Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 6 Oct 2007

Word of Encouragement for Every New Day ~ 6 Oct 2007

As nations around us walk in uncertainty and chaos, Myanmar and Iraq to name a few. Lives taken away for a cause to bring freedom, innocent lives, children, and families taken away for this fight. Other nations around us are also facing earthquakes and tsunamis. It is at times like these where many people question God and ask God why? God is in control, God is definitely doing things right now to shake the earth once more. Haggai 2:6 "This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'In a little while I will once more shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. 7 I will shake all nations, and the desired of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,' says the LORD Almighty. Today’s word of encouragement is to pray for these nations. What has been robbed from the people of Myanmar and Iraq, decades or God’s blessings have been taken away from them by corrupted people, and God wants to restore His people. Let us pray that Nations who have been blessed abundantly like Singapore, can begin to bless these nations without expecting anything back in return. We may not have a calling to go to these nations to try and help, but we all have the ability to pray and bless these nations. Let us all today not neglect the power of prayer. The voices of God’s people collectively praying, can change, can melt, and can humble the most powerful people and nations. In Lamentations 1:1 the word of God says, “How deserted lies the city, once so full of people! How like a widow is she, who once was great among the nations! She who was queen among the provinces has now become a slave.” As I was reading this verse, I just pictured this is what is happening in Myanmar. But I know that as we pray, as God moves in this land, once again God will restore this land, and God will use nations like Myanmar and Iraq to do a great and mighty work. © Oct 2007 Shaun Lee