Day 1 - El Shaddai World Outreach Center
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Day 1 - El Shaddai World Outreach Center
Daily Focus Maps for Nations - Days 1-10 1 Daily Focus Maps for Nations - Days 1-11 2 Daily Focus Maps for Nations - Day 11 3 DAY 1 Praying One Voice for: Government Leaders Feb. 17 Make Godly decisions Speak the Truth Live a Godly Life “First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority.” 1 Tim. 2:1-2 Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 41 in the States’ section) Washington, D.C. | Population: 672,228 Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Anguilla, Antigua, Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas Pray For Counties In Texas: Anderson, Andrews, Angelina, Aransas, Archer, Armstrong Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: African American Liberation Aletheia Temple Fellowship, Pastor Alcee Chriss, Jr. Anderson Street Missionary Baptist Fellowship, Pastor W. C. Tucker Antioch Baptist Fellowship, Pastor Charles Kelly Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 75050, 75051, 75052 DAILY REFLECTION: FELLOWSHIP WITH THE SON God has called us into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Fellowship denotes the partaking of, the participation in, God’s Son. God has called us into such a fellowship that we may partake of Christ, participate in Him, and enjoy Him as our God-given portion. El Shaddai World Outreach Center 4 DAY 2 Praying One Voice for: Educators “Everyone after he has been fully trained will be like his teacher.” Luke 6:40 Feb. 18 To be sober To have good behavior To be faithful Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 41 in the States’ section) Texas | Population: 27,469,114 | Capital: Austin Pastor Jim & K. C. McComas – Houston, TX Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil Pray For Counties In Texas: Atascosa, Austin, Bailey, Bandera, Bastrop, Baylor Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Antioch Christian Fellowship, Elder L. W. Hughes Ave K Church of Christ, Pastor Adolphus Smith Avenue L Baptist Fellowship, Pastor David Lee Allen Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 75054, 76001, 76002 DAILY REFLECTION: FELLOWSHIP WITH THE SON The very Christ, who is the portion of all believers, and into whose FELLOWSHIP we have been called, is all-inclusive. He is God’s power and God’s wisdom as righteousness, sanctification, and redemption to us. He is our Glory for our glorification, hence, The Lord of Glory. He is the Depths of God, the Deep Things of God. El Shaddai World Outreach Center 5 DAY 3 Feb. 19 Praying One Voice for: Marriages “Let marriage be held in honor among all.” Hebrews 13:4 Lifetime Commitment Trust Communication Love Faithfulness Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 41 in the States’ section) Alabama | Population: 4,858,979| Capital: Montgomery Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 British Virgin Islands, Canada, Cayman, Chile Pray For Counties In Texas: Bee, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Borden, Bosque Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Bethel Christian Fellowship Bethel Progressive Primitive Baptist Fellowship Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76003, 76004, 76005 DAILY REFLECTION: MARRIAGE IS AN ADVENTURE (First 3 letters of Adventure acronym) Awesome – Marriage is God’s relationship to Israel and Christ’s relationship to the Church. God’s purpose for marriage is awesome. God wants our marriage to reflect His relationship to His first group of people and to His Son. Daily Experience – God tries to teach us something in our youth, if we didn’t get it He’s teaches us in our marriage. We are to express God everyday in all that we do and say, i.e. conversations, difference, thought patterns, and demeanors. Venture – an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome. I must remember Romans 8:31-39. My marriage needs to be fruitful. Others ought to see the Goodness of God. All of the venturous things in my marriage cannot separate me from the love of God. El Shaddai World Outreach Center 6 DAY 4 Feb. 20 Praying One Voice for: Broken Families “The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous: the Lord preserveth the strangers; He relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked He turneth upside down.” Psalm 146:8-9 Restoration of fathers, mothers and children to their homes That God would be the repairer of the breach Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 42 in the States’ section) Alaska | Population: 738,432 | Capital: Juneau Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic Pray For Counties In Texas: Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Briscoe, Brooks, Brown Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Bibleway Church of God in Christ, Pastor J. W. Walter Blessed Hope Baptist Fellowship, Pastor J. L. Nelson Bright Glory Missionary Baptist Fellowship, Pastor C. Ivory Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76006, 76007, 76008 DAILY REFLECTION: MARRIAGE IS AN ADVENTURE (E.N.T. of Adventure acronym) Enjoyable – learn how to like being around each other. Non-Negotiable - Marriage starts with the right disposition. We have to decide now that we are going to do it the right way; obey God. Now that we are in this unbreakable covenant we posture for possession of the marriage. Togetherness – Must never lose my sense of needing my spouse. People see and say things differently according to their gift calling. In situations focus on the gift calling; if God allows a block in my spouse is He allowing it because of something in me? The Holy Spirit’s job is to mingle both gift callings’. Every gift calling should be motivated by love. El Shaddai World Outreach Center 7 DAY 5 Praying One Voice for: Households “Believe in the Lord Jesus and you shall be saved, you and your household.” Acts 16:31 Feb. 21 All saved and delivered Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 42 in the States’ section) Arizona | Population: 6,828,065 | Capital: Phoenix Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Grenada, Greenland, Guadeloupe, Guatemala Pray For Counties In Texas: Camp, Carson, Cass, Castro, Chambers, Cherokee Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Carter Temple New Jerusalem Church of God in Christ, Pastor Pinkie R. Shaw Charity Fellowship Christ Temple Holy Sanctified Fellowship, Pastor R.E. Brown Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76010, 76011, 76012 DAILY REFLECTION: MARRIAGE IS AN ADVENTURE (Last 3 letters of Adventure acronym) Union – Our purpose in marriage is to reach our measure God has for us. Marriage is not 50/50 it is each giving 100%; this pleases God. Related to Salvation – we reward our children, who are our heritage, by giving them to God; fruit is rewarding. Eternal – marriage is eternal, it is now living. It represents Christ and the Church which is eternal. We are conquerors. If we have the love of God, we have the power for our marriages –I Corinthians 13; 4-8, 13. El Shaddai World Outreach Center 8 DAY 6 Feb. 22 Praying One Voice for: Children “Children obey your parents in the Lord for this is right.” Ephesians 6:1 A heart to keep God’s Commandments To honor their Father and Mother Be in favor with the Lord and man Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 43 in the States’ section) Arkansas | Population: 2,978,204| Capital: Little Rock Bishop Robert E. Smith, Sr. - Total Outreach for Christ Pastor Carl Medley - River of Life Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Ecuador, El Salvador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana Pray For Counties In Texas: Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Calhoun, Callahan, Cameron Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Christ Temple Pentecost Christ Way Baptist Fellowship, Pastor M. Bracken City of Light Ministries, Pastor Donald Sanders Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76013, 76014, 76015 DAILY REFLECTION: PRAYER AND HUMILITY In humility there is the total absence of pride, and it is at the very farthest distance from anything like self-conceit. There is no self-praise in humility. Rather it has the disposition to praise others. “In honor preferring one another.” It is not given to selfexaltation. Humility does not love the uppermost seats and aspire to the high places. It is willing to take the lowliest seat and prefers those places where it will be unnoticed. El Shaddai World Outreach Center 9 DAY 7 Praying One Voice for: Pastors “Shepherd the flock of God among you…casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you”. 