“I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men…” – 1 Timothy 2:1-2
If in one place there are only two or three who know the truth, let them form themselves into a band of workers. Let them keep their bond of union unbroken, pressing together in love and unity, encouraging one another to advance, each gaining courage and strength from the assistance of the others…. As they work and pray in Christ’s name, their numbers will increase.(1)
We should hold convocations for prayer, asking the Lord to open the way for the truth to enter the strongholds where Satan has set up his throne, and dispel the shadow he has cast athwart the pathway of those who he is seeking to deceive and destroy. (2)
Not all are called to personal labor in foreign fields, but all can do something by their prayers and their gifts to aid the missionary work. (3)
Brethren and sisters, have you forgotten that your prayers should go out, like sharp sickles, with the laborers in the great harvest field? (4)
Solicit prayer for the souls for whom you labor; present them before the church as objects for the supplication. It will be just what the church needs, to have their minds called from their little, petty difficulties, to feel a great burden, a personal interest, for a soul that is ready to perish. (5)
When the gospel net is cast, let there be a watching by the net, with tears and earnest prayer. Let the workers determine not to become discouraged; and not to let go the net until it is drawn ashore, with the fruit of their labor. (6)
How can we honor God, how can we vindicate His word, unless we are much in prayer appealing to Him to manifest His power in behalf of the perishing? (7)
Charge for the Day: Start a small prayer group to regularly pray for the conversion of souls for those specifically in your own community, asking the Lord what you can do to reach them.
1. Testimonies for the Church, vol. 7, p. 21
2. Testimonies for the Church, vol. 6, p. 80
3. Testimonies for the Church, vol. 6, p. 29
4. Testimonies for the Church, vol. 3, p. 162
5. Medical Ministry, pp. 244-245
6. The Signs of the Times, March 16, 1882
7. The Review and Herald, August 23, 1892