Lord, as the potter forms the clay to create a vessel fit for his use, continue to form me into that vessel fit for Your use, amen.
“It is the whole business of the whole church to preach the whole gospel to the whole world.” - Charles H. Spurgeon
PRAYING THRU THE 10/40 WINDOW: Gaza Strip & West Bank. Lord, we cry out to you on behalf of men, women & children who are lost in false beliefs, perishing from poverty and hunger & oppressed by the corrupt political systems. Draw all to You through a supernatural revelation of Jesus Christ as Messiah. We long to see witnesses spread throughout the land proclaiming the message of salvation in Jesus name, amen!
An amazing story of faith in the midst of trials challenging believers to continue to press toward the mark: http://ping.fm/hI9zg
"A Divine Purpose - The Story of Justine" A prisoner's perspective of grace in the midst of great trial: http://ping.fm/h07zr
Lord, give me strength today to serve you with every fiber of my being, for no other reason than You are worthy, amen.
“All God wants is all you’ve got! He can handle it better than you can. We sing 'All to Jesus' … let’s live it.” - B. Clayton Shumpert
"When God gives you a directive, you are not just to observe it, discuss it, or debate it. You are to obey it." -Henry Blackaby
PRAYING THRU THE 10/40 WINDOW: Syria & Mongolia. Lord, there are so many needs in these countries; they need a revelation of Jesus Christ as Redeemer, Savior, and Lord. Send Your workers into the harvest, empower them by Your Holy Spirit to speak Life where there is death, to speak Freedom where there is oppression & bondage to culture and godless belief systems, & to embrace the people with Your love in Jesus' name.
Lord, You are Great and GREATLY to be praised! May the words from my lips & the meditations of my heart bring you GREAT praise today, amen!
"We are debtors to every man to give him the gospel in the same measure in which we have received it" — P.F. Bresee
PRAYING THRU THE 10/40 WINDOW: Jordan & Senegal. Father, as we consider these nations and the need for Your Word to release the captives, we pray for Jordan & Senegal. Father, send laborers into this harvest bearing Life and Freedom of Jesus Christ. Expose corruption, build Your church, and rain down Your great gift of salvation upon all that Jesus Christ might be glorified.
Lord, we humbly plea that You take the reins and lead us today where You would have us go; help us to eagerly submit to Your sovereign will.
"Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you are alive, it isn't." - Richard Bach
PRAYING THROUGH THE 10/40 WINDOW: Turkey, SE Europe & SW Asia & N Korea, E Asia. Father, we lift up these nations to You and ask You to send more laborers into the fields to bring forth the harvest. We ask protection over those You've sent and equipped to carry the Gospel and over the hearts & lives of those who will respond. Expose corruption, protect and strengthen the persecuted for Your glory in Jesus name, amen!
More amazing testimonies from SBM's Pakistan Bible Project: http://ping.fm/Cj2wm Not all news from Pakistan is bad! Praise God!
Not everything happening in Pakistan is bad: http://ping.fm/jnsoH Glory to God!!!
Amazing story of faith on death row from Heart of God East Africa: http://ping.fm/FE4gL
Father, hide me deep in Your presence so those I meet today will see only You, be enthralled by Your glory and captured by Your love, amen!
"Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time." (1 Peter 5:6 NIV)
PRAYING THRU THE 10/40 WINDOW: Tunisia & Cambodia. Father, with less than 1% of these nations confessing Jesus Christ as Lord, we pray for open ears to hear, open eyes to see, & open hearts to receive the message of Truth. Commission evangelists from within their own borders to spread the Good News and proclaim salvation in Jesus Christ, amen!
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Watch for a blog update on http://ping.fm/Q5WhH about what God is doing in Pakistan; will let you know when it's posted! Oh, Glory to God!
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Father, my heart is captured by Your great love and mercy. Lead me according to Your will; be glorified thru my meager efforts today, amen.
