An Honor To Pray

Tonight I am humbly excited.  In just a few hours the Guys for Life “How Great a Father’s Love” banquet will begin.  The banquet is featuring some delightful people, Randy Mayfield, Michael Shust, and from Focus on the Family, John Fuller. At the close, I have been asked to pray.

 

This is why I am both humbled and excited.  Humbled, as it is an honor to be asked to lead the group in prayer before almighty God.   Excited, because it is an honor to lead the group in prayer before almighty God.  I am redundant for emphasis. To lead in prayer is always a serious business, no matter the size of the crowd.  

 

 There will be several people gathered tonight, all in the name of the Lord, for the purpose of encouraging each other in the fight to help men become fathers to the unborn.  It is thrilling to think of how those people, gathered in His name, will be praying at the end of the evening.  I am in awe, considering the impact of "For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst." (Matthew 18:20)

 

To lead in the closing prayer finds me seeking God.  I pray that He moves tonight to keep us from growing weary in well doing.  This past election has revealed things about our country and the choices that are being made.  Since the seventies the fight has gone on for the unborn. The fight has been hard, and little hope of changes is on the horizon.  But we must continue to faithfully fight the good fight of faith, in the name of the Lord, for even the few that may be saved.  It is a worthy endeavor.

 

Being a father, pastor, and biblical counselor, I am encouraged by what Guys for Life seeks to do.  Kurt Ramspott’s heart is to see men gain the discipleship they need to become men of God and raise godly families. Often it is the fathers of the unborn that are the crucial factor.  If a woman receives the support of the father, then she is several times more likely to raise her child rather than abort.  Men need men.  Guys for life is all about equipping men to give their life to Christ and in turn be a man and raise a family.  I urge you to investigate the ministry, Guys for Life at http://guysforlife.org/.

 

So my prayer is not only for those that gather, but for all that are fighting this fight of faith.  Not only for those who daily seek to end this holocaust, but for the unborn, and those families that Guys for Life will impact in the future.