By Newswatchgh.com Editorial Team
To seek God’s intervention as Ghana and the world battle the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic which has infected hundreds of thousands of people and claimed many lives across the globe, Christian leaders in Ghana will be leading the Christendom in a three-day National Prayer and Fasting programme which begins today, April 24, 2020.
The programme which is to be done virtually due to the ban on social gatherings including Church activities will end on Sunday, April 26, 2020.
It is being organised by the Christian Council of Ghana, the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference, the Pentecostal and Charismatic Council, the National Association of Charismatic and Christian Churches and all other Ecumenical Bodies in Ghana.
With the theme: “Oh God Heal Our Land” (2 Chronicle 7:14), the national programme is being organised in partnership with media institutions and will be broadcast on Radio, Television and live-streamed on the various social media outlets.
At a meeting with Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House on April 21, 2020 and attended by Religious leaders, Bishop Dr. Paul Kwabena Boafo, Chairman of the Christian Council said “All of us have come together to organize a three-day national prayer and fasting programme starting Friday through to Sunday this very week which is part of our response to the COVID-19 pandemic and how Ghana is also helping to fight it.”
The Bishop Dr. Paul Kwabena Boafo who is also the presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church of Ghana said Churches will do all their best to support the government to combat the pandemic, noting that though these are not normal times for Churches, “we have been able to give hope and a sense of healing to our members but will steadfastly look up to God for help through regular prayer and fasting.”
A three-day Prayer point has been put together during which Ghanaian Christians are expected to pray each day from 9:00am to 12 noon; 12 noon to 3:00pm and 3:00pm to 6:00pm. Each period has a theme, prayer point and scriptural reading to guide all Christians who will participate in the programme.
Some of the prayer points are “thank God for how far He has brought us a Nation even with the outbreak of the Covid 19 pandemic; thank God for the life of our President and the Wisdom He has given him to take decisions and measures to mitigate the consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic; thank God for the ninety-nine (99) and counting recoveries recorded in the nation and those recorded all over the world; thank God for the many individuals and corporate bodies that are donating in cash and kind to support the fight against the Pandemic and thank God for the lives of health workers worldwide, most especially, frontline staff, security services, the media and the government machineries for their unrelenting efforts and services they are providing for the nations.”
Below is the full prayer outline to serve as a guide to help members of the Christian Community pray along during the period of fasting and prayer. Other issues for prayer may be raised by individuals or small groups (families, home cells) as they are led by the Holy Spirit.
THREE (3) DAYS NATIONAL FASTING AND PRAYER PROGRAMME
DATE: FRIDAY, 24TH TO SUNDAY, 26TH APRIL 2020
THEME: “O GOD, HEAL OUR LAND” – 2 CHRONICLES 7:14
DAILY PRAYER BULLETIN
DAY ONE – FRIDAY, 24TH APRIL 2020
TIME: 9.00AM TO 12 NOON
THEME: THANKSGIVING
SCRIPTURES: PSALM 136; MARK 11:24;
PRAYER POINTS
1. Thank God for how far He has brought us as a Nation even with the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thank God for the life of our President and the Wisdom He has given him to take decisions and measures to mitigate the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2. Thank God for the ninety-nine (99) and counting recoveries recorded in the nation and those recorded all over the world.
3. Thank God for the many individuals and corporate bodies that are donating in cash and kind to support the fight against the Pandemic.
4. Thank God for the lives of health workers worldwide, most especially, frontline staff, security services, the media and the government machineries for their unrelenting efforts and services they are providing for the nations.
TIME: 12 NOON TO 3.00PM
THEME: REPENTANCE
SCRIPTURES: PSALM 66:18; ISAIAH 55:7; ISAIAH 59:1-2
PRAYER POINTS
1. Confess the sins of the nations and the leaders of the nations.
2. Confess the citizens of the nations worldwide.
3. Confess the sins of the Church and the leadership of the Church worldwide.
4. Confess the sins of our families and ancestors.
5. Confess individual sins.
TIME: 3.00PM TO 6.00PM
THEME: HEALING AND DELIVERANCE FOR THE WORLD
SCRIPTURES: DEUTERONOMY 9:25-29; 1 TIMOTHY 2:1-3
PRAYER POINTS
1. For a mighty and miraculous deliverance from the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ghana and the Nations of the World.
