A Prayer for Malaysia

Heavenly Father,

      We come before You with the country of Malaysia in our hearts. You see everything that is going on in the homes, in the schools, in the streets, and in the government. You see everything in the hearts of the people. We want to commit this nation into Your hands, for we believe that You are Almighty, and that You are sovereign.

      You said in Your Word, "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land (2 Chronicles 7:14)." Father, we cling to this promise, and we believe that You are able to work this miracle for our country. We ask that You will help us and teach us to live in a manner that is worthy of Your gospel, that You will teach us to humble ourselves and seek Your face, and that You will give us the strength and the grace to turn from our sins.

      We lift up our prayers for the governmental authorities to You. But even as we pray that You will establish a strong government in this land, we also pray for something more important, which is that You will work in the hearts of the people of Malaysia. For You did not come into this world to remove the government that oppressed Your people; You came to change hearts and touch lives.

      As we celebrate Malaysia's 58th Independence Day, we pray that You will instill in us a heart of unity and peace.

      We want to give You praise and thanksgiving for all that You have done, all that You are doing, and all that You are going to do. This is our prayer, and in all things, may Your will be done.

We pray all this in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour,

Amen