I have been struggling a little bit today with my devotions and the impressions I have had from them. As I write this I am not trying to elicit pity or praise. I want to be faithful with what I feel God is asking me to share. That is not always what I want to say.
I have been given some guidance in how I am going to be praying during this deployment and want to share that with the prayer team which consists of many of you.
I am not asking you to pray that God spare us from death but rather that we be spared from sin. The scriptures say clearly in 1Cor 15 that the sting of death has been swallowed-up. The sting of sin however has not. There are grave and ill consequences for sin. If we are to lead people to new life in Christ we must operate in a power that has conquered sin and a grace that beckons us to never stop trying.
I am not asking that you pray that God keep us safe from harm. God's priority is not to save our skin but he will do everythihng to save our souls.
I am asking that you pray that we be the kind of leaders who are worth following
and that we be Christians who reflect Christ in our strength and weaknesses as we live closely and deeply with those he died for.
Thanks,
Chaplain Randal Miller
Captain, WI AR NG
HHC, 1/128th INF BN
2 comments:
So beautifully said pastor R. Thank you.
I hope you can continue to post on your blog while at Fort Bliss.
Blessings
I hope that I can. No one can tell me what kind of connectivity I will have while in TX. I'm thinking about filin the blogs and posting them weekly or when I can. I acy of writing is sometimes very therapeutic and sacred. I write different than I speak. It is a lot quieter when I writing. I like that. Thanks for your feedback and encouragement. Blessings to you and yours.
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