Flourish

May our sons flourish in their youth like well-nurtured plants. (Psalm 144:12 NLT)

Today's meditation: Marvel and wonder at how God knits human life together from inception to maturity. It is miraculous.

Pray today for the students of Emmanuel College to grow and flourish as they respond to the Light and yield their lives to Jesus, for our student body to expand in size and increase in spiritual maturity.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Thursdays, please pray for our recruiting and enrollment efforts at on-campus recruiting events such as Spring Preview (March 22-24), and at off-campus initiatives, especially YouthQuest (July 13-16).

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Honor Him

Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but helping the poor honors him. (Proverbs 14:31 NLT)

Today's meditation: Jesus was passionate about serving the disadvantaged. So should we!

Pray today for an expansion of EC Serve as more students enroll who want to follow Jesus' example to serve and not be served.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Wednesdays, please pray for EC Serve, especially our mission trips in 2019 to Alaska, Appalachia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Myanmar, and Panama. Also, pray for the group going to coastal South Carolina this spring to help with hurricane recovery efforts.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Guide My Steps

Guide my steps by your word, so I will not be overcome by evil. (Psalm 119:133 NLT)

Today's meditation: God's guidance comes to us in so many ways - through the Bible and through Spirit-inspired words in and around us. May our spiritual sensors be receptive.

Pray today for the Emmanuel College Board of Trustees who meet this week, pray for productive discussions, for great insight and decision-making, for Spirit-led planning for the College's bright and promising future.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Tuesdays, please pray for our employees. Pray for them to have spiritual insight, ability, expertise, and success with our students.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Have Mercy

Turn to me and have mercy on me as you do on all those who love you. (Psalm 119:132 GNB)

Today's meditation: God's mercy extends to every part of our lives, washes over us with abundance, seeps into every crevice. Oh, how we love you, Lord!

Please continue praying for decisions by the Georgia legislature regarding the Dual Enrollment Program. Final decisions were deferred to this week. Pray that the private colleges like Emmanuel will receive favor and generosity in the final funding decision.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Mondays, please pray for our students that they will turn their lives to God, will grow in Christ while at Emmanuel, will make good choices, and will succeed academically and professionally.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Show Thanks

I will give you an offering to show thanks to you, and I will pray to the Lord. (Psalm 116:17 NCV)

Today's meditation: How do we say thanks to God? How often? May the Lord experience our ever-flowing expressions of appreciation and our adoring praise.

Give thanks today for God's favor on Emmanuel College, for his blessing on our mission to change lives, for the prospective students who are considering enrolling, for the steady progress and good success we are having in recruiting for next fall.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Sundays, please pray for more students to answer the call to Christian service, many in full-time ministry and others through career and community, and for them to enroll at Emmanuel to receive their training and preparation for a lifetime of service.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Be Fruitful

Remain in me, and I will remain in you. For a branch cannot produce fruit if it is severed from the vine, and you cannot be fruitful unless you remain in me. (John 15:4 NLT)

Today's meditation: With so many distractions in our world, it requires constant vigilance and steady focus to stay grounded in Jesus and remain in the center of his will.

Pray today for increasing enrollment in all academic majors, especially those under-subscribed, for resources to develop new majors in demand and needed by the world.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Saturdays, please pray for our nation and for our governments to protect our religious freedoms, for them to pass no laws or regulations for our educational institutions that inhibit our Christian beliefs and practices.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Sharpen the Blade

Using a dull ax requires great strength, so sharpen the blade. That's the value of wisdom; it helps you succeed. (Ecclesiastes 10:10 NLT)

Today's meditation: God doesn't bestow wisdom as much as he sends us circumstances that require us to sharpen our skills of logic, reason, and discernment under the tutelage of the Holy Spirit.

Pray today for the College's budgeting process for next year to appropriately balance resources and needs, for clear solutions to complex challenges, for greater efficiencies, for increases in revenue, for wise re-direction of some resources. 

