pray for us & the unreached!!

"The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it." John 1:5

We in the Western world often consider darkness to be merely the absence of light. The Bible calls it evil and says it is an aggressive force. Nevertheless, John rejoices that this "darkness has not overpowered the light which shines in Jesus." It was this darkness that caused most of the Jews not to understand the fact that the Messiah truly had come. But they also didn't understand that Jesus meant to include the Gentiles in His love and blessing.

Lord, we pray that Your church, including our congregations, may prevail against spiritual forces intent on obscuring believers' from understanding Your missionary heart.

"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1:1
In this opening statement of John's gospel we catch a glimpse of one of the essential characteristics of God: He is a missionary God who carries within His heart the desire to communicate His Word. Not only is He the Creator of mankind, but He is the Communicator to mankind. This communication was culminated at the birth of Jesus Christ when "the Word became flesh," and John highlights this "one solitary life" from His early days of ministry to His resurrection on Easter morning. Christ's life is our pattern of how we are to effectively communicate God's love to the ends of the earth.

Thank the Father for revealing Himself. Pray that we will trust in His grace as we, too, walk among the needy peoples.

"Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people." Luke 2:10

The word "people" here does not refer to the nations or the Gentiles. But it does refer to all elements of Jewish society in the Holy Land of that day. The good news was not for just one segment of the nation of Israel. The Pharisees thought the Messiah would reveal Himself primarily to them and their peers. Others thought He would be coming principally for their benefit. But the announcement of Christ's birth was not made at the local synagogue, but to some lowly shepherds in a field. Jesus would later live and minister among sinners, publicans, and prostitutes, groups who were neglected by the religious people of the day.

Pray that the Lord will stir our hearts with the reminder that His good news is for all peoples.

"He has raised up a horn of salvation for us...to remember His holy covenant, the oath He swore to our father Abraham." Luke 1:69-73
Zechariah's prophecy was pointing to a work God was doing in fulfillment of His promise to Abraham, that through him and his descendants (including the Lord Jesus) all nations on earth would be blessed. By faith in Jesus we have received both the blessing and the obligation to bless others. God's intent and purpose in fulfilling His oath to Abraham is that some from every people group, including Buddhists, Muslims, and Hindus, would be able to share in the blessings of redemption.

Pray that we won't want to settle for anything less than His highest and best. Pray that we will press forward in holiness and commitment to His mission.
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