The Lord is Good

Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good; celebrate his lovely name with music. (Psalm 135:3 NLT)

Today's meditation:

• Stop and think about the goodness of the Lord, and stay in that moment for a while. Before we ask him for another thing, let's savor the moment and allow ourselves to be inundated with the love and comfort of our great and awesome God. 

Offer praise to God today:

• For he is good and worthy of our worship and celebration of his great name today.
• And worship him today from the very core of our beings, with music and singing, with instruments and applause, with words and prayers, with lifted hands and hearts. 
• May we break through the distractions and clutter, closing out the insincere and the shallow, to find ourselves at the feet of the Savior with humble and contrite hearts of worship and praise.

Our prayers make a difference in our outcomes. Please continue to pray over the list below that focuses on key needs at Emmanuel College. 

“. . .they raised their voices together in prayer to God.” (Acts 4:24 NIV)

PRAY FOR OUR HELPERS AND SUPPORTERS

• To possess words of influence and to use them wisely.
• To experience the favor of God.
• To supply resources, both financial and otherwise, that create a bright future for the College.

PRAY FOR THE LEADERSHIP TEAM

• To be guided by the Holy Spirit with gifts of knowledge and discernment.
• To make good decisions and to clearly communicate them.
• To be faithful in all circumstances, whether easy or hard, always with thankful hearts.

PRAY FOR THE TOP FIVE NEEDS OF EMMANUEL COLLEGE

• To complete the process of dramatically reducing our debt before May 2018, and further, to eliminate our debt within 5 years.
• To successfully achieve reaffirmation of accreditation in June 2018.
• To be accepted into active membership in the NCAA Division II in July 2018.
• To enroll more than 1000 students in August 2018.
• To hear the Word of the Lord regarding life after debt and our vision for an expanded mission for 2018 and beyond.

PRAY FOR IMPORTANT UPCOMING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

• Ongoing tasks and processes regarding the reduction and elimination of debt.
• Recruiting activities including the Scholars Day event on March 23.
• Recruiting at Conference Talent Quest events in April.
• Recruiting at Conference Youth Camps this summer. 
• EC Serve mission trip to Appalachia, June 3-9.
• EC Serve mission trip to Costa Rica, June 8-16.
• EC Serve mission trip to Uganda and Kenya, June 12-29.
• EC Mission on campus, July 15-28 (http://www.ec.edu/ecmission).
• Recruiting at Youth Quest, July 19-22.

Pray First! Pray Through!