1 Peter 5:2 Feb. 23 Encouragement Strength Endurance Hope Hear God Obedience Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 43 in the States’ section) California | Population: 39,144,818 | Capital: Sacramento Pray For The Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique Pray For Counties In Texas: Childress, Clay, Cochran, Coke, Coleman, Collin Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Coming of Christ Full Gospel Fellowship #2, Pastor M. Jackson Cooper Missionary Baptist Fellowship , Pastor Mark Harris Cornerstone Christian Ministries, Pastor Rodney & Tina Gamble Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76016, 76017, 76018 DAILY REFLECTION: SERVANTS of THE LORD -- Upheld by the Lord If God upholds me, He delights in me. The servant sets the religious arena for the household, knows who he is in the Lord, stays humble before the Lord, and empathizes with others. He will rebuke himself if he gets tired of dealing with someone and will always see himself as a servant, servant of the Lord. El Shaddai World Outreach Center 10 DAY 8 Praying One Voice for: Mothers “That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children.” Titus 2:4 Feb. 24 Give their children to God Nurture their children Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 44 in the States’ section) Colorado | Population: 5,456,574 | Capital: Denver Pray For The Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama Pray For Counties In Texas: Collingsworth, Colorado, Comal, Comanche, Concho, Cooke Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Deliverance Temple Church of God in Christ, Pastor Larry Reed Draw Nigh Ministries-Church of the Living God, Pastor LaTonya Love-Adams Ebenezer Baptist Fellowship, Pastor Bruce Datcher Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76019, 76020, 76021 DAILY REFLECTION: PRAYER AND THE PROMISES WITHOUT the promise, prayer is eccentric and baseless. Without prayer, the promise is dim, voiceless, shadowy, and impersonal. The promise makes prayer dauntless and irresistible. The apostle Peter declares that God has given to us "exceeding great and precious promises." "Precious" and "exceeding great" promises they are, and for this very cause we are to "add to our faith," and supply virtue. It is the addition which makes the promises current and beneficial to us. It is prayer which makes the promises weighty, precious and practical. The apostle Paul did not hesitate to declare that God's grace so richly promised was made operative and efficient by prayer. "Ye also helping together by prayer for us." The Essentials of Prayer E.M. Bounds 11 DAY 9 Praying One Voice for: Oneness in Communities “All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the Lord, and all the families of the nations will worship before You.” Psalm 22:27 Feb. 25 Unity Genuine concern one for another Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 44 in the States’ section) Connecticut | Population: 3,590,886 | Capital: Hartford Pray For The Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, St. Kitts And Nevis Pray For Counties In Texas: Coryell, Cottle, Crane, Crockett, Crosby, Culberson Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: El Shaddai World Outreach Center, Apostle L.C. Alexander, Sr. Pastor Exhorted Word Ministries, Pastor L. Middlebrooks Faith Foundation Baptist Fellowship Faith Hope Miss. Bapt. Fellowship, Pastor C.D. Johnson Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76022, 76028, 76034 DAILY REFLECTION: THE HOST (Having Opportunity to Serve Today) Receiving knowledge of The HOST will encourage us to not only say that we all are members of the Body of Christ, but strengthen us to believe, to know, and confirm that we, as Christians, are members of the HOST and every member is needed for the Body to function properly. El Shaddai World Outreach Center 12 DAY 10 Feb. 26 Praying One Voice for: Substance Abusers “Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble; He saved them out of their distresses. He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and broke their bands apart.” Psalm 107:13-16 Deliverance from the desire of…alcohol, drugs (illegal and prescription) and cigarettes Turn to…God Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 45 in the States’ section) Delaware | Population: 945,934 | Capital: Dover Pray For The Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 St. Lucia, St. Pierre & Miquelon, St.Vincent, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago Pray For Counties In Texas: Dallam, Dallas, Dawson, De Witt, Deaf Smith, Delta Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Faith Sanctuary Christ Holy Sanctified, Pastor Crittenden Faith Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, Pastor Elder T. R. Lewis Family of God First Pilgrim Valley Fellowship, Pastor Oliver G. Hill Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76036, 76039, 76040 DAILY REFLECTION: OVERSHADOW We have to allow God to overshadow us. We have to fall on Him; not have another plan. If you allow God to overshadow your situation, God will give us “the thing”; “The Thing”: is the Glory of God. We have to show God we appreciate “The Thing” of God. Luke 1:35 “And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.” El Shaddai World Outreach Center 13 DAY 11 Praying One Voice for: Elderly People “Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the Lord.” Leviticus 19:32 Feb. 27 Keep their mind Turn to…God Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 45 in the States’ section) Florida | Population: 20,271,272| Capital: Tallahassee Pray For The Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Turks And Caicos Islands, Uruguay, United States, Venezuela, Virgin Islands of the USA Pray For Counties In Texas: Denton, Dimmit, Donley, Duval, Eastland, Ector Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: First Saint John Baptist Fellowship, Pastor Kenneth Spears First Timothy Miss. Bapt. Fellowship Free Church of God and Christ, Bishop B. R. Session Freshly Anointed Baptist Fellowship, Pastor G.L. Durham Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76051, 76052, 76053 DAILY REFLECTION: PRAYER AND CHARACTER AND CONDUCT PRAYER governs conduct, and conduct makes character. Conduct is what we do; character is what we are. Conduct is the outward life. Character is the life unseen, hidden within, yet evidenced by that which is seen. Conduct is external, seen from without; character is internaloperating within. In the Economy of Grace conduct is