Dear Friends of Mexico Ministries:
I am often asked for prayer. My wife Mary Lou says, “Ask God for such and such for me. He always gives you what you ask for.” Others ask for prayer thinking I have a special connection with God, an open line to heaven. I don’t! I have always said that I am nothing more than a conduit which God uses to bring his truth, goodness, favor, and grace to others. My Cajun feet were not made for a pedestal! I remember the story in Acts 14 when people thought Paul and Barnabas were gods. Paul said, “We are men of the same nature as you.” There are no perfect conduits, no one with a special connection to the Throne Room of God. Billy Graham was just a conduit. The Pope is just a conduit. Your favorite pastor or evangelist is just a conduit. YOU too are called to be a conduit.
And we can all access that place where grace pours forth. The book of Hebrews (4.14-16) tells us that we have access to CONFIDENTLY enter that Throne Room: “Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” It is a good thing to ask others to pray for us. “Pray for one another, that you may be healed,” James the brother of Jesus wrote (James 5.16).
In Mexico we have so many men and women of prayer who are ready to pray for those in need; I know it is because of their prayers and God’s grace that I am able to continue to do what God has asked me to do. I am so blessed to have so many great pastor friends who realize that they too are conduits of mercy and grace. And I am so grateful for the friends and supporters of Mexico Ministries who serve as conduits of prayer, support, labor, and friendship that truly is the lifeblood of our work. My prayer is that every person reading this letter will recognize that God can and will use YOU to bless others, in so many different ways. May our Lord keep our channels clean, and not clogged by the cares of the world, by selfishness, or by any other thing that might disrupt the flow of his grace. Get out there and let it flow!
God bless you,
Larry