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This
summer a house was burned down in our little town. It was a planned burn
of a building that had no salvage value. Because the structure was tall
and about 75 years old, it made quite a display while it burned. I could
feel a little heat from it some two blocks away.
Ben and
Daniel noticed the fire too. There was a bit of panic in their eyes as they
hurriedly ran up to me and grabbed hold of my pant leg. Their main concern
was that the fire would somehow come to our house. Just being able to be
next to me and their mother helped to calm them down as we viewed the event from
a safe distance and reassured them they were safe
from the fire.
The Apostle Paul knew a lot about
danger. He had faced it on many occasions. His concern was not fire
or storms but men. In 2
Thessalonians 3:1 - 5 he exhorts the Thessalonians to pray for him
and his team as they spread the Gospel. Specifically, "that we may be delivered
from perverse and evil men."
Your prayers for others in
the ministry are important. Without them, the Lord's work would be greatly
hampered. God has so ordered things that your prayers are essential so that
the Gospel may go out.
Get organized and consistent in
your praying for others, especially those serving the Lord in ministry. They
are not only counting on it, they desperately need your prayer support.
All Scripture references are from the New American
Standard Version unless otherwise noted.
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