Prayer Request 2/4 - 2/10

Tuesday
Churches in Wuhan face huge challenges and testing of faith because of the security of meetings and witness of faith, now, the ongoing viral infection. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you.” (Jer. 29:11 NIV). We believe in God’s promises and He permitted these trials, not to destroy us, but to build us up, therefore, we suffer with the people in this city and to intercede on behalf of the people of this city. (The entire contents are excerpts of an open letter from a pastor in Wuhan to his congregation)
Wednesday
Adversities come our way as a way to show us of His love to us, believers are not exempted, but we are not judged as others. Adversities are rather,opportunities to be close to God, to purify our souls and to share the gospel."Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?... nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord". (Rom 8:35-39 MKJV)
Thursday
Christ is with us as we face the epidemic, but He is not affected by it and we are protected. If we die in this epidemic, we continue to be His witnesses and it is an opportunity to enter His glory.The epidemic in Wuhan cannot separate us from the love of Christ, who is our Lord Jesus Christ. How comforting these words are to us who are one with Christ. So, brothers and sisters, I encourage you to be strong in the love of Christ!
Friday
If we experience death and dying more because of this epidemic, we can understand the Bible better. We will also know the deeper and closer love of Christ that draws us closer to God. Like our Lord Jesus, Who experienced cruel death because of His faith we will be raised by God from death. He is now waiting for us at God's right hand. (Acts 2:32-26 MKJV) This is not only a visible disaster but also an invisible spiritual battle. Be ready to fight for your own heart and then fight for the souls of this city.
Saturday
Jesus said not one sparrow falls to the ground outside your Father’s care (Matt. 10:29). Is it not in God's will that millions in Wuhan face the epidemic? What the city is experiencing now, are we, the believers much like Abraham to Sodom and Jonah to Nineveh? If you lack the burden to pray, ask the Lord to give you a desire to love the unsaved souls and to pray earnestly; if you cannot weep, ask the Lord to give you tears, because we know that only the mercy of the Lord can save this city.
Sunday
Let us all be tormented like Lot for the wickedness of our city (2 Pet. 2: 7), and pray for Sodom as earnestly as Abraham (Gen. 18: 23-33). Jonah preached unwillingly to Nineveh and the Nineveh repented and was saved. We must be like Abraham and Jonah to Wuhan, pray that this city will reconcile with God and beseech His mercy, so the city will receive peace because of our prayers and witness here.
Monday
I believe it is a mission that God has called us to live in Wuhan, so we must pray for peace for this city, for all the infected people, all the medical personnel, officials at all levels and all the people who live nearby. Let us turn our eyes upon the Lord Jesus., not be anxious about our safety, and not lose heart, but pray in His name. We should utilize social media to share the gospel and comfort our minds and those of our relatives. Let us remember that our lives are not in our hands and we should trust our God Who is faithful.

星期二
武漢教會聚會的安全、信仰的見證、成員被傳染的可能，都對我們構成巨大挑戰，我們面臨著信心的試煉。 憑著主的應許相信，祂向我們所懷的是賜平安的意念，不是降災禍的意念（耶29:11）祂許可試煉臨到，不是要拆毀我們，而是要建立我們。不僅要和這座城市裡的人同受苦難，更是要成為守望勇士, 為這座人心惶惶的城市與神和好來禱告。（以上內容是來自一位武漢牧師的公開信）
星期三
患難臨到我們，是上帝愛我們的一種方式，基督徒雖和世人一樣面對患難，但患難對他們而言不再是審判，而是更多親近上帝，潔淨靈魂，見證福音的機會。誰能使我們與基督的愛隔絕呢？難道是患難麼？是困苦麼？是逼迫麼？是飢餓麼？是赤身露體麼？是危險麼？是刀劍麼？…然而，靠著愛我們的主，在這一切的事上已經得勝有餘了。無論是死，是生, 是天使 ，是掌權的 ，是有能的 ，是現在的事 ，是將來的事 ，是高處的, 是低處的 ，是別的受造之物 ，… 都不能叫我們與神的愛隔絕；這愛是在我們的主基督耶穌裡的（羅 8:35-39）。
星期四
基督在這座城市裡和我們一同面臨瘟疫，瘟疫不能傷害祂，也必不能傷害我們，若我們在瘟疫中死去，仍然是基督的見證，更是進入祂榮耀的機會。武漢市的瘟疫也不能使我們與基督的愛隔絕，這愛是在我們的主基督耶穌裡的。這話是何等地安慰我們，我們跟基督已經成為一體了。所以弟兄姐妹，我鼓勵你們靠基督的愛剛強！
星期五
如果我們在瘟疫裡更深地體驗死亡，理解福音，也會更深地經歷基督的愛，與上帝也更加接近。好像我們的主耶穌，祂因信經歷了殘酷無比的死亡，上帝卻使他從死裡復活，使祂坐在自己的右邊（徒2:32-36）。這不僅是一場看得見的災難，更是一場看不見的屬靈的爭戰，先要為你的心爭戰，然後為這座城市的靈魂爭戰。
星期六
一隻麻雀掉在地上都須上帝允許（太10:29），武漢市這麼多的生命面臨瘟疫，豈不更在上帝的旨意裡？我們所經歷的，豈不像從前亞伯拉罕面對所多瑪，約拿面臨尼尼微？如果你沒有禱告的負擔，求主賜給你愛靈魂、懇切禱告的心；如果你沒有哭泣，就求主賜你眼淚。因為我們深知，唯有仰望主的憐憫，才是這座城市的拯救。
星期日
但願我們都像羅得那樣為所在的城市憂傷（彼後 2:7），像亞伯拉罕那樣懇切地為所多瑪代禱（創18:23-33）。約拿勉強傳福音給尼尼微，尼尼微城就悔改得救了。我們就是這個城市的亞伯拉罕和約拿，我們要替基督求這座城市與上帝和好，也要替這座城市呼求上帝的憐憫，叫整座城市因我們的禱告和見證得平安。
星期一
我相信，這就是上帝呼召我們生活在武漢的信徒的使命，我們要為這座城市求平安，為感染的病人求平安，為戰鬥在一線的醫護人員求平安，為各級政府工作人員求平安，為武漢市的所有百姓求平安！請你把眼光轉移到主耶穌那裡，不再為自己的安危擔心，也不再彷徨失措，而要奉主耶穌的名禱告。我們也可以通過網路，用福音引導和安慰親朋好友，提醒他們生命不在自己手中，要把生命交托給信實的上帝。