Prayer Initiative : RevelationSample

Here is John, the Beloved disciple of Jesus. He is not young anymore; his hair is silver. It’s been many years since he last saw Jesus. Not that he ever forgot Him, it was just long ago. He still remembers that day when Jesus was taken up to the heavens and a cloud hid Him from his eyes. What are the heavens like? What is Jesus doing there, up in heaven? He said He would go and prepare a place and then He will come back. What is that place like? And when will He come back?

John is patient and kind. For decades he’s faithfully witnessed about His Lord. He is a brother and a full companion in the suffering, but also in the Kingdom. This isolated life on Patmos, far from friends and family, feels a bit lonesome. But now he has more time to write. And think about the Lord. And pray.

“One day, as John was in the Spirit, he heard a voice like a trumpet.” When he turned to see the voice that was speaking to him he saw the Living One, the One Who was dead and now was alive – his Lord Jesus. He Who is, and Who was, and Who is to come, the Faithful Witness, the Firstborn from the dead, the Ruler of the kings of the earth, He Who loves us and has freed us from our sins by His blood, the Alpha and the Omega, the Almighty, the First and the Last.

Take a moment to ponder on what you've read and respond to God in prayer.

PRAYER

• Pray for Christians all over the globe to have increased awareness of the authority of Jesus Christ in heaven and on earth.
• Pray for boldness and strength to make disciples of all nations.
• Pray for a sense of urgency as the end of age is getting near.