Prayer

This is a Weekly Prayer Focus sent by Global Media Outreach for each and everyone of us:

But all around the world, we don’t need a special holiday to do this; we can give thanks to God each and every day. Just think of some of the things we can thank God for:

Thank God for sending His Son Jesus Christ to die on the cross for our sins
Thank God that He loves us
Thank God that He is gracious and merciful and kind and loving
Thank God for the air that we breathe and the food that we eat
Thank God for family and friends
Thank God for financial provision
Thank God for health
Thank God for sending His Holy Spirit to live in our lives as Christians
Thank God for forgiving our sins when we accept Christ as our Savior
Thank God for the gift of eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord
Thank God for the church and for other Christians
Thank God for being able to worship Him

“Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name."

Weekly Global Media Outreach Prayer Letter

I would like to share this message with you all. I received the message from Global Media Outreach. I urge you to be a team in this global outreach to pray for those in in spiritual needs worldwide. Read the message below:

“Be strong in the Lord.” What does it mean to be strong in the Lord? It does not mean physical strength it means spiritual strength.
When we are strong spiritually, we know who we are in Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, has overcome sin and death and hell. When we accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and Lord, He then lives in us spiritually, and we live in Him. The Bible says we are “seated in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.”

So sin does not need to be victor over you because greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world. Fear does not need to rule you because Christ’s perfect love casts out fear. Even death does not have victory over you because if you have accepted Christ, you will go to heaven when you die.

No matter what faces you, ask God for His strength and His peace and His victory and you can overcome. Nothing can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
So this week, let us pray that:
* God will help you and us to overcome all sin and temptation in our lives through Jesus Christ
* God will help Global Media Outreach to reach even more people for Jesus Christ and will fill our staff with His Holy Spirit
* God will help you and us to love even our enemies in Christ’s love

THANK YOU so much for your prayers. God loves you very much. We are so glad to be part of God’s family together.
May God bless you,
Your friends at Global Media Outreach

Worship God

God has given us His Son Jesus Christ to die for our sins. God loves us and cares for us. Our response to Him is to love Him and worship Him. Jesus taught us that the greatest command is to "love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength".

We can express our love to God by telling God that we love Him. One way to do this is through worship, through singing and through music. The Bible says "Sing to the Lord". We can praise God for Who He is; we can praise God for what He has done in our lives.

Have fellowship with fellow Christian. We need to have fellowship with one another as we worship the Lord. This will strengthen our relationship with one another beside building up one's faith in the Lord.

The Way To Salvation

If you have accepted Christ as your Lord and Savior,
you can be sure you are a Christian.
You are not a Christian because you go to church,
or because you do good things.
The Bible says "If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,'
and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead,
you will be saved" (Romans 10:9).
Christ came to die for our sins, so that "To all who received Him,
to those who believed in His name,
He gave the right to become children of God" (John 1:12 ).

Watchfulness

Examination is coming soon. Are you ready? My teacher often said out these sentences.
It was true, when one day my teacher gave our class a surprise test.
I did badly. Feeling so depress, I broke into tears upon collecting my paper.
But my tears mean nothing to me.

The second coming of the Lord is near.
To separate the wheat and the weed
To judge the living and the death.
What will be your answer?

Jesus is standing at the door and knock
If you hear His voice and open the door of your heart
He will come in to stay as your Lord and Saviour.

Billy Graham's Prayer For Our Nation

Know that the world is going its way to destruction as in the time of Sodom and Gomorrah.
Consciously or unconsciously, we are committing sins of all kinds. Now, let us come to our Lord Jesus asking for His forgiveness. Say this prayer of confession, acknowledging our sins and transgression. The Lord promises us in 1 John 1:9:

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."

'Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values. We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare.. We have killed our unborn and called it choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self esteem. We have abused power and called it politics.. We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and Set us free. Amen!'

FORGIVENESS

During Jesus time on earth, not less than one time He reminds his followers about forgiving each fellow man. An illustration He made: If a man hurts you seven times a day. Each time that man hurts you he asks for forgiveness. Jesus said, you must forgive that person. A little bit curious, Peter asked: "Does it mean that we must forgive a person up to seven times a day?" Jesus replied: "Not only seven times but seventy times seven times."

From this message we learn a lesson that we must forgive each others' sin continuously without any condition. Often we human being have conditions in forgiving others. The first time a person hurts us, we say: its alright. The second time, we said: you should be careful. The third time he hurts, we said to him: Don't you ever hurt me again or else I will hurt you back. This situation happens to each and everyone of us. Our condition of forgiving others is limited to three times.