"Spiritual food of a believer is nothing more nor less than accomplishing God's work. The kingdom of God suffers greatly at the hands of "spiritual believers" who busy themselves with prayer and Bible study and attend only to their own spiritual need." - Watchman Nee
PRAYING THRU THE 10/40 WINDOW: Libya & Malaysia. Father, we lift up these countries to You today & ask for a revelation of Truth to spread throughout the lands. Your people are oppressed & in bondage to sin and false beliefs--set them free by the power of the blood of Jesus Christ. Hear us, oh Lord, and send laborers with the message of redemption & deliverance in Jesus' name, amen.
Father, make me and mold me after Your will. I owe you my all ... take whatever and whoever I am and make it pleasing to You.
PRAYING THRU THE 10/40 WINDOW: Chad & Algeria. Lord we call out the names of these countries to You. Hear our cry, Father, as we plead the blood of Jesus over ever man, woman, and child. Poverty, persecution, political corruption oppresses Your people. Open their eyes to see Salvation in Jesus Christ as the only Way, Truth, and Life. Send laborers with the message of Hope and Life in Jesus' name, amen.
Lord, I offer myself wholly and completely to You to use as You see fit. Today is YOUR day ... have Your way and be glorified, amen.
PRAYING THRU THE 10/40 WINDOW: Ethiopia & Myanmar. Father, we lift up these nations, pleading the blood of Jesus over all believers. We ask that You raise up missionaries from within their own borders to reach the masses with the Good News of Jesus Christ. Protect the persecuted. Set free those who are oppressed. Meet the incredible needs of the impoverished. All that Jesus might be glorified. Amen!
"...we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body." Phil 3:20-21
The Lord wants us to be used, yes; but what He is after is that we pour all we have to Him and if that be all, that is enough. -Watchman Nee
PRAYING THRU THE 10/40 WINDOW: Qatar & Turkmenistan. Father, we grieve when we learn of those being persecuted for their faith, the incredible poverty, & the corrupt governments. Strengthen those who are strongly opposed for their faith, provide for those who are in desperate need, & lead those who rule to do so with justice. Send laborers, Lord, to share the Good News & reap a harvest of souls for Your glory, amen.
Lord, cover me and hide me so others will see a revelation of You instead of being distracted by me. All of You, Lord ... none of me, amen!
"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things." (Phil 4:8 KJV)
“At the timberline where the storms strike with the most fury, the sturdiest trees are found.” -Hudson Taylor.
PRAYING THRU THE 10/40 WINDOW: Brunei & Lebanon. Just because we're unfamiliar with the names of countries, Father, doesn't give us an excuse not to pray for them. We lift up Brunei & Lebanon today and ask for Your Spirit to go throughout these lands and draw all men to you; open eyes to the true Messiah whose blood was shed for their redemption. Strengthen those who believe and give them courage to stand. Amen.
"I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely." Rev21:6
PRAYING THRU THE 10/40 WINDOW: Taiwan & Bahrain. Lord, we pray You would pour out Your Spirit upon all flesh in Taiwan & Bahrain. The needs are great with so many who are deceived by the father of lies who has appeared as truth. Lord, expose false beliefs & draw all men to You by Your Spirit. Protect the persecuted. Redeem the lost. Feed the hungry. Set free the oppressed. Comfort those who mourn in Jesus' name amen.
"Moses spent forty years in the king's palace thinking that he was somebody; then he lived forty years in the wilderness finding out that without God he was a nobody; finally he spent forty more years discovering how a nobody with God can be a somebody." - Dwight L. Moody.
Lord, continue to make me and mold me after Your will so You will be glorified in all my efforts today. Amen!
