christmas, by J.D. Walt.
http://store.seedbed.com/products/not-yet-christmas-its-time-for-advent-a-daily-reader
About Not Yet Christmas, by J.D. Walt:
It’s time to stop crying in our soup about the consumeristic commercialism of Christmas. Instead of bashing the culture for making Black Friday bigger than Thanksgiving, let’s do something different this year. Let’s do Advent. Instead of quibbling over saying “Happy Holidays” instead of “Merry Christmas,” let’s recover what it means to celebrate Holy Days. Instead of our cheesy slogans about “the reason for the season,” let’s practice a sacred season for the sake of the reason. Let’s joyfully embrace the fact that we will do Advent in the midst of a culture that loves Christmas but doesn’t really understand it. When the church reclaims Advent, the culture will behold Christmas.
This twenty-five day reader offers an opportunity for individuals, groups, and communities to get on the same page in preparation for the season of Christmas. Here you will find the trusted texts that have guided the church for centuries combined with daily insight and prayers composed by some of the best Christian poets of our time.
Continue with Our City in Week 4 of Advent:
Day 21
Day 22
Day 23
Day 24
Day 25
Weekly Prayer Focus: Government
This week, Lord Jesus, we celebrate Your invading earth to dwell with us and impact every aspect of our lives and culture! We choose to humbly worship You as our Emmanuel. We offer you our time and talents – gifts You graciously implant in us.
As we focus together this week on the Government Mountain, we ask for revelation knowledge that all governing power is “upon Your shoulders” (Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.)
May the fear of the Lord be upon our government leaders for the responsibility given to them by You, Lord. (Rom 13:4 The authorities are God’s servants, sent for your good….) Fill their hearts with the humble, servant attitude that You modeled, Jesus. May they look to You for wisdom and be known for their understanding. (I Kings 4:29 And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart…)
We pray that the Body of Christ of Huntsville/Madison County will feel the urgency to hold our officials before Your Throne so that their leadership will promote peace and goodness here. (I Tim. 2:1-2 I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people—for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness.)
This Advent season we celebrate You, Jesus, and ask You to invade the homes and hearts of all in authority on the Government Mountain in this city. We join with angel hosts who never tire of giving You glory and speaking Your declarations of peace and good will to men.
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