Ask yourself if you believe that God is able to do his will. Ask yourself if you believe in the coming of His Kingdom. I know you guys believe. Think about how crazy we are! We believe that some day the violent region of Israel will be the capital city of a globe kingdom of peace. We believe that though the nations rage the meek man Jesus will rule the planet. We believe in a coming age of no tears, no war, no fear, and no death. We are like Abraham; a strange in his own land. We are strange people of peace that don't belong to this current age.
Oh God, I pray that you would give us faith. Please pour your spirit onto our hearts that we might see more clearly the gravity of your Kingdom. Secondly give us courage to be daring with our lives. Help us to pray with confidence in you. Make us your children LORD! We are a week people. So long we have trusted in man. Turn us into your worshipers. Turn us into your sons and daughters. Amen.
God has shown us his will. Take courage and pray daring things for our community. Pray daring things for our globe.
Thanks for the encouragement, Joe. We need that alot. I hope Jesus does not tire of hearing what He heard in person from one who was anitcipating a miracle. "Lord I believe, help thou my unbelief." Sometime faith is a little like running in place before a marathon race. An athlete sees it as warming up while a couch potatoe sees it as just getting exhausted. To be an "athlete" I need to be in condition. Encouragement helps me to get into condition.
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Today's my prayer day, and as I'm reading through these thoughts, I'm deeply touched, wanting desperately to believe and grow in faith as I pray. Its so easy to box in prayers, but I am spurred to pray boldly... thanks!
ReplyDeleteI'm praying with Daniel 2:22 in my heart today: "He (God) reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in the darkness, and light dwells with him."