Prayers for Our City: October 1, 2018 – Church

This week, Father, we focus our prayers on the Church of Huntsville/Madison County. We know You desire for Your people to be united and filled with love and light that impacts the 7 Mountains of culture – every aspect of our community! As we seek Your face to bring restoration and renewal to Your Church, we realize 2 Chronicles 7:14  gives clear instructions to achieve this goal.

(The following is a devotional prayer guide written by Sara Ballenger, Founder, Capita Hill Prayer Partners for the 40-day national call to prayer leading up to the Midterm Elections. If you would like to pray in unity with this initiative, register at https://www.ifapray.org/blog/an-invitation-to-pray-in-unity/)

“If My people”: “If” indicates that this is conditional and depends upon our response.

“Which are called by My name”: God is not calling the nation to repent, only His people.

“Shall humble themselves”: We must yield our pride and our stony hearts, so God can do His healing work in us.

“And pray”: YES! Pray!

“And seek my face”: Seek Him, not the ways of the world. He then reveals our sin to us, that we might be rid of this obstacle and draw closer unto Him.

“And turn from their wicked ways”: We turn around and go in the direction He shows us (for example, from stubbornness to yieldedness).

“Then I will hear from heaven”: Hallelujah! Yes, Lord!

“And will forgive their sin”: Only God can do this for us.

“And will heal their land”: When each one of us, His living stones in this nation, obeys this command, then the healing of the land will come as the “jigsaw pieces” of our hearts are joined. Amen.

Repentance: The Key to Revival
Use these to prayer points for yourself, the church you attend, and the church of Huntsville/Madison County!

• Father, help me to allow You to look deep within my heart, that I might repent of any hidden sin. Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. (Psalm 139:23-24 KJV)
• Lord God, help me to overcome any fear I might have of coming to You. Help me, instead, to trust You in all my ways and in all my days. Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. (Matthew 11:28-30)
• Lord God, help me to be quick to recognize the sinful ways that You show me and to find the strength to stop, take stock, and turn back to You. And he said unto me,
• My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. (2 Corinthians 12:9)
• Lord God, help me to rejoice that You are hearing my prayer! Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place. (2 Chronicles 7:15)
• Finally, Father God, help me to remember that You are always there for me. I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. (Hebrews 13:5)