I am in an experiment to show myself a person can put God first, seek first his kingdom, and spend time with God daily. The experiment seeks to show if a person does put God first then not only will a crazy job and life not fall apart- it will thrive.
In J.R.R. Tolkien's book "The Two Towers" there is an amazing scene. The great glistening white city of Minas Tirith is surrounded by hordes upon hordes of evil monsters, frightful unearthly creatures, and wicked men. They are assaulting the city once thought to be impenetrable with every siege weapon imaginable and numbers too vast to defend against. It seems all hope is lost but someone at the top of the castle lights a huge bonfire probably seven feet high - it was a signal fire. Miles away a signal station at the top of a mountain sees the signal fire at the castle and promptly lights their own large signal fire. Then deeper into the mountains miles and miles from there a further signal station lights their signal fire- and so it went through the mountains and over the hills, faithful guards and watchmen lighting fire after fire for hundreds of miles- signal fires delivering a message of great peril in the Kingdom of Gondor- and the City of Minas Tirith.
The story goes on that the Kingdom of Rohan, the horsemen allies of Gondor see the signal fires that have been relayed to them- and they gather horsemen warriors from far and wide- for battle. The Riders of Rohan ride those hundreds of miles bearing shield, and spear, and sword to come to the aid of their allies.
When they arrive they fill the hillside overlooking the city and quickly sweep down into the enemy with spears pointed and horses charging headlong. They smash through the stunned enemies and part them like a wave of the sea. I won't re-tell the rest of the story here but through additional support received the victory is won and Middle-Earth is saved again.
The reason I bring up his dramatic sequence from that story is to share with you a spiritual parallel that has come to mean a lot to myself and my family just today... The Lord has chosen to involve His people in his mission to rescue other people. He has chosen to defeat darkness through His people as well. One of the key ways he works is in response to the prayer of His people.
We too can respond to signal fires in people's lives and send God's help to them by praying for them. Send help to them- pray!
All scriptures quoted in the New King James Version (NKJV) of the Bible which is Copyrighted by Thomas Nelson. Scriptures obtained from www.biblegateway.com
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