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Prayer Points for 11-5-08

Taken from the 2008 Transformation Prayer Guide, "Come, Lord Jesus" (Link to Prayer Guide Page)            
                                                                                              
                    Unashamed When He Comes

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been born of him.
                                      

                                                                                                           1 John 2:28-29 (NIV)

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Prayer Focus: Peter knew he was coming to the end of his life. The Lord Jesus Christ had shown him that his “days on earth were numbered” (vs. 14). So in his final writings and with every last breath, he wanted to keep reminding the believers of the truths of Jesus Christ. Eventually the eyewitnesses to Jesus’ life and His miracles would die, so Peter had an urgency in his writing. Most likely his heart surged with desperation as he pleaded with fellow believers to keep on believing in
Jesus and His promises. We were not making up clever stories about the power of our Lord Jesus Christ! Peter saw Jesus with his own eyes, and he believed Jesus with every fabric of his being. Peter went on to declare that everything the prophets had proclaimed was true. “Pay close attention to what they wrote,” Peter pleaded, “for their words are like a light shining in a dark place—until the day Christ appears and his brilliant light shines in your hearts” (vs. 19). Let us also stand firmly and passionately on the truths of Scripture, the words of the prophets, and the disciples’ eyewitness accounts. Jesus is truly coming again in majestic splendor!

Day 1: Worship Jesus for His unmatched and majestic splendor.
Day 2: Confess any times you have wavered in believing the truth of Jesus and His promises.
Day 3: Repent of ever taking these truths lightly or living your life without a sense of urgency.
Day 4: Ask Jesus to renew His truths in your life.
Day 5: Pray that believers will walk with this same urgency in proclaiming the truth of Jesus’ return               as Coming King.
Day 6: Pray that your church will experience revival through the truths of the power and majesty of               Jesus Christ.
Day 7: Invite Jesus to reign and rule in your community. Pray that His presence will saturate and t              ransform your city.

Jesus Christ as Our Coming King

Transformation Prayer Guide: Come, Lord Jesus                                                                                               Week 46