How To Pray For Missionaries #3

continuation from previous post….

4. Pray that he will have open doors to preach the Gospel.  2 Cor. 2:12

That is exactly what your missionary is going to need the minute he arrives on the field. Just where will he preach? Who will listen to him? He needs God to direct his paths. Even Paul had to have doors opened for him. There are millions of people out there, and most of them have never heard the Gospel. They need someone to tell them. But your missionary needs to be able to find them; he needs your prayers for those open doors. Today why don’t you pray for your missionary that God would show him where to go and find these open doors and that He will prepare the people’s heart for the Gospel message?

5. Pray that he would know how to preach, witness, and talk.    Gal.2:2

The missionaries not only need open doors, but they need to know how to talk to them when the doors are open. What should he say? How should he get the message across? Crossing cultural boundaries and speaking in another language, missionaries need special help from God. This also would include special prayer for your missionary while he or she is in language school. They have the message, they just need to be able to communicate it. We must pray that God would encourage them and help them learn the language.

6. Pray that the Word of God may have free course and be glorified.   2 Thes. 3:1

Paul asks the people to pray that the Word of God may have free course. Meaning nothing would hinder the working of the Word of God, and that the Bible would have freedom to change people’s lives and the society around them.

Paul wanted people to sincerely pray to God for specific needs and desires. So let’s pray for our missionaries as Paul wanted people to pray for him. Let us put aside our generalized prayers and beseech God’s aid in every aspect of our missionary’s lives. Watch as God honors the sincere, heartfelt prayers of His children for one another.

information taken from ” Go Ye” a World Evagelism Journal by Our Generation and B.C.W.E.

Wayne

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