Revival Prayer

Saturday 30 May
READ: Dan. 9:3-16
MORE LESSONS: Jer. 29:12-14

The request that a man offers to God will determine the type of answer he gets. Survival prayers will bring bread and butter but may not bring the type that Daniel got in answer to his revival prayer. Survival prayers are about “me”, “mine”, “ours” and “I”, and are mostly about temporal things. The prayer of Daniel in today’s reading differs significantly from survival prayer. It was a prayer of total repentance to the extent that Daniel did not exonerate himself.

He said, We have sinned.... Neither have we harkened unto thy servants the prophets,...: Dan.9:5-9. Then he pleaded,... I beseech thee, let thine anger and they fury be turned away...: v16. O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive...: v19. Such must be the prayer of a man who wants to experience revival - it must be deep, truthful, humble and pleading. This is not to say that survival prayers are not good; after all, the Lord taught us to ask for our daily bread. But we must also set aside time for revival prayer, not only for ourselves but also for our family, church and nation. Then there shall be revival and God will save our land.

Revival prayer seeks to restore a man back to perfect union with God. It is the prayer that seeks for the will of God to be done in a man’s life. It goes beyond immediate temporary needs to seeking to bring eternal result. The good thing about such prayers is that they bring other results beyond what is requested. It is one stone that can kill two birds. Revival prayer can bring survival answers along with the revival. You should therefore grow to pray revival prayers more as mature Christians. You must grow beyond asking for your daily bread only; you must also pray thy kingdom come, thy will be done. You must learn to agonise for lost souls in your family and beyond. You must spend quality time praying for your leaders, the nation and divine purpose. This is Jesus’ pattern of prayer and must be yours also.

Prayer/Action
* Today, pray for the revival of the city where you stay and the people you live with.
* Ask God to give you the burden for issues beyond your personal needs and grant you grace to intercede for divine purposes.
* Today, find out someone’s prayer request and take it to the Lord in prayer.

PROPHETIC PRAYER
My joy shall not be short-lived; my glory another will not take and my future shall be guaranteed, in the name of Jesus