Category: North America

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of New York City.

1. Notice the red doors on this building with their cast iron ornamentation. They bring to mind Paul’s statement that a great and effective door was opened to him, but there were many adversaries (1 Cor. 16:9). Pray for Christians who regularly walk through these doors to likewise fully walk through the doors God has opened in their lives for advancing His kingdom.
2. This building is a Baptist church, but looking at their Facebook profile reveals that in some ways they have departed from the Biblical mandates for pastors/preachers. Pray for them to return to God’s plan in all areas.
3. Pray for a set of parents who go to this church and have recently experienced a miscarriage, that they will daily know God’s comfort and grace.

1 Timothy 1:17

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of New York City.

1. Pray for the next Christian who uses the pictured bike lane to start or continue memorizing / meditating on Scripture as a lifelong habit.
2. Notice the raised orange hand signal at the intersection, warning pedestrians not to cross the street. Pray for three Manhattan residents who have flagrantly rejected the gospel, but for whom God is continuing to send warning signals into their lives, that they will heed Him and repent.
3. Pray for every owner of a bright orange car in New York City to hear the true meaning of Easter, and believe in the Christ celebrated on Resurrection Sunday.

1 Timothy 1:17

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of New York City.

1. Pray for the Holy Spirit to continue His convicting work today in the lives of both the owner and chauffeur of this limosine, and for their responses to be obedience to His pull to believe on Jesus.
2. The Strivers’ Row neighborhood to the right of our map marker was so named a century ago because it symbolized success for those who were able to buy houses there. Pray for a family currently living in Striver’s Row who has a similar concept of earning eternal life, that they will realize the only way to make it to heaven is to accept God’s free gift; personal merit can never earn salvation.
3. Behind the engine of the limousine is a white cooler holding ice for sale. Pray for the next person who restocks bags of ice there to meet, trust, and love Jesus.

1 Timothy 1:17

I Timothy 1:17

Now unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only wise God, be honour and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

Isaac Watts wrote “Jesus Shall Reign” in 1719, which he based on Psalm 72. It has since been called “the first missionary hymn,” and continues to encourage believers that our God is indeed King. One example of this hymn from each of the three centuries since it was written will be given:

In 1862, 5,000 Tongans sang it as a joyous testimony to the fact that Christ’s reign had reached even them – former cannibals who had lived in darkness for centuries.

In 1925, Eric Liddell, the famous Olympic gold medalist who would not run on Sunday, left Scotland to be a missionary to China. As his train was about to depart, the crowd who had come to see him off asked for a speech. “Christ for the world, for the world needs Christ,” Eric said, and then led them in singing “Jesus Shall Reign.” Eighteen years later, he died from an inoperable brain tumor while at the Weixian Internment Camp, his last words still reflecting Jesus’ kingship: “It’s complete surrender.”

On Sunday, February 25, 2018, over 1,000,000 people from 77 countries sang “Jesus Shall Reign” as a reminder to focus on reaching the world for Christ.

Let us today be encouraged by the fact that Jesus shall, indeed, reign over all, just as Psalm 2, Philippians 2, and many other Scriptures declare. No political, religious, economic, or satanic forces can stop the Father’s ultimate agenda from being enacted. It is good to be on His side.

Listen to “Jesus Shall Reign:”

https://youtu.be/BE4DDB5whyk?si=0cyv0emtz7DL7mQU

1. Pray for someone in Tonga to be saved today.
2. Pray for a Chinese athlete to be saved today as well.
3. Verse 3 includes the phrase, “And infant voices shall proclaim their early blessings on His name.” Pray for God to multiply the number of Christian parents worldwide who strive to make this goal a reality.

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of New York City.

1. Notice the blue fire hydrant at the bottom left of the picture. A blue hydrant indicates a connection to a large water main, typically meaning that there would be a water flow of 1500 gallons per minute, suitable for fighting large fires. (The standard red fire hydrant is at the lowest end of the spectrum of hydrant colors, meaning that water flow would be less than 500 gallons per minute.) Pray for the salvation of the person whose job it is to oversee the inspection / maintenance of fire hydrants in the Sugar Hill neighborhood of New York City.
2. Pray for the next Christian who looks out one of the pictured building’s corner windows, that he or she will view current life circumstances through the window of faith in God’s promises, as opposed to an impossible wall of obstacles.
3. The green area at the left end of the block that our map marker is on is the Carmansville Playground. Pray for the Lord to save and call a boy to preach from among the children who frequent the playground.

Revelation 5:9

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of New York City.

1. With only 8.32 miles to go, we are on the home stretch of our virtual prayer walk. Today finds us in Upper Manhattan, where we will walk south to Central Park, eventually ending up about 15 blocks away from our starting area last December 1st. Pray for someone who regularly goes walking at the Highbridge Recreation Area to decide to follow Jesus before our prayer walk is complete.
2. Pray for every person who sits on this bench today to have a clear opportunity to believe the gospel before the end of 2025.
3. Pray for the Lord to encourage and bless the ministries of Biblical churches in Upper Manhattan, that they may bring forth much fruit for His glory.

Revelation 5:9

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of New York City.

1. Pray for the next pedestrian who crosses this bridge and is pondering the meaning of life to find / believe God’s answers.
2. As Easter approaches, pray for the next driver traversing this stretch of I-87 who has recently lost an adult child to meet and receive comfort from the Resurrection and the Life.
3. The Lord willing, today is our last prayer walking stop in the Bronx. Pray for anyone in this borough whose life has intersected with the gospel in connection with our prayers, but who has not yet made a salvation decision, to do so today.

Revelation 5:9

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of New York City.

1. Pray for a truck driver employed by National Food Distributors to taste and see that the Lord is good, far surpassing the value and enjoyment of any earthly food.
2. Pray for a mechanic who has serviced the pictured truck to meet a Christian, for gospel focused conversations to occur, and for the mechanic to be receptive to the truth.
3. Our current map location is near Plimpton Avenue, named after George A. Plimpton (1927-2003), a talented American author known for his congeniality. In descriptions of his accomplishments and characteristics, there is, unfortunately, no reference to his religious beliefs. George had three daughters and a son, so pray for each of them to accept Christ as personal Savior.

Revelation 5:9

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of New York City.

1. Pray for a lost person who plans to go today to cash a check at this corner business to realize the most important “check” to cash is God’s written offer to fully pay the wages of sin for anyone who believes. Pray for that lost individual to then enact that transaction with God.
2. Pray for a Christian who will use this corner business to get help with income tax preparation to live a life of integrity, in finances and all other areas.
3. We are not far from the Shield of David Institute, which provides support services to the disabled. Pray for someone receiving help from Shield of David to know the Son of David, and find joy in His promise to make all things new at the dawn of eternity future.

Revelation 5:9

Pray for the Lord to send out workers to the harvestfield of New York City.

1. An umbrella can be compared to Jesus, in that He is the One Who shields us from the righteous judgment of sin because He experienced the impact of that wrath in our place. Pray for the two people pictured above, that they will hear how to take refuge under His offer of salvation, and do so.
2. Pray for the people who secured the white and green signs to the telephone pole, that just as they did so hoping to catch people’s attention to read their specific announcements, so their own attention will be drawn to the best announcement of all time, and that they will act on that Good News.
3. We are currently near Bronx Community College. Pray for Christian students there to make / keep it a habit to daily sit at the feet of Christ, in Whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Col. 2:3).

Ezekiel 14:6