- Pray that the power of the Holy Spirit would work in and through every communication method and channel.
- Pray that all Christian workers in the media would keep the integrity and speak the Truth in all our communications.
- Pray for creativity and wisdom to make the most of every mission opportunity that technology offers us today.
As of 2018, there are more than 5 billion mobile phone users and over 4 billion who use the internet. Human ingenuity then spreads data further than the internet reaches; desert nomads can watch videos pre-loaded onto their mobile phones, for example. This revolution in communications is a massive boost to the spread of ideas generally, and increasingly to the spread of the gospel.
Communication and networking tools are being used in astonishing ways. For example:
1. For years, isolated Muslims have reported dreaming of a man dressed in dazzling white who speaks to them. Dreams like this have started some Muslims on the path to turning to Christ. These seekers can now be connected via social networking. A project to do this drew over 1000 responses in just one southeast Asian country. When the idea was replicated in the Middle East, the response overwhelmed the available resources.
2. One observer reports that thanks to messaging apps ‘untold numbers of groups are emerging daily that encourage one another in the Word even in places where the gospel cannot legally go. The Persian church is exploding within the borders of Iran thanks in part to… Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) intended to shield online activity from prying government eyes.’
• Pray for creativity and wisdom to make the most of every mission opportunity that technology offers us today.
• Pray for the Holy Spirit's power to work in and through every communication method.
• Pray for integrity in communication. Now more than ever, all of us need to be measured and gracious in what we say; our words can travel anywhere, and the internet never forgets.
• Pray we keep curious, open minds; the internet can close minds by encouraging like-minded people simply to echo each other.
• The need for quietness. The Christian faith has deep wells of contemplative prayer and quietness. Our church-es, and our lives, do not need to be full of twittering screens; pray for radical encounters with God beyond the buzz and surface noise of interactive media.
Source: Praying for the world