Genesis 30:1-43; Job 40:1-41:34; Matthew 16:13-17:13
That God would open unto us a door of utterance. Colossians 4:3
That utterance may be given…to make known the mystery of the gospel. Ephesians 6:19
Grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word. Acts 4:29
These extracts from three earnest NT prayers remind us of our complete dependence on God in our Gospel endeavours. The first looks to Him for the right moment to preach; the second desires that the right message will be given, and the third seeks help for the right manner in presenting it. How much we need divine help to “preach the word” (2 Tim. 4:2). —Phil Coulson
Men die in darkness at your side without a hope to cheer the tomb;
Take up the torch and wave it wide, the torch that lights time’s thickest gloom. —Horatius Bonar