Subtitle: Ask the Father to give you His love for the lost. Pray that the Father will awaken your church to lostness in your community.

Excerpt: Ask the Father to give you His love for the lost. Pray that the Father will awaken your church to lostness in your community.

Author: Rich Holt

Scripture

Our verse for today comes from John 3:16, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son …”

Background

The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was one of the first African-American units to fight against the Confederacy during the American Civil War. The regiment was led by a white colonel named Robert Gould Shaw. On July 18, 1863, Colonel Shaw led his men in an almost impossible assault against Ft. Wagner, a highly fortified point that guarded the southern entrance to the harbor in Charleston, S.C. Colonel Shaw was killed as he led his men in the assault, and the Union soldiers were eventually turned away after hours of hand to hand fighting. However, they had no regrets. These volunteers considered it a gift to fight for their country and their freedom. For more than half of the regiment, the cost would be great (over half were killed in battle), yet they still treasured the honor to fight.

Application

Today, the church is in a battle for the soul of America. Moral and spiritual decay grows steadily year after year. God has demonstrated His love toward us in that He sent Jesus as a sacrifice for our sins to save us from certain judgment and eternal damnation. Do we care that millions are perishing and will perish if awakening does not come to America? It’s an honor to pray and sacrifice for the lost to know Christ – don’t you think?

Charge

As we seek Him today, ask the Father to give you His love for the lost. Pray that the Father will awaken your church to lostness in your community.

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