21 Days of Prayer - Day #7 Focus - Praying and Loving What/Who God Loves
We just don’t seek God as our celestial Santa Claus. We are here for Him, to see His agenda not ours.
Matthew 6:33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
WE focus first on Him. The best way to love someone, we love who they love.
The best way to love God is to love the world, who He loves. Let’s love the ones who are lost, away from God.
21 Days of Prayer in January is our time to tithe that to God. It’s when we let God know He is first and so we commit 21 days of Prayer in the New Year to Him.
21 Days of Prayer in August is then to focus on the harvest, those who have to come to know Christ. Many people come to know Christ in the months of September, October, November and December. So for these last 4 months, we pray in August for those.
Today we want to be intentional to pray God’s agenda - reaching the lost.
Ask the Father to draw them to Jesus.
John 6:44 “No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them, and I will raise them up at the last day.”
Bind the Spirit that blinds their minds.
2 Corinthians 4:4 (NIV) The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.
What is the thing that is in the way? Whatever that spirit is that blinds their minds to be removed.
For a personal relationship with God. Not about getting religion, but a relationship.
Romans 8:15 (NIV) 15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship.[a] And by him we cry, “Abba,[b] Father.”
For believers to cross their paths.
Matthew 9:38 (NIV) Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”
We are not near some of those family members or friends. We pray that God will send out workers, others to cross their paths.
Release the spirit of wisdom and revelation.
Ephesians 1:17 (NIV) I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit[a] of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better.
This is the time when someone hears and all of the sudden, the light bulb clicks on. All of the sudden it made sense.
There’s no better way to love God, then to pray for the ones He loves.
