Read Daniel 2:1-9
Where do you turn when life gets tough? What do you do in sticky situations? What’s your first port of call when life doesn’t go the way you wanted it to or expected? The enchanters and magicians and scientists of Babylon found themselves in such a sticky situation. The great king Nebuchadnezzar, ruler of the known world, was appointed by the gods Marduk and Nabu to rule the world. This great king was troubled. He had dreams, disturbing dreams. Who did he turn to? He turned to his enchanters, magicians and scientists. They had books of dreams and their interpretations. All they had to do was tell the king his dream and what it meant. If they did, riches, glory and honour would be theirs. But if they could not tell the king his dream he would cut them into pieces and turn their houses into a pile of rubble.
Who could the enchanters and magicians and scientists turn to? Where could they find help? The books were useless without the content of the dream. The traditions were hopeless because they knew not the dream. The gods couldn’t help because they were distant and lived not with men. The trembling party declared to the king their own hopeless situation, “‘What the king asks is too difficult. No one can reveal it to the king except the gods, and they do not live among men.”
You and I are so blessed. We have one who is closer than a brother. We have the Lord Jesus Christ interceding for us before the throne of God Almighty. We have access, 24/7, to God our Father. In Hebrews 4:16 we read
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
When we are pressed in, when life is squeezing us, when the pressure is building and boiling we can approach the throne of grace confidently assured that God will hear us and help us. Our God, unlike all other so called gods, is not distant and unapproachable. He has come to us through the incarnation. God walked on earth in Christ Jesus. Even more so, when Christ ascended to heaven, God came to us through his Holy Spirit. God dwells within each and every believer making him instantly and constantly accessible. Where will you turn when the going gets tough? Turn to God because he is closer than a brother and is there to bless you and aid you.
Prayer:
þ Pray for the work of Straight Talk as they seek to bring abstinence and godly sexuality to teenagers in state schools and Christian schools. Pray for the needed funding and resources. Pray for open doors to get into schools. Pray for receptive hearts. Pray that our God will bless Jim and Faye greatly in this ministry.
þ Pray for the work of OMF as they continue to serve the Lord locally and internationally.
þ Pray that Creation Research will continue to faithfully preach the full gospel
Monday, 7 February 2011
Saturday, 5 February 2011
February 5, 2011
Read Daniel 1:17-21
When we are determined to stand up for God and to stand out for Him, we can expect God to work in powerful ways.
Daniel and his friends were determined not to be defiled by their sojourn in Babylon. They wanted, more than anything else, to serve God and to be His witnesses in a foreign land. As they turned to God and relied on Him completely, God worked powerfully among them. God gave them knowledge and wisdom and learning ten times as much as the other prisoners and the local magicians and enchanters. God blessed them as they stood up for Him.
As you and I make up our minds to stand for up Jesus and to serve only Him in this world we too will see God powerfully at work. As we humble ourselves and rely completely on the Lord we will see God work mightily in our midst.
What would it look like for you to stand up for Jesus at work? How would it play out as you represent Christ among your non believing friends? What would it be like for your to step out in faith and tell your family or friends about Jesus? What will happen as you offer to pray for that sick neighbour or relative? What will be the outcome as your offer your service to the needy, the poor and the afflicted with no strings attached?
As you and I step out in faith and resolve to be deliberately distinctive, we will see God powerfully at work. I remember such an occasion in one church I was pastoring. We decided to run a free Jazz dinner evening for the local community to encourage them to attend church and to hear about Jesus. On the day of the event it rained. Being an outdoor event, this spelt disaster. But we pressed on, praying that God would work powerfully. As evening approached, the rain clouds still hung about. However, in this one little suburb it did not rain. Every other suburb around us experienced much rain. The even went ahead. People heard the gospel and God was greatly glorified.
Prayer:
þ Pray that you will see God powerfully at work tomorrow in your church gathering. Pray that every believer will come along ready to meet with God, willing to serve and edify each other and ready to use their spiritual gifts to build up the body of Christ.
þ Pray that the Mustard Seed Orphanage in Myanmar would see the Lord powerfully providing for their needs as they care for orphans and widows and the disabled. Pray that the love of Christ would emanate from this orphanage so much so that others around them come to Christ in repentance and faith.
þ Pray that the Word of God would be powerfully proclaimed tomorrow at your church gathering and that God would use his word to mould us, make us and form us to be more like Christ.
When we are determined to stand up for God and to stand out for Him, we can expect God to work in powerful ways.
