God has called His people to act with courage

 And in His name, to address the world’s needs

To identify corruption and greed in society

 And in His name, refute it and expose it

To perceive that everyone on earth can be fed

 And in His name, make governments do it

To have a heart for those who have little

 And in His name, share our wealth with others

To understand that the world is God’s

 And in His name, safeguard our planet

To have the bravery to confront the world’s bullies

 And in His name, demonstrate the way of love

To have the passion to believe in justice

 And in His name, seek just jurisprudence for all

To have the vision to grasp the future

 And in His name, stop Satan from claiming it

God has called His people to act with courage

 And in His name, proclaim the Kingdom of God

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Devotions - Thursday 8th of December

We praise You, Lord God; You have never let us down even though we have often failed You, and You have loved us faithfully when we have returned after wandering away from You.  You have a plan for each of us, and it unfolds throughout the turmoil of life, because You have chosen us for glory despite our unworthiness.  We praise You for the blessings You give us so generously, and ask to be made worthy of our call.  AMEN!

AMEN

Consider praying under these four headings, and pray as you feel led.  The ideas below may help.

General theme for the week: BUILDING

1. For self

Pray in those moments when there is a break between the things you are doing; pray for what comes next, just a prayer placing what you are doing in God’s hands, or whatever comes to you

2. For friends and family

Using the moments of the day again, pray for the members of your family and your friends; you can get through quite a few in the course of a day!

3. For the church and its work

Pray for the churches of your neighbourhood, and seek God’s blessing on the work that they do

4. For community, country and world (the ‘news’)

Pray for those whose work is to gather taxes.  Remember that Jesus blessed a tax collector, and seek to do the same.  At this time of economic uncertainty, we need the tax systems of our countries to collect everything that is legally due, for the good of governments as well as the whole world.

Isaiah 37:1-20

In this extraordinary passage, we read the fascib=nating record of correspondence between King Hezekiah of Israel and  King Sennacherib, who was attacking Jerusalem, together with the advice of Hezekiah of the prophet Isaiah. We discover that not only does Isaiah prophesy that the Assyrians will go away, but that the seeds of their defeat are already being sown ... read on ...

Ephesians 2:17-22

Here, Paul drums home the message about Christian unity, with two great illustrations.  Firstly, it is like a family with many members, and secondly, it is like a building built on the foundations of Christ and apostolic teaching.  But what do we really think about Christian unity?