Prayer Update Day Seven
Prayer Items:
- Dedication and direction – Pray for strength to continue to be dedicated to lifestyle of prayer, in everything presenting your requests to the Lord and asking for his divine wisdom. Also pray that you may grow more in his likeness daily, aligning yourself with His will, and that He may continue to give direction in your life according to His purposes.
- Persecution against fellow Christians – More than 1000 Christians are living in refugee camps in the eastern Indian state of Orissa as anti-Christian violence continues. Somali Christians facing persecution in their native land, on seeking refuge in Kenya, continue to be the target of physical abuse, having their families taken away from them, and forced to live as outcasts. The authorities in the area dismiss the claims of these Somali Christians as lies. Yet in a secluded house just outside the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, a group of Somali Christians meet at least once a week to worship in secret. Let’s pray for our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, that the Lord will continue to strengthen them and protect them in the face of persecution. Matthew 5:11-12 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.” Pray that the persecuted will not lose hope, and for opportunities to open to us to help in any way that we can. Let us also pray that we will be prepared to face persecution of all kinds as well as we continue to live for Christ, learning from the examples of our fellow Christians being persecuted all over the world as well. Philippians 1:21 “For me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.”
- Our school – The main aim of this prayer movement, let’s continually keep our school in our prayers, believers and non-believers, students and teachers alike, that the Lord will honour our humble requests and the start of a new term will truly see His love being reflected in the lives of many, that many more will turn to Him and that we will see the fruits of His ministry.
Psalm of the Day
Psalm 49
For the director of music. Of the Sons of Korah. A psalm.
1 Hear this, all you peoples;
listen, all who live in this world,
2 both low and high,
rich and poor alike:
3 My mouth will speak words of wisdom;
the utterance from my heart will give understanding.
4 I will turn my ear to a proverb;
with the harp I will expound my riddle:
5 Why should I fear when evil days come,
when wicked deceivers surround me-
6 those who trust in their wealth
and boast of their great riches?
7 No man can redeem the life of another
or give to God a ransom for him-
8 the ransom for a life is costly,
no payment is ever enough-
9 that he should live on forever
and not see decay.
10 For all can see that wise men die;
the foolish and the senseless alike perish
and leave their wealth to others.
11 Their tombs will remain their houses [a] forever,
their dwellings for endless generations,
though they had [b] named lands after themselves.
12 But man, despite his riches, does not endure;
he is [c] like the beasts that perish.
13 This is the fate of those who trust in themselves,
and of their followers, who approve their sayings.
Selah
14 Like sheep they are destined for the grave, [d]
and death will feed on them.
The upright will rule over them in the morning;
their forms will decay in the grave, [e]
far from their princely mansions.
15 But God will redeem my life [f] from the grave;
he will surely take me to himself.
Selah
16 Do not be overawed when a man grows rich,
when the splendor of his house increases;
17 for he will take nothing with him when he dies,
his splendor will not descend with him.
18 Though while he lived he counted himself blessed—
and men praise you when you prosper-
19 he will join the generation of his fathers,
who will never see the light of life .
20 A man who has riches without understanding
is like the beasts that perish.
Note:
The 24/7 Prayer movement officially ends at 2359, 7th September, Sunday today =) Thank you to all who had volunteered to pray, truly with God’s grace and your enthusiasm this prayer movement was able to come to fruition! I hope you all had a wonderful and meaningful week to come back to our heavenly Father again and discover the riches that He can bring to our lives when we honour, love and seek after Him with all our hearts and souls. I hop that even though this prayer movement has happened, you all will not cease to pray daily. Remember to keep up the habit of praying, and see how God can work his transforming power in your life! God bless! =)
Your sister in Christ,
Petrina Liam
Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
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