the offspring of character. Character is the state of the heart, conduct its outward expression. Character is the root of the tree, conduct, the fruit it bears. The Necessity of Prayer E. M. Bounds 14 Daily Focus Maps for Nations - Days 12-18 15 Daily Focus Maps for Nations - Day 12 16 DAY 12 Praying One Voice for: Single People “One who is unmarried is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord.” I Corinthians 7:32 Feb. 28 That God may be their focus Complete in God Dare to wait Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 46 in the States’ section) Georgia | Population: 10,214,860 | Capital: Atlanta Pray For The Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Afghanistan, American Samoa, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia Pray For Counties In Texas: Edwards, El Paso, Ellis, Erath, Falls, Fannin Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Friendly Fellowship Ministries, Pastor V. E. Alridge Friendship Community Church of Nazarene Glory Temple Holiness Fellowship, Pastor Jerlene Williams White Glory World International Ministries, Pastor Roderick Bell Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76054, 76060, 76063 DAILY REFLECTION: UNMOVED AND UNDISMAYED “NOW when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; (now his windows were open in his chamber toward Jerusalem;) and he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, AS HE DID AFORETIME.”(Daniel 6:10) There is something tremendously impressive about a man who is beset and attacked from every side, apparently overwhelmed, and who yet maintains a quiet, dignified persistence of faith and goes on with his God, unmoved and undismayed. Discipline Unto Prayer T. A. Sparks 17 DAY 13 Feb. 29 Praying One Voice for: The Physically Disabled “In all their affliction He was afflicted, and the angel of His presence saved them: in His love and in His pity He redeemed them; and He bare them, and carried them all the days of old.” Isaiah 63:9 Be accepted in society Loved for their ability and inability Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 46 in the States’ section) Hawaii | Population: 1,431,603| Capital: Honolulu Pray For The Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 China, Taiwan, Christmas Island, Cocos Island, Cooks Island, Fiji Pray For Counties In Texas: Fayette, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Fort Bend, Franklin Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: God's Heavenly Vision Fellowship God's Helping Hands Ministries, Pastor Michael Dennis God's Missionary Baptist Fellowship, Pastor H.E. Richardson Gospel Chapel Church of God in Christ Outreach, Pastor R. E. Shed Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76071, 76092, 76094 DAILY REFLECTION: A MIRACLE EVERY DAY Tragedies give opportunity for others in your past to return to your life, and it gives opportunity for loved ones to express their deep sympathies along with (their deep solutions). Tragedies also give place and set the stage for GOD to show HIS Economy (HIS way of doing things), HIS Power, to Reveal HIS Word (because HIS Word is revealed as we obey and follow HIS Economy). It gives opportunity to GOD to Express HIMself in revealing HIS SON, not society, not self, nor satan, nor siblings, nor sins, nor shock, nor insecurity. El Shaddai World Outreach Center 18 DAY 14 March 1 Praying One Voice for: Gangs “There is a generation that curseth their father, and doth not bless their mother.” Proverbs 30:11 Respect others Obedient to others Find true Love ~ The Lord Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 47in the States’ section) Idaho | Population: 1,654,930 | Capital: Boise Pray For The Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 French Polynesia, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Johnston Island, Kiribati, North & South Korea Pray For Counties In Texas: Freestone, Frio, Gaines, Galveston, Garza, Gillespie Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Gospel Temple, Bishop E.L. McBride Grace Temple Seventh Day Adventist, Pastor Helvius Thompson Greater Eleazer Baptist Fellowship, Pastor Robert E. Dowell, Sr. Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76095, 76096, 76099 DAILY REFLECTION: WONDERS OF GOD THROUGH PRAYER IN the fearful contest in this world between God and the devil, between good and evil, and between heaven and hell, prayer is the mighty force for overcoming Satan, giving dominion over sin, and defeating hell. Only praying leaders are to be counted on in this dreadful conflict. Praying men alone are to be put to the front. These are the only sorts who are able to successfully contend with all the evil forces. The prayers of all saints are a perpetual force against all the powers of darkness. The Possibilities of Prayer E.M. Bounds 19 Daily Focus Maps for Nations - Days 15-18 20 DAY 15 March 2 Praying One Voice for: Fathers “And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” Ephesians 6:4 To be Priest of their home Train up a child in the way he should go To be a light for others to follow Bring children up in the nurture & admonition of the Lord Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 47 in the States’ section) Illinois | Population: 12,859,995 | Capital: Springfield Pray For The Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Laos, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Micronesia-Federated States, Midway Islands Mongolia Pray For Counties In Texas: Glasscock, Goliad, Gonzales, Gray, Grayson, Gregg Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Greater Harvest Church of God in Christ, Elder W.G. Richard Greater Hope Missionary Baptist Fellowship, Pastor Sherman Johnson Greater Mt. Tabor Christian Center, Pastor E.L. Bowman, Overseer/ Pastor Elvis L. Bowman Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76101, 76102, 76103 DAILY REFLECTION: PRAYER AND IMPORTUNITY THE tenor of Christ’s teachings, is to declare that men are to pray earnestly to pray with an earnestness that cannot be denied. Heaven has harkening ears only for the wholehearted, and the deeply earnest. Energy, courage, and persistent perseverance must back the prayers which heaven respects, and God hears. Laxity, faintheartedness, impatience, timidity will be fatal to our prayers. Awaiting the onset of our importunity and insistence, is the Father’s heart, the Father’s hand, the Father’s infinite power, the Father’s infinite willingness to hear and give to his children. The Necessity of Prayer E.M. Bounds 21 DAY 16 Praying One Voice for: Christians “By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.” James 13:35 To have love for one another To reflect God and HIS Kingdom Boldness to stand Faith to believe the Word of God Pray For States: (See corresponding day on page 48 in the States’ section) Indiana | Population: 6,619,680 | Capital: Indianapolis Iowa | Population: 3,123,899 | Capital: Des Moines March 3 Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue Islands, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Island Pray For Counties In Texas: Grimes, Guadalupe, Hale, Hall, Hamilton, Hansford Pray For Fellowships In 76105: Greater Mt. Zion Baptist Fellowship, Pastor Paul McGhee Greater New Birth Missionary Baptist Fellowship Greater New Hope Missionary Bapt. Fellowship, Pastor Ivy Haynes, Jr. Pray for Tarrant Zip Codes: 76104, 76105, 76106 DAILY REFLECTION: PRAYER AND MISSIONS MISSIONS mean the giving of the gospel to those of Adam’s fallen race who have never heard of Christ and his atoning death. It means the giving to others the opportunity to hear