You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s. Heavenly Father, Your Word is filled with warnings about the dangers associated with riches. What will it profit a man if he gain the whole world but lose his own soul? Such is the danger to every individual who lets riches take Your place. You teach us, instead of pursuing wealth, to pursue contentment … [Read more...]
Remember the Sabbath day, to Keep it Holy
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. Lord, You … [Read more...]
Prayer for the Weak and the Poor
Dear Father in Heaven, We pray for the poor of the world. Lord, you’ve asked us to feed the hungry and clothe the naked. Help us Lord to be obedient to your calling and live as your ambassadors. Help our political leaders to understand the need for the right policies to tackle poverty. Save us from the wrong policy decisions that risks precious resources in wrong avenues. Renew our hearts to care for the poor. Help the poor see the greater Hope and Joy that is in you, and help them see … [Read more...]
Prayer for the Agricultural Sector
Dear Father, We pray for the farmers and the agricultural fields of this world. We thank you for blessing us with the ability to innovate modern agricultural technology, and the ingenuity to develop disease resistant crops—both of which have helped us meet the growing demand for food globally. Lord, we thank you for giving us the great minds who played a big role in the development of the modern agricultural sector. Lord, we also remember the countless farmers across the globe who are … [Read more...]
A Prayer for the Health of the Global Environment
Dear Father in Heaven, We pray for the well-being of the Nature around us, that you have sustained since the creation. Lord, we pray for you to impart us with wisdom and knowledge to protect and utilize this environment for the goodness of humanity and the creatures within. We seek your help in repairing any damage that has been caused to the environment because of greed and abuse, especially the pollution in air and land. Lord, help the people of this world understand the importance of human … [Read more...]
Why Do Christians Pray?
Why do Christians pray? Well, whatever our reasons, the fact that we pray doesn’t distinguish us from most other people everywhere and all the time. As the Encyclopedia Britannica points out, many scholars describe prayer as “religion’s primary mode of expression.” It is “to religion what rational thought is to philosophy.” That is, just as there’s no philosophy without rational thought, there’s no religion without prayer. It has been an element of all religious practice through all human … [Read more...]
