Last time, I mentioned that we can be involved in God's amazing worldwide plan by simply learning about other cultures and what God is doing around the world. But what else can we do?
In Matthew, when Jesus sees crowds of people who are oppressed, leaderless, and in great spiritual need, He responds with compassion and says this to His disciples:
"The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest."Notice what Jesus says is the first step in responding to the need: Pray!
PRAY
If we really believe that God is active in the world, and His Spirit is the one who works to change hearts and transform lives, prayer for missions is absolutely vital. A missionary to China about a hundred years ago said it this way: “Believers at home can do as much for overseas missions as those actually on the field. I believe it will only be known on the last day how much has been accomplished in overseas missions by the prayers of earnest believers at home.” - James O. Fraser
A few ways to Pray for missions:
If we really believe that God is active in the world, and His Spirit is the one who works to change hearts and transform lives, prayer for missions is absolutely vital. A missionary to China about a hundred years ago said it this way: “Believers at home can do as much for overseas missions as those actually on the field. I believe it will only be known on the last day how much has been accomplished in overseas missions by the prayers of earnest believers at home.” - James O. Fraser
A few ways to Pray for missions:
- Pick a specific missionary, sign up to receive updates and pray for them regularly.
- Start a prayer group for missions in your church.
- Take a small group or Bible study you already attend and as a group “adopt” a missionary.
- Pray daily through prayer guides.
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