of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, and allowing others to have a chance to receive, and accept the blessings of the gospel, as we have it in christianized lands. It means that those who enjoy the benefits of the gospel give these same religious advantages and gospel privileges to all of mankind. Prayer has a great deal to do with missions, it is the hand-maid of missions; the success of all real missionary effort is dependent on prayer. The life and spirit of missions are the life and spirit of prayer. Both prayer and missions were born in the divine mind. Prayer and missions are bosom companions. Prayer creates and makes missions successful, while missions lean heavily on prayer. Prayer should be made continually for the Lord’s coming to save man, and prayer would be made for the success of the plan of salvation which he would come to set on foot. The Essentials of Prayer, E.M. Bounds 22 DAY 17 March 4 Praying One Voice for: Arts & Entertainment “Righteousness exalts a nation but sin is a disgrace to any people.” Proverbs 14:34 Stand for Righteousness Hold fast to their integrity Do not compromise their Christian belief Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 49 in the States’ section) Kansas | Population: 2,911,641 | Capital: Topeka Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands Pray For Counties In Texas: Hardeman, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Hartley, Haskell Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Greater Saint Mark Fellowship, Pastor Mark Kirkland Greater St. Luke Baptist Fellowship Greater St. Paul Miss. Baptist Fellowship, Pastor Grady G. Anderson, Jr. Greater St. Stephen First Baptist Fellowship, Dr. Michael Bell, Senior Pastor Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76107, 76108, 76109 DAILY REFLECTION: PRAYER AND IMPORTUNITY OUR Lord Jesus declared that “men ought always to pray and not to faint,” and the parable in which his words occur, was taught with the intention of saving men from faintheartedness and weakness in prayer. Our Lord was seeking to teach that laxity must be guarded against, and persistence fostered and encouraged. There can be no two opinions regarding the importance of the exercise of this indispensable quality in our praying. The Necessity of Prayer E.M. Bounds 23 DAY 18 March 5 Praying One Voice for: Enforcement Officials “How blessed are those who keep justice, who practice righteousness at all times.” Psalm 106:3 Protection Wisdom Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 49 in the States’ section) Kentucky | Population: 4,425,092| Capital: Frankfort Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tokelau Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis, Futuna Islands Pray For Counties In Texas: Hays, Hemphill, Henderson, Hidalgo, Hill, Hockley Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Greater Truelight Holy Sanctified Fellowship, Bishop B.E. George Grow in Grace Church of God in Christ, Supt. Vincent Z. Wilson, Sr. Guiding Light Holiness Bible Fellowship, Pastor Stovall Williams Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76110, 76111, 76112 DAILY REFLECTION: FELLOWSHIP WITH THE SON The very Christ, who is the Portion of all believer’s, is the unique foundation of God’s building. He is our Passover, the Unleavened Bread, the Spiritual Food, the Spiritual Drink, and the Spiritual Rock. He is the Head and the Body. He is the First Fruit, the Second Man, and the Last Adam; as such, He became the Life-Giving Spirit. El Shaddai World Outreach Center 24 Daily Focus Maps for Nations - Days 19-25 25 DAY 19 March 6 Praying One Voice for: Missionaries “And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.” Mark 16:15 Safety Provision for the work Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 50 in the States’ section) Louisiana | Population: 4,670,724| Capital: Baton Rouge Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Angola, Benin, Botswana, Brit Indian Ocean Territory, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon Pray For Counties In Texas: Hood, Hopkins, Houston, Howard, Hudspeth, Hunt Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Heavenly Gospel Church of God in Christ, Pastor Floyd G. Taylor Hedge & Highway Ministries, Elder Cariee Brookins Heritage Heights Fellowship, Pastor Glenn Rogers, B.D. Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76113, 76114, 76115 DAILY REFLECTION: GATHER MY SAINTS TOGETHER “GATHER My saints together unto Me, those that have made a covenant with Me by sacrifice." (Ps 50:5) "Now we beseech you, brethren, touching the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto Him." (II Thess. 2:1). "Not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day drawing nigh." (Hebrews 10:25). Ultra-individualism is impossible if the truth of the "one body" still stands, and what is more, the Lord's people are becoming more and more conscious of their absolute need of fellowship, especially in prayer. Discipline Unto Prayer T. A. Sparks 26 DAY 20 March 7 Praying One Voice for: Business People “But you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who is giving you power to make wealth.” Deuteronomy 8:18 Seek the Lord in all of their decisions Be Christians first, then business people Be just Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 50 in the States’ section) Maine | Population: 1,329,328 | Capital: Augusta Maryland | Population: 6,006,401| Capital: Annapolis Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Cape Verde Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote D’lvoire, Djibouti Pray For Counties In Texas: Hutchinson, Irion, Jack, Jackson, Jasper, Jeff Davis Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Holy Deliverance Church of God in Christ, Pastor H. L. Johnson Holy Name Catholic Fellowship Holy Trinity Bible Fellowship, Pastor Drexton Harrison Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76116, 76117, 76118 DAILY REFLECTION: WINDOWS OPEN TOWARD JERUSALEM OUR windows open toward Jerusalem, our going on with the Lord, mean the lions’ den; but we go on with the Lord, and after all we come out of the lions’ den and there is a great victory, something established in the earth that never was before of a testimony to the greatness of the glory of God. "The God of Daniel." The Lord grant that this may be true in our case. "And when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; (now his windows were open in his chamber toward Jerusalem;) and he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before His God, as he did aforetime."