Daniel and his friends were determined not to be defiled by their sojourn in Babylon. They wanted, more than anything else, to serve God and to be His witnesses in a foreign land. As they turned to God and relied on Him completely, God worked powerfully among them. God gave them knowledge and wisdom and learning ten times as much as the other prisoners and the local magicians and enchanters. God blessed them as they stood up for Him.
As you and I make up our minds to stand for up Jesus and to serve only Him in this world we too will see God powerfully at work. As we humble ourselves and rely completely on the Lord we will see God work mightily in our midst.
What would it look like for you to stand up for Jesus at work? How would it play out as you represent Christ among your non believing friends? What would it be like for your to step out in faith and tell your family or friends about Jesus? What will happen as you offer to pray for that sick neighbour or relative? What will be the outcome as your offer your service to the needy, the poor and the afflicted with no strings attached?
As you and I step out in faith and resolve to be deliberately distinctive, we will see God powerfully at work. I remember such an occasion in one church I was pastoring. We decided to run a free Jazz dinner evening for the local community to encourage them to attend church and to hear about Jesus. On the day of the event it rained. Being an outdoor event, this spelt disaster. But we pressed on, praying that God would work powerfully. As evening approached, the rain clouds still hung about. However, in this one little suburb it did not rain. Every other suburb around us experienced much rain. The even went ahead. People heard the gospel and God was greatly glorified.
Prayer:
þ Pray that you will see God powerfully at work tomorrow in your church gathering. Pray that every believer will come along ready to meet with God, willing to serve and edify each other and ready to use their spiritual gifts to build up the body of Christ.
þ Pray that the Mustard Seed Orphanage in Myanmar would see the Lord powerfully providing for their needs as they care for orphans and widows and the disabled. Pray that the love of Christ would emanate from this orphanage so much so that others around them come to Christ in repentance and faith.
þ Pray that the Word of God would be powerfully proclaimed tomorrow at your church gathering and that God would use his word to mould us, make us and form us to be more like Christ.
Friday, 4 February 2011
February 4, 2011
Read Daniel 1:15-16.
Where is God? Why! Why ! Why? What is going on Lord? Lord where are you? Lord I need you?
Have you ever cried out to the Lord from the depths of your heart? Have you ever extended desperate hands to heaven in sobbing prayers? Have you ever desperately needed God to intervene?
Daniel and his friends needed God to intervene. They had refused the King’s food and wine. Effectively, they defied allegiance to the foreign potentate and stood up for their own God, Yahweh. Would God come through? Would God help them? Would God do as he promised? Can He be trusted? Who knows what kinds of questions ran through their minds as they dedicated themselves to the one true living Lord for ten whole days.
And God did come through. They were found to be healthier and fatter than the other prisoners even though they ate only vegetables and drank only water. God answered their plea as they desperately relied only upon Him to come through for them.
You and I can cry out to God in confidence knowing that he always hears our prayers. See Hebrews 7:25, 1 John 5:14, 1 John 3:21-22. We can commit ourselves and our situation to the Lord confidently. We can know for certain that he will hear our prayers and come through for us. We can trust God in any and every situation as we seek to live for Him, to shine His light and to bring others into His kingdom.
Prayer:
þ Pray for Dave and Kirsty Richards as they seek to live for Him in NZ.. Pray that God would grant them all they need to bear much fruit in their university ministry. Pray that the children will settle into routines well.
þ Pray for the work of Student Life as they seek to bring many students into the kingdom. Pray that God would grant the leadership wisdom and direction, unity and oneness and the ability to communicate goals and strategies clearly and effectively. Pray for a great harvest in our universities.
þ Pray that our state schools will have adequate SRI volunteers so that each child in Years 1-12 has the maximum hours of SRI allocated to them. Pray that churches will be zealous for this ministry. Ask God to bring a great harvest from the schools.
Where is God? Why! Why ! Why? What is going on Lord? Lord where are you? Lord I need you?
Have you ever cried out to the Lord from the depths of your heart? Have you ever extended desperate hands to heaven in sobbing prayers? Have you ever desperately needed God to intervene?
Daniel and his friends needed God to intervene. They had refused the King’s food and wine. Effectively, they defied allegiance to the foreign potentate and stood up for their own God, Yahweh. Would God come through? Would God help them? Would God do as he promised? Can He be trusted? Who knows what kinds of questions ran through their minds as they dedicated themselves to the one true living Lord for ten whole days.
