From Carl's Perspective

Dear Friend of the Persecuted Church,
Do you ever wonder if your prayers really make a difference? If you’re anything like me, it’s sometimes hard to persevere in prayer—especially for countries like North Korea.
As you’ll see inside, our new update of the Open Doors World Watch List once again ranks North Korea as the world’s worst persecutor of Christians. The situation is dire. The needs are beyond imagining. And it would be easy to think that our prayers are achieving little.
But don’t be fooled! The devil would love you to believe your prayers are futile. He would consider it a great victory if your commitment to praying for the suffering church began to dwindle.
So let’s resolve to counter this lie with the truth of God’s Word!
“Then I saw a Lamb, looking as if it had been slain, standing at the center of the throne…the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of God’s people.” (Revelation 5:6-8)
First, take note that there is a throne room in heaven—and the throne is NOT empty! The rulers of this world may think they hold the power—but there is only one true Lord and King. The wonder of prayer is that we can approach His throne with boldness and confidence!
Secondly, don’t miss the amazing truth that the prayers of God’s people—that includes you and me—are as incense filling golden bowls in the throne room of heaven! It’s a truth that blows my mind—and once again brings me to my knees in trust and obedience. I may not understand how or why the Lord should choose to work out His Kingdom purposes through my feeble prayers—but I do know that in His mercy He does just that!
So please take this month’s Frontline Faith—and the new World Watch List—and use the resources to fuel your prayers. In so doing you’re filling those incense bowls in the throne room of heaven!
In Christ,
Carl Moeller