DCLM Higher Everyday 20 October 2023 — Pray for Missionaries
Topic: Pray for Missionaries
Text: Ephesians 6:18-24
19And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel,
20For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
21But that ye also may know my affairs, and how I do, Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, shall make known to you all things:
22Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that ye might know our affairs, and that he might comfort your hearts.
23Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
24Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. (To the Ephesians written from Rome, by Tychicus.)
Key Verse: “Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints” (Ephesians 6:18).
Message
Stressing the need to pray for missionaries, Edward McKendree Bounds says, “Talking to men for God is a great thing, but talking to God for men is greater still.” It is easy to pray for your spouse, children, and work so you can pay all the bills on time. But what about prayers for missionaries? How do you pray for people you have probably never met, and who are doing the work you cannot relate to in a foreign land?
Indeed, there are some Christian youths who want to pray for missionaries but they usually forget or have no clue as to what to pray about. Get fired up on praying for missionaries today! Read books on gospel missions – Hudson Tailor served in India; T. L. Osborn and his wife evangelized in India, David Livingstone, South Africa and Mary Slessor, Nigeria. Find out where your Church’s missionaries are and pray for them. Missionaries’ needs include: funds, human resources, machines, preaching permits, language barrier, security and health. As we pray for our present day missionaries, there will be breakthroughs.
Quote: There will be breakthroughs as we pray.
Challenge: How often do you pray for missionaries?
Prayer for today: Lord, help me to pray for missionaries always.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
