Through the years, we have enjoyed much peace, stability, growth and prosperity despite the many upheavals at different times and seasons. The Lord has preserved us as a nation...as the Body of Christ rise up in prayer. Truly we thank God for raising up His people to stand in the gap to intercede like never before. Over the last two decades, we have seen the prayer movement gaining great speed. This is just the beginning. God desires to shape this nation to display His glory and splendor to all people groups and the nations beyond. Let us continue with fervency to intercede and proclaim "MERDEKA" in all realms!
PROCLAIM:
■ MERDEKA over our nation and Government! Declare Isa 60: 1-3 over the nation, liberating her from all spiritual darkness. Ask our Father of Light to shine His everlasting light over our nation and to all people groups.
■ MERDEKA over the Church, liberating her from all contaminations of the world that she will set herself apart. Call forth an army of united generations to come forth to be His witnesses in all realms.
■ MERDEKA over financial institutions! Declare Isaiah 60:5-7, liberating this realm from greed, materialism and hoarding. Call forth abundance of wealth to be released to fund national and global evangelisation.
■ MERDEKA over the Education Realm, liberating our nation from all false ideologies and humanistic world view. Call forth a generation of young people who will distinguish herself in leadership with wisdom, knowledge and character to serve His calling.
■ MERDEKA over IT and Communication, liberating her from all onslaught of the evil one who seeks to sow confusion, corruption, distortion and perversion of truth! Call forth a new wave of young generation of believers to dominate this realm with creative ideas to reach the unreached with the gospel.
■ MERDEKA over Media and Arts, liberating this realm from all wrong values and virtues from being sown. Raise godly Christian men and women to take this gate to influence viewers with godly values and principles.
■ MERDEKA over the majority group in our nation! Freedom to accept Christ without restrictions
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Day 23 (Monday 30 August) - Silent Cry!
by NECF Malaysia 40-Day Fast & Prayer
War has been declared since the beginning of time when the 'serpent' sought to crush the seed of the woman - her posterity. Today, within nations globally, hundreds of millions of innocent lives have been snuffed out before they could see the light. Bruising the woman's seed bruises the heart of God as each human life is of great worth and value in His sight. EVERY life is precious and matters to God! The Church must therefore be His voice for the helpless and VOICELESS generation! May their silent cry be our cry today...
Reflection: Gen 1:26-27, Psalm 139:13-18. Pause a while to consider the things that break God's heart. Thank the Lord for His love for you and all people groups because we are beautifully and wonderfully made in His image.
Prayer Points
■ Stand in identification repentance on behalf of people in our nation who have shed innocent blood and seek His forgiveness and mercy on behalf of those who have committed this grievous sin.
■ Ask God for deeper understanding of the sanctity and dignity of all human life. Church to rise up to be the voice for the voiceless!
■ Uphold programs by Christian organisations that focus on youths, that more teenagers will resolve to make a stand against premarital sex. Godly values and purity to be restored in teenagers.
■ Exposing and closing down all clinics that illegally practice abortions in our nation
War has been declared since the beginning of time when the 'serpent' sought to crush the seed of the woman - her posterity. Today, within nations globally, hundreds of millions of innocent lives have been snuffed out before they could see the light. Bruising the woman's seed bruises the heart of God as each human life is of great worth and value in His sight. EVERY life is precious and matters to God! The Church must therefore be His voice for the helpless and VOICELESS generation! May their silent cry be our cry today...
Reflection: Gen 1:26-27, Psalm 139:13-18. Pause a while to consider the things that break God's heart. Thank the Lord for His love for you and all people groups because we are beautifully and wonderfully made in His image.
Prayer Points
■ Stand in identification repentance on behalf of people in our nation who have shed innocent blood and seek His forgiveness and mercy on behalf of those who have committed this grievous sin.
■ Ask God for deeper understanding of the sanctity and dignity of all human life. Church to rise up to be the voice for the voiceless!
