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40-Day Fast & Prayer on Jubilee

40-Day Fast & Prayer on Jubilee

A key event in the NECF calendar is the 40-Day Fast and Prayer in August and September which culminates in the Malaysia Day Prayer Rally. This year, in line with NECF's emphasis on 2012 as Malaysia's Jubilee, the theme for the 40-Day Fast and Prayer is "Hope of Jubilee: Restoration, Liberation, Rest".

 

Why this theme? In the Bible, Jubilee is the year for national restoration, liberty and rest. It is God's desire for every nation and individual to experience Jubilee. The article 'The Year of Jubilee in the New Testament' on page 10 is a helpful read to give us the context of Jubilee in this day and age.

On the national level, Malaysia enters her 50th year as a nation on 16 Sept 2012, the anniversary of the date when the Malay Federation and the sovereign states of Sabah and Sarawak (and Singapore, until 1965) came together as one nation.

Christian leaders in Sabah, Sarawak and West Malaysia have grasped the spiritual significance of Malaysia Day in 2012 and see a correspondence between Jubilee and the Malaysian Church's desire for national transformation.

The 40 Days of Fast and Prayer will continue the Church's cry for transformation and nation-building with the Jubilee framework in mind.

It is also a platform to educate Christians about the importance of building up the Bahasa Malaysia-speaking native congregations of Sabah and Sarawak which, combined, form more than 60% of the country's Christian population. (See article The Significance of Sabah and Sarawak for Malaysian Christians.)

Through Jubilee, may the churches of East and West Malaysia be united in purpose, and through prayer, may the Church of Malaysia realign herself and the nation with God!

The 40-Day Fast and Prayer will be held from 7 Aug to 15 Sept 2012. Prayer rallies in different languages will be held on 15 and 16 Sept in conjunction with Malaysia Day. Prayer booklets can be ordered from NECF from April.



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