24/03/2020
OUR PRESIDENT’S CALL TO A WEEK OF PRAYER MUST BE HEEDED! This is a sign that our country is ready for revival and supernatural breakthroughs!
When a nation’s leader or leaders calls for prayer, (2 Chronicles 7:14):
“If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”
The bible prescribes three things that our nation must do:
First, the Filipino nation humbles itself before God
Second, our nation then starts to pray
Third, the Filipino nation as one body while praying shall seek God
Fourth, our nation while praying will turn from our evil and wicked ways…
Then, You O God will answer the prayers of our nation, in full accord with Your perfect will, from Your heavenly throne. You will do what we ask and petition. You will then forgives our sin and heal the country!
Lord we humble and bow down to You for You are our Sovereign. We call upon Your Name Jesus as one nation seeking to see Your face. Lord, forgive us of our sins individually and as a nation. We confess all of them to You now and surrender our lives to You. We beg for Your mercy. Do not remove Your hand upon our land and people. Have mercy on us Lord.
President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the fourth week of March 2020 as a "National Week of Prayer" to unite Filipinos from all faiths and religions in prayer amid the threat of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to the country.
Duterte said, "I ask everyone to pray for the recovery of those who are now suffering from COVID-19, for comfort to those who lost loved ones, and for the protection of all, especially the most vulnerable sectors of society," Duterte said in Proclamation No. 934, which he signed on Saturday.
O God, comfort those who are now suffering from the COVID-19 virus including the health professionals, the civilian authorities, the men and women in uniform that have contracted the disease while doing their sworn duty.
"Pray also for strength and endurance for our outstanding medical professionals and health workers on the frontlines, your military and law enforcement officers, the government officials and personnel dealing with the present threat, and all Filipinos who are working tirelessly to protect our communities, sacrificing their lives in the service of the country," he added.
Lord we pray for all those serving in the frontlines treating those who have been infected with this virus. Protect and preserve their health and their lives for they serve Your people. Grant us the heart to do our part by obeying the civil authorities in keeping the peace and order. Convict us, the whole Filipino nation, Holy Spirit to submit to our government as those who have been elected to public office do their duty to serve the Philippines, your sheep nation! As You grant Your wisdom, strength and perseverance to all those in the government to govern Your people well that Your name be glorified.
The signing of the proclamation came after officials of the House of Representatives requested President Duterte in a letter to declare March 22 as "National Day of Prayer" in the face of the COVID-19 threat. Our lawmakers turned to the Supreme Lawgiver
Grant wisdom and faith to our President, the members of His Cabinet down to the local government units, our Legislature to pass urgent bills into laws that will benefit Your people, the Filipinos.
The Senate and the House of Representatives will also hold a special session, which Duterte himself called, on Monday at 10 a.m. to take up measures to address the COVID-19 threat.
Lord, grant us Your mercy and grace as a nation dedicated to You for we have declared that You are the Lord of the Philippines. Lord, make the Philippines a missionary training and sending nations to all nations of the world! This we pray in Your most Holy Name. Amen.
