God Hears Prayers for Blessings
Great quantities of men & materials
plus seven years of Solomon’s life
are invested to complete the house
of the Lord. Solomon in dedicating
the Temple praise and thank God
for His Unchanging character and
unfailing promises on behalf of
the nation. When Solomon finishes
his prayer, the glory of God fills
the Temple. But in the night,
God appears to Solomon to warn
him that if the nation fails to
remain true to God, He will uproot
the people from their beloved
homeland and will destroy the
magnificent temple which they
have laboured so long to complete.
Lord, we Seek You for Blessings:
Thus Solomon finished the house
of the Lord and the king’s house…
Then the Lord appeared to
Solomon by night & said to him:
I have heard your prayer and have
chosen this place for Myself as a
house of sacrifice (2Chr 7:11-12).
If my people, who are called by
my name, will humble themselves
and pray and seek my face and
turn from their wicked ways,
then I will hear from heaven,
and I will forgive their sin and
will heal their land. Now My eyes
will be open and My ears attentive
to prayers made (2Chron 7:14-15).
Lord, thank You for the reminder to
pray for our country & its leaders.
We realise no country is perfect;
we know our leaders are human
and therefore invariably have flaws.
And You God promise that when
Your people humble themselves
and pray, You will hear from heaven.
So we ask that You Give our leaders
wisdom & sense of Yr justice. Amen
Lord, we come humbly before You
and confess the sins of our nation.
Pray that we as a people turn from
self seeking ways & seek Your face
so that You will hear our prayers,
forgive our sins and heal our land.
We need Your blessings Lord,
pour out Your Spirit on us & work
Your righteousness in us. Amen.
Lord, Inspire the people of this land
with the spirit of justice and love,
that in all dealings with one another
that we show forth our brotherhood.
Free us Lord from oppressing the
poor and bring about social justice.
And prosper all efforts to make
known Your truth so that many
may learn their need of You Lord
and Your love for them. Amen.