by David Scott Robertson
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INSTRUCTIONS: Below is a "form letter" or "template" that you might consider customizing and then emailing or sending to a Christian friend you know is going through a tough time right now. Edit as necessary for an unsaved friend.
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Date
Dear __________,
I thought the Lord would have me write you a quick note. Can you dare to believe that the BEST is yet to come? I can and I am for you!
I know you're going through a tough time but I want you to consider that "if God is for you who can be against you?" (Romans 8:31). I'm for you too! I've taken your name and your need to the throne room of grace to obtain mercy and grace in your time of need (Hebrews 4:16).
God's Word to you in your present situation is: "…'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness'" (2 Corinthians 12:9). And speaking of perfect, God is offering you His perfect peace to help you through: "You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you" (Isaiah 26:3).
As you trust in the Lord with all your heart, trying to make sense of things but always keeping in mind that God is in control (Proverbs 3:5-6), God will grant you what He described as "the peace of God, which transcends all understanding" to guard your heart and your mind in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:7).
My sincere hope in writing you this note is that somehow the Holy Spirit will take it and remind you that because you are a Christian…
- God loves you (John 3:16).
- God has forgiven your sins and will not hold them against you (1 John 1:9).
- God does hear and answer prayer - in His time (Philippians 4:6).
- God supplies all your needs (Philippians 4:19) and doesn't even have a problem giving you the desires of your heart as you delight in Him (Psalm 37:4).
- God has given you power and authority over the devil (Luke 10:19).
- God has given you the power of His Word (2 Timothy 3:16-17) and His Spirit (Acts 1:8) to work on your behalf.
- God has dressed you in the full armor of God to protect you from the fiery darts of the enemy (Ephesians 6:11) plus he has decreed that the devil's weapons formed against you will not function properly (Isaiah 54:17).
- One day in the not too distant future, you will join God in the place for you in the new heavens and the new earth (Isaiah 65:17) with a new body (1 Corinthians 15:54) living in a new mansion (John 14:2) custom-built just for you!
Forever with God is not a bad deal! Since your name is written in the Lamb's Book of Life (Luke 10:20) you can rest assured that one day you can stand before God with confidence that your relationships with Jesus during your lifetime will make all the difference for you in eternity.
I am including lots of scripture verses in this note because God's Word is "living and active" (Hebrews 4:12) and as you read it and believe it, the Lord promises "It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and succeed in the matter for which I send it" (Isaiah 55:11).
I want to end this note to you the way the Apostle Paul ended his second letter to the Christians in the city of Corinth because I want for the same thing for you that he wanted for his friends there: "May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all" (2 Corinthians 13:14).
In the peace that only Jesus gives,
Your friend, ______________
DSR
2/7/05