Call to Pray
I can’t stop making the call for people to pray together. A few of us are getting together tonight and every Monday night at 8:00, at 710 Park St., to ask God where He’s at work and to find out how He would like us to join Him in that work.
I am continually puzzled by our response to prayer. All of us acknowledge its importance, but most of us never do it with any consistency as a part of a group of people.
I was talking to my friend, Nate Bebout, about this and he shared a brilliant observation. It went something like this: “Prayer is a tough thing to get people to do because we have no consumeristic appeal to offer people in prayer. There is no charismatic personality who attracts people with engaging speech. There is no hip band or or enticing environment to bring them in. People who come together to pray do it purely because they believe in God, and that is not always that attractive.”
I think that this is exactly the point. When God sees that we are coming to Him, simply because we depend on Him and are relying on Him and not the trappings of a “good worship gig,” He sees that we are ready to follow Him. And when He sees that we are ready to follow Him, as a group, He leads us into His dramatically simple, humiliatingly powerful work. I fall back on God’s words to Solomon…”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 will I hear from heaven and I will heal their land.” If we are to be part of our land being healed, then we have to pray together often.
I have a vision of a house full of people…humbling themselves and praying…seeking only God’s face …here in Ashland. Lord, let that house be 710. Let it be on Monday nights. Let it be soon!
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Sweet. I love it when people gather for this much neglected work. Do you mind if I stop in?
Great quote by Bebout too.
Do you as a corporate body pray much during your worship services? I have found that a lot of churches don’t. One of the things that has gotten jettisoned in the contemporary trends is deep, rich seasons of prayer.
I always figure that this is how people are thinking: “If it isn’t important enough to do during church on Sunday, why should I do it at home or any other time during the week?”
Awesome that you are so moved to seek the Lord. I’m excited.
Anyone is welcome as long as they are coming with a heart open to listening to and conversing with God. We meet on the floor of the Prayer Room at 710 Park St., among the candles and incense (symbolizing the prayers of God’s people).
To all who are reading this:
Its time. God has been rising us up, His Children for such a time as this. Can’t you all feel the Spirit as He moves? Across America and i am sure across this world He is rising up our generation to pray.
Let this be an enouragment, do not stop praying. SUNY Fredonia will be praying. Let’s stand in Christ and kneel before His presence and allow God to reveal to us His will, so that His will can be done on this Earth.
I love you all, my dear brothers and sisters, and do not give up or loose hope. For He hears and will respod to the cries of His children. I promise you that.