Lunar Calendar: July 30
Finishing The Task
Thank you for praying with us during 30 Days of Fasting and Prayer during Ghost Month. For Day 30 click below for the Hokkien audio and written Chinese, and an English summary is also provided.
Acts 20:24: However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me—the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
One morning, there was an old man who was walking along the beach. As he walked he noticed a little boy picking up an object in the sand and throwing it back in the ocean. When he got closer, he realized that the child was picking up starfish that had washed up on the shore and throwing them back into the water. The old man asked the little boy why he was doing this. He replied: “If the starfish are still on the beach when the sun comes out they will die”. But the old man said to him: “However, really take a look at this situation. We have many miles of beaches and thousands of starfish. How many starfish can you really expect to save”?
No matter how big the percentage of success or how huge the challenge, our mission is to continue sharing the good news of God’s love. None of us or any one church can individually reach all the Hokkien of Singapore as well as those in other countries. However, if every person and every church continues to share the gospel in order to accomplish this mission, many people will come to Christ. Every time you pick up a starfish and throw it back into the sea, one more starfish will be saved. Every time a unbeliever hears the gospel and comes to Christ there is one more child of God. Therefore brothers and sisters, let us pray that the Lord’s Holy Spirit will give us the grace and courage to persevere in completing the mission that he has entrusted to us.
Prayer:
Loving Heavenly Father, thank you for giving us the opportunity to work with you and preach the gospel of Jesus to the Hokkien people in our nation. We clearly know that it is not easy to preach the gospel in Hokkien if we rely solely on our own strength. But we thank you that no matter how many people we can share the gospel with, it is possible for them to be saved, enter into the kingdom of God and spend eternity in Heaven. Holy Spirit, we pray that you will give us the grace and courage to persevere and not grow tired as we seek to accomplish this mission. We pray this in the glorious name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ who is abundant in his blessings. And we thank you and praise you Lord, Amen.
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