Friday January 16th, 2026
« Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in heaven »
1 For Zion’s sake I will not hold My peace, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest, until her righteousness goes forth as brightness, and her salvation as a lamp that burns.
2 The Gentiles shall see your righteousness, and all kings your glory. You shall be called by a new name, which the mouth of the Lord will name.
3 You shall also be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
4 You shall no longer be termed Forsaken, nor shall your land any more be termed Desolate; but you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the Lord delights in you, and your land shall be married.
5 For as a young man marries a virgin, so shall your sons marry you; and as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, so shall your God rejoice over you.
6 I have set watchmen on your walls, O Jerusalem; they shall never hold their peace day or night. You who make mention of the Lord, do not keep silent,
7 And give Him no rest till He establishes and till He makes Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
God doesn’t only need people who will pray for others, He also needs people to enforce His will on earth.
For example, when elections are coming up in your state or country, you and other Christians in that vicinity should come together and pray fervently that only the will of God would stand.
You must pray these kinds of prayers not only during elections but all the time.
The Lord said in Isaiah 62:1NLT
« Because I love Zion, I will not keep still. Because my heart yearns for Jerusalem, I cannot remain silent. I will not stop praying for her until her righteousness shines like the dawn, and her salvation blazes like a burning torch »
- When you hear of or know someone working especially hard for the establishment of God’s kingdom on earth, you should begin to pray for that individual.
Your prayer and fasting for that person will be very instrumental in their success and you will also be a part of that success.
In Esther 4:15-17, when Esther was going to turn around the evil policy that sought to kill the Israelites, she asked that everyone on her team should fast and pray for her. That is why she received so much favour from the king, so that he quickly ordered the death of his well-trusted right-hand man who had generated the said evil policy.
We need to pray for our leaders.
They may not tell you, but they face a lot of battles from the devil and need your prayers to win these battles.
Pastors are included in this group; you must pray for pastors and ministers of the gospel if you want the Kingdom of God to continue to win against the devil.
Lastly, Matthew 5:44NKJV says you should pray for people who despise and persecute you
« But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, »
Can you pray for people who are about to kill you ?
That is what Stephen did in Acts 7:60 and we see the result in Acts 8:1-8 when Jesus came Himself to witness to Saul, who later became one of the greatest Apostles of his time.
- Pray for those doing evil too, for them to encounter God and they may be some of the greatest vessels of the Lord in their time.
Prayer focus – Spend some time praying for your country, your state, and the people you know in the different categories discussed in today’s message.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Posted by Naomie Joseph
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