Praying For Transformation In Schools And Universities
Day 17 - October 13, 2024
Thai Lam Director of Collegiate Day of Prayer and Luke 18 Project View Website
Devotion For Day 17
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths
Only one-third of young adults believe they know a caring adult who believes in them. A huge percentage of Generation Z is missing a biblical worldview. Reports also show a high percentage of young people who grew up in church walking away from their faith when they leave their homes either to go college or enter the workforce. The next generation needs our prayers!
But we have seen God move and there is great hope among our schools and college students! Most of us heard about the Asbury revival and the effect it had on students at other colleges across, not only the nation but the whole world. Here is a hope-filled commentary:
“What’s happening at Asbury is not everything but it is something, and right now we need something to shock the system so that this generation can experience for themselves the life-changing power of God,” wrote the founder of 24-7 Prayer International Pete Greig. “We need repentance and holiness. We need the kind of outpouring of the Spirit on campuses that can incubate and detonate a new generation to preach the gospel with greater confidence, fight injustice with greater defiance, and transform society with greater intelligence.”
God of the generations, keep us focused on praying and mentoring our youth. Help the testimonies happening in schools and on college campuses to be more broadly seen across the media so everyone can have hope for the youth! Keep the enemy far from them and guard their hearts and minds in Christ! Thank You, Jesus, that You are on the move in the hearts and lives of young people! Help all believers to run alongside them with encouragement and much prayer!
Prayer Topics
- Pray Jeremiah 29:11: God knows the plans He has for them – plans for good and not for evil, to give them a future and a hope.
- Pray that when students lack wisdom they will ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach (James 1:5).
- Pray that these young people will trust in the Lord with all their hearts rather than leaning on their own understanding (Proverbs 3:5).
- Pray that in all their ways they will acknowledge God so that He will make their paths straight (Proverbs 3:6).