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Fridays, please pray for our fundraising efforts, especially for special projects: To remodel facilities debt-free, including improvements to Wellons Residence Hall, construction of the Collins agricultural teaching/lab building, and donations of lead gifts to improve and expand academic facilities, the admission center, and the dining hall.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

The Discerning Mind

O Lord, listen to my cry; give me the discerning mind you promised. (Psalm 119:169 NLT)

Today's meditation: Ask God, expect an answer, and watch him deliver.

Pray today for the ongoing work at Emmanuel to launch online degree programs in January 2020, for wisdom in completing plans and taking action, for success in marketing and recruiting.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Thursdays, please pray for our recruiting and enrollment efforts at on-campus recruiting events (Scholars' Day Events in February and Spring Preview, Mar 22-24) and at off-campus initiatives, especially YouthQuest (July 13-16).

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Kind to the Needy

Blessed is the one who is kind to the needy. (Proverbs 14:21b NIV)

Today's meditation: When we do something tangible and material to help those in need, what joy to see their comfort and relief!

Pray today for more volunteers and resources for EC Serve.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Wednesdays, please pray for EC Serve, especially our mission trips in 2019 to Alaska, Appalachia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Myanmar, and Panama. Also, pray for the group going to coastal South Carolina this spring to help with hurricane recovery efforts.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

How Joyful

How joyful are those who fear the Lord - all who follow his ways! (Psalm 128:1 NLT)

Today's meditation: Our contentment and joy come from knowing and following the Lord.

Pray today for legislative committees in the Georgia legislature that will be making crucial funding decisions this week regarding the Dual Enrollment Program, for private colleges including Emmanuel to be viewed with favor, for committee decisions to have little or no impact on our enrollment and revenue.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Tuesdays, please pray for our employees. Pray for them to have spiritual insight, ability, expertise, and success with our students.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Listen Carefully

I listen carefully to what God the Lord is saying. (Psalm 85:8a NLT)

Today's meditation: Sometimes we are so busy talking that we miss what God is saying. Let's give him a seat at the table and work at listening more.

Pray today for guidance this week in the many meetings and discussions, for us to hear the words of the Lord in the middle of these conversations.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Mondays, please pray for our students that they will turn their lives to God, will grow in Christ while at Emmanuel, will make good choices, and will succeed academically and professionally.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Make Music

For I will sing to the Lord. I will make music to the Lord, the God of Israel. (Judges 5:3b NLT)

Today's meditation: God inspires our song which he often uses as a tool to reach the discouraged and the lost.

Pray today for the Emmanuel Singers Spring Tour, March 2-10, for powerful ministry in song and testimony, for souls to be saved, encouraged, and inspired, for safety and good health.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Sundays, please pray for more students to answer the call to Christian service, many in full-time ministry and others through career and community, and for them to enroll at Emmanuel to receive their training and preparation for a lifetime of service.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Good Gifts

They will be radiant because of the Lord's good gifts - the abundant crops of grain, new wine, and olive oil, and the healthy flocks and herds. (Jeremiah 31:12b NLT)

Today's meditation: Focus less on gifts needed and more on the Giver of good gifts.

Pray today for personnel working on the College's budget for academic year 2019-20, for clear priorities in expenditures, for accurate revenue estimates, for continuous improvement to our financial health.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Saturdays, please pray for our nation and for our governments to protect our religious freedoms, for them to pass no laws or regulations for our educational institutions that inhibit our Christian beliefs and practices.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

His Favor

May the Lord show you his favor and give you his peace. (Numbers 6:26 NLT)

Today's meditation: His favor empowers our work. His peace calms our restless hearts.

Pray today for Georgia's legislature and governor to revise the state's budget to include more funding for the Dual Enrollment Program to private colleges, for success for those who are working on our behalf, for the private colleges to find favor with committees and in hearings dealing with this issue.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Fridays, please pray for our fundraising efforts, especially for special projects: To remodel facilities debt-free, including improvements to Wellons Residence Hall, construction of the Collins agricultural teaching/lab building, and donations of lead gifts to improve and expand academic facilities, the admission center, and the dining hall.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

True Love

My children, our love should not be just words and talk; it must be true love, which shows itself in action. (1 John 3:18 GNB)

Today's meditation: Thinking of all the unloved today who desperately need our love.

