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Prayer for Missionaries
0 Posted: Sep 19th at 6:49 AMFinally, brothers, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you.
1 Thessalonians 3:1
I hear often from people that they want to pray for missionaries but don't really know what to pray or where to start. I own this wonderful devotional book by Rick Renner, a missionary in Russia, and the devo I was reading the other day was just on this topic. So, I thought I'd share it with you.
He summarizes it like this:
* Pray for the missionaries and preachers themselves.
* Pray for the things that concern them, ie, their families, their finances, their health, etc.
* Pray for the Lord's message to spread without hindrance from hostile forces.
* Pray for the missionaries and preachers to win the race for souls.
* Pray for them to be protected as they dash through enemy territory.
* Pray constantly, around the clock, for those who are laboring on the front lines!
In the devotional book, Rick Renner takes apart 1 Thessalonians 3:1 to convey the many ideas the Greek words signify. He tells that 2 Thess. 3:1 says this:
"Finally, brothers, pray for us and for those things that concern us. Pray that the word of the Lord will spread quickly and without resistance. Pray that we will be able to keep up the pace that is required for us to get this message out!
"To fulfill this task, we have to be like runners whose eyes are fixed on the goal before us! We must be like brave, bold, daring, and courageous messengers, whose job is to carry vital information across enemy lines. We have to move promptly and swiftly to get the message of the Gospel to the other side where people are desperately waiting.
"Since the Lord has dispatched us to carry this message, and since this task requires us to run speedily through dangerous territory, we request prayer that we will be able to make it through every skirmish, clash, confrontation, and struggle that we might come across as we run to the other side to deliver the word of the Lord. I request that your prayers be unbroken, uninterrupted, and never-ending. As you pray, remember to specifically stipulate that the word of the Lord would usher in a triumphant and glorious new day in the lives of those who hear it, as it has done among you."
Amen!