2. For the healing of those who have been infected and undergoing treatment throughout the world.
3. For frontline workers worldwide, that they will be Divinely Protected from being infected
4. For the Leadership of the Nations and the arms of Governments.
a. The Executive – that they may take decisions that will help in combating the spread of the disease and that they may formulate sound economic and other policies that will bring the economies back to life after the COVID-19 pandemic is over
b. The Legislature – Prayer for God’s Wisdom and Influence in the national and global post-pandemic legislations not to hinder the Church or stifle Christianity
c. The Judiciary
d. For Security Services
5. For God’s Favour upon the nations of the world
6. For the Lord to build a protective wall around this country
7. For the World Health Organization and Researchers to have a breakthrough in discovering a vaccine
DAY TWO (2) – SATURDAY, 25TH APRIL 2020
TIME: 9.00AM TO 12 NOON
THEME: THANKSGIVING
SCRIPTURES: ISAIAH 65:24; 1 THESSALONIANS 5:18
PRAYER POINTS
1. Thank God for the Church Universal. Thank God for the leadership of the Church in Ghana for this foresight to bring the Church together to seek the Face of God on behalf of the nation and the nations of the world. Thank God for all Christians and Ministers of the Gospel who have been fasting and praying for the nation in time and season to ensure the progress we are currently making.
2. Thank God for the useful lessons that have been learnt from the national to the personal level and the innovations that have been made.
3. Thank God for the new business opportunities that have been discovered.
4. Thank God for the souls that have been brought into the Kingdom.
5. Thank God in anticipation of His Mighty Healing and Deliverance at the end of the fasting and prayer period.
TIME: 12 NOON TO 3:00PM
THEME: REPENTANCE
SCRIPTURES: NEHEMIAH 1:5-9; PSALM 86:5
PRAYER POINTS
1. Prayer of forgiveness for the nations.
2. Prayer of forgiveness for occultic practices in the Church.
3. Prayer of forgiveness for occultic practices in Schools.
4. Prayer of forgiveness for corruption and wickedness (ritual murders, brutal rapes, homosexuality, etc) in the world.
TIME: 3:00PM TO 6:00PM
THEME: HEALING AND DELIVERANCE FOR THE WORLD
SCRIPTURES: 1 SAMUEL 7:5; PSALM 32:8; 147:14; JEREMIAH 29:7; EZEKIEL 22:30
PRAYER POINTS
1. For unity, peace and stability of the nations.
2. For free, fair and peaceful elections.
3. For the nations and the Church to learn the needed lessons (spiritual, social, economic, cultural etc) from the pandemic.
4. For the Church, that this may serve as turning point in the future of the Church in Ghana, that this bond of unity may become stronger by the day.
5. For the Plans of God to be established in the nations of the world.
6. For Leaders to take the right decisions during this time of crisis.
7. For prosperity and economic recovery.
DAY THREE (3) – SUNDAY, 26TH APRIL 2020
TIME: 9.00AM TO 12 NOON
THEME: THANKSGIVING
SCRIPTURES: Psalm 103:1-5
PRAYER POINTS
1. Thank God for His Miraculous Deliverance.
2. Thank God for all His benefits.
3. Thank God for the Forgiveness of our sins and the sins of the world.
4. Thank God for healing us and the land.
5. Thank God for redeeming our lives from the pit.
6. Thank God for crowning us with Love and Compassion.
7. Thank God for satisfying our desires with good things.
8. Thank God for Renewing our youth like the eagles.
TIME: 12 NOON TO 3:00PM
THEME: REPENTANCE
SCRIPTURES: JEREMIAH 2:13; HOSEA 6:1-3
PRAYER POINTS
1. Prayer for forgiveness in terms of our relationship with God.
2. Prayer for forgiveness in terms of our inter-personal relationships.
3. Prayer for forgiveness for the shortfall in fulfilling our stewardship responsibilities.
4. Prayer for the forgiveness of the sins of evildoers (armed robbers, murderers, rapists, etc).
TIME: 3:00PM TO 6:00PM
THEME: HEALING AND DELIVERANCE FOR THE WORLD
SCRIPTURES: 1 SAMUEL 30:8; PSALM 50:15; ISAIAH 33:2; HEBREWS 3:6
PRAYER POINTS
1. That the Lord grant all citizens Grace and Wisdom to replace or recover what has been lost as a result of the COVID 19 Pandemic.
2. That the Lord will deliver the Church from every attack that will slow its operation so that His Children will have the liberty to glorify Him in worship.
3. That God may grant us Supernatural Deliverance that will put the doomsayers to shame.
4. That the Lord will help us to hold fast the confidence of our faith even in this difficult times.
5. For revival and presence of God to fill the world.
6. That the Lord will cause us to abound in love for Him and one another.
7. That the Lord Will Stretch forth His Hand on COVID 19 to deliver His people.
