Will you help us pray?

I know some of you have been praying for our youth Sunday School class, and we thank you for that. This past Sunday there was a strong sense of conviction and the young people were fidgety. The lesson was on how the death of Jesus paid the price for our sins. During the time of invitation to accept Christ, one young man distracted another young man and there was a small squabble resulting in both storming out during the time of invitation.

We are in a real spiritual war. This is no game. We have had numerous attacks from the enemy on our family and church people the past few weeks.

In this war, we recognize that there is nothing we can do in our own power to bring the victory. It is totally up to God to break the chains of bondage in the lives of these young people. Our main weapon is through prayer and fasting. God is totally capable of delivering these precious lives, but He moves in response to our fervent prayers. In our praying and fasting, we humbly surrender to the King of Kings and plead for Him to bring down every stronghold of Satan.

The second thing we recognize in this war is that the price has already been paid for the lives of these young people. All they need to do is accept the gift.

As I thought about a physical war, it would be nearly impossible for a group of just a few soldiers to win a war. It takes hundreds of men, each doing their own job, to win the battle.

This is a war in which you can be involved. You do not have to leave your family and travel overseas to fight in this war. You can fight on your knees. Would you join us in the battle by prayer and fasting for these young people? They are a great group and we feel there is much potential for the church if they would surrender their lives to Christ. We are asking for prayer from now up to Easter Sunday when the lessons will conclude and will draw them closer to a point of decision. What a great celebration of victory that would be on Easter Sunday!