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Why Our Prayers Yield Little

Why Our Prayers Yield Little

"The more we persevere, the greater the possibility of ultimately stopping the flow of collusion, bribery, and corruption. In most parts of the world there are prevailing circumstances that face people to swim in the dirty waters of corruption, but no one is forced to drink of that water." - Graham Power in "Not by Might Nor by Power" which he co-authored with Diane Vermooten

Which praying Christian doesn't know 2 Chron 7:14 by heart? "If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face..."

And so pray we all do, with much ranting and pleading with the Lord to "heal their land". However, there's a sneaking suspicion that we often omit the inherent imperative of the verse to "turn from their wicked ways".

Without obeying this imperative, is it any wonder then that our prayers yield little? This is the stinging reminder left by Graham Power at the pre-GDOP gathering of over 550 pastors, leaders and intercessors from the Klang Valley churches in March.

Power, whom God has used to champion the colossal worldwide Global Day of Prayer (GDOP) movement, challenged the attendees to make a concrete stand against corruption and to to live lives that are "unashamedly ethical" according to biblical values.

Then, God will "hear from heaven and forgive their sin and heal their land". However, swimming against the tide of corruption requires an unshakeable focus and tough stamina but take heart as God will supply the necessary strength to those who stand for godly ethics and values, said Power.

Graham's sharing affirmed what Malaysia as a nation is currently embarking on through Transparency International Malaysia and the Government's Key Performance Index aimed at wiping out corruption at every strata of society. Malaysian Christians should therefore take the lead in signing the "unashamedly ethical" pledge.

This year marks the 10th anniversary of GDOP, which the Malaysian Church first participated in 2006. God has paved the way for the coming GDOP gathering on May 23 to be held at the Shah Alam Malawati Stadium.

More than 12,000 Malaysian Christians from every denomination are expected to turn up and pray alongside over 200 million Christians from over 220 nations.

The gathering is envisioned to spark "a new mind and a new spirit" paradigm towards a national transformation for a better and safer nation.



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