Pray for Us (1)
Russell Dykstra's editorial urges Christians to pray for the Protestant Reformed Seminary, drawing on Paul's epistles to establish the biblical importance of intercessory prayer. The article addresses how prayer requests can be made carelessly in secular contexts, while emphasizing that genuine, faithful prayer for God's work and institutions remains a precious spiritual practice for believers.
[Note: This (and subsequent) editorials are the content of the speech given publicly at the seminary convocation for the current school year, held in September of 2013. Even though the seminary year is now half finished, the need for the saints to pray is no less pressing. The speech is given here with only slight modification.] Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you: and that we may be delivered from...
Full article available on sb.rfpa.org