And God did come through. They were found to be healthier and fatter than the other prisoners even though they ate only vegetables and drank only water. God answered their plea as they desperately relied only upon Him to come through for them.
You and I can cry out to God in confidence knowing that he always hears our prayers. See Hebrews 7:25, 1 John 5:14, 1 John 3:21-22. We can commit ourselves and our situation to the Lord confidently. We can know for certain that he will hear our prayers and come through for us. We can trust God in any and every situation as we seek to live for Him, to shine His light and to bring others into His kingdom.
Prayer:
þ Pray for Dave and Kirsty Richards as they seek to live for Him in NZ.. Pray that God would grant them all they need to bear much fruit in their university ministry. Pray that the children will settle into routines well.
þ Pray for the work of Student Life as they seek to bring many students into the kingdom. Pray that God would grant the leadership wisdom and direction, unity and oneness and the ability to communicate goals and strategies clearly and effectively. Pray for a great harvest in our universities.
þ Pray that our state schools will have adequate SRI volunteers so that each child in Years 1-12 has the maximum hours of SRI allocated to them. Pray that churches will be zealous for this ministry. Ask God to bring a great harvest from the schools.
Thursday, 3 February 2011
February 3, 2011
Read Daniel 1:8-14
Even though Daniel chose to stand up for God to avoid being covenantally linked to the foreign King, he did not bulldoze those around him. Daniel continued to act in love and humility, as God had loved and served him. The chief official was worried that Daniel and his friends would be discovered by the King and because of his own apparent neglect of the prisoners, his head would roll. He was worried for his life. What was Daniel’s reaction? It was not ‘Stuff you, buddy’. On the contrary, Daniel acted in love and compassion.
Daniel decided to eat only vegetables and water for 10 days. After that time the chief official, whose life was on the line, could check and assess them. The official was free to treat them according to what he found in their appearance after ten days.
Loving compassion is a powerful witness to the Lord Jesus Christ, isn’t it?
Imagine what the people in your world would see of Jesus if you acted in the same kind of loving compassion. Imagine how brightly the light of Christ would shine at work, with your friends and among your family as you determine to NOT love the world but to love God wholeheartedly and to treat everyone with this kind of loving compassion. People will start asking you ‘What’s going on?’. They’ll want to know what you have that they are missing. They’ll start asking about this God you so diligently serve. Glory be to God as he uses you to grow His kingdom.
Prayer:
þ Pray that you will be a model of Christ-like love and compassion to those in your world that don’t know Christ yet. Pray that you would have wisdom to know how to act in each particular group or setting. Pray this too for everyone in your congregation. Ask God to grow the kingdom through our love and compassion to those who don’t know Christ.
þ Pray for Shiloh Church Ministries as they seek to show the love and compassion to the needy - orphans, widows, the displaced and so on. Pray that God would grant them all they need to shine Jesus to their world - finances, a right attitude and heart, believers willing to work and so on.
þ Pray that we will see God powerfully at work as we love those around us, as we share the Word of Life with them and as we pray for them.
Even though Daniel chose to stand up for God to avoid being covenantally linked to the foreign King, he did not bulldoze those around him. Daniel continued to act in love and humility, as God had loved and served him. The chief official was worried that Daniel and his friends would be discovered by the King and because of his own apparent neglect of the prisoners, his head would roll. He was worried for his life. What was Daniel’s reaction? It was not ‘Stuff you, buddy’. On the contrary, Daniel acted in love and compassion.
Daniel decided to eat only vegetables and water for 10 days. After that time the chief official, whose life was on the line, could check and assess them. The official was free to treat them according to what he found in their appearance after ten days.
Loving compassion is a powerful witness to the Lord Jesus Christ, isn’t it?
Imagine what the people in your world would see of Jesus if you acted in the same kind of loving compassion. Imagine how brightly the light of Christ would shine at work, with your friends and among your family as you determine to NOT love the world but to love God wholeheartedly and to treat everyone with this kind of loving compassion. People will start asking you ‘What’s going on?’. They’ll want to know what you have that they are missing. They’ll start asking about this God you so diligently serve. Glory be to God as he uses you to grow His kingdom.
Prayer:
þ Pray that you will be a model of Christ-like love and compassion to those in your world that don’t know Christ yet. Pray that you would have wisdom to know how to act in each particular group or setting. Pray this too for everyone in your congregation. Ask God to grow the kingdom through our love and compassion to those who don’t know Christ.
