Pray

Exerepts From Testimony Magazine

I want us to search our hearts and minds to see if we have a wholehearted understanding of and appreciation for the practice of prayer. The Lord himself consistently calls His people to prayer. Historically, this is especially clear when they have lapsed into lukewarm state of self-suffiency. At the dedication of the temple, God called: "If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land" (2 Chron 7:14)

Through the prophet Jeremiah, God called, "Then will you call upon me and come & pray to me and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart" (Jer 29:12,13)

We may not fully understand why God calls us to pray but we know He does invite us to pray. And we know that when we pray He reveals His nature, power, and wisdom to us. To know God is, no doubt, the principal purpose of prayer - to "find Him", to be shown His ways and to be changed by His presence.

We cannot be nice enough, smart enough or strategic enough to see transformation happen in our lives, families, churches, or communities. I do believe we are called to be loving, intelligent and strategic in life and mission. The local church, when it is alive and well, is always a house of prayer where praying without ceasing is not a sentimental idea but a passionate reality.

Our church has decided to have Wednesday as a day of prayer, for people to commit to pray on that day for the children's ministries of our church.

Let us pray......