We need to begin to pray, like we have never prayed before. And say, “God, would You help us? Would You take us deeper? Would you take us farther into Your life? Would you give me the courage to speak?” Everything that we need is in Christ. If you and I know the depth of how much God loves us, and we understand how we are covered in Christ, and where we are in Christ, then God can begin to speak. Then God can begin to convict. We have to have the courage to pray again. The Lord says, “Come, knock on my door, and admit that you need everything I have purchased for you.”
If you are feeling weak and alone this message reminds us to consider one another, to stir up love and exhort one another, so we can strengthen each other in fellowship. There is an incredible strength to be found in coming to the House of God. Let’s make the choice to come together and encourage one another.
We have become an instant society. We want to press a button and we want a picture to pop up. When we pray we want God to answer on our timetable, but God doesn’t work like that. God answers in His time and in His way. In Luke Chapter 18, Jesus gave us a parable that men ought to always pray and not lose heart, to get the principle across that we may not see the answer to our prayer immediately, the way we want to see it. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain; and it did not rain on the land for three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth produced its fruit. The question is: when the Son of Man comes, will He find faith on the earth? Will He have a people with the kind of faith that believes they have the answer though they don’t see it, but choose to persist in prayer?
The shipmaster was a man who understood that his calling was to cry out on God’s behalf to a people who were facing a coming judgment because of their sins. As Christians we carry in our heart the message of eternity. Don’t run from the call of God, get into the prayer closet and pray like never before.
The church of Jesus Christ began with the promise of a divine enablement to those who would turn from their sin and recognize Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. In the last days many will settle for an appearance of godliness and abandon God’s purpose for them on the earth. We must beware of always learning but never allowing the Holy Spirit to lead us into the purpose and the place where truth will lead us. In the last day’s the church we will end up where the church began–in the prayer room so that God’s power will be rediscovered. Let us be a people full of the power of God so we can step into public view and point to Jesus Christ the Savior of the world.
It’s imperative to know the voice of God and to recognize the day of His visitation. Prayerlessness is thievery, it robs us of the power we can receive from being in God’s presence and believing God’s promises. We are living in the day of God’s power, and He is calling His church back to Himself. It’s vital to get back to the prayer meeting and get out of every place that is weakening our testimony. The strength of God’s Kingdom is found in the prayer meeting. Will you be a volunteer is the day of God’s power?