(Daniel 6:10; A.S.V.) Pursuit of God A. W. Tozer 27 DAY 21 March 8 Praying One Voice for: News Media “Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. Let our eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. Keep straight the path of your feet, and all your ways will be sure.” Proverbs 4:24-26 Report the Truth Stand for Righteousness Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 51 in the States’ section) Massachusetts | Population: 6,794,422 | Capital: Boston Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabón, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Europa Island Pray For Counties In Texas: Jefferson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Johnson, Jones, Karnes Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Holy Way Missionary Baptist Fellowship, Pastor Milton West House of Praise Community Fellowship, Pastor Everett Carpenter House of Prayer #2 COGIC of Texas Inc., Supt. Pastor W.B. Hicks House of Prayer Church of God in Christ, Elder W.H. Lewis Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76119, 76120, 76121 DAILY REFLECTION: PRAYER AND THE WORD OF GOD GOD'S Word is a record of prayer-of praying men and their achievements, of the divine warrant of prayer and of the encouragement given to those who pray. No one can read the instances, commands, examples, multiform statements which concern themselves with prayer, without realizing that the cause of God, and the success of his work in this world, is committed to prayer; that praying men have been God's deputies on earth; that prayerless men have never been used of him. The Essentials of Prayer E.M. Bounds 28 DAY 22 Praying One Voice for: Unemployed People “Every man who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor-it is the gift of God”. Eccles.3:13 March 9 That they find employment Seek God for the place to apply Pray For States: (See corresponding day on page 51 in the States’ section) Michigan | Population: 9,922,576 | Capital: Lansing Minnesota | Population: 5,489,594 | Capital: Saint Paul Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mauritania Pray For Counties In Texas: Kaufman, Kendall, Kennedy, Kent, Kerr, Kimble Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: House of Prayer COGIC, Pastor Gerald Feltus House of Prayer Ministries Fellowship, Pastor Johnny Nickerson Humanity of God's Word Fellowship, Apostle R. U. Shaw Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76122, 76123, 76124 DAILY REFLECTION: PRAYER-ITS POSSIBILITIES HOW vast are the possibilities of prayer! How wide is its reach! What great things are accomplished by this divinely appointed means of grace! It lays its hand on Almighty God and moves him to do what he would not otherwise do if prayer was not offered. It brings things to pass which would never otherwise occur. The story of prayer is the story of great achievements. Prayer is a wonderful power placed by Almighty God in the hands of his saints, which may be used to accomplish great purposes and to achieve unusual results. Prayer reaches to everything, takes in all things great and small which are promised by God to the children of men. The only limits to prayer are the promises of God and his ability to fulfill those promises. "Open thy mouth wide and I will fill it." The Necessity of Prayer E.M. Bounds 29 DAY 23 March 10 Praying One Voice for: Families “In you and in your descendants shall all the families of the earth be blessed.” Genesis 28:14 That Christ would be the glue that binds them together That parents would see the trick of the enemy to divide the family and fight to stand strong Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 52 in the States’ section) Mississippi | Population: 2,992,333| Capital: Jackson Pastor Timothy Curry - Tabernacle of Praise Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Níger, Nigeria, Reunión, Rwanda Pray For Counties In Texas: King, Kinney, Kleberg, Knox, La Salle, Lamar Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Iglesia Apostolica Jesus Cristo Es El Fundamento, Pastor Carlos Salinas Iglesia Methodista United Methodist Fellowship (El Buem Samaritano), Pastor Miguel Padilla Iglesia Ni Cristo Church of Christ Immanuel Missionary Baptist Fellowship, Pastor Kenneth Lightfoot, Sr. Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76126, 76127, 76129 DAILY REFLECTION: PRAYER AND THE HOUSE OF GOD PRAYER stands related to places, times, occasions and circumstances. It has to do with God and with everything which is related to God, and it has an intimate and special relationship to his house. A church is a sacred place, set apart from all unhallowed and secular uses, for the worship of God. As worship is prayer, the house of God is a place set apart for worship. It is no common place; it is where God dwells, where he meets with his people, and he delights in the worship of his saints. The Necessity of Prayer E.M. Bounds 30 DAY 24 March 11 Praying One Voice for: Depressed People “But God, who comforts the depressed, comforted us…” II Corinthians 7:6 That God will be the lifter of their head That they would find Hope in God Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 52 in the States’ section) Missouri | Population: 6,083,672 | Capital: Jefferson City Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Sao Tome & Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, St. Helena Pray For Counties In Texas: Lamb, Lampasas, Lavaca, Lee, Leon, Liberty Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: International Christian Fellowship Revealed Word Ministry Johnson Street Christ Holy Sanctified Fellowship, Pastor Vernon L. James Katy Street Apostolic Pentecostal Fellowship, Bishop Robert Daniels, Sr. Keystone Family Ministries Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76130, 76131, 76132 DAILY REFLECTION: PRAYER AND FAITH IN any study of the principles and procedure of prayer, of its activities and enterprises, first place, must, of necessity, be given to faith. It is the initial quality in the heart of any man who essays to talk to the unseen. He must, out of sheer helplessness, stretch forth hands of faith. He must believe, where he cannot prove. In the ultimate issue, prayer is simply faith, claiming its natural yet marvelous prerogatives-faith taking possession of its illimitable inheritance. True godliness is just as true, steady, and persevering in the realm of faith as it is in the province of prayer. Moreover: when faith ceases to pray, it ceases to live. The Essentials of Prayer E.M. Bounds 31 DAY 25 Praying One Voice for: Sick People “He saw a great multitude, and felt compassion for them, and healed their sick.” Matthew 14:14 March 12 To know God is their Healer To rest in God’s ability to make them whole (Spirit, Soul and Body) Pray For State: Montana | Population: 1,032,949| Capital: Helena Pray For Nations: (See corresponding day on page 83 in the Nations’ section) Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe Pray For Counties In Texas: Limestone, Lipscomb, Live Oak, Llano, Loving, Lubbock Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Lakeview Mission Center, Pastors Wesley & Jolene James and Gerald & Eunice Curley Larkin Memorial I. M. E., Rev. Phillip C. James Learning As The Bible Speaks, Pastor Ernest Williams Lighthouse Church of God Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76133, 76134 DAILY REFLECTION: PRAYER AND FAITH GENUINE, authentic faith must be definite and free of doubt. Not simply general in character; not a mere belief in the being, goodness, and power of God, but a faith which believes that the things which “He saith, shall come to pass.” As the faith is specific, so the answer likewise will be definite: “He shall have whatsoever he saith.” Faith and prayer select the things, and God commits Himself to do the very things which faith and persevering prayer nominate, and petition Him to accomplish. The Essentials of Prayer E.M. Bounds 32 Daily Focus Maps for Nations - Days 26-32 33 DAY 26 March 13 Praying One Voice for: College Students “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed.” II Timothy 2:15 That they be Lights on campus for Christ For stamina to Stand for Righteousness Pray For States: (See corresponding day on page 53 in the States’ section) Nebraska | Population: 1,896,190 | Capital: Lincoln Nevada | Population: 2,890,845 | Capital: Carson City Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Belarus, Bosnia, Bulgaria Pray For Counties In Texas: Lynn, Madison, Marion, Martin, Mason, Matagorda Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Lula McLane Chapel CME Fellowship Mayfield Baptist