■ Uphold programs by Christian organisations that focus on youths, that more teenagers will resolve to make a stand against premarital sex. Godly values and purity to be restored in teenagers.
■ Exposing and closing down all clinics that illegally practice abortions in our nation
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Day 22 (Sunday 29 August) - Caring for the Elderly
by NECF Malaysia 40-Day Fast & Prayer
Manjeet had served faithfully as a clerk in the Government all his working life. He longed to see the day of retirement but when it came and the days turned to months and then years, he became restless and anxious as his EPF savings started dwindling and his children contemplated putting him in a home. Today, like Manjeet, many senior citizens face a grim reality. A survey of 65-year-old retirees found that many had exhausted their savings (70% of EPF savings were spent within 10 years ) and were dependent on their children who in turn are shirking their responsibilities. Many idle away their time worrying and gossiping in coffee shops, food courts, stock markets, courting China women. Some like Manjeet have begun to cry out to the Lord, "Now that I am old and grey, do not abandon me" Ps 71:18.
Reflection: Psalm 71:9, 16-18. Ask the Lord to forgive us if we have shirked our responsibilities towards our elderly parents, if we have not understood their needs and have been impatient with them.
Prayer Points
■ Ask the Lord to strengthen family ties, commitment and responsibility and that children will care for their elderly parents.
■ Bless all senior citizens in the Body of Christ that they will use their remaining years to serve Him faithfully, impart, nurture and give godly advice to the younger generation.
■ Church to equip and integrate senior citizens into the various church ministries and that there will be avenues for them to reach out to other retirees caught in worry, doubt, fear, aimlessness and loneliness.
■ Effective government policies to be implemented for the well being of elderly, disabled persons. To subsidise the rising cost of healthcare, food, housing for senior citizens, establish well-run homes and to find ways to utilise them in nationbuilding efforts
Manjeet had served faithfully as a clerk in the Government all his working life. He longed to see the day of retirement but when it came and the days turned to months and then years, he became restless and anxious as his EPF savings started dwindling and his children contemplated putting him in a home. Today, like Manjeet, many senior citizens face a grim reality. A survey of 65-year-old retirees found that many had exhausted their savings (70% of EPF savings were spent within 10 years ) and were dependent on their children who in turn are shirking their responsibilities. Many idle away their time worrying and gossiping in coffee shops, food courts, stock markets, courting China women. Some like Manjeet have begun to cry out to the Lord, "Now that I am old and grey, do not abandon me" Ps 71:18.
Reflection: Psalm 71:9, 16-18. Ask the Lord to forgive us if we have shirked our responsibilities towards our elderly parents, if we have not understood their needs and have been impatient with them.
Prayer Points
■ Ask the Lord to strengthen family ties, commitment and responsibility and that children will care for their elderly parents.
■ Bless all senior citizens in the Body of Christ that they will use their remaining years to serve Him faithfully, impart, nurture and give godly advice to the younger generation.
■ Church to equip and integrate senior citizens into the various church ministries and that there will be avenues for them to reach out to other retirees caught in worry, doubt, fear, aimlessness and loneliness.
■ Effective government policies to be implemented for the well being of elderly, disabled persons. To subsidise the rising cost of healthcare, food, housing for senior citizens, establish well-run homes and to find ways to utilise them in nationbuilding efforts
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Day 21 (Saturday 28 August) - Media & Arts
by NECF Malaysia 40-Day Fast & Prayer
In 1962, a director of FBI said, "Movies are doing more to advance crime and juvenile delinquency than any other factor today." How true his statement has become. The media is a powerful tool that can advance good or bad, positive or negative effects. Today we are seeing a stream of perverted sex, witchcraft, violence, murder, brutality, high divorce rates and so forth. The trends are also changing with more and more young people watching movies and entertainment contents online. Fewer people are reading newspapers while more are downloading contents on to their personal computers. Through advances in technology, the media and arts sector has begun to establish its own social networking and followings. The traditional forms of social life are fading away. In the midst of this rapid change, we thank God that the Body of Christ has begun to redeem the media and arts sector. The challenge calls for us to consider how we are to create contents that are truthful, reflecting godly spiritual values, relevant to the younger generation and at the same time, creative and entertaining.
