It is privilege of living to be... acutely, agonizingly conscious of the moment that is always present and always passing.
Marya Mannes (1904-1990, American writer)
Romans 15:30-32
Now I implore you, brothers, through the Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to agonize together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf: that I may be rescued from the unbelievers in Judea, that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, and that, by God’s will, I may come to you with joy and be refreshed together with you. (HCSB)
Paul is asking for a multiple blessings here. He is asking for love, and many around the world today are in this same shape. There are missionaries and many others that stand against Satan daily in their endeavors as they strive to preach the gospel and convert souls to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and there is something that we can do for them.
We can agonize. When is the last time that you got down on your knees in agonizing prayer? Was it when someone in the family was deathly sick and you fell on your face at our Lord’s feet and begged for their lives. Today there are so many people eternally sick and hell bound, and around the world somewhere, obedient saints are trying to reach them for Jesus.
The church is in the shape it is in today because it has forgotten its main mission, and that is to save the lost and join hand in hand with others that are. You and I are comfortable in our homes, but somewhere in this world today someone is sleeping in a hot tent under a mosquito net to reach lost souls. Can you and I this morning and every morning take a few moments in agonizing prayer for their mission and for the lives of the lost…God’s Blessing’s.
Pastor William
Marya Mannes (1904-1990, American writer)
Romans 15:30-32
Now I implore you, brothers, through the Lord Jesus Christ and through the love of the Spirit, to agonize together with me in your prayers to God on my behalf: that I may be rescued from the unbelievers in Judea, that my service for Jerusalem may be acceptable to the saints, and that, by God’s will, I may come to you with joy and be refreshed together with you. (HCSB)
Paul is asking for a multiple blessings here. He is asking for love, and many around the world today are in this same shape. There are missionaries and many others that stand against Satan daily in their endeavors as they strive to preach the gospel and convert souls to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and there is something that we can do for them.
We can agonize. When is the last time that you got down on your knees in agonizing prayer? Was it when someone in the family was deathly sick and you fell on your face at our Lord’s feet and begged for their lives. Today there are so many people eternally sick and hell bound, and around the world somewhere, obedient saints are trying to reach them for Jesus.
The church is in the shape it is in today because it has forgotten its main mission, and that is to save the lost and join hand in hand with others that are. You and I are comfortable in our homes, but somewhere in this world today someone is sleeping in a hot tent under a mosquito net to reach lost souls. Can you and I this morning and every morning take a few moments in agonizing prayer for their mission and for the lives of the lost…God’s Blessing’s.
Pastor William
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