Let us think about Jesus when He was hang on the cross where people hurled curses on him beside hurting his body. Do you know what was His reply? "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do." In the same way when Stephen was stoned to death. Before he breathed his last he cried out in a loud voice: "Lord, do not charge them with this sin." Jesus and Stephen set two examples for us to follow. Not to keep people's wrong deeds but to be reconciled to each other.

Forgive means to humble oneself to each other or to say "sorry". If we submit ourselves to each other as Jesus submit himself by allowing people to nail him on the cross, there will be peace in this world.

Finally, learn to forgive and to bless others.

Human Being

Fighting and quarreling occur everywhere,
Killing his fellow man become a normal activity,
Triumphant...yet losing ones life, a person, God creation,
God created man in His own image,
But...why killing and destroying each other?

Who are you to destroy God's creation?
Do you know that killing means murder?
What is the penalty for murdering?
Do you know that you are responsible upon your brother's blood?

A set of law is made,
To bring to justice the convicted one.
It is not wrong for the law to hold a knife,
To punish the convicted one.

The bible said:
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities,
for there no authority except that which God has established.
For rulers hold no terror for those who do right
but for those who do wrong.

But if you do wrong, be afraid,
for he does not bear the sword for nothing.

Salvation

Celebrate Jesus Christ’s Glorious Resurrection

I often ask myself where I’d be today had I not met Jesus in 1972. Frankly, I don’t even want to think about it, for my life would be empty now and meaningless.

I’ve said to the Lord numerous times, “It would have been better to never have been born than to not have met You.”

He has given my life glorious meaning and fulfillment and satisfied me beyond measure.

Truly the richest man without Jesus is poor, and the poorest man with Jesus is rich. The songwriter said it beautifully when he wrote:

You are my everything,
You are my all;
You are my everything
Both great and small.
You gave Your life for me
And made everything new.
Jesus, You are my everything,
And I love you.

The World Longs for His Peace
Millions of men, women, and children around the world are starving for this glorious peace that you and I know on a daily basis. This peace that passes all understanding—this peace that you and I have known since our salvation—is what humanity is crying for. And the joy that you and I know daily is what the world is crying for continually.

Think about the billions of dollars humanity spends looking for joy and peace, yet this joy and peace comes only through Jesus. And somebody’s got to tell them.

That somebody is you and me.

For the Lord has called you and me to preach the glorious Gospel of salvation to the nations, and truly our time is running out.

This message from Benny Hinn Ministry really touches me. I feel that there is some one outside there who needs to share the blessing of this message with me.

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

No Time For God

Exam is approaching, time is precious. Day and night seem precious for revision. No time to play. No time for recreation and no time to pray.
Who are you to behave in such manner? Don't you know that your are more precious than gold?
Time wait no man. But Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all the things will be added unto you.
Not all who say God! God! will enter into the Kingdom of God, but he who does the will of the Father in heaven.

The Truth Is Up There

Once upon a time there was a wise king.
Two prostitutes were living in that area, sharing the same house with their two sons.
Now the two prostitutes brought their difficult problem to the king.
Told the king that her alive son was taken from her while she was asleep.
Given her a dead one in exchange.
Each claimed: "the alive one in my son and the dead one is hers."
The wise king took a sword to cut the alive son into two, one part each.
The mother whose son was alive said, "give her the son, don't kill him."
But the other said, "neither I nor you have him. Cut him in two!"
The gave his ruling: "Give the living baby to the first woman. Do not kill him; she is his mother."

Men ruled over men with men-made rules.
It meant to keep peace and order.
But the true peace and order come from God who rules over mankind from up there.

The Wings of Protection

Temptation comes and go in our daily live. It is the pros and cons of live.
At times we overcome it and say "because of my strength and wisdom"; but at other times we give way to temptation. That's the time we curse God saying "Why is there no God helping me." We are wrong, anyway. We ought to mirror ourselves to God's word. As children on God, Jesus promised in His word that He will always gives us strength whenever we are tempted. Thus we need to surrender our live to Him. He is our God, the redeemer, the live giver and the protector. God promised in the bible saying:

"No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it." (1 Corinthians 10:13)

Oh... what a wonderful promise indeed.

Heightened Intensity to God’s Leading

Here's a message from Benny Hinn Ministry:

This will be a year when you will have greater supernatural guidance than ever before.

Todd says, “The Bible talks about the Holy Spirit as the Paraclete, the one who desires to take you by the hand and lead you where you need to go. He is the one who brings all things to your remembrance. He is the one who empowers you. He is the one who gives you deputized authority. And it is time that the Holy Spirit is the strongest and loudest and clearest voice in your life!”