Pray today for the people of Emmanuel College to show our love by our actions, by our willingness to get our hands dirty, by our desire to wade into the messy and the uncomfortable - driven by the love of Jesus overflowing in us.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Thursdays, please pray for our recruiting and enrollment efforts at on-campus recruiting events (Scholars' Day Events in February and Spring Preview, Mar 22-24) and at off-campus initiatives, especially YouthQuest (July 13-16).

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Be Careful to Obey

Be careful to obey all the commands of the Lord your God, so that you may continue to possess this good land and leave it to your children as a permanent inheritance. (1 Chronicles 28:8b NLT)

Today's meditation: Obedience leads to a blessed and fruitful future.

Pray today for the members of the Emmanuel College Board of Trustees, for insight and understanding, for wisdom in decision-making, for obedience to the Holy Spirit as he directs our paths.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Wednesdays, please pray for EC Serve, especially our mission trips in 2019 to Alaska, Appalachia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Myanmar, and Panama. Also, pray for the group going to coastal South Carolina this spring to help with hurricane recovery efforts.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Bountiful Harvest

Yes, the Lord pours down his blessings. Our land will yield its bountiful harvest. (Psalm 85:12 NLT)

Today's meditation: When God blesses, successful and substantial results follow.

Pray today for Emmanuel College to be blessed with an overflowing harvest among our students who are transformed by God's power and sent to change their worlds.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Tuesdays, please pray for our employees. Pray for them to have spiritual insight, ability, expertise, and success with our students.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

I Listen

I listen carefully to what God the Lord is saying, for he speaks peace to his faithful people. (Psalm 85:8 NLT)

Today's meditation: Peace spontaneously flows from obedience.

Pray today for the leadership of Emmanuel College to hear what God is saying about our future, for our leaders to obey the Lord in thoughts, plans, and actions, for innovation and strategy to be inspired by the Holy Spirit.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Mondays, please pray for our students that they will turn their lives to God, will grow in Christ while at Emmanuel, will make good choices, and will succeed academically and professionally.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Sing for Joy

The meadows are clothed with flocks of sheep, and the valleys are carpeted with grain. They all shout and sing for joy! (Psalm 65:13 NLT)

Today's meditation: When God's people unite to do God's work with each person doing his or her part, the outcomes are good - very good - and the result is sheer joy.

Pray today for those who labor among the flock at Emmanuel College, for the students who are the recipients of this ministry, for an expanding student body to maximum capacity, for those who are called to give an abundance of resources to provide for our growing flock and to propel this ministry forward.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Sundays, please pray for more students to answer the call to Christian service, many in full-time ministry and others through career and community, and for them to enroll at Emmanuel to receive their training and preparation for a lifetime of service.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Lush Pasture

The grasslands of the wilderness become a lush pasture, and the hillsides blossom with joy. (Psalm 65:12 NLT)

Today's meditation: Under resourced ministries are never God's fault. It's usually a people problem around the issue of generosity and obedience.

Pray today for God's people to take him at his Word that he will open the windows of heaven and pour out unlimited blessings upon those who give generously and joyfully to his ministries.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Saturdays, please pray for our nation and for our governments to protect our religious freedoms, for them to pass no laws or regulations for our educational institutions that inhibit our Christian beliefs and practices.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Overflow

You crown the year with a bountiful harvest; even the hard pathways overflow with abundance. (Psalm 65:11 NLT)

Today's meditation: If God intends for Emmanuel College to expand its mission and reach, then he will provide the resources, but only through generous people who yield to the Holy Spirit.

