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National Day of Prayer
Dear LCS Community,
This Thursday, May 7, is the National Day of Prayer. The National Day of Prayer is an annual observance held on the first Thursday of May, inviting people to pray for the nation. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress, and signed into law by President Harry S. Truman, later updated by President Reagan and President Clinton. Prayer is central to our LCS mission, and I invite you to set aside a dedicated time specifically this Thursday to pray for our country.
This year's theme is "GLORIFY GOD AMONG THE NATIONS - SEEKING HIM IN ALL GENERATIONS." The theme verse is 1 Chronicles 16:24 NASB: "Tell of His glory among the nations, His wonderful deeds among all peoples."
This theme is inspired by a passionate prayer of Thanksgiving prayed by King David after bringing the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem after a separation of seventy years when the Ark was stolen from the Tabernacle in Shiloh. While God was always watching over Israel and just a prayer away from them and King David, the Ark of the Covenant represented the presence of God, having been constructed at the command of God and carried by the Levites with Moses as they wandered and waited to enter the Promised Land.
Again, please plan this into your day. Please give some time to lift up our school, community, state, country and world before the Lord.
This link has great resources from the National Day of Prayer Task Force
Thank you for your prayers for God's continued protection and provision for LCS as we wrap up another year.
In His Service
Mr. Cochran
Cultivating Manhood
I had the privilege of teaching in a high school Bible class for a few days last week. The classroom was full of young men, and part of the opening of their class was for one of them to share a devotional. I was blessed and impressed by the mature approach each student brought to their sharing and the insights and challenges they shared from the Word of God. The first day was a challenge to be excellent in all you do; the second devotion focused on having healthy relationships.
I was reminded of Paul’s words in 1 Corinthians 16 as he was closing his letter to the church in Corinth: “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything in love.” (V13)
Be men of courage. These words evoke thoughts of resolve, stamina, determination, integrity, and high principles. Robert Lewis in his book, Raising a Modern-Day Knight, noted profound results in the boys being raised by his group of friends after they decided to focus their attention on three core concepts- a vision for manhood, a code of conduct, and a transcendental cause.
At Liberty Christian School, we are teaching the Christian message that readily provides a unified focus of these concepts. The vision for manhood is to be like Jesus Christ. The code of conduct is found in the Bible. Jesus claimed that the transcendental cause is “…If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it.” Luke 9:23-24
I am thankful to see our students taking hold of manhood and pray they continue to pursue a growing relationship with their Savior.
Mr. Cochran