This morning, like many other days, I woke up with the question "how can someone pray for me?" It is easy to ask others to share with you what they want you to pray for them. But it is another thing when they ask you to share with them. You wonder what to share and what not to.
And so, as I took a moment to read my devotional book (Morning & Evening by CH Spurgeon) this morning, I was warmed in the heart with the Spirit of God when He brought me forth to dine in His Word. I read 1 Thessalonians 5:25 and my answer was before me. So appropriate for my morning and day. The exact imprint of my cry to the Lord for the church family and friends who pray and do also pray for me.
Following to the Scripture CH Spurgeon penned the exact expression of my plea to you. I didn't know what to say but he has well said it for me and for millions of other missionaries and ministers of the Gospel of Christ; Brethren pray for us!
Spurgeon wrote;
"Brethren, our work is solemnly momentous, involving weal or woe to thousands; we treat with souls for God on eternal business, and our word is either a savor of life unto life, or of death unto death. A very heavy responsibility rests upon us, and it will be no small mercy if at the last we be found clear of the blood of all men.
As officers in Christ’s army, we are the especial mark of the enmity of men and devils; they watch for our halting, and labor to take us by the heels. Our sacred calling involves us in temptations from which you are exempt, above all it too often draws us away from our personal enjoyment of truth into a ministerial and official consideration of it.
We meet with many knotty cases, and our wits are at a non plus;
We observe very sad back-slidings, and our hearts are wounded;
We see millions perishing, and our spirits sink.
We wish to profit you by our preaching;
We desire to be blessed to your children;
We long to be useful both to saints and sinners;
Therefore, dear friends, intercede for us with our God. Miserable men are we if we miss the aid of your prayers, but happy are we if we live in your supplications. You do not look to us but to our Master for spiritual blessings, and yet how many times has He given those blessings through His ministers; ask then, again and again, that we may be the earthen vessels into which the Lord may put the treasure of the gospel. We, the whole company of missionaries [and] ministers..., do in the name of Jesus beseech you.
