Ask God to thrust into His harvest many young people ready to proclaim the “Good News.” Pray that they will learn from God’s Word to live in the light of His coming and be ready to stand before the judgment seat of Christ. “I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one” (1 John 2:14). Thank God for every pastor and teacher already laboring to perfect the saints, and ask Him to strengthen them to continue their work through the power of the Holy Spirit.

The birthday of our Lord is here;
The day of days, of all the year;
A day of hope and joy and cheer –
Keep Jesus Christ in Christmas!

The day is Christ’s by right Divine,
A day no myth should undermine;
The day when thoughts and deeds sublime
Should keep the Christ in Christmas.

Guard all your thoughts lest they should drift;
Let every message, every gift
In some sweet joyous way uplift
To Christ, the Lord, as Christmas.

Beyond all else the day should be
A day of holiest memory,
When all the world should joyfully
See Christ, its Lord, in Christmas.

Give other things a minor place,
But tell to men in every race
The story, on this day of grace,
Of Christ, the Lord, on Christmas.

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"Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled."

Matthew 5:6

Never wait for the lost soul to approach you and ask about the way to salvation. He or she seldom comes. The method of our Lord Jesus was to seek the lost. “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost” (Luke 19:10). All around us are opportunities to witness about “new life” in Christ, if the believer will allow the Holy Spirit to assist him in sharing that marvelous message. People should be given a choice. Pray that all of the SMS missionaries will present the Gospel to anyone who is willing to listen to the “Good News.”