Lord, we fall on our knees before You, broken. We are deeply aware that we are at a pivotal point in our history. For decades our nation has progressively abandoned You We kneel before crying out, “We will be silent no more!” Will you consider the heartfelt pleadings of Your people? We ask this of You now, knowing that there is much, much work to be done on our part. With humble faith in the grace of our Savior, we approach You now on behalf of our country – a country that once honored You. Help each one of us, God our Father, to be a part of reclaiming, redeeming and rebuilding our beloved country.
… I rose from my fasting, with my garment and my cloak torn, and fell upon my knees and spread out my hands to the Lord my God, saying: “O my God, I am ashamed and blush to lift my face to you, my God, for our iniquities have risen higher than our heads, and our guilt has mounted up to the heavens. From the days of our fathers to this day we have been in great guilt. And for our iniquities we, our kings, and our priests have been given into the hand of the kings of the lands, to the sword, to captivity, to plundering, and to utter shame, as it is today. Ezra 9:5-7
“Silence in the face of evil is itself evil: God will not hold us guiltless. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” ― Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Hold Fast, Spread the Word and God Save the Republic.
Operation World Pray for Cote d’Ivoire : Islam spread and grew rapidly during the 20th Century, from 5% in 1900 to near 41.8% today. Tribal groups in the north and pockets of tribes all over the country are becoming Muslim. Urban concentrations of Muslims are high as are conversion rates among new immigrants to the cities. Sadly, many southern Ivoirian Christians have aligned themselves with the president and his political agenda, and have thereby undermined their potential for genuine witness to northerners; foreign Christian witness may be the most effective way to reach the north. Pray that Christians may be zealous to win non-Muslims while they can and to show humility and love for them. Pray for the healing of the north-south ethnic divide created by politicians, which is making outreach to Muslims even harder than before.
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