As we begin this 2021, we want to solicit your prayers and also encourage you.
The Bible is very clear that we are to pray for those in authority, for government officials, for leaders. The events in Washington, DC last week, concerns about state capitals this weekend, and next week’s presidential inauguration are concerning. We are to cast our cares on the Lord and trust him. Brothers and sisters, let us join together in prayer on behalf of our nation, of all nations (e.g., Uganda whose elections were yesterday), entrusting the affairs of our world to God.
I have been encouraged this week by the familiar words and bedrock truth of Psalm 24.1: “The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it, the world and all who live in it.” These words of King David shaped the opening stanza of the Contemporary Testimony, Our World Belongs to God, which I’ve been reciting all week:
As followers of Jesus Christ,
living in this world—
which some seek to control,
and others view with despair—
we declare with joy and trust:
Our world belongs to God!
Brad, a friend of Multiply 222 Network, sent this song to me recently. It is familiar to many of us, a beautiful recording of the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah. This powerful song is based upon another very important verse from Revelation 11:15: “The kingdom of this world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever.”
Friends, we have reason to hope, as our hope is built upon the unchanging character of God.
Fueled by this hope, the mission of Multiply 222 Network remains the same: multiply disciples and multiply churches. And our focus this year will be on these three things, which we’ll tell you more about next month:
- Know Jesus
- Make Jesus Known
- Live a Jesus Life
Finally, as we begin a new year, please consider an investment in the ministry. You may make your tax-deductible donation here. And as always, thank you for your on-going support, partnership, and prayers. Please contact me if you have any questions or I can help in any way (rcrow@multiply222.com and 616-446-3009).
God’s grace and peace to you,
Bob Crow
Multiply 222 Network
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