Prayer Burdens & Weekly Pursuit – Week 4 of October
Prayer Burdens:
Azerbaijan
Pray for the ten newly saved ones from last November to this September, that they may be shepherded, strengthened, and brought into the church life to become remaining fruits.
Bangladesh
Pray that the saints would grow in life, co-labor with the Lord, and become useful vessels and vital homes for His move.
Sri Lanka
Pray for the churches in Sri Lanka would be officially registered with the government, so that the preaching of the gospel would not be hindered.
Turkiye
May the Lord grant the saints a breakthrough in contacting people and supply them with the proper words to lead others to Him.
Vietnam
May the Lord gain more good students and open the way for the gospel of the kingdom to be preached on the university campuses.
Pray that the Lord would have a way in the following countries and region where there is not yet a testimony of the Lord: Afghanistan, Iraq, Maldives, North Korea, Palestine, Syria, Turkmenistan and Yemen.
Weekly Pursuit:
Verses:
2 Cor. 4:16-17 “Therefore we do not lose heart; but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day.”
Excerpts:
God has the best provisions to help us to receive the renewing. The first provision is the cross, the putting to death of Jesus. According to 2 Corinthians 4, Paul was always under the killing of the cross, the Lord’s death. The cross is the greatest help to accomplish the renewing for us.
The second provision is the Holy Spirit. Titus 3:5 speaks of the “renewing of the Holy Spirit.” We have the Holy Spirit within us. His main work is first to regenerate us and then to renew us every day. We are receiving the new supply of the Spirit daily to renew us metabolically. The third provision God gave us is our mingled spirit, our human spirit mingled with the divine Spirit. In our human spirit, the Holy Spirit dwells, works, and renews us. Ephesians 4:23 says that we need to be renewed in the spirit of our mind. Our spirit is the place where we receive the renewing. Our mingled spirit spreads into our mind, thus becoming the spirit of our mind. It is in such a spirit that we are renewed for our transformation.
While we are in the midst of suffering, we need to receive the renewing. Otherwise, the suffering we pass through means nothing to us. Within us there is a refuge. This refuge is our spirit. We need to turn from our mind to our spirit. Then we are safeguarded, hidden, and concealed from any attacks. It is in our spirit that we will be renewed. (Being Renewed Day by Day,” ch. 1)