EACF 40 Days of Prayer 2019
Day 26: Love for the World
The Bible tells us "Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him" (1 John 2:15), and "Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God?" (James 4:4). But we also know that Jesus was sent because God loved the world, not in a way that accepts its sin but in a way that calls us to something higher, better, and purer. We pray to have that kind of love for the world, to love as God loves and hate as God hates. Pray to love the world with a Gospel heart, longing for the salvation of all those around us. Pray for a heart that cares for the people all over the world, that grieves the injustices around the world, and that hopes for a restoration of goodness and peace with God.
"'For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.'" - John 3:16–17 ESV
"For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die - but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us." - Romans 5:6–8 ESV
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