I look to the
Scriptures for comfort and strength.
I remember the
words of Isaiah 50:10: “Let him who
walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the LORD and rely on
his God.” During every
challenging time and when we look for answers and direction, Isaiah tells us to
entrust it all to the Lord.
The reason we
can trust him with our lives, our circumstances and trust him to overcome the
challenges that our congregation has to deal with, is because of his ‘Name’. The Lord’s ‘Name’ speaks of his never ending goodness and of his
commitment to us. The Lord took an oath by his Name to be our God. The Lord we trust continues to be good and
committed to all of us. We know this, because he didn’t spare Jesus to make us
his own.
Uphold your
congregation and her leadership in prayer, intercede for the minister and all
the leaders, fast for them, and let them know you are walking with them.
As you do that,
let me share Scriptures that we can be praying for each other and for our
leaders during these trying times:
• Pray that the
Lord might strengthen our leaders and their faith that God answers prayer.
James 5: 16 –
20.
• Pray that as
the Lord knows us and our circumstances, our leaders might know that he holds
them and continues to guide them. Ps 139: 1 – 3 9,10.
• Pray that the
Lord will give them comfort as they come to him for wisdom and answers.
Ps 55: 22 and 2
Cor 1: 3 and 4.
As a church community we want to uphold this church and her leaders
before the Lord. As a church community I am asking you personally to pray, and
to pray in your small groups, and during your family devotions.
We want our
congregational leaders to know that they are not alone, that we stand together
and that the Lord journeys with us. In our challenges and our inefficiencies,
may the Lord give us the faith and strength to walk his journey together, as
one!
I look to the
Scriptures for comfort and strength. Only through his Word and his Spirit will
he guide, protect and keep us. Because Jesus is our help and our salvation.
And now, let us
put our trust in Christ who saves and sustains,
and the love of
God will carry us through every test and tribulation.