Fellowship, Rev. L.T. Hall Miracle Work Revival, Apostle R. J. Thompson Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76135, 76136 DAILY REFLECTION: THE TRAGEDY OF THE UNFINISHED TASK I am so glad that with all the strong things that the New Testament says, it says some very kind and understanding things about this: "Let us not be weary in well-doing; for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not" (Gal 6:9); "Wherefore, my beloved brethren, ... your labour is not vain in the Lord" (1 Co 15:58); "God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love" (He 6:10). What a lot of things there are like that! And Jesus said to His disciples, who were being brought into the battle: "Let not your heart be troubled!" (John 14:1), while we can hear the Lord's words to Joshua: "Be strong and of a good courage; be not affrighted, neither be thou dismayed" (Jo 1:9). Again, the Lord Jesus said to His disciples: "He that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved" (Mt 24:13). Discipline Unto Prayer T. A. Sparks 34 DAY 27 March 14 Praying One Voice for: The Ministry of Reconciliation “For He is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition. Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, the law of commandments in ordinances; for to make in Himself of twain one new man, making peace; and that He might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:” Eph. 2:14-16 We are New Creatures in Christ Jesus Pray For States: (See corresponding day on page 54 in the States’ section) New Hampshire | Population: 1,330,608 | Capital: Concord New Jersey | Population: 8,958,013 | Capital: Trenton Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Channel Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faeroe Islands, Finland Pray For Counties In Texas: Maverick, McCulloch, McLennan, McMullen, Medina, Menard Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Mission of Hope Christ of God Missionary of Hope, Elder A. Boone, Pastor Mitchell Blvd. Church of Christ, Minister George H. Glosker, Jr. Moriah Baptist Fellowship Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76137, 76140 DAILY REFLECTION: PRAYER AND FERVENCY PRAYER, without fervor, stakes nothing on the issue, because it has nothing to stake. It comes with empty hands. Hands, too, which are listless, as well as empty, which have never learned the lesson of clinging to the cross. Fervorless prayer has no heart in it; it is an empty thing, an unfit vessel. Heart, soul, and life, must find place in all real praying. Heaven must be made to feel the force of this crying unto God. The Necessity of Prayer E. M. Bounds 35 DAY 28 March 15 Praying One Voice for: Women “Then Jesus answered and said unto her, o woman, great is thy faith: be it unto thee even as thou wilt. And her daughter was made whole from that very hour.” Matthew 15:28 To find their Life, Hope, Security and Protection in Christ To surrender all and submit to their Head (Christ first and then their husband or parents, if single) Pray For States: (See corresponding day on page 55 in the States’ section) New Mexico | Population: 2,085,109 | Capital: Santa Fe: New York | Population: 19,795,791 | Capital: Albany Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 France, Georgia, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Holy See (Vatican), Hungary, Iceland Pray For Counties In Texas: Mentone, Midland, Milam, Mills, Mitchell, Montague Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Morning Star COGIC, Elder Warren Henderson Mt. Hermon Missionary Baptist Fellowship, Pastor Isaiah S. Moreland Mount Horum Baptist Fellowship, Pastor F.S. Moody, Sr. Pastor New Beginnings True Holiness Fellowship, Pastor T. L. Cook Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76147, 76148 DAILY REFLECTION: PRAYER AND CHARACTER AND CONDUCT PRAYER is related to all the gifts of grace. To character and conduct its relation is that of a helper. Prayer helps to establish character and fashion conduct, and both for their successful continuance depend on prayer. There may be a certain degree of moral character and conduct independent of prayer, but there cannot be anything like distinctive religious character and Christian conduct without it. Prayer helps, where all other aids fail. The more we pray, the better we are, the purer and better our lives. The very end and purpose of the atoning work of Christ is to create religious character and to make Christian conduct. The Necessity of Prayer E.M. Bounds 36 DAY 29 March 16 Praying One Voice for: Military “And when He had entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, entreating Him…now when Jesus heard this, He marveled, and said to those who were following, truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith with anyone in Israel.” Matthew 8:5-13 That they would know God as their Protector, Refuge, Wisdom and Keeper Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 56 in the States’ section) North Carolina | Population: 10,042,802 | Capital: Raleigh Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania Pray For Counties In Texas: Montgomery, Moore, Morris, Motley, Nacogdoches, Navarro Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: New Born Pentecostal Apostolic Fellowship, Bishop Enoch Combs, Jr. New Christian Fellowship, Pastor Kenneth Sayles, Jr. New Creation Fellowship, Pastor CD Jones New Harvest Missionary Baptist Fellowship, Pastor Clyde Downs Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76150, 76155 DAILY REFLECTION: TSAABAA/ SABA(HOST) When you accept the LORD, you enter a new regime; not the army, navy, air force or marines , but the Army of GOD, the Host of GOD. SO Hosting is warring. In its wider use, it means rendering service. Num 4:23; 8:24 El Shaddai World Outreach Center 37 DAY 30 March 17 Praying One Voice for: Health Care Workers “Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; he shall be blessed upon the earth.” Psalm 41:1-2 Knowledge Peace Protection Have a heart for those they serve Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 56 in the States’ section) North Dakota | Population: 736,927 | Capital: Bismarck Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Mónaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland Pray For Counties In Texas: Newton, Nolan, Nueces, Ochil, Tree, Oldham, Orange Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: New Mount Carmel Missionary Baptist Fellowship, Pastor R. A. Toliver New Zion Missionary Baptist Fellowship, Pastor A. Matthew, Jr. People’s Missionary Baptist Fellowship, Pastor Lamar B. George Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76161, 76162 DAILY REFLECTION: PRAYER MIRACLES THE earthly career of our Lord Jesus Christ was no mere episode, a sort of interlude, in his eternal life. What he was and what he did on earth was neither abnormal nor divergent, but characteristic. What he was and what he did on earth is but the figure and the illustration of what he is and what he is doing in heaven. He is "the same yesterday and today, and forever." This statement is the divine summary of the eternal unity and changelessness of his character. His earthly life was made up largely of hearing and answering prayer. His heavenly life is devoted to the same divine business. The Possibilities of Prayer E. M. Bounds 38 DAY 31 March 18 Praying One Voice for: Men “Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.” I Corinthians 3:18 Humble Wise Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 57 in the States’ section) Ohio | Population: 11,613,423 | Capital: Columbus Oklahoma | Population: 