þ Pray for Shiloh Church Ministries as they seek to show the love and compassion to the needy - orphans, widows, the displaced and so on. Pray that God would grant them all they need to shine Jesus to their world - finances, a right attitude and heart, believers willing to work and so on.
þ Pray that we will see God powerfully at work as we love those around us, as we share the Word of Life with them and as we pray for them.
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
February 2, 2011
Read Daniel 1:3-8.
The Israelites were no strangers to living in foreign lands and being subject to foreign kings. They dwelt in Egypt under the rule of Pharaoh for about 400 years. When they left Egypt they dwelt in the desert wilderness for 40 years.
After entering the Promised Land they were dominated by several different foreign countries for much of their stay in the land. Now, as they are evicted from the land they again face dominion and rule by a foreign King. Unfortunately it was their sinfulness that led to them being ruled by a foreigner time and time again.
But in this foreign land of Babylon we see that Daniel would not defile himself with the royal food and wine. Though many so called scholars have declared that this is a biblical mandate to diet or to avoid meat eating, their exegesis leaves much to be desired. Daniel is not dieting. He is not taking a stand against meat eating. To understand what Daniel is doing, read 1 John 2:15-17 and James 4:4. The Children of God are called to be separate from the world. Though we are in the world, we are not of the world. We live in the world but we are citizens of heaven. We find our meaning and value in the Lord and not in the things of the world.
For Daniel, to eat from the royal food of the table would mean to be in a covenant bond with a foreign king. For a God fearing believer this is unthinkable and completely unacceptable. We cannot and should not be bound to the world in any way, shape or form.
Daniel was defying the king and stating that he was God’s man first and foremost. Nothing or no one would get in the way of him being God’s man.
Are you and I willing to stand up to be God’s man or woman no matter what the cost? Are we willing to be allied to God and separate from the world, no matter what persecution comes our way. Daniel was! Jesus was! I pray that you and I are!
What we watch on TV, what we read, the things we spend our money on, the things we do with our time, the thoughts of our heart, the people we hang out with and the way we conduct ourselves all show where our allegiances really lie. Do they lie with the world? Do we wish to keep one foot in the world and enjoy the blessings of the world while giving only lip service to Jesus? Do we want to be Sonday Christians that live for ourselves Monday to Saturday? Are we willing to live a half hearted mediocre Christian life as we drown in the trappings of the world? Or will we make a decision to live for God? Will we dedicate our lives to him and put all the trappings of the world in their proper perspective? Will we commit our hearts, our wallets, our minds, our assets and our time to the Lord? YES WE WILL!
Prayer:
þ Pray that you and your brothers and sisters in the Lord will commit wholly and solely to the Lord Jesus Christ.
þ Pray that your congregation will see God powerfully at work.
The Israelites were no strangers to living in foreign lands and being subject to foreign kings. They dwelt in Egypt under the rule of Pharaoh for about 400 years. When they left Egypt they dwelt in the desert wilderness for 40 years.
After entering the Promised Land they were dominated by several different foreign countries for much of their stay in the land. Now, as they are evicted from the land they again face dominion and rule by a foreign King. Unfortunately it was their sinfulness that led to them being ruled by a foreigner time and time again.
But in this foreign land of Babylon we see that Daniel would not defile himself with the royal food and wine. Though many so called scholars have declared that this is a biblical mandate to diet or to avoid meat eating, their exegesis leaves much to be desired. Daniel is not dieting. He is not taking a stand against meat eating. To understand what Daniel is doing, read 1 John 2:15-17 and James 4:4. The Children of God are called to be separate from the world. Though we are in the world, we are not of the world. We live in the world but we are citizens of heaven. We find our meaning and value in the Lord and not in the things of the world.
For Daniel, to eat from the royal food of the table would mean to be in a covenant bond with a foreign king. For a God fearing believer this is unthinkable and completely unacceptable. We cannot and should not be bound to the world in any way, shape or form.
Daniel was defying the king and stating that he was God’s man first and foremost. Nothing or no one would get in the way of him being God’s man.
Are you and I willing to stand up to be God’s man or woman no matter what the cost? Are we willing to be allied to God and separate from the world, no matter what persecution comes our way. Daniel was! Jesus was! I pray that you and I are!
