House of Grace and Mercy

Friday, May 16, 2008

Prayer: the FIRST resort

Have you ever heard it said when someone has nothing else to do in any one given situation (when they are desperate): 'What shall I/we do now?'; the answer is usually 'Pray'? I remember an episode of the Simpsons where Lisa saw Bart praying after he did not study for his exams (that was to determine whether he would be held back or progress to a higher level in school), and under her breath she muttered 'Prayer, the last resort (I think that was the word, or was it refuge?) of a scoundrel'.

It is amazing how most of us take for granted that we have this amazing gift/privilege of prayer: direct communication to the very Creator of the Universe, the Almighty God Himself: our Father in Heaven, and yet many of us use prayer as a last resort, instead of a first one.

We recently had our Global Day of Prayer (11 May 2008), a truly amazing and groundbreaking (and stronghold tearing) day where Christians around the world were united in prayer.

Can you imagine a greater thing? A day when all of God's children are united in prayer, praying for the same thing? God's will be done. Jesus would be so joyful that His prayer in John 17 is coming to pass ... and it will come to pass.

GG members, at this time let us not stop or forget to hold our country and her church in prayer. God is surely shaking the foundations of this land ... let us pray that into being. Truly, God the Father's/Jesus' will be done in the power of God the Holy Spirit.

Let us participate in the 40 days Prayer and Fast with joyful, grateful hearts.

Let us also come for a time of refreshing at our camp: God's love, Our Passion.

Jesus bless you all.

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