Thanks, Lynn! This is a great thread, unto our Lord Jesus!
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-PLEADING THE
-LORD'S CAUSE ~~

Charles Finney, a 29-year-old lawyer, was concerned about his soul's salvation. On October 10, 1821, he retreated to a wooded area for a time of prayer and had a profound conversion experience. He wrote: "The Holy Spirit...seemed to go through me, body and soul...Indeed it seemed to come in waves of liquid love."

The next day, he met with a client who had come to him for legal representation. Finney told him: "I have a retainer from the Lord Jesus Christ to plead His cause and cannot plead yours." He left his law practice and entered the ministry. Later he would be used mightily of God to bring others to Christ.

The apostle Paul was also called to plead the Lord's cause. He wrote: "I am appointed for the defense of the gospel" (Phil. 1:17). The word translated "defense" was used in the ancient world for an attorney pleading his case in a court of law. All believers are called to share the wonderful news of the saving grace of God. "Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God" (2 Cor. 5:20).

What a great privilege to be used of God to bring others to Christ!
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The good news of Christ is too good to keep to yourself!

--ODB/DF