The great author and Methodist clergyman E. M. Bounds wrote wonderfully of the power of prayer.
Edward McKendree Bounds (1835-1913), Methodist minister and devotional writer, born in Shelby County, Missouri. Studied law and was admitted to the bar at twenty-one years. After practicing law for three years, began preaching for the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. At the time of his pastorate at Brunswick, Misouri, war was declared, and he was made a prisonar of war for refusing to take the oath of allegiance to the Federal Government. After release he served as chaplain of the Fifth Missouri regiment [for the Confederate Army] until the close of the war, when captured and held as prisoner at Nashville, Tennessee. After the war ended, Bounds served as pastor of churches in Tennessee, Alabama, and St. Louis, Missouri.... Spent the last seventeen years of his life with his family in Washington, Georgia, writing his 'Spiritual Life Books.'"
Here is some of the wisdom that God gave E. M. Bounds that I pass on to you.
"We are constantly on a stretch, if not on a strain, to devise new methods, new plans, new organizations to advance the Church and secure enlargement and efficiency for the gospel. This trend of the day has a tendency to lose sight of the man or sink the man in the plan or organization. God's plan is to make much of the man, far more of him than of anything else. Men are God's method. The Church is looking for better methods; God is looking for better men. "There was a man sent from God whose name was John." The dispensation that heralded and prepared the way for Christ was bound up in that man John. "Unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given."
"The world's salvation comes out of that cradled Son. When Paul appeals to the personal character of the men who rooted the gospel in the world, he solves the mystery of their success. The glory and efficiency of the gospel is staked on the men who proclaim it. When God declares that "the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him," he declares the necessity of men and his dependence on them as a channel through which to exert his power upon the world. This vital, urgent truth is one that this age of machinery is apt to forget. The forgetting of it is as baneful on the work of God as would be the striking of the sun from his sphere. Darkness, confusion, and death would ensue.
"What the Church needs to-day is not more machinery or better, not new organizations or more and novel methods, but men whom the Holy Ghost can use -- men of prayer, men mighty in prayer. The Holy Ghost does not flow through methods, but through men. He does not come on machinery, but on men. He does not anoint plans, but men -- men of prayer."
These words are just as true today as when the faithful minister first wrote them. And when he says men, I will add women, for God works through both genders in mighty ways when we surrender to His will and pray from the heart. The most powerful position is when we are on our knees iu prayer. Amen. Amen!
Monday, August 2, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Eight Important Things for You to Pray About
8 Things to Pray For , in Jesus' Name!
1. Pray for the harvest. of souls for the Lord!
"The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest." (Matt 9:37-38)
2. Pray for national and local leaders of government.
"I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, in order that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity." (1 Tim 2:1-2)
3. Pray that God will open doors for ministry of the Word.
"Praying at the same time for us as well, that God may open up to us a door for the word , so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ..." (Col 4:3)
4. Pray for those who have mistreated you, or others you know. Forgive them.
"Bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you." (Lk 6:28)
"So shall My heavenly Father also do to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart." (Matt 18:35)
5. Pray against evil and temptation.
"Pray that you may not enter into temptation." (Lk 22:40)
6. Pray that you and loved ones and others may do no evil.
"Now we pray to God that you do no wrong..." (2 Cor 13:7)
7. Pray that your love, and others' love may abound toward all people.
"And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment..." (Phil 1:9)
8. Pray that your adn othrers' whole spirit, mind and body be preserved blameless.
"Now may the God of peace sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Thess 5:23)
1. Pray for the harvest. of souls for the Lord!
"The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest." (Matt 9:37-38)
2. Pray for national and local leaders of government.
"I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority, in order that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity." (1 Tim 2:1-2)
3. Pray that God will open doors for ministry of the Word.
"Praying at the same time for us as well, that God may open up to us a door for the word , so that we may speak forth the mystery of Christ..." (Col 4:3)
