(Dutch) Reformed Church in America Daily Prayer Request for Thursday, 2 February 2012

From rca.org:

February 2 Prayer Request As China celebrates the lunar New Year tomorrow, pray that the Chinese church and the China Christian Council, an RCA mission partner, will be a faithful witness in a country where rapidly-increasing access to wealth and growing materialism keep many people from living the abundant life that is only available through Christ. Today's Scripture: 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 If I proclaim the gospel, this gives me no ground for boasting, for an obligation is laid on me, and woe betide me if I do not proclaim the gospel! For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward; but if not of my own will, I am entrusted with a commission. What then is my reward? Just this: that in my proclamation I may make the gospel free of charge, so as not to make full use of my rights in the gospel.  For though I am free with respect to all, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I might win more of them. To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though I myself am not under the law) so that I might win those under the law. To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (though I am not free from God’s law but am under Christ’s law) so that I might win those outside the law. To the weak I became weak, so that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, so that I might by any means save some. I do it all for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings. Download the full February Our Call Prayer Calendar.