AUGUST 9

MAJULAH SINGAPURA!

1 TIMOTHY 2:1-4 | I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people — ² for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ³ This is good, and pleases God our Saviour, ⁴ who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

AUGUST 9

MAJULAH SINGAPURA!

1 TIMOTHY 2:1-4 | I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people — ² for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. ³ This is good, and pleases God our Saviour, ⁴ who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

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■ Speak life! The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace (NUM 6:24-26). Bless our leaders by name:

Mdm Halimah Yacob
President

Mr Lee Hsien Loong
Prime Minister

Mr Lawrence Wong
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance

Mr Heng Swee Keat
Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies

Mr Teo Chee Hean
Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security

Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies

Dr Ng Eng Hen
Minister for Defence

Dr Vivian Balakrishnan
Minister for Foreign Affairs

Mr K Shanmugam
Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law

Mr Gan Kim Yong
Minister for Trade and Industry

Mr S Iswaran
Minister for Transport and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations

Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien
Minister for Sustainability and the Environment

Mr Chan Chun Sing
Minister for Education

Mr Masagos Zulkifli
Minister for Social and Family Development, Second Minister for Health and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs

Mr Ong Ye Kung
Minister for Health

Mr Desmond Lee
Minister for National Development and Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration

Mrs Josephine Teo
Minister for Communications and Information and Second Minister for Home Affairs

Ms Indranee Thurai Rajah
Minister, Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Finance, Second Minister for National Development and Leader of the House

Dr Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman
Minister, Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Education and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs

Mr Edwin Tong
Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law

Dr Tan See Leng
Minister for Manpower and Second Minister for Trade and Industry

■ Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above (JA 1:17). Thank God for his gifts of peace, prosperity, and progress all these 57 years of nationhood. Acknowledge the good and gracious hand of God upon our Government. In a global tracking index, Singapore ranked third in the world and first in Asia for effectiveness of government:

• Leadership and foresight
• Robust laws and policies
• Strong institutions
• Financial stewardship
• Attractive marketplace
• Global influence and reputation
• Helping people rise
(CHANDLER INSTITUTE OF GOVERNANCE | THE STRAITS TIMES, 28 APRIL 2022)

■ Give thanks to God for our Government’s excellent efforts in battling Covid-19. Pray for the Multi-Ministry Taskforce, medical experts, scientific community, key consultants, chief decision-makers, doctors, and healthcare workers. May they each encounter God and experience a double portion of rest and rejuvenation, faith and foresight, clarity and courage, wisdom and wonder, shalom and success.

■ In these days of messy geopolitics, ask God to protect Singapore from unscrupulous characters and ungodly alliances. O Lord, keep Singapore safe from the hands of the wicked. Protect us from the violent who devise evil ways to trip us and ensnare us (PS 140:4).

■ On the issue of 377A, the Government is considering how to proceed without causing a sudden, destabilising change in social norms or public expectations (TODAY, 3 MARCH 2022).

• Pray for God’s good, pleasing and perfect will be done in Singapore. The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the LORD; he turns it wherever he will (PROV 21:1). The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom (PROV 9:10). Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have insight, I have power (PROV 8:14).

• Pray that our Government will continue to protect and preserve the right of the Church to profess, practise and propagate our biblical convictions regarding gender, sexual morality, heterosexual marriage, traditional family structure and parenting — without harassment from any third party.

• Pray that our Government will by legislation and policy uphold and strengthen the sanctity of heterosexual marriage, establishing this core moral value as the norm, the model for natural procreation, and the stable foundation to bring up the next generation for the long term good and continuity of our nation.

• Pray that our Government will take effective measures to protect the young and vulnerable in our society from the undesirable LGBTQ influence. That the promotion and indoctrination of LGBTQ ideologies in schools, tertiary institutions, and universities will not be allowed. That the blatant flaunting of the LGBTQ agenda, lifestyle and culture through public media will be curtailed or otherwise restricted to the adult audience.