4. Pray for those who have mistreated you, or others you know. Forgive them.
"Bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you." (Lk 6:28)
"So shall My heavenly Father also do to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart." (Matt 18:35)
5. Pray against evil and temptation.
"Pray that you may not enter into temptation." (Lk 22:40)
6. Pray that you and loved ones and others may do no evil.
"Now we pray to God that you do no wrong..." (2 Cor 13:7)
7. Pray that your love, and others' love may abound toward all people.
"And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment..." (Phil 1:9)
8. Pray that your adn othrers' whole spirit, mind and body be preserved blameless.
"Now may the God of peace sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Thess 5:23)
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Praying for Our Missionaries -- Your Prayers Can Help Them!
"Continue steadfastly in prayer, watching therein with thanksgiving; with all praying for us also, that God may open unto us a door for the Word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds..." Colossians 4:2, 3 (NiV).
Pray for our missionaries in other countries. Pray for the missionaries of the Presbyterian Church, USA and those of other Christian churches. What they do is so important. Pray for the spreading of the Good News of Jesus Christ.
We cannot take for granted that there are open doors everywhere. Many missionaries work in countries with restricted access or in areas that are resistant to the Gospel, where, even though there are open doors, there are closed hearts.
Pray that God will guide the missionaries as they cross barriers and find hearts ready to receive the Word of God. Pray that God opens doors for ministry, partnership and friendship. Pray that those serving would be guided by the Holy Spirit and be able to recognize opportunities.
Pray for courage to witness
"Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should" Ephesians 6:19-20 (NIV).
Why do we have to pray for courage for our missionaries? They need courage to:
Minister effectively in other cultures and languages
Defeat the power of the enemy's opposition
Conquer fear of failure and shame.
Pray that the Word God is proclaimed without obstacles
"Finally, brothers, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you" 2 Thessalonians 3:1 (NIV).
In order for the Word of God to flow freely, the obstacles have to be removed. The enemy is trying to hinder the work of God and has to be resisted. In the same way that Aaron and Hur supported the arms of Moses in the battle against the Amalekites (Exodus 17:12) you can support the tired arms of the missionaries with your prayers. We are reminded that our fight is against the spiritual forces of evil that attack in any area. (Ephesians 6:10-18).
Pray for protection
¨... pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men, for not everyone has faith" 2 Thessalonians 3:2 (NIV).
Pray that God will protect them from those who seek to do them harm. Pray that God will change the hearts of those who oppose the Word of God and those who bring it.
Pray that there will be harmony and acceptance among the believers
"Now I urge you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God for me.and that my service for Jerusalem may prove acceptable to the saints;" Romans 15:30, 31 (NIV).
Cooperation and support are essential for the progress of the missionary work. Pray that the ministry and the attitude of the missionaries are acceptable and that their colleagues and other believers support them.
THESE PRAYERS ARE IMPORTANT FOR MISSIONARIES OVERSEAS AND FOR OUR CONGREGATIONS HERE, AS WE DO MISSION RIGHT IN OUR OWN BACKYARDS AND NEIGHBORHOODS. LOCAL MISSION NEEDS YOUR PRAYERS, TOO>
Pray for our missionaries in other countries. Pray for the missionaries of the Presbyterian Church, USA and those of other Christian churches. What they do is so important. Pray for the spreading of the Good News of Jesus Christ.
We cannot take for granted that there are open doors everywhere. Many missionaries work in countries with restricted access or in areas that are resistant to the Gospel, where, even though there are open doors, there are closed hearts.
Pray that God will guide the missionaries as they cross barriers and find hearts ready to receive the Word of God. Pray that God opens doors for ministry, partnership and friendship. Pray that those serving would be guided by the Holy Spirit and be able to recognize opportunities.
Pray for courage to witness
"Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make known the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should" Ephesians 6:19-20 (NIV).
