Sawing Logs

These Jambi men are working in a saw mill. These trees are being cut into finished lumber for construction projects. Much of Sumatra is covered in dense, lush jungle. The need for lumber has resulted in deforestation in many areas of the island.

The balance between current needs and future needs regarding the use of environmental resources is always a fine balance that is difficult to find. The balance between the physical needs and nature of man and the spiritual is also a difficult balance to manage. When the “rice bowl” is full, many Sumatrans are not even interested in seriously considering spiritual issues.

While this lack for foresight and awareness is not unusual, it is extremely dangerous. Most souls do not enter hell through terrible wickedness, but rather by gradual descent. People often make decisions without realizing the balance that they are breaking within their own spiritual lives. The destruction of a soul is tragic no matter what method is used to bring it about. Many people on Sumatra are spiritually “sawing logs.” They need to wake up before it is too late.

Pray for Sumatrans to become more aware of the spiritual balance that is needed in life.

Pray for believers to be bold to share the only means for achieving this spiritual balance that leads to eternal life.

Pray for the Holy Spirit to remove the blinders that hide people from awareness of the gradual descent that will eventually lead them to ultimate destruction.

Pray for true spiritual balance and revival on the island of Sumatra.