God, You are light of the world, and today we bring You “Timothy,” a church planter in the suburbs of Karachi, Pakistan. We thank You for the ministry that You have given him among former radicalized young men, and we ask for Your grace and mercy to go ahead of him and to open doors that no man can shut.
Jeremiah 23:5–6 declares, “For the time is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will raise up a righteous descendant from King David’s line. He will be a King who rules with wisdom. He will do what is just and right throughout the land. And this will be his name: ‘The Lord Is Our Righteousness.’” We know this speaks of our Savior Jesus, and today we ask that it would ring true in the life of “Timothy.” That You would place in him a spirit of righteousness, and that You would give him wisdom in all of his conversations. Give him the strength to chase after those who are lost and bring them back into Your family. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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I live in Karachi — a city that never stops moving. The horns, the sea breeze, the scent of chai and diesel — they’re part of daily life here. From the old streets of Saddar to the skyscrapers at Clifton, Karachi is a city of contrasts: fishermen launching boats at dawn while financiers rush to glass towers, slums standing in the shadow of luxury malls. It’s loud, alive, and full of people chasing a better life.
Karachi isn’t just Pakistan’s largest city; it’s its heartbeat. People come here from every province — Sindhi, Punjabi, Pashtun, Baloch, Urdu-speaking — each bringing their own language and struggle. We live shoulder to shoulder, carrying both the strength and the strain of this diversity. Faith is everywhere — mosques fill before sunrise, and the name of God echoes through the streets — yet so many hearts still ache for peace.
For followers of Jesus, life here is both dangerous and divine. Churches often meet quietly, their songs muffled by traffic outside. Some believers hide their Bibles; others share their faith only through kindness. We know what it means to count the cost. But even here, in one of the hardest places to follow Him, the light of Christ keeps breaking through — in whispered prayers, in dreams, in acts of courage no one sees.
I believe Karachi’s story isn’t finished. God is moving in this city — in the fishermen’s villages along the coast, in the crowded apartment blocks, and in the hearts of those who have never yet heard His name. One day, the city that now groans under weight and weariness will sing again — not the noise of chaos, but the song of redemption.
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Jeremiah 23:5–6 declares, “For the time is coming,” says the Lord, “when I will raise up a righteous descendant from King David’s line.
ReadWe thank You for Isaiah 53:2, which declares that You “grew up in the Lord’s presence like a tender green shoot, like a root in dry ground.”
ReadThe prophet Isaiah declares in Isaiah 42:1: “Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will bring justice to the nations.”
ReadWe pray Isaiah 40:3–5 over “Paul” and his teams: “In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.”
ReadYou promised in Isaiah 11:1 that “a shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his roots a Branch will bear fruit,” and so we ask for generational fruit to begin with the labor of “Dorcas.”
ReadWe remember the words from Isaiah 9:6–7: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders.”
ReadIn Isaiah 7:14 we read, “The Lord himself will give you the sign: the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel, God with us.”
ReadIn Psalm 132:11, we learn that You will not revoke Your covenant with the descendants of David.
ReadPsalm 72:10–11 calls on “the kings of Tarshish and of distant shores to bring tribute,” and we know that You use people to distribute Your good gifts of generosity.
ReadPsalm 89:3–4 declares, “I have made a covenant with David, my chosen servant.
ReadPsalm 22:9–10 declares, “You brought me safely from my mother’s womb and led me to trust You at my mother’s breast.”
ReadAccording to Psalm 8:4–6, “What are mere mortals that You should think about them, human beings that You should care for them?
ReadPsalm 2:7 says, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father,” and this beautifully describes the relationship that You have as a Heavenly Father with Your Son Jesus, our Messiah.
ReadIn 2 Samuel 7:12–13, You said, “I will raise up one of your descendants, your own offspring, and I will make his kingdom strong.”
ReadAccording to Your Word in Deuteronomy 18:15, You have promised to raise up a prophet from among the people—from among their fellow Israelites.
ReadIn Numbers 24:17, we read that “a star will rise from Jacob; a scepter will emerge from Israel.”
ReadIn Genesis 22:18, You declared to Abraham that “through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me.”
ReadAccording to Your Word in Genesis 17:19, You will establish Your covenant as an everlasting covenant for all the descendants of Abraham and Isaac.
ReadAccording to the promise that You made to Abraham in Genesis 12:3, and confirmed in Galatians 3, we know that all peoples on earth will be blessed through the seed of Abraham, which is Jesus Christ.
ReadAccording to Your Word in Genesis 3:15, we know that You have sent Jesus to crush the head of the serpent, and so we ask that the same power be infused into “Peter” and his teams as they labor for You.
ReadIn Revelation 5:12, we learn this phrase: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and honor and glory.”
ReadIn John 5:22–23, You have declared that all judgment has been entrusted to Your Son Jesus.
ReadIn 2 Corinthians 5:10, we learn that everyone, one day, will appear before the judgment seat of Christ.
ReadYour Word says in John 14:6 that Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life—that no one comes to the Father except through Jesus.
ReadAccording to Acts 4:12, there is salvation found in no one else but Your Son Jesus.
ReadIn Revelation 21:22–23, we see Jesus—You, as the Lamb of God—are the lamp, the light that shines in the city of God.
ReadIn John 17:5, You ask for the Heavenly Father to glorify You, Jesus, in His presence with the glory that You had before the world began.
ReadIn Revelation 1:8, You are described as the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the Almighty God.
ReadIn John 10:14–15, Jesus, You said that You are the Good Shepherd and that You lay down Your life for the sheep.
ReadAccording to Your Word in Matthew 16:18, You have promised to build Your church, and even the gates of hell will not overcome it.
ReadAccording to Colossians 1:18, we know that, Jesus, You are the head of the body, the church, and firstborn from among the dead.
ReadAccording to Your Word in Ephesians 1:22–23, all things have been placed by You under the feet of Your Son Jesus.
ReadColossians 1:19–20 declares that You have reconciled all things to Yourself, and this includes everything in heaven and on earth.
Read1 John 4:9–10 declares that God sent You, His one and only Son, to be an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
ReadIn Hebrews 9:12, we know that You have entered the Most Holy Place once and for all by the sacrifice of Your own blood.
ReadIn Romans 5:8, the apostle Paul urges us to remember that while we were still sinners, You died for us.
ReadIn Matthew 28:18, we have learned that all authority in heaven and on earth was given to You.
ReadAccording to 1 Peter 3:22, we know that, Jesus, You are at the Heavenly Father’s right hand. All angels, authorities, and powers are in submission to You.
ReadAccording to Your Word in Philippians 2:9–11, we know that our Savior, Your Son, has been exalted to the highest place, and that every knee will bow in worship of Him.
ReadAccording to Your Word in Ephesians 1:20–22, You have raised Christ from the dead and seated Him far above all rulers and authorities.
ReadIn Psalm 119:130 we read, “The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.”
ReadAccording to Your Word in Hebrews 1:2–3, we thank You that in these final days You have spoken to us through Jesus, and that He radiates Your own glory and expresses Your character.
ReadAccording to Your Word in Colossians 1:15–17, we know, Jesus, that You are the visible image of the invisible God.
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