Wednesday, November 8

**UPDATE: Due to the probability of rain this evening, the prayer walk will be held in the municipal auditorium at 6:30 pm. Let’s fill it up!**

SCRIPTURE: “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give unto you; not as the world gives, do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.” -John 14:27

OBSERVATION: People are longing for and looking for peace which only the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ can give. Peace is a gift which our Lord wills to bestow upon all.

PRAYER: Father, in our land that is filled with violence, help me to be an instrument of your peace, showing it and sharing it with those who are in search for peace.

TODAY: As we wrap up the 2017 40 Days of Prayer campaign, bring your family and join your community in a Prayer Walk as we unite in prayer today at 6:30 PM at the El Dorado Police Department. We’ll pray together at the Police Department, then at City Hall, the El Dorado School District Central Office, and finally the Union County Court House.

Tuesday, November 7

SCRIPTURE: “By this will all men know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.” -John 13:35

OBSERVATION: God has chosen to use love for one another as the tool or instrument for the world to measure the sincerity and authenticity of our faith! God help us to demonstrate our faith by loving others; both believers and unbelievers.

PRAYER: Father, help me to reflect your love to our community, because our community needs you and your great love desperately.

Monday, November 6

SCRIPTURE: Jesus instructed his disciples with the following words: “Let the children come to me, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as they. Don’t send them away.” -Mark 10:14 (LB)
“Children are a gift from God; they are his reward.” -Psalm 127:3 (LB)

OBSERVATION: The precious children of our community are a gift from God. Jesus loves them, so we must show them Christ love and so doing, love them to Jesus.

PRAYER: Lord Jesus, you love the children of our community, would you love them through me?” Help me to be your eyes looking out for them. Help me to be your arms reaching out to them. Help me to be your heart loving them.

Sunday, November 5

SCRIPTURE: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” -Acts 1:8

OBSERVATION: I think we have forgotten what kind of power Jesus left us. He said it is for our benefit that He leaves, but it did not stop there. Jesus said that another would come just like Him, the Holy Spirit. If we call ourselves believers, we have the Holy Spirit inside us! We cannot change this city, only the Holy Spirit can through us!

PRAYER: Every believer would tap into the awesome resource Jesus left us, the Holy Spirit. We pray that the Holy Spirit prepares the hearts and minds of the citizens of El Dorado. Only then can change occur.

Saturday, November 4

SCRIPTURE: “Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD.” -Psalm 33.12 (NASB)

OBSERVATION: We need revival on a local and on a national level. More and more of our laws do not agree with God’s Word. It may be a while before we can change the laws, but we can change the hearts of people.

PRAYER: Our Father God, today we repent on behalf of our nation. We ask Lord for your mercy and your grace. We ask you Lord to send revival across our nation. Holy Spirit, draw us all, back to the God of our nation’s founding fathers, and the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob the fathers of our faith. Transform us Lord until we are one nation under the one true God. We declare that Jesus is Lord over Union County, and that Jesus is Lord over the United States of America.

Friday, November 3

SCRIPTURE: “Listen to my words, Lord, consider my lament. Hear my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray. In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait expectantly. For you are not a God who is pleased with wickedness; with you, evil people are not welcome.” -Psalm 5:1-4

OBSERVATION: God is a prayer-hearing God. Such he has always been, and he is still as ready to hear prayer as ever. The most encouraging principle of prayer, and the most powerful plea in prayer is to look upon him as our King and our God. David also prays to a sin-hating God. Sin is folly, and sinners are the greatest of all fools; fools of their own making. Wicked people hate God; justly are they hated of him, and this will be their endless misery and ruin. Let us learn the importance of truth and sincerity in all the affairs of life. Liars and murderers resemble the devil and are his children, therefore it may well be expected that God should abhor them. These were the characters of David’s enemies; and such as these are still the enemies of Christ and his people.

PRAYER: Our Father we pray as David prayed, early in the morning, David declaring his loyalty to You just as we must declare that same loyalty to You as we pray for our city. We, like David, express our concern about the sinfulness that grips our community and pray that You would not only deliver our city but we all would be conformed to the image of Your dear Son, Amen.

Thursday, November 2

SCRIPTURE: “But seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare.” -Jeremiah 29:7

OBSERVATION: Today we ask God’s blessing on efforts to better our community through local Festivals and Events.

PRAYER: Father, we are thankful for the community is which we live, work, and worship. Help us to be good stewards of the resources you have given us and in all things may we give you thanks and praise.

Wednesday, November 1

SCRIPTURE: – “But the tax collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be merciful to me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” -Luke 18:13-14

OBSERVATION: We long for God’s mercy.

PRAYER: Father, there is a mountain of love beneath every act of Your mercy, so we refuse to despair. Instead, we are desperate in hope of Your love. Move in great mercy upon us. Amen.

Tuesday, October 31

SCRIPTURE: “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.” -Luke 6:27-28

OBSERVATION: A Challenge for Christ followers to seek and make peace.

PRAYER: Father, there may be those who dislike or oppose us because of YOU. Nevertheless, change our hearts, shape our thoughts, and direct our deeds so that we become the blessing You desire us to be. Amen.

Monday, October 30

SCRIPTURE: “All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the LORD, and all the families of the nations shall worship before you.” -Psalm 22:27

OBSERVATION: Seek God on behalf of the ethnicities in El Dorado

PRAYER: Father, we beg you to overcome tensions between ethnicities in El Dorado. Thank you in advance for what only YOU can do. Amen.