Knowing God: Pray Through His Attributesਨਮੂਨਾ

God's Attribute: His Sovereignty Over The Nations

Read It

Isaiah 40:12-15

12 Who has measured the waters in the hollow of His hand, And marked off the heavens by the span, And calculated the dust of the earth by the measure, And weighed the mountains in a balance And the hills in a pair of scales? 13 Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, Or as His counselor has informed Him? 14 With whom did He consult and who gave Him understanding? And who taught Him in the path of justice and taught Him knowledge, and informed Him of the way of understanding? 15 Behold, the nations are like a drop from a bucket, And are regarded as a speck of dust on the scales; Behold, He lifts up the islands like fine dust.

Meditate On It

1. What does this passage tell you about the Lord?

2. What impacted you most about how God rules over all creation and nations? Why so?

Apply It

One of God’s attributes is His sovereignty. It reminds us that the Lord is indeed in control of everything, even the very nation we belong to and the circumstances we are going through. When our perspective of God shifts to the truth that He is an all-knowing, all-powerful, and ever-present King and Ruler, we begin to view our changing and challenging situations as completely under His authority.

1. What challenges in my country will I lift up in prayer to my sovereign God as I come to Him in prayer right now?

2. In what way can I pray for the concerns of my nation and take part in being the solution to our problems, rather than grumbling and complaining? Set Simple, Measurable, Appropriate, Realistic, Time-bound (SMART) commitments.

Example: “Every week, I will pray and fast for the country I reside in and also for a specific country elsewhere in the world.

Pray It

CONFESSION
• Lift up to the Lord how our country has fallen short of His ways.
• Ask God for His mercy to be upon our nation.

ADORATION
• Worship God as the sovereign Ruler of the universe, King of all nations, and Master of our lives.

SUPPLICATION
• Intercede for the citizens of our nation—that we may all learn to trust God wholeheartedly and live as prayerful and dutiful men and women of Christ. May every Filipino turn to Christ for real salvation and transformation.
• Pray for our Executive, Legislative, and Judicial leaders to uphold biblical values and exemplify godly character, competence, justice, accountability, and family— for them to serve with integrity, wisdom, faithfulness, protection, and guidance:

- The President, Vice President, Cabinet Members and advisers
- The Senators and Congressmen
- The Chief Justice and all justices
- The Military and Police force, The Local Government and Barangay officials

• Intercede on behalf of our country—including our incumbent leaders, that we may all seek the Lord and do His will over the issues that continually weigh down upon our nation.

Major National Issues
• Crisis management and economic sustainability.
• Graft and corruption, illegal drugs trade, forced labor, human trafficking.
• Ungodly values, moral decline, materialism, idolatry, secularism.
• Family disintegration, depression and suicide, identity and gender confusion.
• Economic hurdles, high gas prices, inflation, traffic management, bills and laws that are against God’s Word and will.
• That more Filipinos from all walks of life be saved, discipled, and for them to develop a genuine love for the Lord.

All Nations of the World
• Pray that every nation would come to know and encounter the Lord Jesus Christ through His people, sharing the truth of God’s Word and exemplifying the love of God in and through their lives.
• Lift up a prayer for the world—including other nations and governments, that we may all depend on the Lord to carry us through the current global economic challenges and to bring peace in conflict-ridden, war-torn, and economically devastated countries such as:

-The West Philippine Sea and nations involved
- Israel, Palestine, and Iran
- Ukraine and Russia
- Armenia and Azerbaijan
- Iraq, Afghanistan
- Myanmar, the Rohingya nation
- Sri Lanka; Sudan, Nigeria, and other countries facing turmoil

THANKSGIVING
• Praise Him for the godly work He has accomplished in and through His people.
• Thank the Lord for international evangelistic efforts - for them to be sustained and protected by God as they go about spreading the gospel and evangelizing in hostile territories (Central, East, and South Asia; North Africa, Sudan).