Monday 05 July
Week 2, Day 5
PERSONAL PRAYER
Read Isaiah 58
God’s people can engage in religious activities where everything appears to be aligned to God’s commandments. For example, seeking the Lord daily, delighting to know His ways, delighting to be near Him, etc. But God declares that His people have sinned against Him.
Reflect
• Why does the Lord reject our worship and devotion?
• How desirous are you to please God in all that you are and do, rather than yourself?
• What steps can you take today to choose to please God above all else and make your heart tender toward Him?
Pray
• Ask the Holy Spirit to search your heart. Confess your sins. Receive His forgiveness.
• Claim Ezekiel 36:26, 27 and ask God to give you a new heart.
• Worship the Lord with a pure heart.
WATCHMAN PRAYER
Church Core Value: Balance
We value Balance centred upon the Wisdom of God.
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 7:18
Our Dream
Covenanters will ride the tensions of life’s complexities with compassion and discerning wisdom from above. Our lives will consistently exhibit a biblical balance amid a world prone to extremism. It’s often not an either-or option, but a both-and position that must be carefully held in tension. With controversial issues regarding ministry, Covenanters will have humility, an open mind and the right posture to understand the positions on all sides, so that we can adopt a balanced position, without compromising our biblical integrity, and see ministry effectiveness and cultural relevance.
Three Greatest Prayer Needs
1. We will seek and receive wisdom from above, as revealed by God, primarily in His Word.
2. Ministries will apply wisdom and balance to avoid extremes, e.g. style and forms of worship, exercise of spiritual gifts, engagement in spiritual warfare, evangelism and social action, etc.
3. Ministries will be effective and culturally relevant without compromising biblical integrity.