Reflection: Prov 4:24-26. How do you spend your time? Are you concerned about what you see? Does it affect you spiritually? Commit to the Lord.
Prayer Points
■ Ask the Lord for greater understanding of the new things He is doing. Despite the many media options available, pray that our eyes and ears are constantly focused on Him.
■ Believers who will use their God-given skills and talents to reach out to the lost generation through movies, music, games, comics etc. Pray for the expression of these gifts in every language: English, Malay, Chinese, Tamil and others.
■ God to raise a new breed of believers who will be pioneers of the new media technology. They will be creative, relevant and will utilise every new medium available to bring the prophetic message to the nations.
■ Pray that the government will continue to support creativity and free speech in the media arts. Pray that no one will be prevented access to what God wants to do in the media and arts
In 1962, a director of FBI said, "Movies are doing more to advance crime and juvenile delinquency than any other factor today." How true his statement has become. The media is a powerful tool that can advance good or bad, positive or negative effects. Today we are seeing a stream of perverted sex, witchcraft, violence, murder, brutality, high divorce rates and so forth. The trends are also changing with more and more young people watching movies and entertainment contents online. Fewer people are reading newspapers while more are downloading contents on to their personal computers. Through advances in technology, the media and arts sector has begun to establish its own social networking and followings. The traditional forms of social life are fading away. In the midst of this rapid change, we thank God that the Body of Christ has begun to redeem the media and arts sector. The challenge calls for us to consider how we are to create contents that are truthful, reflecting godly spiritual values, relevant to the younger generation and at the same time, creative and entertaining.
Reflection: Prov 4:24-26. How do you spend your time? Are you concerned about what you see? Does it affect you spiritually? Commit to the Lord.
Prayer Points
■ Ask the Lord for greater understanding of the new things He is doing. Despite the many media options available, pray that our eyes and ears are constantly focused on Him.
■ Believers who will use their God-given skills and talents to reach out to the lost generation through movies, music, games, comics etc. Pray for the expression of these gifts in every language: English, Malay, Chinese, Tamil and others.
■ God to raise a new breed of believers who will be pioneers of the new media technology. They will be creative, relevant and will utilise every new medium available to bring the prophetic message to the nations.
■ Pray that the government will continue to support creativity and free speech in the media arts. Pray that no one will be prevented access to what God wants to do in the media and arts
Day 21 (Saturday 28 August) - Media & Arts
by NECF Malaysia 40-Day Fast & Prayer
In 1962, a director of FBI said, "Movies are doing more to advance crime and juvenile delinquency than any other factor today." How true his statement has become. The media is a powerful tool that can advance good or bad, positive or negative effects. Today we are seeing a stream of perverted sex, witchcraft, violence, murder, brutality, high divorce rates and so forth. The trends are also changing with more and more young people watching movies and entertainment contents online. Fewer people are reading newspapers while more are downloading contents on to their personal computers. Through advances in technology, the media and arts sector has begun to establish its own social networking and followings. The traditional forms of social life are fading away. In the midst of this rapid change, we thank God that the Body of Christ has begun to redeem the media and arts sector. The challenge calls for us to consider how we are to create contents that are truthful, reflecting godly spiritual values, relevant to the younger generation and at the same time, creative and entertaining.
Reflection: Prov 4:24-26. How do you spend your time? Are you concerned about what you see? Does it affect you spiritually? Commit to the Lord.
Prayer Points
■ Ask the Lord for greater understanding of the new things He is doing. Despite the many media options available, pray that our eyes and ears are constantly focused on Him.
