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Second Thessalonians chapter 3 verse one.

Finally brothers pray for us that the word of the Lord may speed ahead and be honored

as happened among you.

Oh what a great phrase.

Actually, two phrases.

May the Word of the Lord, so this is what Paul is asking the church to pray for him

and those he's working with that the word of the Lord

would speed ahead that it would go out fast that many people would hear it as soon as possible.

May the word of the Lord speed ahead.

I not go slowly, may it go fast,

and may it be honored.

May it be lifted high, but not just far and wide, but high,

like a high reverence for God's word speeding ahead. So not just like

let's dilute the word to get it out to as many people as possible. Like no that's not the

picture. We want the word of the Lord to speed ahead and be honored. We want it to be revered, loved, glorified to use even language from acts 13.

So we want the word to go out far and wide and fast,

and we want it to go high.

We want it to go deep in people's hearts that they might honor it.

This is how we must pray for our churches and for missionaries around the world who are planting churches.

Think about it, don't we want the word of the Lord to speed ahead in the cities and communities where we live and be honored.

Yes, and don't we want that to happen in places where the gospel is not yet gone?

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