T.O.D.A.Y. Ministries
14745 Merrilltown #1611
Austin TX 78728
Good Morning!
In my last Encouragement, I finished talking
about the different pieces of the "armor of God", which
is one of the garments from our spiritual wardrobe that
The Lord has given us and told us to "put on". There
are many more things that we need to "put on" and "take
up", but before I start talking about those things, I
want to include something else from that sixth chapter
of Ephesians.
In verse 18, The Apostle Paul was telling us to
make sure that we had on the whole armor of God, in
order to pray and intercede effectively! He told us "when
to pray" (at all times) . . . he also told us "how
to pray" (in the Spirit, with all manner of prayer) . .
. he also told us "who to pray for" (the Saints).
He is referring to anyone and everyone that has been
born again and are members of the body of Christ!
Precious ones, he was telling us to do the same thing
that The Holy Spirit is telling us to do TODAY! Pray
for the CHURCH! I am not talking about just the church
building that you attend, but about the entire body of
Christ, and those consecrated and dedicated ones that
are holding forth the "words of Life" to others! So,
then . . . in verse 19, Paul makes a personal request
for prayer. This verse is a continuation from verse 18,
and as I was reading it while sending out my last
Encouragement, the Lord told me that I needed to make
this same "request"! I choose to be obedient to the
leading of the Holy Spirit . . . so, I am going
to "paraphrase" Paul's request, and make it my
"personal" request for prayer ~~~~~~
verse 19 . . . "pray also for me, that freedom
of utterance may be given me, that I may open my mouth
to proclaim boldly the good news of the Gospel, for
which I am an ambassador. Pray that I may declare it
boldly and courageously as I ought to do".
Thank you for praying for me and this ministry!
Now I want to pray for you what Paul prayed for the
Ephesians in verses 23 & 24 ~~~~~~ "Peace be to the
brethren, and love joined with faith, from God the
Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, the Messiah, the
Anointed One. Grace be with all who love our Lord Jesus
Christ with undying and incorruptible love"! Amen -
- - so be it!
