Finally, brethern, pray for us

2Th 3:1 Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:

Good morning again dear friends, what a great night of preaching we had last night! God was so good to us to send some visitors also, and we are so thankful for His faithfulness. The Pastor has been walking through the book of II Thessalonians and it has been good for us as a church. Last night we were exhorted to look at what Paul was writing to them because of false teachers and a false letter that they received earlier. In the first three verses of Chp 3 Paul lays the groundwork for a productive Christian life in the faith. It all starts in prayer as the preacher says..the Bible backs this up by saying Eph 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints. You see when they started with prayer they were able to be kept close to God and to be on guard. We see three results that Paul had mentioned in those three versus because of their prayer life and praying for them as the preachers of the word:

• In V1 we see that it Optimizes the Word of God
  That the Word of God may have free course, and be glorified.
  When the Word of God is preached without compromise it glorifies Christ
• In V2 we see that it Ostracizes Wickedness
  For all men have not faith
  It separates those that believe from those that would question, or lead astray
• In V3 we see it Organizes us into Worship
  But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you and keep you from evil
  Worshipping the true God through devotion and prayer, which is able to hide His words in your heart that you be grounded and unwavering

Friends in the above verses we see the results of a simple request by Paul, for if we pray for the the services, the preacher, the message about to be preached, then the Word of God can have free course and the Lord can be glorified because of the change in people's lives! Friends if we spend more time in prayer, and less time in being preoccupied then we can have a relationship with the Lord that would not only stablish you, and keep you, but it would change you. People today always seem down in the dumps, or over worried, but if we could pray for others and the things that God would have us to pray for then we can have a more abundant Christian life abiding within the True vine that is Jesus Christ! My prayer for you today is that you would know the Lord Jesus Christ as your personal Savior, not just know Him for His name and what He has done, but to have a relationship with the Lord and KNOW Him.