Power Of Prayer

    In Luke 18:8 Jesus gave the parable of a weak old woman who was able to move a powerful, self-centered judge to act on her behalf. At the end of that teaching session Jesus asks if he will find faith, that is manifested through persistent prayer based on an unshakable trust in God’s love for His children, on earth when he returns. Jim Cymbala in his great book Fresh Wind, Fresh Fire challenges us to have this outlook on prayer.

    “What is it really that stops us from becoming mighty warriors in the Lord? God has not changed. He is still superior to anything the enemy can throw against us.
    No personal or church situation is too hopeless for the all-sufficient power of the Holy Spirit. God will be no more eager to act tomorrow than he is right now. He is waiting for us to take his promises seriously and go boldly to the throne of grace. He wants us to meet the enemy at the very point of attack, standing against him in the name of Christ. When we do so, God will back us up with all the resources of heaven.”                           

    I know that many of us are presently in need of these heavenly resources. I know that our church is in need of these heavenly resources. Won’t you take the time today to begin communicating with our heavenly Father in order to access heaven’s provisions for our needs?
 
Here are 3 quick steps that can be taken to enhance our prayer lives:

1. Select a consistent time at which you will pray each day.
2. Begin your prayers acknowledging the greatness of God and request that His desires will rule on earth.
3. Communicate your prayer requests to God and trust that your heavenly Father will hear you and do what is best.

Kneeling in order to stand,
Pastor Norm