PREVENTIVE PRAYER FOR MISSIONARIES

Prevention is better than cure. This proverb is rarely practised in missionary work. Only when calamities or problems strike the missionaries, we mobilize prayer for their deliverance. Why don't we have some regular PREVENTIVE PRAYER for them?

Here are five basic preventive needs of missionaries :-

Prevention from Defilement

The enemyś arrows are aimed at the missionaries to weaken their testimony. Loss of personal holiness creates hollowness both in life and work. Sex is a great snare.

Prevention from Diseases

Every other missionary becomes sick due to adverse climatic conditions, poor sanitation, lack of balanced diet, and inadequate rest. The devil rejoices to see the worker inactive because of some physical weakness.

Prevention from Depressions

Separation from children and relatives, problems of children, fruitlessness in the field, unkind and inconsiderate leadership, financial stress, lack of fellowship and spiritual food, and other such problems leave the missionary depressed. Unless he enjoys a free spirit, he cannot serve joyfully.

Prevention from Divisions

Thereś hardly a mission field where thereś no relationship problem between the workers. When unity and team spirit are lost, thereś no blessing in the work. Prayer must be constantly made that the missionaries glorify God with öne mind and one mouth¨

Prevention from Dangers

Missionaries die of accidents, snake or insect bites, food-poisoning, epidemics, etc. The promises of Mark 16:18 and such passages must be daily claimed for them. During their outstation programmes, the workers´ houses are sometimes looted. Besides all these, there are threats from the enemies of the gospel.

Courtesy : Blessing Magazine - September 2010.
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