Slideshow image

Praying The Psalms:  Psalm 103:6-12

The Lord works righteousness
    and justice for all who are oppressed.
He made known his ways to Moses,
    his acts to the people of Israel.
The Lord is merciful and gracious,
    slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
He will not always chide,
    nor will he keep his anger forever.
He does not deal with us according to our sins,
    nor repay us according to our iniquities.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
    so great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
as far as the east is from the west,
    so far does he remove our transgressions from us.

Holiness

14 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, 15 but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, 16 since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” 
- 1 Peter 1:14-16 

Ways To Pray:

  • We would seek to be holy, as God is holy.
  • We would die to our fleshly desires and walk in the spirit. 
  • We wouldn’t change our actions, speech or conduct, to make ourselves more pleasing to man, but seek to be Holy for the Lord. 
  • We would repent from areas where we have conformed to the passions of our former self, and see our identity in Christ. 

Southern Uzbek (OOZ-bek) in Afghanistan

The Uzbeks are descended to a great extent from Turk-Mongol invaders. Uzbeks come from a predominantly Sunni Muslim background, usually of the Hanafi school, but there are variations. Most Uzbeks from the former USSR ended up practicing religion from a more liberal perspective due to the official Soviet policy of atheism. In contrast, Uzbeks in Afghanistan and other countries to the south have remained more conservative in their Islamic beliefs.

If a Druze man or woman becomes a follower of Jesus Christ, he or she will be excluded from the Druze community. The nation of Lebanon is currently experiencing chaos, violence and insecurity. This makes it difficult for ideas to spread.

Ways To Pray:

  • Pray that believers among the Uzbek would grow in faith and in knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ, and live holy lives that will draw Muslims to him. 

  • Pray they would put off falsehood and speak truthfully to one another.

  • Pray the Uzbeks would increasingly see Jesus (whom Muslims call Isa al-Masih) as the only way to salvation and would hunger to find out more about this man.