How to Pray for the Global Food Crisisنموونە

Praying for the global food crisis requires us to ask God to do what we are not able to. Much of the suffering in this world is a result of sin—selfishness, hate, and failure to steward resources well. We know God is the one who can change hearts and set us free from sin. God can also miraculously intervene and is unlimited in His power! Let us pray with hope, confidence, and out of deep love for our neighbours.

“This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us.” - 1 John 5:14

1. Pray for divine provision for those who hunger

• That God would provide what they need and sustain them from day to day; that He would give them each day their daily bread (Matthew 6:11).
• That as God has promised, the ground will yield its crops in season, and there will be a great harvest and abundance in nations worldwide (Leviticus 19:9-10).
• That the Lord will give His people rest and bring them into a good land without scarcity and lack (Deuteronomy 8:9).

2. Pray for the protection of children and families

• For children and families who are hungry and weary, that they would be reminded that neither distress nor famine would be able to separate them from the love of God in Christ Jesus (Romans 8:35).
• For children who are now even more vulnerable to the ills of poverty, such as child labour, gang violence, child marriage, and drug use, that the Lord will save and preserve them from evil (Isaiah 49:25).
• That even through this hardship, God would send His people to children and families to proclaim the good news and that countless of them will be saved and taught of the Lord (Isaiah 54:13).

3. Pray for wisdom and direction for leaders and authorities

• For leaders and people in authority in these nations, that just as the Lord filled Joseph with wisdom on how to handle the food crisis in Egypt, may He fill them with His wisdom and direction (Genesis 41:48–49).
• That as God did with Daniel, He would give people and nations the skills, gifts, and discipline to manage and distribute resources wisely (Daniel 1:17).

4. Pray for the Body of Christ

• That the love of God would burn in the hearts of His people to help those in a time of food shortage (1 John 3:17).
• That as Jesus charged His disciples to respond to the hunger of the 5,000, we may also rise and become His Hands and feet, providing for as many as we can (Matthew 14:16).
• That we would link arms as the Body of Christ and intercede in prayer for our world. That God would have mercy where there’s ignorance and division. Godliness, dignity, and unity (1 Timothy 2:2).

5. Pray for restoration and peace

• That love, righteousness, justice and compassion will reign in nations and that the earth will respond to the grain, the new wine and the fresh oil (Hosea 2:18-22).
• That there will be peace in war-torn lands where there is food insecurity, and that God would enable His people to rest securely (Leviticus 26:6).

God, we pray that You would act where we cannot act.We pray that You would heal the suffering experienced by those who hungerthe injustice experienced by the powerless,thechaos brought on by the presence of war and the futility of working land that won’t produce food. Give wisdom to authorities, give creativity and courage to those exploring solutions and ultimately, protect families and children through this. As your people turn to You and pray, God, hear us and bring peace. Amen.