Let us pray these verses for Israel and then adapt its divine essence to pray for the Philippines, and for your church, family, business, and any financial need you are facing.
Isaiah 60:11-22
1“Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see.
For the glory of the LORD rises to shine on you.
2 Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth,
but the glory of the LORD rises and appears over you.
3 All nations will come to your light;
mighty kings will come to see your radiance.
4. Look and see, for everyone is coming home!
Your sons are coming from distant lands;
your little daughters will be carried home.
5. Your eyes will shine,
and your heart will thrill with joy,
for merchants from around the world will come to you.
They will bring you the wealth of many lands.
6. Vast caravans of camels will converge on you,
the camels of Midian and Ephah.
The people of Sheba will bring gold and frankincense
and will come worshiping the LORD.
7 The flocks of Kedar will be given to you,
and the rams of Nebaioth will be brought for my altars.
I will accept their offerings,
and I will make my Temple glorious.
8 And what do I see flying like clouds to Israel,
like doves to their nests?
9. They are ships from the ends of the earth,
from lands that trust in me,
led by the great ships of Tarshish.
They are bringing the people of Israel home from far away,
carrying their silver and gold.
They will honor the LORD your God,
the Holy One of Israel,
for he has filled you with splendor.
10. Foreigners will come to rebuild your towns,
and their kings will serve you.
For though I have destroyed you in my anger,
I will now have mercy on you through my grace.
11 Your gates will stay open day and night
to receive the wealth of many lands.
The kings of the world will be led as captives
in a victory procession.
12 For the nations that refuse to serve you
will be destroyed.
13 The glory of Lebanon will be yours—
the forests of cypress, fir, and pine—
to beautify my sanctuary.
My Temple will be glorious!
14 The descendants of your tormentors
will come and bow before you.
Those who despised you
will kiss your feet.
They will call you the City of the LORD,
and Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15 Though you were once despised and hated,
with no one traveling through you,
I will make you beautiful forever,
a joy to all generations.
16 powerful kings and mighty nations
will satisfy your every need,
as though you were a child
nursing at the breast of a queen.
You will know at last that I, the LORD,
am your Savior and your Redeemer,
the Mighty One of Israel.a
17. I will exchange your bronze for gold,
your iron for silver,
your wood for bronze,
and your stones for iron.
I will make peace your leader
and righteousness your ruler.
18. Violence will disappear from your land;
the desolation and destruction of war will end.
Salvation will surround you like city walls,
and praise will be on the lips of all who enter there.
19“No longer will you need the sun to shine by day,
nor the moon to give its light by night,
for the LORD your God will be your everlasting light,
and your God will be your glory.
20 Your sun will never set;
your moon will not go down.
For the LORD will be your everlasting light.
Your days of mourning will come to an end.
21 All your people will be righteous.
They will possess their land forever,
for I will plant them there with my own hands
in order to bring myself glory.
22 The smallest family will become a thousand people,
and the tiniest group will become a mighty nation.
At the right time, I, the LORD, will make it happen.”
A Prayer adapted from Isaiah 60:1-22
1 “Arise, O Lord! Let your light shine for all to see.
For Your glory O LORD rises to shine on us.
2 Darkness as black as night covers all the nations of the earth,
but Your glory O LORD rises and appears over us.
3 Nations will come to our light;
nobles will come to see our radiance.
4. Look and see, for everyone is coming home!
Our sons are coming from distant lands;
our little daughters will be carried home.
5. Our eyes will shine,
and our heart will thrill with joy,
for merchants from around the world will come to us.
They will bring us the wealth of many lands.
6. Vast caravans of camels will converge on us,
the camels of Midian and Ephah.
The people of Sheba will bring gold and frankincense
and will come worshiping the LORD.
7 The flocks of Kedar will be given to us,
and the rams of Nebaioth will be brought for my altars.
God will accept their offerings,
and He will make His Temple glorious.
8 And what do I see flying like clouds to our land,
like doves to their nests?
9. They are ships from the ends of the earth,
from lands that trust in me,
led by the great ships of Tarshish.
They are bringing the people of the Philippines home from far away,
carrying their silver and gold.
They will honor the LORD your God,
the Holy One of Israel,
for He has filled us with splendor.
10. Foreigners will come to rebuild our towns,
and their leaders will serve us.
For though the Lord have destroyed us in His anger,
He will now have mercy on us through His grace.
11 Our gates will stay open day and night
to receive the wealth of many lands.
The leaders of the world will be captivated.
in a glorious procession.
12 For the nations that refuse to serve us
will not be blessed.
13 The glory of Lebanon will be ours—
the forests of cypress, fir, and pine—
to beautify the Lord’s sanctuary.
His Presence will be glorious!
14 The descendants of our enemies
will come and bow before us.
Those who despised us
will kiss our feet.
They will call us the City of the LORD,
and precious ones of the Holy One of the whole earth.
15 Though we were once despised and hated,
with no one traveling through us,
The Lord will make us beautiful forever,
a joy to all generations.
16 powerful kings and mighty nations
will satisfy our every need,
as though we were a child
nursing at the breast of a queen.
We will know at last that the LORD,
is our Savior and our Redeemer,
the Mighty One of Israel.
17. The Lord will exchange our bronze for gold,
our iron for silver,
our wood for bronze,
and our stones for iron.
He will make peace our leader
and righteousness our ruler.
18. Violence will disappear from our land;
the desolation and destruction of war will end.
Salvation will surround us like city walls,
and praise will be on the lips of all who enter there.
19“No longer will we need the sun to shine by day,
nor the moon to give its light by night,
for the LORD our God will be our everlasting light,
and our God will be our glory.
20 Our sun will never set;
our moon will not go down.
For the LORD will be our everlasting light.
Our days of mourning will come to an end.
21 All our people will be righteous.
They will possess their land forever,
for God will plant them there with His own hands
in order to bring Himself glory.
22 The smallest family will become a thousand people,
and the tiniest group will become a mighty nation.
At the right time, the LORD, will make it happen.”