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Beloved,
One of my best friends just reminded me of something I'd disclosed to him in the fall of 2005... Back then, while out on an afternoon prayerwalk, the Lord impressed upon my heart that the Pentecost Season of 2008 would be highly significant to our mission.
Well, Pentecost Sunday was just three days ago--- fully seven years beyond the first steps of our first cross-country prayerwalk, and I can't recall a more significant season in my life. I realize the weight of what I just said; please hear me...
Last week, Deanna and I had occasion to meet privately with one of the most respected leaders in the body of Christ. By the grace and favor of God, this brother has always been moved by our mission, but as he heard our prayer afresh last week, the spirit of God rekindled his heart in a significant way.
This short testimony is just the beginning... Indeed, I have much to share with you in the days ahead, but for now, may this suffice:
Faithful is He who calls you (us), and He also will bring it to pass. - 1 Thessalonians 5:24 (parentheses added)
You are receiving this email because you may well be among the "us" God has called to pray this mission unto its fruition. Before you click through to your next email, would you take a moment to re-read our prayer? Perhaps the Lord will rekindle your heart too...
Almighty God,
We thank You and praise You for Your unending mercy and grace poured out upon our nation. You have delivered us in times of war, reunited us after conflicts among ourselves, and filled our lives with such abundance, Your blessings overflow our borders.
Yet still, we take You for granted. We come before You now, in desperate need of Your forgiveness. We confess that the liberty You so graciously gave us has become a license to do as we please. Our culture mocks You; our highest courts are esteemed above Your Word. We've traded genuine spirituality for temporary pleasure, true virtue for hollow celebrity. We teach our children self-indulgence, yet stand mystified at the blood on their hands. We lust after material things, yet wonder why our souls are empty.
Revive us, O Lord. Your Presence is our only hope. Impart to us Your passion for good over evil. As we humble ourselves and seek Your face, forgive us O God, and heal us. Make us one, that America would be the land You envisioned from the beginning...a beacon of hope lifted to the world, a people free to serve You and one another, in genuine love.
In the name of the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob-in the name of Jesus we pray. AMEN.
We've never appreciated your prayers and support more. Thank you for your faithfulness.
Your brother-in-grace,
Tom
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