247 Watch Prayer (09.03.2025 – 15.03.2025)
Dear Heavenly Father: Your child _____ (own name), by the blood of Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit, come to Your throne of grace, to receive You abundant grace and mercy. Lord Jesus, _____ (own name) acknowledge that You are the Lord of my life. I pray for the life-resurrection power of the Holy Spirit to saturate every part of my life. My soul body is completely surrendered to You. Now, I ask You to enlighten me and reveal to me of all my known or hidden sins, so that I may confess and repent before You. (Suggestion: Be quiet and let the Holy Spirit illuminate you)
I pray for the blood of the Lord Jesus to cleanse me again from all the filth from the world and cleanse me and my family from any unrighteousness. I also use my will to choose to forgive everyone who has sinned against and hurt me, releasing them into the freedom of my forgiveness and stop chasing the debts they owe me. I also unload all the burdens of my life to You, thank you for carrying my burdens every day. The burden You have given me is light, and the yoke is easy. I now also put on the full armour of God, the girdle of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the helmet of salvation, the shield of faith, the sword of the Holy Spirit, the shoes of the gospel of peace, so that I may trust in the power of Your might, praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and I may be able to stand my ground, and after I have done everything, to stand. I pray in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ! Amen!
(I) Prayer items for the nation
1. To enter into destiny – gratitude and self-purification
(1) Offering thanksgiving
[Psalm 111:10] The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
all who follow his precepts have good understanding.
To him belongs eternal praise.
Thank you Heavenly Father for bestowing wisdom upon Your children, so that we can use Your words as a guideline and have heavenly discernment in these dark times to deal with the various challenges on earth.
(2) Purify yourself and repent
【Jeremiah 17:13】Lord, you are the hope of Israel;
all who forsake you will be put to shame.
Those who turn away from you will be written in the dust
because they have forsaken the Lord,
the spring of living water.
Lord, forgive us for being busy with our own affairs every day, gradually drifting away from You, and our understanding and trust in You becoming increasingly vague. Lord have mercy on us, grant us a repentant heart, and focus on You, the fountain of living waters. May our names be written in the Book of Life and not be erased.
2. For kings and those in power
[Psalm 82:3] Defend the weak and the fatherless;
uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.
Pray for New Zealand’s rulers: Let the country’s leaders obey God’s will, practice justice and pave the way for the disadvantaged in the sluggish economy, teach people how to fish instead of giving them fish, and benefit more people who are truly in need.
(ii) For all the peoples of this land
[Romans 9:25] As he says in Hosea:
“I will call them ‘my people’ who are not my people;
and I will call her ‘my loved one’ who is not my loved one,”
May the gospel of Christ come to all foreign groups in this land (immigrants, migrant workers, tourists, international students, etc.), so that those who hear it will no longer be confused, but will recognise the deeds of the one true God, and thus turn to the Lord, enter the kingdom of God, and become His people.
(III) Pray for the church
【Hag. 2:9】‘The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘And in this place I will grant peace,’ declares the Lord Almighty.”
The church is the golden lampstand and the house of God. May every church in New Zealand be united, love one another, pass on heavenly blessings, shine for the Lord, and bear witness for the Lord. May our people receive the peace given by the Lord.
(IV) For Israel and other nations
1. For Israel
[1 John 3:1] See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.
May God help the people of Israel to recognise Jesus as their Messiah as soon as possible, truly become children of God, respond to God’s everlasting and broad love, let go of grudges, treat people of every different ethnic group with love, and bless all nations.
2. For Ukraine
【2 Thessalonians 1:6】God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you
Ukraine is mired in war and cannot extricate itself. May the Lord grant justice and mercy, and allow Ukraine, which is in trouble, to turn to the Lord, rely on the Lord’s power, end the disputes, return to the Lord’s rest, be comforted, be restored, and receive peace and joy.