CALL TO PRAYER

There are moments that Christians need to stop what they are doing, and boldly go before the King of Kings and petition for His assistance with the affairs of men at the national level. Today is one of those days. As we speak, Pakistan and India are verging on total war. Both sides are taking military strikes upon each other. Both are not a Christian nation and the believers in those nations are being persecuted by the government and dominant religious groups there. Nevertheless, we as believers in Jesus Christ need to be different. True Christians strive for peace, this means as believers who are not in Pakistan or India, we need to be voicing our prayers to the Lord and acting upon God’s commandements to strive for peace. God makes it clear to us that we are to live if at all possible peaceful lives, Romans 12:18 “If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.” For those believers in Pakistan and India, we are praying for you and your safety. We pray that this event will cause openings for you to share the Gospel and proclaim the only true God, Jesus Christ to the world. Christians are identified by our actions, Matthew 5:9 “Blessed [are] the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.”

For believers, we should not be surprised about the rising tension in the world. Jesus warned of wars and rumors of wars as the end times approached. There has always been wars and rumors of wars, but not with the extent of other Bible prophecy that is occurring. The Jews are in their land, they are a nation again. The rise of global dynamics preparing the way for what is described to take place in Daniel’s 70th week, and the world is becoming ever focused on the Temple Mount. Yet, while the news at times appears very much to be sensationalizing, we as believers need to be the foundation for others to come running to for the right answer.

Let’s pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ that are in Pakistan and in India. Let us pray for the two nations to calm down and stop fighting and allowing the opportunity for the Gospel of Jesus Christ to be heard.

Hold until relieved our Blessed Hope is coming,

JL & Alex