■ Believers who will use their God-given skills and talents to reach out to the lost generation through movies, music, games, comics etc. Pray for the expression of these gifts in every language: English, Malay, Chinese, Tamil and others.
■ God to raise a new breed of believers who will be pioneers of the new media technology. They will be creative, relevant and will utilise every new medium available to bring the prophetic message to the nations.
■ Pray that the government will continue to support creativity and free speech in the media arts. Pray that no one will be prevented access to what God wants to do in the media and arts
In 1962, a director of FBI said, "Movies are doing more to advance crime and juvenile delinquency than any other factor today." How true his statement has become. The media is a powerful tool that can advance good or bad, positive or negative effects. Today we are seeing a stream of perverted sex, witchcraft, violence, murder, brutality, high divorce rates and so forth. The trends are also changing with more and more young people watching movies and entertainment contents online. Fewer people are reading newspapers while more are downloading contents on to their personal computers. Through advances in technology, the media and arts sector has begun to establish its own social networking and followings. The traditional forms of social life are fading away. In the midst of this rapid change, we thank God that the Body of Christ has begun to redeem the media and arts sector. The challenge calls for us to consider how we are to create contents that are truthful, reflecting godly spiritual values, relevant to the younger generation and at the same time, creative and entertaining.
Reflection: Prov 4:24-26. How do you spend your time? Are you concerned about what you see? Does it affect you spiritually? Commit to the Lord.
Prayer Points
■ Ask the Lord for greater understanding of the new things He is doing. Despite the many media options available, pray that our eyes and ears are constantly focused on Him.
■ Believers who will use their God-given skills and talents to reach out to the lost generation through movies, music, games, comics etc. Pray for the expression of these gifts in every language: English, Malay, Chinese, Tamil and others.
■ God to raise a new breed of believers who will be pioneers of the new media technology. They will be creative, relevant and will utilise every new medium available to bring the prophetic message to the nations.
■ Pray that the government will continue to support creativity and free speech in the media arts. Pray that no one will be prevented access to what God wants to do in the media and arts
Friday, August 27, 2010
Day 20 (Friday 27 August) - IT & Communication
by NECF Malaysia 40-Day Fast & Prayer
While the older generations were brought up around television, our youths today are brought up on computers. This worldwide phenomenon has changed our entire culture. With the emergence of global network, information is being disseminated at rapid speed that's beyond any control! The young generations, who have been around computers their entire lives, are able to run businesses faster and cheaper. These young people who are knowledgeable about video, audio and the written word have more potential to change theworld than many corporations.
Today, we see God's hand moving among our youths. They have the potential to change the world and He is preparing a generation of revolutionaries. Those who are destined by God to be a part of this movement will be on the new era of reformation that will revolutionise our world.
Reflection: Dan 12:4 says knowledge will increase in the last days. IT communication has made it possible to acquire knowledge freely and make it available to the rich and poor, young and old.
Prayer Points
■ Ask for forgiveness for the many times we have abused IT technology. We may have used it to cheat on our spouses, avoid spending time with our loved ones, steal intellectual property, download pornography, spread malicious statements, etc.
■ Pray for wisdom and understanding of the times. Pray for strategies on how to use IT to reach and impact generations and nations.
■ Church - equipped to minister to and lead a people living in the information age. Pastors/leaders will be discerning, at the forefront of the cutting edge of new technology for the advancement of His kingdom.
■ Pray for Information, Culture, Communication and Arts Minister Dato' Seri Dr Rais Yatim, that he will personally know the Lord who raised him up for such a time as this.
While the older generations were brought up around television, our youths today are brought up on computers. This worldwide phenomenon has changed our entire culture. With the emergence of global network, information is being disseminated at rapid speed that's beyond any control! The young generations, who have been around computers their entire lives, are able to run businesses faster and cheaper. These young people who are knowledgeable about video, audio and the written word have more potential to change theworld than many corporations.
