Monday, May 11, 2009

pray for the unreached!

"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 6:23
This verse is the gospel in a nutshell! Our sin has separated us from the Creator, resulting in eternal death. But eternal life is offered through Christ Jesus! This eternal life is a free gift to all who will receive it. But we must remember that it wasn't free for Christ; it cost Him death on the cross. We must freely, willingly and zealously offer God's gift to the unreached. The Great Commission may cost us our money, our children, or our church leaders, but obedience is the only reasonable response to God's wonderful love.

Thank the Father for His gift of eternal life through Christ. Pray that He will give us the courage and selflessness to do whatever it takes to offer His gift to the unreached.

"Not only is this so, but we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation." Romans 5:11
The wonderful news is that He has made provision to reconcile us to Himself through the blood of Christ. He knew that we were weak sinners, even enemies. How great is our reconciliation! In this we rejoice! And God yearns that people everywhere be reconciled to Himself (cf. 1 Timothy 2:4). Because we are His body on earth, He has given us the message and the ministry of reconciliation (cf. 2 Corinthians 5:18, 19). Will we rejoice as we take this message to a lost and dying world?

Thank Jesus that He has reconciled us to God. Pray that the Holy Spirit will thrill us with the ministry of reconciliation that is ours.

"Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, So shall your offspring be." Romans 4:18
Imagine Abraham's situation. He was 100 years old, with a wife of 90, and God told them they were going to have a son! The circumstances were certainly hopeless from a human standpoint. Yet, he did not waver through unbelief…but was strengthened in his faith, and gave glory to God (v. 20). The task of penetrating nearly 10,000 unreached people groups may seem impossible to some. But God has clearly promised to redeem men and women from every nation, people and tongue.

Pray that the Holy Spirit will make us strong in our faith, and bring glory to Christ as we trust in His promises.

"God, in whom he believed-the God who gives life to the dead…" Romans 4:17
One source of Abraham's great faith was his confidence that God was able to raise the dead. Specifically, he believed that God could raise Isaac-his only son-from the dead if Isaac were sacrificed in response to God's command. Christians today need the same kind of faith. In many churches, a once strong missions thrust has died, succumbing to disinterest, disobedience, and perhaps despair. Interest and action among students today, while improving, is lethargic compared to the heyday of the Student Volunteer Movement 100 years ago.

Pray that God will bring back to life the portions of His body that are dead to the cause of the unreached peoples.


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