Greatest Intimacy
“Lord Jesus, in all of these situations and stories, really, really convince us that what we need and desire more than anything else is to connect with you intimately, in ways that the best sex between a husband and wife merely hints at. Even the best marriage and most fulfilling sex life is no substitute for the wonders of marriage to you. That is not hype, Jesus, it is our hope. So very amen, we pray.”
-Scotty Smith, Everyday Prayers, Sept 3
His sovereign hand in your fears and trails
“He [God] knows just how he will use what makes you afraid in order to build your faith. He is not surprised by the troubles you face, and he surely has no intention of leaving you to face those things on your own. He stands with you in power, glory, goodness, wisdom, and grace. He can defeat what you can’t, and he intends these troubles to be not enemies that finish you but tools of grace that transform you.”
-Paul D. Tripp, New Morning Mercies, June 25
Operation World: Pray for the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
ASIA
Geography
Area: 331,653 sq km
Long, narrow country occupying the entire eastern and southern coastline of Indochina.
Population: 89,028,741 Annual Growth: 1.15%
Capital: Hanoi
Urbanites: 28.8%
HDI Rank: 116 of 182 (UN Human Development Reports 2009)
For more info, click here: http://www.operationworld.org/viet
See Prayer Information
Reformed Churches in Vietnam–a prayer request
Please pray that the Lord Jesus Christ build his church in Vietnam, planting churches that say “yes” and “amen” to his sovereign plan. May he grant to this country a church that delights in all that God is, like we find in Isa 46:8-10:
“Remember this and stand firm, recall it to mind, you transgressors, remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose….'” (ESV)
“Hãy nhớ mọi sự đó, hãy rõ ra là đấng trượng phu! Hỡi kẻ phạm tội, hãy nghĩ lại! Hãy nhớ lại những sự ngày xưa; vì ta là Ðức Chúa Trời, và chẳng có Chúa nào khác; ta là Ðức Chúa Trời, chẳng có ai giống như ta. Ta đã rao sự cuối cùng từ buổi đầu tiên, và đã nói từ thuở xưa những sự chưa làm nên. Ta phán rằng: Mưu của ta sẽ lập, và ta sẽ làm ra mọi sự ta đẹp ý.”
To Trust in You
“Because the gospel is true—because Jesus is the precious ‘living Stone’ (1 Pet. 2:4-8), I will not despair when I am weak in concentration and focus. Indeed, Father, you’re not calling me to trust in my ability to trust, but to trust in you—in your trustworthiness, not in mine. For you’ve even promised your children a peace that passes, surpasses, and at times even bypasses all understanding. Hallelujah!”
-Scotty Smith, Everyday Prayers, April 30
PRAY FOR VIETNAM Cầu Nguyện về Người Việt
Pray for the people of Vietnam. May God cause thousands more Vietnamese to be born again as the gospel is preached and shared throughout the land. All hail the name of Jesus!
QUYỀN NĂNG CAO CẢ CỦA ĐỨC CHÚA TRỜI Ở VIỆT NAM (Ê-phê 1:4-5) 