"As our Father makes many a flower to bloom unseen in the lonely desert, [let us] do all that we can do, as under God's eye, though no other eye ever take note of it." - Hudson Taylor
PRAYING THRU THE 10/40 WINDOW: Yemen & VietNam. Father, we so often overlook the nations we don't hear about as often as others. But the needs are great, persecution continues to escalate, poverty kills, & corruption in the government oppresses. You sent Jesus to redeem those in Yemen and VietNam; we plead the blood and stand with them for deliverance. Send laborers with the message of Truth, in Jesus name, amen.
Use me today, Lord, to bring You the glory due Your name.Take my will and make it yours that You might be exalted in all I do and say, amen!
"The real test of a saint is not one's willingness to preach the gospel, but one's willingness to do something like washing the disciples' feet - that is, being willing to do those things that seem unimportant in human estimation but count as everything to God." - Oswald Chambers
PRAYING THRU THE 10/40 WINDOW: Japan & Djibouti. Lord, draw all to You through a supernatural revelation of Jesus Christ as Messiah. We long to see these nations declare Him Lord. Strengthen the persecuted. Minister grace to those who declare Your Name at the risk of their lives. Give courage to those who want to believe but who are fearful. Raise up an army to proclaim message of salvation in Jesus name, amen!
"How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent?..." (Rom 10:14-15 NIV)
"Good works are indispensable to salvation - not as its ground or means, however, but as its consequence and evidence." - John Stott
PRAYING THRU THE 10/40 WINDOW: Iraq & Sri Lanka. Lord, our focus is often turned toward these two nations who so desperately need a revelation of Your love, mercy, & grace. Father, heal the wounded, free those who are bound, & set at liberty those in chains. Let freedom to worship You reign. Protect & bless the persecuted; grant them strength to stand. Send laborers into the harvest with the message of Truth, amen.
"With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments." (Psalm 119:10 KJV)
“All God wants is all you’ve got! He can handle it better than you can. We sing “All to Jesus”….let’s live it.” - B. Clayton Shumpert
"There's a difference between knowing God and knowing about God. When you truly know God, you have energy to serve him, boldness to share him, and contentment in him." - J.I. Packer
PRAYING THRU THE 10/40 WINDOW: Albania & Morocco. Lord, we thank You for those who have heard the Good News & responded to Your call. But they represent less than 1% of the millions & millions of people in these countries. Send Your messengers with the Word of Life, dispelling lies and false beliefs. Protect the persecuted & expose corruption in the governments. Reign supreme in Albania & Morocco in Jesus' name!
"Answering a student's question, 'Will the heathen who have not heard the Gospel be saved?' thus, 'It is more a question with me whether we, who have the Gospel and fail to give it to those who have not, can be saved.'" - C.H. Spurgeon.
PRAYING THRU THE 10/40 WINDOW: Egypt & Uzbekistan. Lord, we call upon Your mighty & holy name lifting up these nations to You. Poverty, corruption in the government, persecution of believers, millions of people need to hear the Truth. Send laborers, those with boldness to declare the Truth with power & anointing, dispelling the lies of false religion. Lead in Egypt & Uzbekistan out of darkness in Jesus name, amen.
Jesus said, "I am the gate; whoever enters through me will be saved. He will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." (John 10:9-10 NIV)
"The 3.5 billion unreached people on earth would form a single file line that would stretch around the equator 25 times! Can you picture 25 lines of Christless people, trampling endlessly toward Hell? Let that vision stay with you day and night." - Larry Stockstill
PRAYING THRU THE 10/40 WINDOW: Mali & Azerbaijan. Lord, when we look at the statistics for these two nations, we are grieved. Political corruption is a powerful force that must bow to the Name of Jesus. Godlessness and false religions have blinded over 99% of the people. Lord, send laborers into the harvest to proclaim the saving grace of Jesus Christ. Reign supreme in Mali and Azerbaijan, in Jesus' name, amen.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son." (John 3:16-18 NIV)
"God is pursuing with omnipotent passion a worldwide purpose of gathering joyful worshipers for Himself from every tribe and tongue and people and nation. He has an inexhaustible enthusiasm for the supremacy of His name among the nations. Therefore, let us bring our affections into line with His, and, for the sake of His name, let us renounce the quest for worldly comforts and join His global purpose." — John Piper
“Why wait for a call when you have a command?” - Bob Hughes (Missionary to the Philippines in the mid 1900’s)
PRAYING THRU THE 10/40 WINDOW: Benin & Indonesia. Lord, millions of people need to hear the Gospel in these countries. Persecution, corruption in the government, tribal, cultural and false religions are blinding people created to bring YOU glory. Father, send laborers into these fields, dispelling all lies and leading them to the Truth. We pray the lost will be saved and the blinded eyes opened in Jesus' name, amen!
