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Bob Hunter’s Prayer

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If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, you are also a priest. Peter 2:5 says, “you also … are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood.” And one of the jobs of being a priest is prayer and intercession.

A friend of mine, Doug Coe, told me that he challenged a new Christian named Bob to pray for Africa for 45 days. So Bob started praying every day, “God, help Africa.” After about three weeks of prayer, Bob meets an African American lady and learns that she runs an orphanage in Uganda. She pleads with him to come see the orphans and maybe as a businessman he could do something. So he flies to Uganda, looks at the kids, and of course his heart breaks. He comes back home and begins to do all sorts of things for the orphanage.

Then one day, the president of Uganda calls and asks him to return to Uganda because of the work he�s done for the orphans. So Bob goes back to Africa and befriends the President. Through their friendship, the president ends up releasing numerous all his political prisoners who had unjustly been imprisoned.

What an amazing story! Yet this could happen to you, too! When you take your priesthood seriously, there�s no telling what God could do with your life, and whom you may touch with His Spirit.

The Body of Christ

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What the World Needs to Hear

Have you ever thought about the fact that as a follower of Jesus, you are actually His body? That might sound strange, but it’s true! The New Testament book of Ephesians tells us, “We are members of [Christ’s] body.”

This means we’re His fingers, His arms, His mouth, His eyes, and His ears. We are literally the extension of Jesus to a broken and hurting world. He’s using you and me to draw men, women, and children to Himself!

When Christ was on earth for 33-1/2 years, he used his physical body to accomplish His will. Now that He’s in Heaven, He uses us as members of His body to fulfill the Great Commission. That’s been part of His plan from the beginning of time. Isn’t that a thrilling thought? It gives such purpose to our lives!

So how can you be the body of Christ to those around you? Perhaps by being His arms, to hug a grieving friend. Or maybe you’re His ears, listening to a lonely widow share her stories. Or you could be His mouth, speaking an encouraging word of Scripture to a depressed co-worker.

Whatever you do to reach out with the love of Christ, remember that you are His body, the fullness of His life, in you, extended to help save your world.