Why do we have to pray for courage for our missionaries? They need courage to:
Minister effectively in other cultures and languages
Defeat the power of the enemy's opposition
Conquer fear of failure and shame.
Pray that the Word God is proclaimed without obstacles
"Finally, brothers, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you" 2 Thessalonians 3:1 (NIV).
In order for the Word of God to flow freely, the obstacles have to be removed. The enemy is trying to hinder the work of God and has to be resisted. In the same way that Aaron and Hur supported the arms of Moses in the battle against the Amalekites (Exodus 17:12) you can support the tired arms of the missionaries with your prayers. We are reminded that our fight is against the spiritual forces of evil that attack in any area. (Ephesians 6:10-18).
Pray for protection
¨... pray that we may be delivered from wicked and evil men, for not everyone has faith" 2 Thessalonians 3:2 (NIV).
Pray that God will protect them from those who seek to do them harm. Pray that God will change the hearts of those who oppose the Word of God and those who bring it.
Pray that there will be harmony and acceptance among the believers
"Now I urge you, brethren, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to strive together with me in your prayers to God for me.and that my service for Jerusalem may prove acceptable to the saints;" Romans 15:30, 31 (NIV).
Cooperation and support are essential for the progress of the missionary work. Pray that the ministry and the attitude of the missionaries are acceptable and that their colleagues and other believers support them.
THESE PRAYERS ARE IMPORTANT FOR MISSIONARIES OVERSEAS AND FOR OUR CONGREGATIONS HERE, AS WE DO MISSION RIGHT IN OUR OWN BACKYARDS AND NEIGHBORHOODS. LOCAL MISSION NEEDS YOUR PRAYERS, TOO>
Sunday, July 11, 2010
MARRIAGE IS UNDER ATTACK! PRAY FOR MARRIAGE AND MARRIAGES!
MARRIAGE AND MARRIAGES ARE UNDER ATTACK -- PRAY FOR MARRIAGE!
PRAY FOR YOUR OWN MARRIAGE! (Prov. 31:10-12, Col. 3:16-19)Your marriage is an exclusive life-long relationship with your spouse. God created marriage to be the most satisfying human relationship. God intends for you and your spouse to be of one accord, spiritually, physically and emotionally. Pray for yourspouse. Pray for God to protect your marriage. Pray that God will give you love, patience, kindness, forgiveness and gracefor your spouse. Ask God to give you “eyes to see” life as your spouse sees it.
PRAY FOR THE INSTITUION OF MARRIAGE! (Gen. 2:24, Heb. 13:4) Pray that marriage between a man and a woman remains strong and protected by law. Pray for those who make laws to value marriage. Ask God to bring a renewal of marriage today. Pray that couples who may be on the verge of divorce will reconsider their decision. Pray for those who are fighting to preserve HOLY Matrimony. Pray that those forces which seek to redefine marriage would be stopped.
PRAY FOR THE MARRIAGES OF CURRENT AND FUTURE CHILDREN AND RELATIVES. (Ex. 15:2, Prov. 19:14) Your children will use the example of your marriage as a basis for their future marriage. Pray that your children and relatives will seek to have Christian marriages and spouses. Pray that God will bring godly spouses into their lives and that they would seek to serve and honor Him with their marriages.
PRAY FOR THE MARRIAGES OF YOUR CHURCH FAMILY! Pray for the marriages of pastors and faith community leaders and staff. (Ps. 9:10, Heb. 3:1-6) Pray for your pastor’s marriage that it remains strong and committed. Pray that God gives your pastor and his spouse quality time with each other, renewing their commitment to each other. Also pray that God protects the marriages of other community leaders of faith. Ask God to give them favor, blessing and protection. Pray for the marriages of other leaders within the church and of other couples within the church family. Pray for the marriages of elders, deacons, trustees and Sunday School teachers. Pray for the marriages of everyone in the pews on any given Sunday. Pray a hedge of protection for all the marriages in the church.
