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The world situation is SERIOUS. At the recent Economic Summit held in
London while I was there, no definite action was announced. Do you know why?
The other major nations do not want to disturb the U.S. political picture until
after
the November election, hoping for a Reagan reelection. After November things
may happen swiftly.
Meanwhile the MOST IMPORTANT ACTIVITY on earth is the WORK OF
THE LIVING GOD. Time grows constantly shorter. For us, nothing else is
important now.
This record GROWTH of God's mighty work does cost money. WE
CANNOT SOLICIT OR BEG THE PUBLIC FOR CONTRIBUTIONS. It is not the
public, but GOD, to whom we must look for the financial means to carry on so
great a worldwide work. AND GOD SUPPLIES IT THROUGH YOU. You are his
own begotten children and co-workers with Christ--you who voluntarily have
become a co-worker of your own accord. I pray earnestly for God to BLESS YOU
for that.
And God IS blessing his people whose hearts are in his work. Our records
show that percentage-wise you co-workers are not cursed with unemployment to
the same extent of the rest of the world. When disasters of weather or other
calamities strike, our people are on the whole far better protected than the
population in general. God promises to bless the tithe-payer and the liberal
offering-giver.
Right now we reach the most difficult time of the year, when our cash
reserves are at their lowest ebb. THANK GOD, I don't have to write you that we
are behind five or seven million dollars in paying bills, begging you to bail us
out. Our bills are PAID! Our budget is BALANCED. But our reserves are the
lowest of the year, and the situation could suddenly become alarming. So as
Jesus'
own servant, and in his name, I ask you to earnestly PRAY that God will
specially
prosper his people and co-workers during the remainder of this year, that there
may be MORE for them to contribute as their PART in the great work of GOD.
THANK God for the manner in which he has so richly blessed his work these
more than 50 trying years. We have been persecuted, hindered. Satan has used
every wile to try to destroy God's work. But Jesus Christ is the HEAD of his
Church and work. He is our High Priest, living and alive at the right hand of
God,
but now, soon, to come back to this earth in full POWER and GLORY to usher in
RIGHTEOUSNESS and PEACE, with salvation opened to all.
The NEED is now URGENT. I do not say that except when it is true, and
thankfully it has not been often. THANK YOU for your prayers for me personally.
I know God hears them. If you haven't read our book The United States and
Britain in Prophecy, be sure to request your free copy, and read especially the
last
chapter, on what shall soon happen.
With deep love, in Jesus' name,
Herbert W. Armstrong