Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Prayer - it's connection with God, it's always heard by God and it's POWERFUL! In Acts 12, Herod puts Peter in prison after killing James and finding that it pleased the Jews. He was imprisoned under 4 squads of guards - Herod really wanted to make sure that there was no room for escape. Little did he know that the "church" was praying for him. (vs 5) During the night, an angel of the Lord woke Peter from his sleep between two guards. The angel instructed him to get dressed and follow. He was able to walk right past every guard and the iron gate opened for them. He immediately went to the house of Mary, the mother of John and you will never guess what many people had gathered there to do - pray. Are you seeing a correlation here? Prayer is powerful and makes the impossible, possible. Because of the prayers of these people, Peter was able to walk out of prison and be free to continue his mission of sharing Jesus.

In Matthew 21:22 Jesus says "And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith"

Are you in a situation that you feel is impossible to overcome? Do you feel like God isn't hearing your prayers or that He isn't answering? Pray, pray, pray - never stop, never give up - just pray. He may answer your prayers in a way you do not expect, He may say no to what you are asking for, He may be prepared to answer yes but we must be patient for His timing. He is the only One who knows the future and what is truly best for us. Pray and be patient. We will be following in the steps of Jesus when we pray and be patient.

I have seen answers to prayers that I have prayed for years - God is faithful - be patient

Prayerfully
Christie

1 comment:

much2ponder said...

Another good reminder of the power of prayer. The Lord is awesome and wants to answer our prayers even before we utter a word to him. He amazes me at times.