What a wonderful promise we have: “And I will give thee the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that thou mayest know that I, the Lord, which call thee by thy name, am the God of Israel” (Isaiah 45:3).

The Lord wants to lead you to riches in secret places. He knows where the opportunities are. He knows where the ideas and concepts are.

If you will learn to listen to Him, especially as you then learn to respond through your faith, He will show you what you should do, the roads you should take, and the doors you should walk through.

He is ready to intensify His leading in 2009!

Prayer Never Expires

Do you love her?
In all conditions of live
Rich and poor
Healthy or sick
Till death separated you and her?
Witness by audiences and God
The oath is pronounced before the blessing
"Yes, I do" was my answer

An anxious father waited restlessly
Outside the room
A little girl cried her first "voice"
First one arrived
Added into the family
Filling the loneliness of a waited mother
A joyful moment for grandparents

Years of waiting
A baby boy is the hoping
The fourth still as the first
All are cute and beautiful
Except not as the planning
Prayer, keeps on asking
Knock, the door will be opened
Ask and you'll be given

He answers prayer
He gives what you need
His time is not your time
Patience is what He wants

As for me
This is my testimony
A boy was given to me
The fifth in my family
That makes me so happy
He answers me
What I want, He gives me
So...prayer never expires

Fortunate in Misfortune

My journey begins by ship
Across the wide ocean
As wide as the sea of Mediterranean
To a far distant island
As far as the island of Malta
When my ship wreckage
Beaten by the gigantic sea waves
Thrown the crews into the deep ocean

I was fortunate
Surrounded by the fierce creature
Dangerous sharks gave no chance
I was preserved to be safe and sound
Swept away to reach the shore
To an unknown island of Malta

Were cold in the frozen ocean
The islanders built fire for sure
With firewood brought by the ocean
To give us heat and make us warm
I was unfortunate to be beaten
A sea snake there in the hidden
Waiting me to die by the poison
Fortunate in the misfortune
The poison neutralized and gone

I am but a lone ranger
Unmarried for I prefer
Serving Him whom I fear
The Almighty, my savior
Now I am fortunate

'U' -Turn

I was born in a family
The chosen of the twelve to put aside
To bring forward the covenant for generations
To be leader about sacred matter
Now I'm a teenager
Well verse in top sacred matter
For I was trained to be a teacher

One day we caught a youngster
I was top leader to do the torture
To throw stones at the brother
To the point of death, he breath his last
I felt proud for that matter
Struggling for another time of murder
On a bullockart I was travelling to the town
Searching for culprit who went into the synagogue
When all of a sudden someone called out my name
"Who are you, lord" I enquired
"I am the brother whom you torture" was his answer

In fear I began to wonder
Looked up to see whose voice was there
Instantly the sky turned pitch darkness
For days I never taste any food and drinks
Groping in darkness, someone lead me to a leader
Who treated me with prayer
A fish scale, it felt, removed from my eyes
The day turned bright straight away

Without any delay
I took a 'U'-turn that very day
A turning point from my old way
To start a new life in a new way
Now I begin to preach and pray
To my people and the gentiles overthere
That's how I start my new day

You and I

You and I are but a piece of clay
Created by God's own hand
Blew the breath of life
Now you and I are living being

Planted in the Garden of Eden
To be master over all the beasts
To inherit the world
But... You and I are arrogant

There came the sly serpent
The father of all liars
Persuading the woman in her loneliness
To accept the offer to be same as her God

You and are arrogant
Who want to be boss of the universe
To possess power just like the Creator
Unconscious of the fact
That you and I are just a piece of clay

Think of this
You and I are struggling to be boss
To have power over each other
Through influencing speeches or powerful weapons
Because you and I are arrogant
Not realizing that YOU and I are but a PIECE OF CLAY
Created in God's own image
To love and to be loved
JUST AS YOU LOVE YOURSELF

Crisis

Here in the world today
Everyone is worry about tomorrow
What to eat and spend
For the world is getting older
What has been prophecied twenty years ago
Now come to past
The world is going to face the worst financial crisis
The oil price drops as low as one dollar per barrel
Believe it or not is not the matter
Everyone needs to be faithful
Plead for financial relieve and strength
Request for the rain of blessing
For very soon the world will know
There is really a true God who exist
The Saviour, Great Counsellor and Mighty God is His name
He will come in the time of needs
In the time of crisis
Do your part as faithful servant
Commit yourself to Him who is able
For He is the one
Faithful and just