Pray

Last Sunday we had a guest preacher do our morning service. During his introduction he mentioned our need to pray for our troops in Iraq and he mentioned that he has a family member serving over there. His family member is actually embedded in an Iraqi squad working with them and training them. When he said this it struck me as to what an amazing opportunity this is for the gospel to reach the Iraqi people. Now I realize that there are probably language barriers and rules of war that would limit these guys from overtly proselytizing, but still, what amazing close and everyday contact Christians get to have with Iraqi soldiers. Of course not all American soldiers in these roles are Christians. Anyway, my main thought was that we need to be praying for the soldiers in these situations that they would live as Christ would live and proclaim the name of Jesus with their attitudes, actions, and words when possible. I pray that the Christian soldiers would realize the opportunities they have and make the most of them.