WHY FRANCE?
Three simple reasons…
Despite its
Christian roots, today, France is 30% atheist.
Yet, we know that:
· France has a divine
calling.
· France has great
influence in the EU and around the world.
· France has a deep
reach into French-speaking cultures.
A Nation Called by God
From its very
beginning, God had a special calling for France.
In 496, Clovis I became
the first French King to convert to Christianity. This was a significant
event that changed the entire course of the French nation.
A Nation of Influence.
France is the largest
country in Western Europe and the third-largest in Europe as a whole. It
possesses the second-largest exclusive economic zone in the world, just behind
that of the United States.
A Nation with Reach.
France is the most
visited country in the world, receiving 82 million foreign tourists
annually.
French is spoken by
nearly 200 million people in more than 43 countries on five continents.
Because of its colonial influence,
French is spoken by a significant number of the countries in the Arab League
which comprises almost 350 million people – most of which are Muslim.
Additionally, France has received tens
of millions of immigrants from around the world. Many of the
nationalities represented come from closed and hard-to-reach people
groups. This provides on-going and high-impact opportunities to share the
Gospel with residents and visitors who will then return to their home countries
and evangelize their friends and neighbors.
Source: www.impactfrance.org
Ideas for Daily Prayer Requests:
· Thank you for praying with us for France: James 5:16b “The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.”
·
“Pray that one day it will be said of
France…Psalm 33:12 Happy is [France] whose God is the Lord!”
·
2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, who are called
by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from
their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and
will heal their land.
·
Jeremiah 29:11-14a “For I know the plans I have
for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans
to give you hope and a future. Then you
will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me
with all your heart. I will be found by
you,” declares the Lord…
·
Pray “for the Church of France to seek God with
all its heart and to lift him up above the nation.”
·
Pray for unity in France
·
Pray that Jesus will be lifted up in France. John 3:14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake
in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up. John 12:32 “But I, when I am lifted up from
the earth, will draw all men to myself.”
·
Pray that Christians will “show Jesus’ perfect
love that casts out fear and redeems the time.” 1 John 4:18a There is no fear in love. But
perfect love drives out fear…
·
Pray for Churches in France that they might be
“a house of prayer for all nations.”
Isaiah 56:7b For my house will be called a house of prayer for all
nations.
·
Pray for the nations that are coming to France
that are unreached and have not had a chance to hear about a personal
relationship with Christ.
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