Pray today for God's army of providers to supply resources that overflow and move Emmanuel College forward in battle to fight for this generation and those yet to come.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Fridays, please pray for our fundraising efforts, especially for special projects: To remodel facilities debt-free, including improvements to Wellons Residence Hall, construction of the Collins agricultural teaching/lab building, and donations of lead gifts to expand the dining hall and improve academic facilities.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Long Life

With her right hand wisdom offers you a long life, and with her left hand she gives you riches and honor. (Proverbs 3:16 NCV)

Today's meditation: No riches exceed the treasure of transformed lives over the 100-year history of Emmanuel College or the wealth of human potential in our student body.

Pray today for Emmanuel College to attract people - students, staff, faculty - who more than anything want to be dedicated Christ-followers.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Thursdays, please pray for our recruiting and enrollment efforts at on campus recruiting events (Scholars' Day Events in February and Spring Preview, Mar 22-24) and at off campus initiatives, especially YouthQuest (July 13-16).

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

With Knowledge

The wise are rewarded with knowledge. (Proverbs 14:18b NCV)

Today's meditation: Wise people seek God, and in return, are blessed with what they need to know.

Pray today for the development of effective online marketing plans that will produce an abundance of online students when implemented.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Wednesdays, please pray for EC Serve, especially our mission trips in 2019 to Alaska, Appalachia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Myanmar, and Panama. Also, pray for the group going to coastal South Carolina this spring to help with hurricane recovery efforts.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Do to Others

Do to others as you would like them to do to you. (Luke 6:31 NLT)

Today's meditation: Practicing the Golden Rule would change so much in the world. People would be kinder, more generous, and would work together to solve challenges. And, it starts with me.

Pray today for EC Mission on our campus June 9-15, for an abundance of alumni and friends who will volunteer a week of their time this summer to help prepare our campus for the next academic year.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Tuesdays, please pray for our employees. Pray for them to have spiritual insight, ability, expertise, and success with our students.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Teach Me

Lead me by your truth and teach me, for you are the God who saves me. (Psalms 25:5 NLT)

Today's meditation: We probably take too much credit for the things God does. He is the One who saves.

Pray today for the personnel working on the development of fully online degrees, for them to have understanding to sort through complex data and timelines, for wisdom in decision-making.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Mondays, please pray for our students that they will turn their lives to God, will grow in Christ while at Emmanuel, will make good choices, and will succeed academically and professionally.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Show Me

Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow. (Psalm 25:4 NLT)

Today's meditation: Every plan, every decision, every action should start with asking the Lord to show us the way.

Pray today for the Academic Innovation Committee that is working on creative and strategic solutions to propel the College into a productive future.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Sundays, please pray for more students to answer the call to Christian service, many in full-time ministry and others through career and community, and for them to enroll at Emmanuel to receive their training and preparation for a lifetime of service.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

Success

Plans go wrong for lack of advice; many advisers bring success. (Proverbs 16:22 NLT)

Today's meditation: Planning and praying together brings Spirit-inspired clarity to thought and action.

Pray today for Emmanuel College personnel who are working on budgets, for us to have wisdom in adjusting the current budget and in creating one for next fiscal year.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Saturdays, please pray for our nation and for our governments to protect our religious freedoms, for them to pass no laws or regulations for our educational institutions that inhibit our Christian beliefs and practices.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.

No Enemy

May there be no enemy breaking through our walls. (Psalm 144:14 NLT)

Today's meditation: It is the Lord who protects us in the Christian higher education community from those who would do us harm.

Pray today for those who are hostile toward Christianity and Biblical truth, for those who would attempt to inhibit or silence Christian higher education, pray that they will not succeed and that we will be strong and courageous, pray that our enemies will come to know the Truth.

Please pray every day for the top three needs of Emmanuel College:

• For clear vision of God's mission in 2019 and beyond.
• For growing enrollments and for more than 1000 students next fall.
• For the College to become debt-free.

On Fridays, please pray for our fundraising efforts, especially for special projects: To remodel facilities debt-free, including improvements to Wellons Residence Hall, construction of the Collins agricultural teaching/lab building, and donations of lead gifts to expand the dining hall and improve academic facilities.

Pray First. Pray Through. Pray Together.