Praying for the Lost with an App

I was recently introduced to a digital service to help us to specifically pray for unreached people groups: Unreached of the Day by Joshua Project.

It gives you the option of downloading an app or signing up for emails.

It gives helpful prayer points, such as a summary of the people group (including country of origin), ministry obstacles, outreach ideas, scripture focus, scripture prayer, and statistics. We can click on their full profile, prayer cards, a bulletin insert, or a handout as well. 

If we are Christians, we should be praying for the lost to come to faith in Christ. It is good to be personally praying for the non-Christians we know, but we should also be praying big prayers for entire groups all around the world to encounter Christ.

Prayer Instructions in the Scriptures: Matt 6:5-8

This selection isn't a prayer per say, but before the Lord's Prayer, Jesus gave instructions on how to pray.

We are to pray in secret, not standing in front of people to be seen by them. 

We are to pray simply, not babbling, repeating ourselves, or being extra wordy.

 
5 “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. 6 But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. 7 And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. 8 Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

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