GLOBAL PRAYER INITIATIVE OF HAITIAN CHURCHES

PRAY FOR HAITI DAILY DEVOTION DAY 15

GLOBAL PRAYER INITIATIVE OF HAITIAN CHURCHES


Theme Verse 2 Chronicles 7:14
if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

If God were to give you anything you would ask for to help Haiti, what would you request? I’m sure we would come up with some excellent requests that would affect the presidential election, the economy and alleviate the suffering. When God told Solomon that He would give him anything he asked for, Solomon could have asked for riches, fame, power, or long life. Instead, Solomon requested the one thing that would bring him all of these: “Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart … that I may discern between good and bad” (I Kings 3:9). (KJV)
Where we are today are the results of decisions made in the past. The success and prosperity of an individual or a nation rest squarely on their ability to make good decisions. Good decisions are based on how well you can discern between what’s good and evil. It’s clear we have discernment crisis both in the secular as well as in the sacred world. This discernment crisis stems from a heart that lacks understanding. A heart that doesn’t seek to know or please God is a heart that lacks understanding because; only God and his word can provide guidance to discern between good and evil. It is God who determines what’s good and what’s evil. So when Solomon asked for an understanding heart it pleased God. “And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing.” (I Kings 3:10). Let us also please God. Let us pray the following prayer for Haiti’s leadership as well as for ourselves: “Lord, give me an understanding heart that I may discern between good and bad.”

With U4 Him
Mullery Jean-Pierre
Pastor, Beraca Baptist Church