PRAY THAT YOUNG PEOPLE WILL VALUE MARRIAGE! (Gal. 5:22-25, Ps. 37:28)
Pray that young people today will value marriage. Pray for those currently engaged to stand in purity and that they would receive excellent premarital counseling and training. Pray that they will pursue sexual abstinence prior to marriage. And pray that God will be in the center of their relationships.
PRAY FOR OTHER MARRIAGES IN YOUR COMMUNITY (Jer. 30:17, Josh. 24:15)
Pray for the marriages in your neighborhood and that your neighbors would to turn to God and live more fruitful lives. Pray that your neighbors and fellow citizens will value marriage in your city and state. Pray that God will raise up countless committed citizens to promote and defend marriage all across our nation.
PRAY FOR YOUR OWN MARRIAGE! (Prov. 31:10-12, Col. 3:16-19)Your marriage is an exclusive life-long relationship with your spouse. God created marriage to be the most satisfying human relationship. God intends for you and your spouse to be of one accord, spiritually, physically and emotionally. Pray for yourspouse. Pray for God to protect your marriage. Pray that God will give you love, patience, kindness, forgiveness and gracefor your spouse. Ask God to give you “eyes to see” life as your spouse sees it.
PRAY FOR THE INSTITUION OF MARRIAGE! (Gen. 2:24, Heb. 13:4) Pray that marriage between a man and a woman remains strong and protected by law. Pray for those who make laws to value marriage. Ask God to bring a renewal of marriage today. Pray that couples who may be on the verge of divorce will reconsider their decision. Pray for those who are fighting to preserve HOLY Matrimony. Pray that those forces which seek to redefine marriage would be stopped.
PRAY FOR THE MARRIAGES OF CURRENT AND FUTURE CHILDREN AND RELATIVES. (Ex. 15:2, Prov. 19:14) Your children will use the example of your marriage as a basis for their future marriage. Pray that your children and relatives will seek to have Christian marriages and spouses. Pray that God will bring godly spouses into their lives and that they would seek to serve and honor Him with their marriages.
PRAY FOR THE MARRIAGES OF YOUR CHURCH FAMILY! Pray for the marriages of pastors and faith community leaders and staff. (Ps. 9:10, Heb. 3:1-6) Pray for your pastor’s marriage that it remains strong and committed. Pray that God gives your pastor and his spouse quality time with each other, renewing their commitment to each other. Also pray that God protects the marriages of other community leaders of faith. Ask God to give them favor, blessing and protection. Pray for the marriages of other leaders within the church and of other couples within the church family. Pray for the marriages of elders, deacons, trustees and Sunday School teachers. Pray for the marriages of everyone in the pews on any given Sunday. Pray a hedge of protection for all the marriages in the church.
PRAY THAT YOUNG PEOPLE WILL VALUE MARRIAGE! (Gal. 5:22-25, Ps. 37:28)
Pray that young people today will value marriage. Pray for those currently engaged to stand in purity and that they would receive excellent premarital counseling and training. Pray that they will pursue sexual abstinence prior to marriage. And pray that God will be in the center of their relationships.
PRAY FOR OTHER MARRIAGES IN YOUR COMMUNITY (Jer. 30:17, Josh. 24:15)
Pray for the marriages in your neighborhood and that your neighbors would to turn to God and live more fruitful lives. Pray that your neighbors and fellow citizens will value marriage in your city and state. Pray that God will raise up countless committed citizens to promote and defend marriage all across our nation.
Monday, June 14, 2010
I ASKED GOD
Shared by email with me by a friend -- we are not sure who is the author, but it is powerful!
"I Asked God"
I asked God to take away my habit. God said, "No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up."
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole. God said, "No. His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary."
I asked God to grant me patience. God said, "No. Patience is a byproduct of tribulations; it isn't granted, it is learned."
I asked God to give me happiness. God said, "No. I give you blessings; happiness is up to you."