What we watch on TV, what we read, the things we spend our money on, the things we do with our time, the thoughts of our heart, the people we hang out with and the way we conduct ourselves all show where our allegiances really lie. Do they lie with the world? Do we wish to keep one foot in the world and enjoy the blessings of the world while giving only lip service to Jesus? Do we want to be Sonday Christians that live for ourselves Monday to Saturday? Are we willing to live a half hearted mediocre Christian life as we drown in the trappings of the world? Or will we make a decision to live for God? Will we dedicate our lives to him and put all the trappings of the world in their proper perspective? Will we commit our hearts, our wallets, our minds, our assets and our time to the Lord? YES WE WILL!
Prayer:
þ Pray that you and your brothers and sisters in the Lord will commit wholly and solely to the Lord Jesus Christ.
þ Pray that your congregation will see God powerfully at work.
February 1, 2011
Read Daniel 1:1-2
To take up one’s cross and to follow Jesus is effectively a death sentence. Criminals did not survive crucifixion. It was as sure to lead to death as standing before a firing squad today or drinking a cup full of cyanide. It was a death sentence. Understandably, the call to take up your cross and to follow Jesus may make us somewhat nervous and worried and apprehensive.
But we can move forward in confidence. A clue lies in today’s reading. Did you find it? Did you pick up on it?
In verse 2 we see the correct perspective. The Lord God Almighty gave success to Nebuchadnezzar and delivered the land of Judah into enemy hands. The defeat of Jerusalem was ultimately God’s doing not Nebuchadnezzar’s. Until we truly understand the sovereignty of the Lord God Almighty, taking up our cross to follow Jesus will always be scary and apprehensive. Only when we are freed by the knowledge of the sovereignty of God will we freely and joyfully follow Jesus, bearing whatever cross he sees fit to lay upon my shoulders.
As I understand the sovereignty of God I begin to realise that He has put me in this situation to further his Kingdom. This event or rocky road is for my ultimate welfare and benefit (Romans 8:28). God, my Sovereign and Lord, has put me here for a reason. Nothing can happen to me outside of his will. I can march confidently and valiantly forward. I can stand in purity and holiness. I can declare His name to those around me. I can love and serve, even those who hate me and take from me. I can shine the loving light of Jesus in any and every situation because God, my God, is the one true sovereign Lord.
Prayer:
þ Pray that those who are employed by your church (Pastor Esa, Brad, Jane, Lois, Glennys) will know the sovereignty of God and will walk forward victoriously and valiantly.
þ Ask God to change your heart and attitude to godliness and joy in any area where you have been worried, anxious, fretting or nervous etc. Pray that you will shine the light of Jesus clearly and distinctly in that situation.
þ Pray for our brothers and sisters in the Myanmar Bible Colleges as they seek to evangelise and make disciples for Jesus. Pray that they would be victorious over the poverty, the persecution and the need to stay under the radar. Pray that many will come to Christ through their witness.
To take up one’s cross and to follow Jesus is effectively a death sentence. Criminals did not survive crucifixion. It was as sure to lead to death as standing before a firing squad today or drinking a cup full of cyanide. It was a death sentence. Understandably, the call to take up your cross and to follow Jesus may make us somewhat nervous and worried and apprehensive.
But we can move forward in confidence. A clue lies in today’s reading. Did you find it? Did you pick up on it?
In verse 2 we see the correct perspective. The Lord God Almighty gave success to Nebuchadnezzar and delivered the land of Judah into enemy hands. The defeat of Jerusalem was ultimately God’s doing not Nebuchadnezzar’s. Until we truly understand the sovereignty of the Lord God Almighty, taking up our cross to follow Jesus will always be scary and apprehensive. Only when we are freed by the knowledge of the sovereignty of God will we freely and joyfully follow Jesus, bearing whatever cross he sees fit to lay upon my shoulders.
As I understand the sovereignty of God I begin to realise that He has put me in this situation to further his Kingdom. This event or rocky road is for my ultimate welfare and benefit (Romans 8:28). God, my Sovereign and Lord, has put me here for a reason. Nothing can happen to me outside of his will. I can march confidently and valiantly forward. I can stand in purity and holiness. I can declare His name to those around me. I can love and serve, even those who hate me and take from me. I can shine the loving light of Jesus in any and every situation because God, my God, is the one true sovereign Lord.
Prayer:
þ Pray that those who are employed by your church (Pastor Esa, Brad, Jane, Lois, Glennys) will know the sovereignty of God and will walk forward victoriously and valiantly.
þ Ask God to change your heart and attitude to godliness and joy in any area where you have been worried, anxious, fretting or nervous etc. Pray that you will shine the light of Jesus clearly and distinctly in that situation.
