Monday, December 4, 2023

Micah 4:1-5 (ESV) 

1 It shall come to pass in the latter days

   that the mountain of the house of the LORD

shall be established as the highest of the mountains,

   and it shall be lifted up above the hills;

and peoples shall flow to it,

   2 and many nations shall come, and say:

“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the LORD,

   to the house of the God of Jacob,

that he may teach us his ways

   and that we may walk in his paths.”

For out of Zion shall go forth the law,

   and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

3 He shall judge between many peoples,

   and shall decide disputes for strong nations far away;

and they shall beat their swords into plowshares,

   and their spears into pruning hooks;

nation shall not lift up sword against nation,

   neither shall they learn war anymore;

4 but they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig tree,

   and no one shall make them afraid,

   for the mouth of the LORD of hosts has spoken.

5 For all the peoples walk

   each in the name of its god,

but we will walk in the name of the LORD our God

   forever and ever.

God, will You please draw the nations to Your presence? Will You draw them to Your ways and to life in Your paths? We pray for Your peace for nations. We know that Jesus is the true Prince of Peace, and that You are the only One who can draw nations to surrender their weapons and turn them into tools for fruitfulness and plenty. Jesus, please bring Buddhist nations and peoples across the world to live in safety, without fear, in Your presence. Amen.

Revelation 15:2-4

2 And I saw what appeared to be a sea of glass mingled with fire—and also those who had conquered the beast and its image and the number of its name, standing beside the sea of glass with harps of God in their hands. 3 And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying,

   “Great and amazing are your deeds,

   O Lord God the Almighty!

Just and true are your ways,

   O King of the nations!

4 Who will not fear, O Lord,

   and glorify your name?

For you alone are holy.

   All nations will come

   and worship you,

for your righteous acts have been revealed.”

O Lord God the Almighty! Your works are great and amazing; Your ways are just and true. You really are the King of the nations, including the nations of the Buddhist world. King and Lamb of God, we pray that You will draw all peoples to fear You and glorify Your Name, Jesus, for You alone are holy. May all nations come and worship You! God, Your righteous acts have been revealed, through Jesus coming to earth and Your acts of salvation for us. O Lord God Almighty, please open Buddhist eyes to receive revelation of Your great and amazing deeds, that they too may glorify Your Name! Amen.