247 Watch Prayer (11.05.2025 – 17.05.2025)
1. Matters for Prayer for the Nation
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- To enter into destiny — gratitude and self-purification
- Give thanks
【Romans 11:36】For from him and through him and for him are all things.To him be the glory forever! Amen.
- Give thanks
- To enter into destiny — gratitude and self-purification
God created all things in the universe, and we were created for His wonderful purpose. Let us be grateful for God’s creation and praise Him for creating us so that we can rely on Him, work with Him, and govern the beautiful world He created.
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- Self-purification and repentance
【Romans 14:1-3】Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters. One person’s faith allows them to eat anything, but another, whose faith is weak, eats only vegetables. The one who eats everything must not treat with contempt the one who does not, and the one who does not eat everything must not judge the one who does, for God has accepted them.
- Self-purification and repentance
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May the Lord forgive us for often mistaking our own strength for the truth, for not accepting those with weak faith, and for criticising and judging them. Let us come before Christ, humbly confess our pride, our sins and transgressions, and pray for the precious blood of Christ to cleanse us.
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- For Kings and Those in Power
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- 【Isa 49:4】 But I said, “I have labored in vain; I have spent my strength for nothing at all.Yet what is due me is in the Lord’s hand, and my reward is with my God.”
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Pray for the heads of the New Zealand government, hoping that they can know the one true God, understand the truth of fearing God, and know that it is only God who rewards us, and that everything we deserve comes from God. Without God, all that man does is in vain, only nothingness and emptiness.
2. For All the Peoples of the Land
【Job 23:10】But he knows the way that I take; when he has tested me, I will come forth as gold.
Many godly Christians today are facing various challenges and are in difficult situations. Let us pray for Christians everywhere who are suffering persecution and hardship: May all God’s people have the same faith as Job, knowing that God is always in control and that God has planned a perfect life for us. May we bravely accept His trials, never back down, become elite soldiers of Christ, and win more souls for the Lord.
3. Pray for the Church
【2 Timothy 4:2】Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.
Pray for all pastors in New Zealand. Whether it is convenient or not, we must concentrate on preaching, teaching, warning and exhorting believers with God’s word. May God protect pastors and enable them to become role models for the flock.
4. For Israel and Other Nations
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- For Israel
【Ex 17:15】 Moses built an altar and called it The Lord is my Banner
- For Israel
Israel is now suffering from internal and external troubles. May God be a banner of victory for the Israelites, making them strong and courageous, working with God, and experiencing victory. Pray also that the Lord will allow them to follow the banner of God’s salvation, turn to Jesus Christ, and become God’s truly blessed and saved chosen people.
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- For the United States
【Micah 6:8】He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
- For the United States
The tariff war initiated by the United States has plunged the global economy into unpredictable turmoil, affecting people in many countries.
Pray for the economic policies of the United States. Ask the Lord to guide those in power to rely on God’s words, formulate policies that are in line with God’s will, and walk on the right path that pleases God, so that they and the world can be blessed.