Day 170 - Pray For One Another Read: Psalm 128; Proverbs 4:25-27; 1 Peter 5; 1 Samuel 12-13 1 Samuel 12:23-25 As for me, far be it from me that I should sin against the LORD by failing to pray for you. And I will teach you the way that is good and right. But be sure to fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you. Yet if you persist in doing evil, both you and your king will perish. The above passage was prophet Samuel's remarks when the Israelites asked him to pray for them when they realised their sins of asking for a king. It reveals a very important principle that it is a sin for failing to pray for others. This is pretty serious and should send us a message that is loud and clear that we are to be intercessors. Apostle Paul in Colossians 1:9 said this, "..since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you.." Wow! That was great commitment. Even our beloved Jesus prayed and interce...
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Day 168 - Pray For Malaysia Read: Psalm 126; Proverbs 4:19-21; 1 Peter 3; 1 Samuel 8-9 1 Samuel 8-9 8v6: ..this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the LORD 9v16: ...the LORD had revealed this to Samuel: ".....I have looked on My people, for their cry has reached Me." When Samuel was displeased, he prayed. How many of us do that? Instead of praying, we may complaint, talk to everyone except to God. Learning from Samuel, we must bring our displeasures over whatever matters to God. John 5:14 says that the boldness which we have toward Him is that if we ask anything according to His will, He listens to us. And the beauty of it all is revealed in subsequent verse in Chapter 9 verse 16 that when we cry to Him, our prayers and petitions would reach God and God will hear our cries. In such a time like this, a day before GE 14, let us come boldly before His throne of grace and justice that righteousness and good governance will reign and all forms of oppression, tyranny, decept...
Day 169 - New Malaysia Reborn Read: Psalm 127; Proverbs 4:22-24; 1 Peter 4; 1 Samuel 10-11 1 Samuel 10 25 Samuel explained to the people the rights and duties of kingship. He wrote them down on a scroll and deposited it before the LORD. Then Samuel dismissed the people to go to their own homes. 26 Saul also went to his home in Gibeah, accompanied by valiant men whose hearts God had touched. 27 But some scoundrels said, “How can this fellow save us?” They despised him and brought him no gifts. But Saul kept silent. We have just witnessed a historical moment in Malaysia, a moment which every Malaysian can be so proud of to share with our generations to come. Indeed, prayers were answered, hard long battles fought & won and a hope held on to for decades realised. What lies ahead of us are continuous diligence, dedication, vigilant check and balance, speaking up to ensure Government of the day is accountable to the people and most importantly constant dependance on God (and not...
FDR* Prayers (President *Franklin D. Roosevelt) “My Fellow Americans: Last night, when I spoke with you about the fall of Rome, I knew at that moment that troops of the United States and our Allies were crossing the Channel in another and greater operation. It has come to pass with success thus far. And so, in this poignant hour, I ask you to join with me in prayer. Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon a mighty endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity.” Roosevelt’s candid recognition suited the perilousness of the undertaking and the uncertainty of the outcome. “They will need Thy blessings. Their road will be long and hard. For the enemy is strong. He may hurl back our forces. Success may not come with rushing speed, but we shall return again and again; and we know that by Thy grace, and by the righteousness of our cause, our sons will triumph. They will be ...
Day 167 - Remember God's Faithfulness Read: Psalm 125; Proverbs 4:16-18; 1 Peter 2; 1 Samuel 6-7 1 Samuel 7:10, 12 - ..that day the LORD thundered with loud thunder against the Philistines and threw them into such a panic that they were routed before the Israelites. ....Then, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, "Thus far the LORD has helped us." The background of the above incident is that the Philistines was about to attack the Israelites in Mizpah. When they heard about it, they said to Samuel, the prophet, "Do not stop crying out to the LORD our God for us that He may rescue us from the hand of the Philistines" (v8). God answered their prayers. Ebenezer means stone of help. From here, we learnt that we need to have something to KEEP REMINDING us of God's faithfulness to us. But, bear in mind that this is not to have an idol but something that will trigger our memory to God's faithfulness. A sim...
Day 166 - Inheritance That Can Never Perish Read: Psalm 124; Proverbs 4:13-15; 1 Peter 1; 1 Samuel 4-5 1 Peter 1 v3&4 - In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for us, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. What a promise! Believers in Christ have an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in Heaven safely for us and are even shielded by God's power. As it is declared as an inheritance, it means that it is given to us as of right by virtue of our position as the children of God. It is not by work and cannot be taken away. John 1:12 says, "to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—". Wait no longer. Believe in Jesus and you wil...
Day 165 - Be Holy For God is Holy Read: Psalm 123; Proverbs 4:10-12; James 5; 1 Samuel 2-3 ! Samuel 2:30 Whoever honour Me, I will honour and whoever dishonour Me, will be disdained. Majority of us know God as God of love. He will always forgive and full of compassion. Whilst this is perfectly true, we need to know God better and deeper. Hence, the need to spend time with Him listening to Him and reading His Words. In Chapter 3, verses 27-36, God announced curses on Eli and his descendants, "..I will cut short your strength...so that NO one in it will reach old age..no one in your family line will ever reach old age...all your descendants will die in the prime of life." Huh! This is serious stuff! Do we know this side of God? That He is holy and righteous? That He will not tolerate sins to be continually practised in His holy presence? In Hebrews 10:26, it is also clearly stated that, "if we deliberately keep on sining after we have received the knowledge of truth...