Daily Worship

Ghana

July 04, 2013 0 0

Genesis 28:10-22

Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones there, he put it under his head and lay down to sleep. He had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. There above it stood the LORD, and he said: “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you are lying. Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south. All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring. I am with you and will watch over you wherever you go, and I will bring you back to this land. I will not leave you until I have done what I have promised you.”

When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it.” He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven.”

Early the next morning Jacob took the stone he had placed under his head and set it up as a pillar and poured oil on top of it. He called that place Bethel, though the city used to be called Luz.

Then Jacob made a vow, saying, “If God will be with me and will watch over me on this journey I am taking and will give me food to eat and clothes to wear so that I return safely to my father’s house, then the LORD will be my God and this stone that I have set up as a pillar will be God’s house, and of all that you give me I will give you a tenth.”

Most High God,

I commit all travellers on our roads,

waterways/seas,

on the railways

and those in the air

into your gracious protection and care.

May you grant all those handling these means of transport

the peace of mind;

grant them the wisdom,

patience and self-control needed

to enable them perform their duties diligently so as to safe lives.

In the Name of Jesus,

we dismantle all traps Satan and his demons,

principalities and powers of darkness

have put on the way of travellers.

We pray against any engine failures,

hostile weather conditions

and any other unforeseen factors

which might lead to accidents,

plane clashes,

rail derailments

and ship-wrecks.

Gracious God,

may especially the carnage on our road in Ghana

which are claiming the lives of many lives

cease in the Name of Jesus.

May people enjoy absolute peace and tranquility in their journeys

to enable them get to their destinations without any harm;

and may they enjoy their full age

that you the Most High God has ordained for them;

when you grant such travelling mercies to them,

we shall continue to lift your name up in praise

for all to know that,

indeed You are our Shield and Refuge.

This and many other things we ask

in the Name of Jesus Christ,

our Lord and Saviour,

AMEN!