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“Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” (Luke 12:32, ESV)
“Fear not” is one of the most frequently repeated commands in the Bible. Jesus knows that Satan uses fear to tempt us toward many sins. We can be thankful that whatever we are anxious about, the one who says “fear not” has the power to deliver us from all our fears (Psalm 34:4).
“Little flock.” Our partners in North Africa can often feel outnumbered, overlooked, and forgotten amid the overwhelming prevalence of Islam. Jesus speaks tenderly, reassuring us that though we are weak and vulnerable, we are safe under our Great Shepherd’s watchful care.
“For it is your Father’s good pleasure” — Jesus does not say “my Father.” Instead, he invites us into his relationship of sonship to the Father. The provision, protection, care, and beloved-ness that the eternal Father lavishes on his Son belongs to everyone who is united to Jesus through faith. And our Father in heaven harbors no mixed motives or resentments in his goodness toward us — he delights in doing us good with all his heart and soul! (Jer. 32:40).
“To give you the kingdom.” O the vastness of the promise of the kingdom! What does this entail? All the resources of his sovereign majesty working for our good — freely, as a gift! As the old hymn writer put it:
When we have exhausted our store of endurance,
When our strength has failed ‘ere the day is half-done,
When we reach the end of our hoarded resources,
Our Father’s full giving is only begun.
His love has no limit, his grace has no measure,
His power no boundary known unto men,
For out of his infinite riches in Jesus,
He giveth and giveth and giveth again.
With this promise to fuel our prayers, let us ask God to establish the following steps we are taking to equip pastors in the Middle East and North Africa to preach God’s Word with God’s heart.
Please pray . . .
