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by Sandy Shaw
Prayer requests arrive regularly, but this one was rather different as we prepare for 2010. We were being asked to consider various aspects of need in our nation.
Our country appears to be in ruins financially, and the situation is possibly much worse than many realise.
Our industries are destroyed, or are being destroyed.
In many places, our Health Service is a disgrace.
Our armed forces are being sent off to fight, but why? Many wonder that.
Across the nation our children are being deprived of a good education.
Our rights and liberties are being eroded at a rapid pace.
The Church of Jesus Christ appears to have no effective voice.
This is an hour to plead for God to be merciful.
Having just listened to the call, broadcast by King George VI, inviting the nation to prayer, supported by the Prime Minister, many gathered within a few days, in May 1940, to intercede, and the consequences were remarkable.
Alongside prayer, one experienced leader has recently declared that this is a time to invest in the poor, and give to ministries which are working among the poor, and alongside the poor.
Lay up treasure in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
This affords us security against greed and corruption.
Earlier this month Time magazine described the last decade as being ‘Hell’ and Newsweek similarly depicted the last ten years, indicating the next ten will be better.
‘Hell’ was a gross exaggeration, but the future prospects may not be all that much brighter.
Some things will get worse and some things will get better. Choose to be one of those who improve and get better.
Sandy Shaw
Nairn Christian Fellowship
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Sandy has a weekly radio talk which can be heard via the Internet on Saturday at 11:40am, New Orleans time, at wsho.com.
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