"When we pray for others, God listens to you and blesses them. So when you are safe and happy, remember that someone is praying for you." (http://shareinspirequotes.blogspot.com/)
· When
God’s people take the time out of their busy schedule to pray, His power is
unleashed. (We always find time for what is important to us.)
· It’s
important for Christians to connect with unsaved individuals.
· Most
people believe in engaging in the mission of sharing God with others, but the business
of life can prevent that action from happening.
Below are five practical ways to pray for the
harvest:
1.
Pray for harvest workers.
So ask the Lord of the harvest to send workers out into
his harvest field. (Matthew
9:38, New International Reader's Version)
Set the alarm on your
smartphone to 938am daily to remind you to pray for this. When you are praying
for other to be sent out, you are also praying for yourself to go.
2.
Prayer walking.
Here is what we can be sure of when we come to God in
prayer. If we ask anything in keeping with what he wants, he hears us. If
we know that God hears what we ask for, we know that we have it. (1 John 5:14-15, New
International Reader's Version)
This can be done walking
your neighborhood, or at work. It helps
do this with another believer. Look for clues where you are located to help you
specifically pray for the individual.
3.
Pray 3x5.
That’s why we have not stopped praying for you. We have
been praying for you since the day we heard about you. We keep asking God to fill
you with the knowledge of what he wants. We pray he will give you the wisdom
and understanding that the Spirit gives. (Colossians 1:9, New International
Reader's Version)
On a 3x5 card, write
down the name of five people that need Jesus’ salvation. Pray for those five
people for a total of five minutes for five days a week.
4.
Pray scripture.
First, I want you to pray for all people. Ask God to
help and bless them. Give thanks for them. Pray for kings. Pray for
everyone who is in authority. Pray that we can live peaceful and quiet lives.
And pray that we will be godly and holy. (1 Timothy 2:1-2, New International
Reader's Version)
God loves it when you
do this because it is in line with His will. Read the passage you will pray
multiple times, and then personalize it with someone’s name (if you wish).
5.
Prayer warfare.
Our fight is not against human beings. It is against
the rulers, the authorities and the powers of this dark world. It is against
the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly world. (Ephesians 6:12, New
International Reader's Version)
“There is a hedge of protection around you that the enemy cannot
cross. And what is meant for your harm, God said He would use to your
advantage.”
(Spiritual Inspiration)[i]
[i] Inspired by the sermon
“How to Pray for the Harvest: The Harvest” (installment two) Sunday November 7,
2021, Pastor Dave Jansen (CPG). In-person services are available at all
three U.S. CenterPoint locations. CenterPoint also has an online Sunday
morning service (10am) that can be viewed at centerpointchurches.online.church
or centerpointchurches.com/live.
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