One month from now is The Gospel Coalition Hawaii’s Overflow Conference, an epic time where nearly 1000 people from across the islands will gather to hear John Piper, Don Carson, Micheal Oh, Lina Abujamra, and others describe how the gospel changes everything in life. ($10 discount this week only… register now!)
Our prayer all along has been that God would use this conference as one spark among many that might ignite revival in the islands. We want to see thousands of sleepy saints awakened, and the 1.3 million unbelievers in the islands brought to new life through Jesus Christ.
There are many things that happen in a revival, which include not only spiritual transformation but social and economic transformation as well. Jeremiah reminded the Israelites of this when they were exiled in Babylon:
Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the Lord on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare. (Jeremiah 29:7)
We want to see God improve the social and economic welfare as he improves the spiritual welfare of the islands. So here are some specific things we can be praying about. Download this list as a PDF and stick it on your bathroom mirror!
SOCIAL WELFARE
- Pray for healing and reconciliation between diverse peoples.
- Pray for school budgets to increase and for the community to aid the schools.
- Pray for all who are in law enforcement, emergency services, and the military to have wisdom, protection and discernment.
- Pray for educators as they seek the best for students’ educations.
- Pray for children to be protected from abuse and discrimination.
- Pray for a release from addictions: alcohol, drug, porn, etc.
ECONOMIC WELFARE
- Pray for jobs to increase, as well as pay and benefits for employees.
- Pray for employees to work hard and expand the economy.
- Pray for a decrease in the cost of living, housing, etc. in the islands so young adults and young families can afford to remain in the islands.
- Pray for landlords to deal honorably with their tenants, and for tenants to honor landlords.
- Pray for God-opposing businesses to die because of lack of interest.
SPIRITUAL WELFARE
- Pray for churches across the islands to be faithful in preaching the gospel, resulting in infectious joy, radical generosity, and evangelistic boldness.
- Pray for gospel unity within and among among churches, so that God may be glorified through our countercultural love for one another.
- Pray for the 1.3 million unbelievers in Hawaii to see their sin and seek salvation in Christ.
- Pray for those under demonic influence to be freed by Christ.