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Dear remnants,
Greetings to you in the Name of our Lord and
Saviour Jesus Christ, the prayer answering God! I
am pleased to note that I will be meeting you each
month through this letter. The times that we live in
are not normal. There is a threat of war in many
countries. We are flooded with more and more bad
news every fleeting day.
It is disheartening to see that violence, abuse,
suicide, theft, rape, animosity are increasing day by
day. Believers are threatened and exploited.
Churches are demolished. Missionaries are
undergoing various kinds of health issues.
Certainly, we are living in the last days.
Inspite of this awful scenario, as God's
children we are called to pray. The Apostle Paul in
his first epistle to Timothy writes, “First of all, then, I
urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and
thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and
all who are in high positions, that we may lead a
peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every
way. This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of
God our Savior, who desires all people to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth.” (1 Tim 2:
1-4).
We need to regularly pray that our kings and
those who are in high positions will be guided by the
Lord and take decisions as per the will of God. Each
decision is crucial. For one wrong decision will
adversely affect the Nation. The Bible says, “When
the righteous are in authority and become great, the
people rejoice; But when the wicked man rules, the
people groan and sigh” (Prov 29:2). So, let us pray
that God will bless us with righteous leaders so that
we can live a peaceful and quiet life.
The Apostle Paul further admonishes us to
pray that all men will be saved and that they will
come to the knowledge of the truth. The prophet
Samuel, considered it a sin if he ceases to pray for
his people (I Sam 12:23). In Romans 10, the Apostle
Paul states that it is his heart's desire and prayer
that Israel be saved. What a love for his
countrymen! Jeremiah, the weeping prophet
laments that the whole land is laid desolate because
no one takes it to heart (Jer 12:11).
Shall we give heed? Shall we commit ourselves
to seek the Lord? Let us organise half night and all
night prayers for our Nation. Let us not be self-
centred and seek the Lord only for our own
betterment in prayer meetings. Rather let us
humble ourselves before Him so that He may bless
our land (2 Chr 7:14). God is seeking for one man,
atleast one, to stand in the gap before Him on behalf
of the land that He should not destroy it (Eze 22:30).
Will we be that person?
Yours in His Service,
A. Lionel
General Overseer
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