I asked God to spare me pain. God said, "No. Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me."
I asked God to make my spirit grow. God said, "No. You must grow on your own! But I will prune you to make you fruitful."
I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life. God said, "No. I will give you life, so that you may enjoy all things."
I asked God to help me love others, as much as He loves me. God said, "Ahhh, finally you have the idea."
This day is yours; don't throw it away. "To the world you might be one person, but to one person you just might be the world." May God bless you.
"I Asked God"
I asked God to take away my habit. God said, "No. It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up."
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole. God said, "No. His spirit is whole, his body is only temporary."
I asked God to grant me patience. God said, "No. Patience is a byproduct of tribulations; it isn't granted, it is learned."
I asked God to give me happiness. God said, "No. I give you blessings; happiness is up to you."
I asked God to spare me pain. God said, "No. Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares and brings you closer to me."
I asked God to make my spirit grow. God said, "No. You must grow on your own! But I will prune you to make you fruitful."
I asked God for all things that I might enjoy life. God said, "No. I will give you life, so that you may enjoy all things."
I asked God to help me love others, as much as He loves me. God said, "Ahhh, finally you have the idea."
This day is yours; don't throw it away. "To the world you might be one person, but to one person you just might be the world." May God bless you.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
His Faithful Love Enduies Forever!
Enduring love
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. Psalm 136:1 NLT
The unforgettable responsive reading
It was midnight on Thursday, February 8, A.D. 356, and Athanasius, a leader in the early Christian church and passionate defender of the deity of Jesus Christ, was leading a worship service. Suddenly loud shouts and clashing armor could be heard outside the church. Soldiers had come to arrest him.
But Athanasius said, "I didn't think it right, at such a time, to leave my people," so he continued the service. He asked a deacon to read Psalm 136 and then requested the congregation to respond with the refrain, "His faithful love endures forever," which they did twenty-six times over the din of the soldiers outside.
Just as the final verse was completed, the soldiers rushed into the church, brandishing their swords and spears and crowding forward up the nave toward Anthanasius. The people yelled for Athanasius to run, but he refused to go until he had given a benediction. Then some of his assistants gathered tightly around him, and, as he recounts it, "I passed through the crowd of people unseen and escaped, giving thanks to God that I had not betrayed my people, but had seen to their safety before I thought of my own."
Athanasius was portraying to his people God's love, which endures forever. He was willing to lay down his life for his flock—just as Jesus had laid down his life for his flock a few centuries earlier.
Since God's "faithful love endures forever," why is there ever any need to worry?
adapted from The One Year® Book of Psalms with devotionals by William J. Petersen and Randy Petersen (Tyndale) entry for November 8
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. Psalm 136:1 NLT
The unforgettable responsive reading
It was midnight on Thursday, February 8, A.D. 356, and Athanasius, a leader in the early Christian church and passionate defender of the deity of Jesus Christ, was leading a worship service. Suddenly loud shouts and clashing armor could be heard outside the church. Soldiers had come to arrest him.
But Athanasius said, "I didn't think it right, at such a time, to leave my people," so he continued the service. He asked a deacon to read Psalm 136 and then requested the congregation to respond with the refrain, "His faithful love endures forever," which they did twenty-six times over the din of the soldiers outside.
Just as the final verse was completed, the soldiers rushed into the church, brandishing their swords and spears and crowding forward up the nave toward Anthanasius. The people yelled for Athanasius to run, but he refused to go until he had given a benediction. Then some of his assistants gathered tightly around him, and, as he recounts it, "I passed through the crowd of people unseen and escaped, giving thanks to God that I had not betrayed my people, but had seen to their safety before I thought of my own."
Athanasius was portraying to his people God's love, which endures forever. He was willing to lay down his life for his flock—just as Jesus had laid down his life for his flock a few centuries earlier.
