Prayer for Missio Dei

From Isaiah 58:

Repentance, humility, willingness to get our hands dirty providing for and reaching out to the rejected and oppressed of our society, determination to share the gospel with others, eyes to see God's guidance and feet to follow where He leads, complete reliance on God alone.
Check out Jon Foreman's song based on this chapter:


From the book of Acts:

Passion for your name; zeal for proclaiming you and furthering your kingdom; faith that you will do big things; determined obedience to your call to be witnesses locally and globally; keen awareness of the Holy Spirit's presence, leading, and power; willingness to risk everything to follow you--even our lives; communal attitude and lifestyle--willingness to share and be generous; truthful spirit within and among ourselves as a body; your eyes and heart for others; no prejudices or stereotypes; intense longing for the Scriptures and devotion to check everything against the Scriptures; listening ears to your call (whether to a co-worker in the office or to a Muslim on the other side of the world); wisdom to relate the gospel to our culture; willingness to throw everything overboard except you.


Micah 7:7-20

7But as for me, I will (A)watch expectantly for the LORD;
I will (B)wait for the God of my salvation
My (C)God will hear me.
8(D)Do not rejoice over me, O (E)my enemy
Though I fall I will (F)rise;
Though I dwell in darkness, the LORD is a (G)light for me.
9I will bear the indignation of the LORD
Because I have sinned against Him,
Until He (H)pleads my case and executes justice for me
He will bring me out to the (I)light,
And I will see His (J)righteousness.
10Then my enemy will see,
And shame will cover her who (K)said to me,
"Where is the LORD your God?"
My eyes will look on her;
At that time she will be (L)trampled down
Like mire of the streets.
11It will be a day for (M)building your walls.
On that day will your boundary be extended.
12It will be a day when they will (N)come to you
From Assyria and the cities of Egypt,
From Egypt even to the Euphrates,
Even from sea to sea and mountain to mountain.
13And the earth will become (O)desolate because of her inhabitants,
On account of the (P)fruit of their deeds.
14(Q)Shepherd Your people with Your (R)scepter,
The flock of Your possession
Which dwells by itself in the woodland,
In the midst of a fruitful field
Let them feed in (S)Bashan and Gilead
(T)As in the days of old.
15"As in the days when you came out from the land of Egypt,
I will show (U)you miracles."
16Nations (V)will see and be ashamed
Of all their might
They will (W)put their hand on their mouth,
Their ears will be deaf.
17They will (X)lick the dust like a serpent,
Like (Y)reptiles of the earth
They will come (Z)trembling out of their fortresses;
To the LORD our God they will come in (AA)dread
And they will be afraid before You.
18Who is a God like You, who (AB)pardons iniquity
And passes over the rebellious act of the (AC)remnant of His possession?
He does not (AD)retain His anger forever,
Because He (AE)delights in unchanging love.
19He will again have compassion on us;
(AF)He will tread our iniquities under foot
Yes, You will (AG)cast all their sins
Into the depths of the sea.
20You will give (AH)truth to Jacob
And unchanging love to Abraham,
Which You (AI)swore to our forefathers
From the days of old.


"Set the World on Fire" by Britt Nicole (adapted to pray for Missio Dei)

We want to set the world on fire
Until it's burning bright for You
It's something that we desire
Can we be the one you use?

We are small but You are big
We are weak but You are strong
Take our dreams, color and give them wings
Lord, use us to glorify Your name in all the earth.

We want to feed the hungry children
And reach across the farthest land
And tell the broken there is healing
And mercy in the Father's hands.

Our hands, our feet, our everything
Our life, our love. Lord, use us.