Revelation 7:9-12, ESV After this I looked, and behold, a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to our God who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!” And all the angels were standing around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, saying, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”
This is the vision. This is what we pray for and what we know God will bring into being. Pray for gospel advance. Pray for the unique opportunities the Olympics bring for people to hear the good news who have never heard it before. Pray that God will use this year’s Olympic games to bring more people from more tribes and more langauges into the kingdom of God.
Trading Olympic pins is a favorite pastime during the Olympics. The IMB team and partners will use three different evangelistic pin designs as they share the gospel. One will have a picture of a torch with the words “I am the light.” Pray that these pins will be an effective tool to bring people out of darkness and into the light.
What is the most populous country to have never won an Olympic medal? Bangladesh. Small in size but large in population (174 million), Bangladesh is an economically poor nation that is prone to flooding and devastation from cyclones. Bangladeshi people are also spiritually poor and vulnerable, with about 90 percent following Islam. Pray for Bangladeshis to find safety and stability by putting their faith in Jesus as Lord and Savior. There is much opposition to those who choose to leave Islam and follow Christ, so please pray for believers to remain strong in the face of persecution. Just as Bangladeshi athletes press on to try to win a medal for their country, pray that Bangladeshi Christians will press on to win the prize for which God has called them heavenward in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:13, NIV)
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