DAY 3
PRAYER FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS
Proclaim PSALMS 46:1-11
According to UN ? one out of every 122 persons on the earth today is either a refugee, an asylum seeker or internally displaced. Nigeria has her fair share of IDPs as an aftermath of terrorist activities particularly in the North Eastern part of the country.
The Most High God knows, recognises and evaluates the sufferings of our brethren in the various IDP camps in different parts of the country. Some months ago, two northern governors adopted a good number of children from IDP camps (mostly from the Christian dominated areas). But only God knows the motives behind their gesture. Recently in the IDP camp in Benin the children vehemently refused to vacate the camp, since the agenda behind the relocation exercise was not known.
PS 23:4, 124:7
Let’s thank God for the lives of people in the IDP camps across the nation, especially the Christians. Give God praise for sparing their lives, even though thousands of families have been scattered and separated from one another and many of their relatives have died.
If the devil had had his way, today majority of Nigerians would have been refugee in neighbouring countries. Thank God for frustrating that plan and not allowing it to materialise (JOB 5:12).
ISA. 40:1, 51:3, 2 COR 1:4
In as much as God has preserved and will continue to preserve these internally displaced persons, let us ask Him to comfort and deliver them from the effects of shock and the excruciating pains they underwent in the course of the terrorist attacks ? the loss of family members and properties, disabilities and other issues too numerous to mention.
Ask God for quick and timely healings for the injuries they sustained. Some of the injuries can degenerate into worse health problems if not promptly treated. Pray that God would send them helps to receive the necessary health care and on time.
Let’s equally appreciate God for the good spirited individuals and groups that have visited the camps with various relief materials to augment the efforts of the federal and state governments. Ask God to give the camp management teams the wisdom for proper distribution.
All manner of people with different and difficult health challenges are camped within the same environment, hence, various communicable diseases are prevalent. Ask God for divine intervention and proper health care delivery system to avoid an epidemic situation (PS. 91:1-8).
Ask God to frustrate every agenda to transfer the displaced people for Islamic purposes. Pray and deal with every tribal, ethnic and religious victimization of people in the camps.
PS 126:1-4, RUTH 1:1-6
Plead with the Lord that our people will not be perpetually kept in these camps. Let the Lord make a way for them to be released and adequately assisted to start a new life.
Pray for adequate educational assistance for the children in the camps so that they would be able to fulfil their destinies and be able live competently in the society.
Let us prayerfully rise against the spirit of immortality and other vices usually reported in some of the camps (PS. 46:8).
Ask that the Lord would stir the hearts of more people with genuine interests to adopt some of the children in the camps, particularly who have lost both parents (EST. 2:5-7).
Pray particularly for the Christian children that have already been adopted either by government or individuals; that the hand of God would be mighty to deliver them from any ritual attempts, human trafficking, slavery, abuse or Islamization. Let the seed of God?s word that has been sown in their lives be permanent and give them the courage to stand for Jesus at all times.
Let’s pray for Churches and other Christian organizations that are already involved in adopting and training these children, that the Lord would empower and encourage them not to slack or be tempted to abandon these projects. Pray for abundance of resources and other materials needed to continue.
Appreciate the Lord for the peace that is gradually being restored to our nation, and petition Him to perfect it in accordance with the prophecy – that Nigeria would become one of the safest and most peaceful nations in the world (PS 89:34).
ISA. 62:6-7, 2 THESS. 3:16
Let God be exalted in the affairs of our nation – Nigeria and make it a praise in the earth.
?