3,911,338| Capital: Oklahoma City Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Svalbard Pray For Counties In Texas: Palo Pinto, Panola, Parker, Parmer, Pecos, Polk Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Polytechnic Baptist Mission Polytechnic United Methodist, Pastor Dr. Robert Kenji Flowers Precious Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church, Pastor Mark Fitz, Sr. Primera Iglesia Hispona, Pastor Frank Pacheco Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76163, 76164 DAILY REFLECTION: PRAYER AND GOD’S WORK GOD has a great work on hand in this world. This work is involved in the plan of salvation. It embraces redemption and providence. God is governing this world, with its intelligent beings, for his own glory and for their good. What, then, is God’s work in this world? Rather what is the end he seeks in his great work? It is nothing short of holiness of heart and life in the children of fallen Adam. Man is a fallen creature, born with an evil nature, with an evil bent, unholy propensities, sinful desires, wicked inclinations. Man is unholy by nature, born so. “They go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.” God’s entire plan is to take hold of fallen man and to seek to change him and make him holy. God’s work is to make holy men out of unholy men. This is the very end of Christ coming into the world. Discipline Unto Prayer T. A. Sparks 39 DAY 32 March 19 Praying One Voice for: The Homeless “But He sets the needy securely on high away from affliction, and makes his families like a flock.” Psalm 107:41 Shelter Protection Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 57 in the States’ section) Oregon | Population: 4,028,977| Capital: Salem Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia (now Serbia & Montenegro), Vatican City Pray For Counties In Texas: Potter, Presidio, Rains, Randall, Reagan, Real Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Revealed World Ministries, Pastor Sultan Cole Rise and Shine Church of Christ, Pastor J.E. Preston Rising Star Baptist Fellowship, Rev. Ralph W. Emerson Riteway Baptist Fellowship, Pastor Henry Stafford Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76166, 76167 DAILY REFLECTION: PRAYER AND CHARACTER AND CONDUCT There is the great promise upon which every member of Christ's Church just now is building more solidly than ever a temple of hope: "Behold, I come quickly" (Rev. 3:11; 22:7). It seems as though Christ was never so much needed as He is today. It seems as though the scattered units of Christ's Church can never be gathered together again in one, save by His coming. And the Church cries out: "Amen. Come quickly, Lord Jesus" (Rev. 22:20). It is only by enforced waiting upon Him that we come to know God with that knowledge which is the foundation of all character. The Necessity of Prayer E. M. Bounds 40 Daily Focus Maps for Nations - Days 33-40 41 DAY 33 March 20 Praying One Voice for: Youth “Let our sons in their youth be as grown-up plants, and our daughters as corner pillars fashioned as for a palace…how blessed are the people whose God is the Lord!” Psalm 144:12, 15 Grow up in the Admonition of The Apostle’s Doctrine Understand who they are in Christ and represent Him Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 58 in the States’ section) Pennsylvania | Population: 12,802,503 | Capital: Harrisburg Rhode Island | Population: 1,056,298| Capital: Providence Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt Pray For Counties In Texas: Red River, Reeves, Refugio, Roberts, Robertson, Rockwall Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Salem Miss. Bapt. Fellowship, Pastor A.V. Fisher Samaritan Fellowship & Family Life Center, Bishop Willis Pace, Jr. Santo Nombre De Jesus Holy Name Shining Light M. Fellowship, Pastor Samuel Little John Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76179, 76180 DAILY REFLECTION: THE HOST (Having Opportunity to Serve Today) 1 Tim. 4:12, “Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.” Everyone in the Kingdom of GOD have an opportunity to serve the Lord; you are never too young or old. If you are between the ages of 30 and 50 you should be looking for what you are suppose to be doing at this season in your life. You should be communicating with ones who have authority in your life and with your discipler. Learn to appreciate the grace in other people lives. El Shaddai World Outreach Center 42 DAY 34 March 21 Praying One Voice for: Prisoners & Their Families “The humble have seen it and are glad; you who seek God, let your heart revive. For the Lord hears the needy, and does not despise his who are prisoners.” Psalm 69:32-33 Continue to do the will of the Lord Find peace that passes all understanding Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 59 in the States’ section) South Carolina | Population: 4,896,146 | Capital: Columbia Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Gaza Strip, Iran, Iraq, Israel Pray For Counties In Texas: Runnels, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, San Patricio Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: St. James AMC Fellowship St. John Temple of Praise, Pastor Charles Cunningham Saint Paul Baptist Fellowship, Pastor E. E. Steward, Sr. St. Paul Missionary Baptist Fellowship, Pastor J. D. Campbell Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76181, 76182 DAILY REFLECTION: WORSHIP/WARSHIP Whether we are praising, serving, giving, doing the work-this is worship, “war”ship. Worship is giving glory, praise and adoration to the LORD only. It’s a shifting of our focus from anything else to HIM. And that’s why it is war, because Lucifer was the head praise leader. El Shaddai World Outreach Center 43 DAY 35 March 22 Praying One Voice for: Ministers “Finally, brethren, pray for us that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, just as it did also with you; and that we may be delivered from perverse and evil men; for not all have faith.” II Thessalonians 3:1-2 Wise as serpents, harmless as doves Honest Righteous living Pray For State: (See corresponding day on page 59 in the States’ section) South Dakota | Population: 858,469 | Capital: Pierre Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya Pray For Counties In Texas: San Saba, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Shelby, Sherman Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: St. Paul Reformed Baptist Fellowship, Pastor John Sample Steward Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Fellowship, Rev. John Barrett Stop Six Church of Christ, Ministering Evangelist Kristopher DarDar, Sr. Sunshine Church of God in Christ, Elder E. G. Griggs Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76185, 76191 DAILY REFLECTION: PRAYER AND THE WORD OF GOD PRAYER has all to do with the success of the preaching of the Word. This, Paul clearly teaches in that familiar and pressing request he made to the Thessalonians: Finally, brethren, pray for us that the Word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified. Prayer opens the way for the Word of God to run without hindrance, and creates the atmosphere which is favorable to the Word accomplishing its purpose. Prayer puts wheels under God's Word, and gives wings to the angel of the Lord "having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people." Prayer greatly helps the Word of the Lord. The Necessity of Prayer E.M. Bounds 44 DAY 36 March 23 Praying One Voice for: The Unborn “For He will deliver the needy when he cries for help, the afflicted also, and him who has no helper…He will rescue their life from