Scripture for June: Blessed are those servants whom the master, when he comes, will find watching. Assuredly, I say to you that he will gird himself and have them sit down to eat, and will come and serve them. And if he should come in the second watch, or come in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants. Luke 12:37-38 (NKJV)
Quotation for June: “Are you an owl or a fowl? Israel divided their night into three watches; (1) from 6 to 10 pm, (2) from 10 pm to 2 am and (3) from 2 am to 6 am. Jesus promised special blessing for those ready at the second or third watch (Luke 12:38). If you are an owl, use the second watch for extra time you need [to seek God in prayer]. If you are a fowl, go for the third watch and get up earlier." Winkie Pratney (The Daniel Files)
Director’s Message: If you have been part of this prayer ministry since we began two months ago, by now you have received nearly one hundred prayer requests from me. I want to thank you for each and every time you have lifted one of these situations to the Lord in prayer. Prayer does indeed change things.
Additional thanks to those of you who stay up late or rise up early to pray when most everyone else is asleep. John Wesley rose at four to pray. Noel Brooks once wrote that he was least happy when life circumstances prevented him from being found at prayer “when the first song of the lark ascends.” I too am a “fowl,” enjoying my time with the Lord during the 3rd watch of the night. But not all are so called. My daughter Anneke often works and prays through the “2nd watch.” About 3:20 one morning we passed each other in the hall. She was headed to bed after wrestling like Jacob through the night. I had just popped out of bed (even earlier than usual) to head for my “secret place.” In passing she said, “I knew this would happen one day.”
Many battles are only won in the night watches. We need both “owls” and “fowls.” Blessings, Dan
Daily Prayer Emphases for June:
MONDAY – Prayer for discouraged pastors and for discouraged pastor’s spouses.
TUESDAY – Pray by name for backsliders to come home to Christ and to His church.
WEDNESDAY – Pray that President Obama and the members of the 111th Congress will prove to be friends of Israel and friends of the innocent.
THURSDAY – Pray for such an outpouring of God’s Spirit at our Youth Camps that both campers & workers will leave walking closer to the Lord.
FRIDAY – Pray for the Lord to lead and empower our Cornerstone Conference officials.
SATURDAY – Pray for new ministers & for new churches.
SUNDAY – Prayer for close cooperation between all the churches in your district when it comes to reaching the lost.
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