A Prayer Guide corresponding with the today’s Bible Reading Plan: Isaiah 24/ Theme: The Curse of Sin/23-BSG-24B, (Isaiah 24:5-6)/ Hymn: “I Hear Thy Welcome Voice” (SDAH 282).

Isaiah 24:5–6 (NKJV) — 5 The earth is also defiled under its inhabitants, Because they have transgressed the laws, Changed the ordinance, Broken the everlasting covenant. 6 Therefore the curse has devoured the earth, And those who dwell in it are desolate. Therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, And few men are left.

Opening Remarks: “God is holy. He gave His law to keep men pure and the world undefiled. By rejecting that law, men defile both themselves and the world in which they live. The contagion of sin has infected the very ground beneath our feet, the food we eat, the water we drink, and the air we breathe (see Gen. 3:17; Num. 35:33; Ps. 107:34). With every passing year the earth becomes more and more corrupt. If God were not to intervene, the time would come when the defilement of sin would so debase the human race as to make life itself utterly impossible (see Gen. 6:5, 11, 12; DA 36, 37).”

“It is not God, but Satan, the instigator of sin, who is responsible for the curse that results from it. Everywhere the forces of evil are at work and everywhere the handiwork of Satan is clearly seen (DA 636; GC 589). In disease and death, in earthquakes and storms, in fires and floods, the work of the evil one is manifest. Transgression of the laws of God has not brought peace and prosperity, but trouble, pestilence, pain, and ultimately death.” (SDA BC 4:197)

Beloved, as we come to the today’s Prayer Session, we are invited to—uphold the Law of God. The wages of sin is death! Every transgression (violation of the Law) and disobedient act shall receive an appropriate penalty (Heb. 2:2). Repent ye, therefore, and be saved!

Values To Build On: Confession/Repentance; Obedience/ Sanctification.

Sins To Avoid/ Confess: Pride/ haughtiness (24:5); Transgressing God’s laws; Changing the ordinance, Breaking the everlasting covenant (24:5); Failure to ‘glorify the Lord in the dawning light” (24:15).

Something To Thank God For: [1] God’s Glory, Mercy, & Sovereign; [2] God’s righteous judgment: It is according to the opportunity He has given us, and works (our choices/ deeds); [3] Punishment of sin/ the Wicked; [4] Certainty of the Second Coming of Christ; [5] Admonitions against the use of Wine; [6] Admonitions against impending Judgment (Rev 14:6-12); [7] The Triumphant God—“For the LORD of hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem and before His elders, gloriously.” (Isa. 24:23); [8] Promise of the Coming Glorious Millennium –(a) Joy and singing will fill the earth: the people will shout and sing for joy, declaring God’s majesty, (Isa. 24:14–16a); (b) God’s glory will outshine the sun: He will rule gloriously from Jerusalem, (Isa. 24:23).

People To Pray For: Backsliders/ Backsliding of Israel; Drunkenness (pray for salvation from alcohol intoxication that impairs motor skills and judgment)

Issues To Pray For: Day of the Lord –( preparation for Second Coming); Eschatology –(preparation for Last Judgment); Defilement; Drinking; Afflictions and Adversities; Adhering to God’s covenant with us; godly Fear/ glorifying God; victory from Grief/ Guilt; Joy; Kingdom of God; Obedience to God’s law; Righteousness; Spiritual warfare; Suffering.

Today’s Promise: “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” (Hebrews 12:1–2, NKJV)

Action Step: Take a moment to Examine Yourself: Do you see any Specific Sins listed above in your life? If Yes; Confess and Repent right away. Remember – “Sins that have not been repented of and forsaken will not be pardoned, and blotted out of the books of record, but will stand to witness against the sinner in the day of God.” (The Faith I Live By, p. 211). Take a moment to pray for issues listed above; Pray for someone who is struggling with these sins. If you have a Prayer Request(s), kindly write it below and someone will pray for it. God Bless You!

Note: For Closing Prayer, see segment “23-BSG-24Z.” Blessings!

Call to Prayer (SDAH 282)
“I Hear Thy Welcome Voice”

I hear Thy welcome voice,
That calls me, Lord, to Thee;
For cleansing in Thy precious blood,
That flowed on Calvary.

Refrain
I am coming, Lord!
Coming now to Thee!
Wash me, cleanse me, in the blood
That flowed on Calvary.

Though coming weak and vile,
Thou dost my strength assure;
Thou dost my vileness fully cleanse,
Till spotless all, and pure.

‘Tis Jesus calls me on
To perfect faith and love,
To perfect hope, and peace, and trust,
For earth and heaven above.

All hail, atoning blood!
All hail, redeeming grace!
All hail! the gift of Christ, our Lord,
Our Strength and Righteousness.