Proverbs 8:34 “Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.” (NIV)
Believing that God is calling His people to stand watch with Him in prayer during these critical times,America’s National Prayer Committee is calling upon the Lord’s peopleto pray with them for 66 hours of intense intercession and worship,August 26-29, 2010. From 6pm on Thursday, Aug. 26 until Noon on SundayAug. 29, prayer leaders from around the world will gather in KansasCity, MO at the facilities of the International House of Prayer toworship and pray. Live streaming of this event will be seen around theworld, and portions will be seen on GOD TV.
Dave Butts, Chairman of the National Prayer Committee said, “God’s Word is filled with the commandto ‘watch and pray’. This type of intense intercession is increasinglyneeded in a world that seems to be unraveling before our eyes. As thosewho belong to Jesus, we want to proclaim His Lordship over the nationsof the earth, and ask Him to intervene to bring about His purposes inour day.”
There are a number of passages of scripture that call us to this sort of watchful praying:
- Psalm 5:3 “In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.”
- Luke 21:36 “Be always on the watch, and pray.”
- Isaiah 62:6-7 “I have posted watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they will never be silent day ornight. You who call on the Lord, give yourselves no rest, and give himno rest till he establishes Jerusalem and makes her the praise of theearth.”
- Habakkuk 2:1 “I will stand at my watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look to see what hewill say to me, and what answer I am to give to this complaint.”
- Micah 7:7 “But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.”
- Colossians 4:2 “Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.”
The theme that continued to arise during the planning of this initiative was “preparation”. There is astrong sense that God is calling us to the walls of our communities andnations to watch and pray as an act of preparation. It may bepreparation for something that God is going to do that will shake thenations. It may be preparation within the Church, a calling toholiness, purity and repentance. It may even be preparation for theLord’s Return. All we know is that God is calling us to Watch and Prayin order to prepare us, and to prepare the way for something that iscoming. We call on the Church to stand with us in prayer. For more information go to: www.prayerwatch2010.com ;
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