1 Thessalonians 5:25

“Brethren, pray for us.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:25

This one morning in the year we reserved to refresh the reader’s memory
upon the subject of prayer for ministers, and we do most earnestly
implore every Christian household to grant the fervent request of the
text first uttered by an apostle and now repeated by us. Brethren, our
work is solemnly momentous, involving weal or woe to thousands; we
treat with souls for God on eternal business, and our word is either a
savour of life unto life, or of death unto death. A very heavy
responsibility rests upon us, and it will be no small mercy if at the
last we be found clear of the blood of all men. As officers in Christ’s
army, we are the especial mark of the enmity of men and devils; they
watch for our halting, and labour to take us by the heels. Our sacred
calling involves us in temptations from which you are exempt, above all
it too often draws us away from our personal enjoyment of truth into a
ministerial and official consideration of it. We meet with many knotty
cases, and our wits are at a non plus; we observe very sad
backslidings, and our hearts are wounded; we see millions perishing,
and our spirits sink. We wish to profit you by our preaching; we desire
to be blest to your children; we long to be useful both to saints and
sinners; therefore, dear friends, intercede for us with our God.
Miserable men are we if we miss the aid of your prayers, but happy are
we if we live in your supplications. You do not look to us but to our
Master for spiritual blessings, and yet how many times has He given
those blessings through His ministers; ask then, again and again, that
we may be the earthen vessels into which the Lord may put the treasure
of the gospel. We, the whole company of missionaries, ministers, city
missionaries, and students, do in the name of Jesus beseech you

“BRETHREN, PRAY FOR US.”

On this day…

• Magdalene – 2025
• First – 2025
• Genesis 34 – 2024
• Genesis 33 – 2024
• Mathew 10 – 2013
• Ezekiel 16:6 – 2011