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Beloved
UPDATE -- Death toll doubled, Send out Workers... Deliver Vulnerable from Evil People, 2 Thes 3:2... 2 Minutes non-stop shaking unimaginable as 10 second earthquakes cause trauma...
Father, we thank you for Your comfort, the gospel, laborers, churches and rescue efforts. We're grieved 68 people died, 33 are still unaccounted for, and 1,339 persons injured. We ask The Sun of Righteousness rises with healing in His wings, Mal 4:2, even let fear of God deepen that people are drawn to Jesus, Jn 6:44. Help the 392,806 individuals affected by the earthquake, the 14,161 taking shelter at the 37 evacuation centers, w/ 59,013 sheltering outside the evacuation sites in makeshift tents and in vehicles. Please help find anyone still alive after the 35+ landslides, the 8 bridges and 45 sections of road wiped out. Keep evil from occurring, protect the women, young & elderly from evil people, Matt 6:13. Rebuild the ruins of the 68,601+ houses damaged, 12,495 destroyed, Isa 58:12 -- we ask for mercy, grace & help in time of need, Heb 4:16. We ask the Grace and Peace from The God of all comfort, 2 Cor 1:2, comfort the afflicted and panic stricken, 2 Cor 1:3-5, there were a LOT of heavy aftershocks, calm them kindly, help with the search and rescue efforts, and MOSTLY we thank You for the GOSPEL OPERATIONS being sent out to seek and save the Lost, Lk 19:10, to preach the message of obedient faith in Christ in the towns (Your priority, Mk 1:38). We ask again, raise up and send out Laborers for The Harvest, Mt 9:37-38, Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, 1 Tim 1:15-16.
Lord Jesus, we agree the multitudes are like sheep without a shepherd, and notice how moved You were with compassion, Mt 9:36. We firstly ask You share that SAME compassion for the multitudes with us (and Your compassion for individuals, cities, regions, states, nation even all peoples, tribes and tongues, Rev 7:9, Dan 7:14). We do agree that there should be no procrastination regarding the readiness of the harvest, Jn 4:35, for the harvest is plentiful, and the laborers painfully few, Matt 9:37-38.
We ask you for laborers for the harvest to be sent out, Lk 10:2, allow the gospel to gain traction in the hearts, lives and witness of believers, Col 1:5-6, and let Your love -- the love of Christ -- compel us, so we no longer live for ourselves, but You who died and rose again on our behalf, 2 Cor 5:14. May the love that compels us empower us to compel others to come to the Marriage Feast You prepared, Lk 14:23, having not only the words to say but how to say them, Jn 14:29, becoming all things to all people that by all means we may win some, 1 Cor 9:22, and that is what we need more grace to be while inviting them to come in, winsome, showing You with no respect of persons, Matt 22:9-10, Lk 14:21, even having the compassion and grace to heal the blind and lame we invite as a sign that You're the Messiah, the Son of God, and that in believing people have life in Your Name, John 20:30-31.
Thank You for revealing to Your beloved Apostle that You came into the World to DESTROY the works of the devil, 1 Jn 3:8, so guard everyone from temptation, evil, Matt 6:13, evil people, imposters, 2 Tim 3:13, and the evil one, John 17:15. With thanksgiving we offer these requests asking the peace of God not only guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus, Phil 4:6-7, but more importantly, Phil 2:3, theirs at this time. Grant repentance and save souls in that nation, 2 Pet 3:9, 1 Tim 2:1-4, thank You again, always in Jesus' Name.