The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth...He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak...(Is 40:28-29)
PRAYING THRU THE 10/40 WINDOW: Iran & Burkina. Father, we turn our hearts toward You, asking for Your mercies to be made new and Your faithfulness seen in these nations. Lord, open the blinded eyes. Heal the sinsick souls. Release those bound by false religion. We pray for Truth to prevail in these lands. Protect the persecuted and gtive them the grace to stand unwavering in the face of hatred, in Jesus' name, amen.
"People who don't believe in missions have not read the New Testament. Right from the beginning Jesus said the field is the world. The early church took Him at His word and went East, West, North and South." — J. Howard Edington
Peter replied, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. And you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. The promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off-for all whom the Lord our God will call." (Acts 2:38-39 NIV)
"Whatever we yield, God accepts; whatever He accepts, He cleanses. Whatever He cleanses, He fills; whatever He fills, He uses." - Anonymous
PRAYING THRU THE 10/40 WINDOW: Bhutan & Saudi Arabia. Lord, millions of people in these nations, yet less than 1% claims to know the Truth. We grieve with You over the lost, the deceived, the blind. Send those who will respond to Your commission to "Go into all the world". Protect the persecuted. Expose corruption. Draw every wayward heart to true repentance and salvation in Christ. Amen!
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up." (Galatians 6:9 NIV)
"I have found that there are three stages in every great work of God; first, it is impossible, then it is difficult, then it is done." - J. Hudson Taylor
PRAYING THRU THE 10/40 WINDOW: Japan & Guinea-Bissau. Father, as we pray for these countries, we ask You to pour out Your Spirit on all flesh, calling every man, woman & child to repentance & consecration to You. Expose & heal the political corruption. Protect those who have surrendered their lives to You. We pray these countries will turn away from dead religion & embrace the Truth of Jesus Christ. Amen.
”Discernment is not knowing the difference between right and wrong. It is knowing the difference between right and almost right.” – Charles H. Spurgeon
"Because of the oppression of the weak and the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the LORD. (Psalm 12:5 NIV)
"Here is a test to find whether your mission on earth is finished: If you are alive, it isn't." - Richard Bach
"And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ-to the glory and praise of God." (Phil 1:9-11 NIV)
"His authority on earth allows us to dare to go to all the nations. His authority in Heaven gives us our only hope of success. And His presence with us leaves us no other choice." - John Stott
PRAYING THRU THE 10/40 WINDOW: India & Mauritania. Father, the needs are overwhelming when we consider the need for true salvation in both these lands. Raise up & equip laborers who will go into the fields to reap the harvest for Your glory. Expose corruption & evil in the governments. Protect & give strength to the persecuted. Establish Your Kingdom in the hearts of Your people in India & Mauritania, in Jesus' name.
Jan Ross, Author
Today's Devotion
Jan is passionate about the Lord and the Body of Christ as she ministers through the ministry of Heart of God International. In spite of her active involvement in world missions, she eagerly serves in her local church. Jan is an ordained licensed minister, the mother of a large, busy family, and serves as a short-term missionary. She is a published author and partners together with Jeanice McDade to establish fruitful foreign evangelistic ministries.
For personal contact information and to learn more about Jan and, her family and her ministry, please visit her website at janross.org.
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