Prophet’s
Reading Plan: Amos
8-9
Members of a Covenant:
Prayer for the Increase of God’s Kingdom
Read Psalm 67
As a people who love the Lord and His ways, we should
desire that ALL people would come to love Him and His ways too. God is not limited
to one culture or race or age bracket or gender or personality type. He is the Creator
of each individual and the King of the universe. The psalmist prayed that God
would bless Israel so that God’s ways
would be known to all the nations. We so often want God’s blessing for our own
personal gain. We want financial blessing so life would be easier or more
luxurious. We want friendship blessing so that we wouldn’t be lonely or bored.
We want health blessing so that we can feel good. This song puts our motives to
shame! We must desire blessing first and foremost that God would be glorified. If
this is our focus, then even a loss of income or waning health can be a form of
blessing! How great is our God that He can take what is terrible and use it for
what is wonderful!
Let us become outward now, wishing well upon others,
rejoicing in their successes and praying that they would know God more.
Overview
Verses 1-3: A
request that the people would be blessed so all nations may know God
Verses 4-5: A
description of the nations praising the Lord
Verses 6-7: Confidence
that the request will be granted
PRAYER AND MEDITATION
1)
Ask God for 3 names (max) of people you
know that He would like you to pray a spiritual blessing for. Ask for at least
one person whom you find it very difficult to genuinely care about.
2)
Prayer for Canada – Spend some time
interceding on behalf of our own country, that we would repent and turn back to
God, bringing glory to His name
3)
Prayer for Israel – Pray for the Jewish
people that they would see Jesus as their Messiah and be a testament to all
nations.
4) Prayer for other nations (Islamic,
Atheist, Communist) – Pray that God’s name would be glorified through
evangelism to these nations that are anti- the God of the bible.
