PRAYER FOR THE NATION (NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2023)

THE APOSTOLIC PRAYERS TO SUSTAIN REVIVAL IN MALAYSIA

In the month of October, Dr Leow shared on how the Lord led him to use the 5 sets of Prayers of Apostle Paul from book of Ephesians to help him pray in such a way that can sustain the prayers for revival.

We too would like to invite you to join us in months of November and December to also use these prayers to help us pray into the revival of our own hearts and thus into our land. These prayers are indeed powerful, so allow these prayers to speak deep into our spirit. Use them as frequently as you feel led and stay on each set as led by the Holy Spirit.

 

The 5 Apostolic Prayers in Ephesians

  1. PRAYER OF PRAISE FOR OUR ETERNAL SALVATION (Ephesians 1:3-10)
  2. PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING FOR SALVATION OF OTHERS (Ephesians 1:15-16)
  3. PRAYER OF SPIRITUAL MATURITY (Ephesians 1:17-23)
  4. PRAYER OF SPIRITUAL REVIVAL (Ephesians 3:14-21)
  5. PRAYER OF TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIETY (Ephesians 6:10-20)

 

For November

  1. PRAYER OF PRAISE FOR OUR OWN ETERNAL SALVATION

Ephesians 1:3-10

  • ALMIGHTY GOD, praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.
  • For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight.
  • In love He predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with His pleasure and will— to the praise of his glorious grace, which He has freely given us in the One He loves.
  • In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that He lavished on us.
  • With all wisdom and understanding, He made known to us the mystery of His will according to His good pleasure, which He purposed in Christ, to be put into effect when the times reach their fulfillment—to bring unity to all things in heaven and on earth under Christ.

 

  1. PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING FOR SALVATION OF OTHERS

Ephesians 1:15-16

For this reason, ever since I heard about those of my family, friends and people in Malaysia who have put their faith in the Lord Jesus and of their love for all God’s people, I have not stopped giving thanks for all of them, remembering them in my prayers. (Use this time to list names of people or people groups you know who have come to know Jesus. Pray for their growth in faith and in commitment to live for Jesus.)

 

  1. PRAYER FOR SPIRITUAL MATURITY for yourself and for other believers as led by the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 1:17-23

  • I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give me (and name(s) of person or people group) the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that we may know Him better.
  • I pray that the eyes of all our hearts may be enlightened in order that we may know the hope to which He has called us, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people, and His incomparably great power for us all who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength which He exerted when He raised Christ from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.
  • Lord, we praise You that You have placed all things under Christ’s feet and appointed Jesus to be Head over everything for the church, which is His body, the fullness of Him who fills everything in every way. Amen.

 

For December

  1. PRAYER OF SPIRITUAL REVIVAL

Ephesians 3:14-21

  • As we pray for revival in our land, we kneel before the Father from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. We pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen us, the believers in Malaysia, with power through His Spirit in our inner being so that Christ may dwell in our hearts through faith.
  • And we pray that we all being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that we, the believers in Malaysia, may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
  • Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church in Malaysia and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

 

  1. PRAYER OF TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIETY

 Ephesians 6:10-20

Finally, Lord, we seek You for revival in our land. This, O Lord, is our prayer …….

  • We pray for the church of God in Malaysia to be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
  • We pray that we will put on the full armor of God, so that we Your church can take our stand against the devil’s schemes. We know our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
  • Therefore, we put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, we the church in Malaysia may be able to stand our ground, and after we have done everything to remain standing.
  • We will stand firm, with the belt of truth buckled around our waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with our feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
  • In addition to all this, we take up the shield of faith, with which we can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. We put on the helmet of salvation and take up the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
  • And we will pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, help us to be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
  • We will also pray for all of us who are sharing the gospel. Give us words so that we will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel. In Christ’s Name, amen.