Giving Thanks
“I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers
for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership
in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this
that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion
until the day of Christ Jesus.” Philippians 1:3-6
Prayer Model
In Acts 4:23-26 + 31, we find a prayer model in the early church.
After Peter and John had preached and stirred up a commotion among
the religious leaders their lives were threatened. They were told
never to preach or speak the Name of Jesus again. We then read,
in verse 23, that they returned to their companions to find a church
in prayer. Note that they, the church, cried out in one voice in
agreement of thought and unity of heart. Relying on the truthfulness
of Scripture their prayer took on greater fervency as they asked
Almighty God to do the impossible. They made specific requests believing
that Sovereign, Almighty God would respond to their prayers with
miracles. James 5:16b reads, “The effective prayer of a righteous
man can accomplish much.”
At 2:38 A.M. on January 17, 1991, a task force of eight U.S. Army
Ah-64 Apache helicopters fired the first shots of Desert Storm.
Their objective was clear.... free Kuwait. The first mission to
be carried out in achieving the objective was to destroy two early-warning
radar sites. To successfully execute this would open a radar-free
corridor in southwest Iraq skies for the continuation of our air
offensive. The lives of literally hundreds of allied air crews who
were preparing to follow directly behind the Apaches, to bomb Scud
missile sites and various targets in Baghdad, depended upon the
accuracy and completion of their mission. With all allied forces,
air, sea and land, in place and in a state of readiness, the battle
plan was operational. After the success of the air assault the ground
operations could commence...and did so on February 24th, 1991 at
4 A.M., Saudi time.
What We Can Learn
Much can be learned from this account of recent military history.
Following a similar course of action in preparing for each of our
ministry opportunities, your prayers for us are vital to the success
of our mission. With a clear objective in view of working along
side of our military chaplains to minister the military community
across the globe, your fervent and committed prayers (air strikes)
, are essential. With your commitment to prayer preceding and during
each ministry event the Sonshine Ministries, Ministry Team (ground
forces) can be fully operational. Thus we know we can minister with
greater confidence and power. Faithful, committed prayer proceeding
the event is equally as important for the chaplains and for their
follow-up teams. We need your committed combat prayer to immobilize
the enemy. (Mark 3:27)
“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according
to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh,
but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.”
(II Corinthians 10:3+4)
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