Today, we see God's hand moving among our youths. They have the potential to change the world and He is preparing a generation of revolutionaries. Those who are destined by God to be a part of this movement will be on the new era of reformation that will revolutionise our world.
Reflection: Dan 12:4 says knowledge will increase in the last days. IT communication has made it possible to acquire knowledge freely and make it available to the rich and poor, young and old.
Prayer Points
■ Ask for forgiveness for the many times we have abused IT technology. We may have used it to cheat on our spouses, avoid spending time with our loved ones, steal intellectual property, download pornography, spread malicious statements, etc.
■ Pray for wisdom and understanding of the times. Pray for strategies on how to use IT to reach and impact generations and nations.
■ Church - equipped to minister to and lead a people living in the information age. Pastors/leaders will be discerning, at the forefront of the cutting edge of new technology for the advancement of His kingdom.
■ Pray for Information, Culture, Communication and Arts Minister Dato' Seri Dr Rais Yatim, that he will personally know the Lord who raised him up for such a time as this.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Day 19 (Thursday 26 August) - Common Good & Justice
by NECF Malaysia 40-Day Fast & Prayer
Islamic authorities have issued edicts that barred girls from behaving like tomboys and banned Muslims from doing yoga, although neither was enforced. Earlier this year, a Muslim woman was ordered to be caned for drinking alcohol.
In recent times, criticisms against the Islamic authorities' overzealous attempts at clamping down on immoral behaviour have mounted from various young professional groups, many of whom are Muslims. These professional groups have also taken pains to point that such practices have damaged Malaysia's reputation as a progressive and moderate Muslim-majority country.
We thank God for the rise of such professional groups and forums in the area of justice and common good. Let's pray for more of these groups who can speak objectively and sensibly against all forms of injustice and unrighteousness in this land.
Reflection: Isa 40:3-5. Thank the Lord who is working out His purposes in the nation using different people groups. Ask the Lord to enlarge our hearts and mind for the nation and people whom He will use.
Prayer Points
■ Thank the Lord for raising up groups of Muslims who are concerned about justice and righteousness for everyone.
■ Pray the Body of Christ will also be open-minded to engage with the moderates to seek the common good of our nation in regards to human rights, constitutional laws, policies and religion.
■ Believers to be His salt and light influencing and impacting these moderates by our lifestyle and values so that their hearts will be opened to the gospel.
■ Fear of God to be upon judges, lawyers and advocates so that they will be people of integrity, upholding righteousness and justice without fear of men or partiality in judgment. More Christians will be raised up in the judiciary.
Islamic authorities have issued edicts that barred girls from behaving like tomboys and banned Muslims from doing yoga, although neither was enforced. Earlier this year, a Muslim woman was ordered to be caned for drinking alcohol.
In recent times, criticisms against the Islamic authorities' overzealous attempts at clamping down on immoral behaviour have mounted from various young professional groups, many of whom are Muslims. These professional groups have also taken pains to point that such practices have damaged Malaysia's reputation as a progressive and moderate Muslim-majority country.
We thank God for the rise of such professional groups and forums in the area of justice and common good. Let's pray for more of these groups who can speak objectively and sensibly against all forms of injustice and unrighteousness in this land.
Reflection: Isa 40:3-5. Thank the Lord who is working out His purposes in the nation using different people groups. Ask the Lord to enlarge our hearts and mind for the nation and people whom He will use.
Prayer Points
■ Thank the Lord for raising up groups of Muslims who are concerned about justice and righteousness for everyone.
■ Pray the Body of Christ will also be open-minded to engage with the moderates to seek the common good of our nation in regards to human rights, constitutional laws, policies and religion.
■ Believers to be His salt and light influencing and impacting these moderates by our lifestyle and values so that their hearts will be opened to the gospel.
■ Fear of God to be upon judges, lawyers and advocates so that they will be people of integrity, upholding righteousness and justice without fear of men or partiality in judgment. More Christians will be raised up in the judiciary.
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