oppression and violence; and their blood will be precious in His sight.” Psalm 72:12-14 Given proper care in the womb “Life” chosen for them Pray For States: (See corresponding day on page 60 in the States’ section) Tennessee | Population: 6,600,299 | Capital: Nashville Utah | Population: 2,995,919 | Capital: Salt Lake City Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Morocco, Oman Pray For Counties In Texas: Smith, Somervell, Starr, Stephens, Sterling, Stonewall, Sutton, Swisher, Tarrant Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: Sweet Home Baptist Fellowship, Rev. James Brown Temple Betel, Pastor Daniel Corrizales Templo Paz De Dios, Pastor Israel & Abeliva Chavez The Church of Fort Worth, Pastor W.E. Griffith Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76192, 76193 DAILY REFLECTION: PRAYER AND DIVINE PROVIDENCE PRAYER and the divine providence are closely related. They stand in close companionship. They cannot possibly be separated. So closely connected are they that to deny one is to abolish the other. Prayer supposes a providence, while providence is the result of and belongs to prayer. All answers to prayer are but the intervention of the providence of God in the affairs of men. Providence has to do specially with praying people. Prayer, providence, and the Holy Spirit are a trinity, which cooperate with each other and are in perfect harmony with one another. Prayer is but the request of man for God through the Holy Spirit to interfere in behalf of him who prays. What is termed providence is the divine superintendence over earth and its affairs. The Possibilities of Prayer E.M. Bounds 45 DAY 37 March 24 Praying One Voice for: Your Co-Workers “Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 Love for one another Pray For States: (See corresponding day on page 60 in the States’ section) Vermont | Population: 626,042| Capital: Montpelier Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Palestine-West Bank and Qatar Pray For Counties In Texas: Taylor, Terrell, Terry, Throckmorton, Titus, Tom Green, Travis, Trinity, Tyler Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, Bishop Davis The New Keystone Baptist Church, Pastor Damon Holiday The Saint Paul Church of God in Christ The Son's of God Missionary Baptist Fellowship, Pastor F. Fontenot Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76195, 76196, DAILY REFLECTION: PRAYER AND IMPORTUNITY IMPORTUNATE prayer is a mighty movement of the soul toward God. It is a stirring of the deepest forces of the soul, toward the throne of heavenly grace. It is the ability to hold on, press on, and wait. Restless desire, restful patience, and strength of grasp are all embraced in it. It is not an incident, or a performance, but a passion of soul. It is not a want, half-needed, but a sheer necessity. The Necessity of Prayer E.M. Bounds 46 DAY 38 March 25 Praying One Voice for: Neighbors “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Galatians 5:14 Helpers of each other Pray For States: (See corresponding day on page 61 in the States’ section) Virginia | Population: 8,382,993| Capital: Richmond Pastor Roger Cheeks - New Dominion Fellowship Apostle Craig Young - Exousia International Christian Center, Inc Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Yemen Pray For Counties In Texas: Upshur, Upton, Uvalde, Val Verde, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Ward Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Area: The Word Church of God in Christ, Elder Ezell Thompson Thy Word Missionary Baptist Fellowship, Pastor L.R. Smith True Holiness Pentecostal Church of Christ, Bishop R.A. Wauls True Love Fellowship Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76197, 76198 DAILY REFLECTION: THE UNIVERSALITY OF PRAYER PRAYER is far-reaching in its influence and worldwide in its effects. It affects all men, affects them everywhere, and affects them in all things. It touches man’s interest in time and eternity. It lays hold upon God and moves him to interfere in the affairs of earth. It moves the angels to minister to men in this life. It restrains and defeats the devil in his schemes to ruin man. Prayer goes everywhere and lays its hand upon everything. There is universality in prayer. When we talk about prayer and its work we must use universal terms. It is individual in its application and benefits, but it is general and worldwide at the same time in its good influences. It blesses man in every event of life, furnishes him help in every emergency, and gives him comfort in every trouble. There is no experience through which man is called to go but prayer is there as a helper, a comforter and a guide. The Essentials of Prayer 47 DAY 39 March 26 E. M. Bounds Praying One Voice for: The Poor “When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them”. Isaiah 41:17 Divine protection Strength Provisions Pray For States: (See corresponding day on page 61 in the States’ section) Washington | Population: 7,170,351 | Capital: Olympia West Virginia | Population: 1,844,128| Capital: Charleston Pray For Nations: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia Pray For Counties In Texas: Washington, Webb, Wharton, Wheeler, Wichita, Wilbarger, Willacy, Williamson, Wilson Pray For Fellowships In 76105 Truth of God Deliverance Center Turner’s Chapel Church of God in Christ, Pastor James Turner Twelve Gates Baptist Fellowship, Pastor Frank Williams Unique Praise, Prayer & Worship, Pastor Prophetess Dorothy J. Oliver Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76199, 76244, DAILY REFLECTION: THE UNIVERSALITY OF PRAYER WHEN we speak of the universality of prayer, we discover many sides to it. First, it may be marked that all men ought to pray. Prayer is intended for all men, because all men need God and need what God has and what prayer only can secure. As men are called upon to pray everywhere, by consequence all men must pray, for men are everywhere. Universal terms are used when men are commanded to pray, while there is a promise in universal terms to all who call upon God for pardon, for mercy and for help: The Essentials of Prayer E. M. Bounds 48 DAY 40 March 27 Praying One Voice for: Church Unity “That they all may be one; even as You, Father, are in Me, and I in you, that they also may be in Us; that the world may believe that You sent Me.” John 17:21 That the Church would have one heart and one voice That we’d unite in Christ, casting down every other division Pray For States: (See corresponding day on page 62 in the States’ section) Wisconsin | Population: 5,771,337| Capital: Madison Wyoming | Population: 586,107| Capital: Cheyenne Pray For Nation: Focus Scripture: All the nations You have made will worship before You, O LORD, they will bring glory to Your name. Psalm 86:9 Jerusalem Pray For Counties In Texas: Winkler, Wise, Wood, Yoakum, Young, Zapata, Zavala Pray For Fellowships: Upper Zion Missionary Baptist Fellowship, Pastor Isaac Lewis Word of Faith Deliverance Ministries, Pastor Henry E. Peterson Word of Faith Zion Rest Missionary Baptist Fellowship, Pastor Rufus Huckabee Pray For Tarrant Zip Codes: 76248, 76262 DAILY REFLECTION: INSTRUMENTS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS UNTO GOD To not take what we believe (or say that we believe), and go to work for God properly; to not take everything that we do for God to the next level is to receive not the Grace of God in vain, (2 Corinthians 6:1, 2,3,4,11-18). So “…Yield Yourselves Unto GOD…”, “…enter into the host…”, “…to do the work in the tabernacle of the congregation.” Rom 6:13; Num 4:1-4. El Shaddai World Outreach Center 49