þ Pray for our brothers and sisters in the Myanmar Bible Colleges as they seek to evangelise and make disciples for Jesus. Pray that they would be victorious over the poverty, the persecution and the need to stay under the radar. Pray that many will come to Christ through their witness.
January 31, 2011
Read Mark 8:34-38
There is no secret formula for standing out for Jesus. There is no ‘To Do’ List to work through to make you a contagious Christian or a super witness. It boils down to a simple truth - your relationship with Christ Jesus and your willingness to step out in faith. Each and every day there are opportunities to promote Christ Jesus or to evangelise or to serve or to work strategically for the Kingdom of God.
Ultimately you have 2 choices in each and every situation that you find yourself in. - you can choose to glorify Christ or you can choose to deny him. Believers who choose the former have a dynamic impact in their world and make a difference. They are the contagious Christians that stand out from the crowd. They are the ones who make the most of every opportunity (Colossians 4:5) without being ashamed and afraid to stand up for our Lord and Saviour. Believers who choose the latter are often concerned about self - self status, self protection, self image, self promotion, self worth, self rights and so on. While we are concerned with our own rights and self interests we will never be a dynamic, life changing Christian.
As most of you already know and have experienced, a dynamic life of service and witness begins with denying one self, taking up one’s cross and following Jesus. Are you ready? Are you willing? Are you committed to being a dynamic and effective soldier of the Lord Jesus Christ? It’s time to die to ‘self.’ It’s time to commit our entire life and personhood to the Lord Jesus Christ. It’s time to pray a prayer that submits our entirety to the Lord and gives him the freedom to do with us whatever he pleases and to send us wherever he wants to. That kind of submission opens the door to a life of servant hood and powerful witness to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Prayer:
þ In prayer commit your life afresh to the Lord. Tell God that you are willing and happy for him to do with you whatever he wants and to send you where ever he desires. Tell God that you will joyfully do the work that he has called you to do from now on. If you have been holding back in some areas of your life, commit that area to the Lord as well.
þ Pray that the leaders of your church (Pastor, elders, ministry leaders, cell leaders etc) will have the same attitude as described above. Ask God to dramatically grow your church as individuals take up the challenge to deny themselves, take up their cross and to follow Jesus completely, without reservation.
þ Pray that the Myanmar and Burma mission teams will be well supported by the congregation financially, practically and prayerfully.
There is no secret formula for standing out for Jesus. There is no ‘To Do’ List to work through to make you a contagious Christian or a super witness. It boils down to a simple truth - your relationship with Christ Jesus and your willingness to step out in faith. Each and every day there are opportunities to promote Christ Jesus or to evangelise or to serve or to work strategically for the Kingdom of God.
Ultimately you have 2 choices in each and every situation that you find yourself in. - you can choose to glorify Christ or you can choose to deny him. Believers who choose the former have a dynamic impact in their world and make a difference. They are the contagious Christians that stand out from the crowd. They are the ones who make the most of every opportunity (Colossians 4:5) without being ashamed and afraid to stand up for our Lord and Saviour. Believers who choose the latter are often concerned about self - self status, self protection, self image, self promotion, self worth, self rights and so on. While we are concerned with our own rights and self interests we will never be a dynamic, life changing Christian.
As most of you already know and have experienced, a dynamic life of service and witness begins with denying one self, taking up one’s cross and following Jesus. Are you ready? Are you willing? Are you committed to being a dynamic and effective soldier of the Lord Jesus Christ? It’s time to die to ‘self.’ It’s time to commit our entire life and personhood to the Lord Jesus Christ. It’s time to pray a prayer that submits our entirety to the Lord and gives him the freedom to do with us whatever he pleases and to send us wherever he wants to. That kind of submission opens the door to a life of servant hood and powerful witness to the Lord Jesus Christ.
Prayer:
þ In prayer commit your life afresh to the Lord. Tell God that you are willing and happy for him to do with you whatever he wants and to send you where ever he desires. Tell God that you will joyfully do the work that he has called you to do from now on. If you have been holding back in some areas of your life, commit that area to the Lord as well.
þ Pray that the leaders of your church (Pastor, elders, ministry leaders, cell leaders etc) will have the same attitude as described above. Ask God to dramatically grow your church as individuals take up the challenge to deny themselves, take up their cross and to follow Jesus completely, without reservation.
þ Pray that the Myanmar and Burma mission teams will be well supported by the congregation financially, practically and prayerfully.
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