Since God's "faithful love endures forever," why is there ever any need to worry?
adapted from The One Year® Book of Psalms with devotionals by William J. Petersen and Randy Petersen (Tyndale) entry for November 8
Monday, May 17, 2010
Trust in the Lord With All Your Heart!
Proverbs 3:5-6 - Acknowledge God in all you do and He will guide you in all things. Acknowledge God in all you do and He will guide you in all things.
Prov 3:5 (KJV) Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Prov 3:6 (KJV) In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Prov 3:5 (MSG) Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure out everything on your own.
Prov 3:6 (MSG) Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he's the one who will keep you on track.
Throughout Proverbs one sees the reward of trusting in (lit. "clinging to," with the idea of setting one's hope and confidence upon) the Lord as opposed to the futility of resting in one's own wisdom and seeking one's own way. God designed His creation to have a dependency upon Him. Even the ordinary decisions of a day need the counsel of God, who instructs His creation to consult Him about even the most minute details, whether in the spiritual or secular realm. God promises to communicate in return. The Fall itself was precipitated when man sought to live independently of God, and this human independence
continues at the heart of sinful rebellion today.
Self-sufficiency and self-dependence have been the ruin of mankind ever since the fall of Adam. The grand sin of the human race is their continual endeavor to live independently of God, i. e., to ignore God in the things they do. Entire trust in God is the only logical position for Christians to take.
God has all knowledge and all power, and foresees and prepares against all the troubles that come upon man. For anyone to rely on his own understanding is foolish indeed. It is also folly to alternate between trust in self and trust in God. If we are faithful to read God's Word, study it, meditate on it, and obey it, God will guide us when we have decisions to make.
The Holy Spirit teaches us (John 14:26; 16:13-14) and directs us when we pray and seek the Lord's will. The Holy Spirit uses truth, not ignorance; so the more facts we have, the better. We should use our common sense but not lean on it (Prov. 3:5-6), for we walk by faith and not by sight (2Co5:7). If we sincerely move in the wrong direction, the Lord will show us (Acts 16:6-10; Phil. 3:15), so we need not fear. It i good for believers to read the Word and pray together as theyseek the mind of the Lord.
Prov 3:5 (KJV) Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Prov 3:6 (KJV) In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Prov 3:5 (MSG) Trust God from the bottom of your heart; don't try to figure out everything on your own.
Prov 3:6 (MSG) Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he's the one who will keep you on track.
Throughout Proverbs one sees the reward of trusting in (lit. "clinging to," with the idea of setting one's hope and confidence upon) the Lord as opposed to the futility of resting in one's own wisdom and seeking one's own way. God designed His creation to have a dependency upon Him. Even the ordinary decisions of a day need the counsel of God, who instructs His creation to consult Him about even the most minute details, whether in the spiritual or secular realm. God promises to communicate in return. The Fall itself was precipitated when man sought to live independently of God, and this human independence
continues at the heart of sinful rebellion today.
Self-sufficiency and self-dependence have been the ruin of mankind ever since the fall of Adam. The grand sin of the human race is their continual endeavor to live independently of God, i. e., to ignore God in the things they do. Entire trust in God is the only logical position for Christians to take.
God has all knowledge and all power, and foresees and prepares against all the troubles that come upon man. For anyone to rely on his own understanding is foolish indeed. It is also folly to alternate between trust in self and trust in God. If we are faithful to read God's Word, study it, meditate on it, and obey it, God will guide us when we have decisions to make.
The Holy Spirit teaches us (John 14:26; 16:13-14) and directs us when we pray and seek the Lord's will. The Holy Spirit uses truth, not ignorance; so the more facts we have, the better. We should use our common sense but not lean on it (Prov. 3:5-6), for we walk by faith and not by sight (2Co5:7). If we sincerely move in the wrong direction, the Lord will show us (Acts 16:6-10; Phil. 3:15), so we need not fear. It i good for believers to read the Word and pray together as theyseek the mind of the Lord.
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