This devotion is taken from the Global Day of Prayer website with Isebel's permission.
Intention:
Be
amazed at how God can grow a mighty prayer movement when one man steps
out in obedience to God and calls others to unite in prayer and
repentance.
Scripture:
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea (Habakkuk 2:14 NIV).
Reflection:
Today
faithful pray-ers around the world will end a season of 101 days of
prayer following the Global Day of Prayer (GDOP) 10-1-90 strategy.
In
July 2000, South African business man, Graham Power, had a vision to
call Christians from all denominations in Cape Town for a Day of
Repentance and Prayer and to challenge others across Southern Africa to
do the same. Two years later through another vision, this challenge was
to be given to the rest of Africa and around the world. In 2004, 56
nations in Africa participated in the first ever continental Day of
Repentance and Prayer for Africa. The flame of prayer was burning in
Africa!
Through the International
Prayer Council the call went out to the nations of the world to
participate in the Global Day of Prayer process. On
Pentecost Sunday 2009 a miracle happened when the GDOP expanded to 220
countries in the world. Together with the 10 Days leading up to and the
90 Days of Blessing following the GDOP, there was a sense that the call
to unity and repentance was deepening. This lay the foundation for God
to fill the nations with His glory as His children from around the world
cried out to him in unity.
2010 began a new season
focusing on increasing the number of gatherings on Pentecost Sunday in
smaller settings, such as local churches, family homes and businesses
instead of stadiums and assembly halls. As in the first
Pentecost, transformed Christians transform their communities as they
offer themselves to God as instruments through which their prayers can
be answered. The Global Day of Prayer anticipates the forming or
furthering of local alliances among pastors, churches, missions and
business leaders, to bring practical, transformational blessing to their
communities. This happens when prayer becomes a lifestyle.
Prayer:
Prayer of blessing from the 90-Day Guide for 17th August.
To
him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before
his glorious presence without fault and with great joy-to the only
God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus
Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore! Amen.
Continue in prayer using the 4 prayer points above as the Lord leads you.
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