1 Timothy 2:1-6 Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
Prayer walking helps us to pray dearer when we are nearer to the site, as we sense the compassion and the love of the Holy Spirit who wants us to pray and intercede for the people.
What do you see, hear and feel when you are outside a clinic or hospital? Perhaps you will see the sick accompanied by their loved ones, looking worried. God may move you to pray for their salvation, for the family members to find hope, love and peace in Jesus, for the sick to be healed and restored, for doctors and nurses to have wisdom in helping each patient, and for blessings upon the children to not fear losing their parents to sickness.
The entire world has been humbled by the outbreak of a COVID-19 as it revealed to mankind the frailty of humanity. It is no respecter of gender, colour, race, or social status. In fact, one can see times like this is a visitation from the Lord to the individual, city or nation, as people are forced to confront the issue of death. Because the hearts of men are more open to the Gospel during such times, the church must pray and act concurrently to share the Gospel.
We have an urgency to share the Gospel with our loved ones and those God has placed in our paths—friends, relatives, colleagues. Our mission field is the very place where God has placed us to be a witness for Him. Scripture clearly says that God desires all men to be saved, so nobody should perish without the opportunity to hear the Gospel. God wants them to know the truth so they can be set free. Men will only live once, and thereafter comes judgment. Their denial of God doesn’t change the existence of God, and Jesus Christ is the only mediator between man and God who is righteous, just and holy.
So let’s pray for God to release His Holy Spirit and touch the hearts of the unsaved, for the Lord of harvest to send out labourers and to bring harvest among the people, and for the local churches to discern and overcome barriers that prevent the people from hearing the Gospel. The Holy Spirit will soften the hearts of the people and convict them to receive the Gospel.
Sermon Series: A Quiet and Peaceable Life
越亲近祂越渴望祷告
提摩太前书2:1-6 我劝你，第一要为万人恳求、祷告、代求、祝谢；2为君王和一切在位的，也该如此，使我们可以敬虔、端正、平安无事地度日。 3这是好的，在神我们救主面前可蒙悦纳。 4他愿意万人得救，明白真道。 5因为只有一位神，在神和人中间，只有一位中保，乃是降世为人的基督耶稣； 6他舍自己作万人的赎价，到了时候，这事必证明出来。
当我们走近那个地方，行军祷告会帮助我们更虔诚地祷告，因为我们感受到圣灵的怜悯和慈爱，圣灵希望我们为百姓祷告和代求。
你到诊所或医院前时，你看到了什么，听到了什么，感觉到了什么？或许你会看到一些有亲人陪伴的病人，他们看起来很担心。神会感动你为那些人的救恩祷告，让家人在耶稣基督里得着盼望、爱与平安，让生病的人得医治和恢复，让医生和护士有智慧帮助每一个病人，并为孩子们祝福，让他们不再害怕因疾病而失去父母。
全世界都因疫情的爆发而显得渺小，COVID-19向我们揭示了人类的弱点，它不分性别、肤色、种族和社会地位。就是在这样的时候，人们被迫面对死亡的问题，我们能看到主向个人，城市和国家的显。因为在这样的时候，人们的心会对福音更加开放，教会必须同时以祷告和行动来分享福音。
我们迫切需要向我们所爱的人和神所安置在我们生命道路中的朋友、亲戚、同事来分享福音。我们的宣教禾场正是神让我们为祂作见证的地方。圣经清楚地告诉我们，神要所有的人都得拯救。任何人都不应该因为没有机会听到福音而灭亡。神要他们知道真理，真理能使他们得自由。人只活一次，死后有审判。他们对神的否认并不能改变神的存在。耶稣基督是人与公义、公平和圣洁的神之间唯一的中保。
所以，让我们祈求神释放祂的圣灵，感动那些未得救之人的心灵，祈求收割的主差遣工人，在百姓中带来收获，祈求地方教会能分辨并克服那些阻止百姓听福音的障碍。祈求圣灵让百姓的心变得柔软，使他们接受福音。
讲章系列：安静和平的生活