Lesson 122: Revival Prayers – Part 1

INTRODUCTION: Someone said that everyone has the opportunity of affecting the course of history in their lifetime, but few realize this and the opportunity. Intercessors praying regularly and effectively for the nation, with clean hearts, become among the greatest history makers of their generation. You too can be a history maker if you choose to be one. You do not have to be a politician to be one. You can make history on your knees. This series of studies are to show you how.

1. YOU PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT SHOULD STAR I WITH PRAYING FOR THE NATIONS ON A REGULAR BASIS.
One of the reasons why we should ask God to bless us is so that we could use the blessing to evangelize the world. Moreover, God had said His house must be a house of prayer for all peoples i.e. for the whole world. Infact, the only times Jesus was openly angry was when He found this commandment of God being disobeyed.

Ps. 6 7:1-2; Ecc. 3:11; I Tim. 2:1-2; Is. 56:7; Mark 11:15-17.

2. THOUGH GOD HAS SUPREME AUTHORITY OVER ALL NATIONS, HE INVITES YOUR COOPERATION IN SHAPING THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD.
God reigns supreme over the nations. He makes nations great or destroys them as He wills. But He says that at your request. He could hand over the nations to you to do with them as you please. At least you should prevent Him from destroying the nations by interceding for them.

Ps. 47:8; Job. 12:23; Ps. 2:8-9; Eze. 22:30-31; Ps. 106:23.

3. THE GREAT MEN OF GOD OF THE PAST PRAYED FOR REVIVAL, WE SHOULD NOT BE INDIFFERENT IN OUR TIME.
We are not the first set of people to have problems. There were problems in the times of David, Habakkuk, Isaiah, Nehemiah, Daniel and Ezia to mention a few What did these men of God do? Did they fold their arms and accept problems as their lot? No they cried unto God and God answered them. God has not changed. We too should cry unto Him now.

Ps. 80:7; Hab. 3:2; Ps. 119:126; Isa. 64:13; Neh. 1:6-7; Dan. 9:4-19; Ezra 9:6-15.

4. THOUGH WE MAY FEEL ALONE AT THE TASK AND RESULTS MAY BE DELAYED, SURELY REVIVAL WILL COME ONE DAY
The prophets of old also felt the loneliness and lack of others feeling desperate enough to pray these sorts of prayers for the nations. We, like Elijah, may need seven prayers or more to bring the rain of revival but results are assured. Nations that have not previously been evangelized not only will be, but they shall declare His glory among other nations. But before you begin to pray for revival, ask yourself, are you willing to be the answer to the prayer? If God calls you to go for Him, will you go?

Is. 64:7; 37:3; Is. 66:7-9; I Kings 18:42-44; Is. 55:5; Is. 61:11; 66:18-19; Rom. 10:14-15.