24/7 Prayer Day 7

Hello prayer warriors!

We are approaching the final stretch of the March 24/7 Prayer Movement, congratulations for making your way through the course of this week. May God reward you as you diligently and faithfully seek Him and intercede for your loved ones and the rest in this fallen world in which we live. For some who did not manage to committee to the prayer slots consistently, please do not give up, continue to seek and pray likewise even when this prayer movement is over. Let us be reminded that prayer is beyond a mere movement. It is a lifestyle.

As the last day of this movement is dawning, let us redirect our focus back to what God has set before us – the coming Term 2 as well as our personal calling within ACS(I).

The approaching Term is not going to be smooth sailing, to say the very least. It will surely be tougher and more challenging than the one that has passed; the workload is going to be heavier, deadlines will be more pressing etc, so we really need God’s empowerment and strengthening to survive and thrive in this trying environment. We have faith that God is faithful, when he has carried us to the challenges ahead, He will surely carry us through them. Let us therefore come boldly before His throne of Grace and seek for His blessings and guidance so that we may boast in Him and glorify Him through our work. Yes, begin to commit the days ahead into His loving and mighty hands and work hard with what He has graciously allotted to us (our energy, mind and material resources etc), so that we may be found faithful, multiplying the talents He has given to us. Even as we endeavor to multiply the talents given, let us not forget to pray for a heart of sensitivity and genuine kindness, to encourage, comfort and help those who are in need.

Above and beyond school work and CCA duties, let us not neglect and disregard God’s calling to advance His kingdom within the walls of ACS(I), the school founded by God’s will to be His Beacon of Truth and Light in a dark and depraved world. While we strive and fight for academic excellence and non-academic achievements, let us never lose sight of eternity, of the kingdom of God, of Christ’s righteousness, which are much more significant in the long run. Pray first for a heart of trust and faith in God so that we will not compromise our spirituality in the quest for earthly attainments, because it is not worth it. Pray also for God to open up our spiritual eyes and ears to perceive what He wants us to do for Him in school, be it stepping up in faith to become leaders of Christian ministries in school, be it ministering to a friend, be it evangelizing (roundabout evangelism and beyond), be it praying regularly for God to move within the heart of all ACSians… There are many things we can do.

The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Will you take up the challenge and the calling to be God’s laborer to administer to the harvest? i sincerely hope that as you seek God in prayer, He will enable you to experience His compassion and yearning for His lost sheep who are around us as we go to school everyday. May we align ourselves with the will of Jesus Christ our Saviour and Lord, and be His mouthpiece, hands and feet.

If you feel called to join the leadership of FireAC and/or CF, please contact any of the leaders whose names are found in black on the right side of this blog. You are warmly welcomed (:

May God’s presence guide us into the upcoming Term and empower us to glorify Him in every way.

Blessings and love,
Zhuo’er

p.s. a verse to mediate on:
Proverbs 4:18 (NKJV) But the path of the just is like the shining sun, that shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.