Prayer Is...

Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Prayer Is… Prayer is: a promised powerhouse. Scripture says that when God’s people pray, heaven listens. We all understand the power that top advisors have at the White House for the simple reason that they “have the ear of the President.” When they speak, he listens. The President of the United States is arguably the most powerful man on this planet. How much more joy should come from knowing that we, if we belong to God, have the ear of the God of the Universe? Prayer can be the source of a powerhouse directly from God the Father!
Prayer is: a refuge. When we are struggling, we can pray. When we feel all alone, we can pray. When we feel like nobody ever listens to us, we can pray. When we feel distant from everyone and everything, we can pray. When we are so angry that it seems like venting is the only thing that will prevent us from exploding, we can pray. When we don’t even know what to say or how to say it, we can pray. Get the idea? Prayer is a refuge in the darkest of nights or the brightest of days.
Prayer is: an answer to the longing for revival. When we find ourselves dry and empty, prayer can bring us to the place of restoration. One of the crucial elements of revival given to us in the Word is found in the simple words, “If My people, called by My name…pray…” That’s not all of that verse (humility, seeking God’s face and repentance are also mentioned), but it’s certainly a crucial leg of the table. For years I have longed for a city-wide revival in the hearts of students in Cabot, Arkansas where I serve. That revival is beginning before our very eyes, and the root of it is prayer.
Prayer is: unlimited access. Once we are in Christ and growing in Him, the Word tells us that we can come “boldly before the Throne.” That’s a 24 hour a day, 7 day a week promise, friend! No matter where you are, you can cry out to God. I prayed to receive Christ as my own Lord and Savior in the shower at my parents’ house at the age of 14 – get my point? God can hear His child crying out to Him from any location. This morning, He’ll be listening to millions of students crying out to Him from their school’s flagpole all around the world.
Prayer is: neglected? Unused? A non-priority? Distant? Do any of these words describe your “prayer life?” It’s easy to find ourselves in a position of not praying, especially when things are going ok. Let me challenge you, though, to make prayer a priority in your life. Maybe it will take you literally setting an appointment for yourself at a set time each day to pray. Maybe it will take you writing “Pray” on a post it note and placing it in a prominent place. Maybe it will mean turning the radio off when you’re driving so you can use that time to talk to Him. Or maybe it will even need to happen in the shower while you have time there. Regardless, find a time, beginning today, to call out to Him. If you know Christ, you have unlimited access to the Creator of all that is – why would you ever even consider wasting that?
Please pray for students all across the world this morning as they gather at their school’s flagpole to pray for their schools, peers, nations, and world at See You At The Pole. Also please join me in praying for Cabot’s See You AFTER The Pole event tonight. It will be at Cabot Junior High North with free food at 5:15pm and doors opening for the rally at 5:45pm. We’re praying for lots of students to come to know Him tonight! Pray!



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blake

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