Praying For the Needs of Others

"As he approached the town gate, a dead person was being carried out-- the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her. When the Lord saw her, his heart went out to her and he said, "Don't cry." Then he went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still. He said, "Young man, I say to you, get up!" The dead man sat up and began to talk, and Jesus gave him back to his mother. They were all filled with awe and praised God." (Luke 7:12-16a)

Living in today’s world, we have the grim opportunity to see more tragedy in a 24-hour period than most of humanity has been able to see for centuries. Television, the Internet, magazines, all feed us 24/7 updates on the trauma that inflicts our fallen world. In this environment it’s hard to have compassion.

To cope, we simply turn it off and as a result, our hearts are hardened. In Jesus day, He did not experience the tragedy globally through His eyes, but He saw more sorrow than most people of His day. This was simply because so many of them came to Him, hoping to be healed. You can imagine that on many days He was surrounded with suffering from morning till dusk.

That is what makes the verses above so incredible. Even with all the suffering that He saw, He still had deep compassion. His heart was not hard to the suffering of people, but instead He cared deeply for their hurts and struggles.

Whether you are reaching out to a neighbor or an AIDS orphan in a faraway country, Jesus can give you that same soft, tender heart for those who desperately need love and care.

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Jesus often gives us one small step upon one small step because only then will we keep our eyes fixed on Him. --Anonymous

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Prayer Requests

Pray for a great revival to spread across India and around the world.

Pray for the persecution of our brothers and sisters in Christ; that God would encourage and protect them.

Without the many prayers of Christians, AIM would be defeated. The enemy is strong and crafty; we desperately need prayer backup continually (Eph. 6:12)

 

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