Pastor Robinsons Morning Devotional~~Praying in a Crisis” Do you remember the last time when you got on your knees and cried out to God about something other than personal issues? We are often so involved in our own busy lives that we fail to see the crises others are facing. I’m talking about situations that don’t affect any of our immediate family at all, such as, the senseless shootings and killing that has been taking place throughout our cities; Our Soldiers are deployed to Afghanistan, some three times or more and now they are deployed to Africa and may be poised to go back to Iraq. Whether circumstances touch total strangers or hit “close to home”, we often feel as if such matters are just too big for one person’s prayer to make a difference? This is a lie straight from Satan. He wants us to assume that cataclysmic or tragic problems are too vast for our petition to have any effect. Scripture disagrees: James 5:16, assures us that “the effective fervent prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much.” And verse 17 provides a very powerful illustration: “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 earth for three years and six months.” Almighty God is able to heal, bring peace, and change every situation and circumstance that we earnestly bring to Him. God has chosen us, His children to participate in that process through prayer of intercession. He instructs us to talk with Him about everything, He says, Be anxious for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your request be made known to God, Phil. 4:6. God expects us to pray for others, to be an intercessor. If we are followers of Christ then must obey Him. He promises to hear us when sin does not obstruct our communication. God will hear us, heal us and help us, if we come to him on behalf of others. If we are always in a mode of prayer then this will be easy. We are told to pray without ceasing, that means we are to always have an attitude of prayer. Do you have an attitude of prayer? We need to pray for all the families that are going through crisis situation and their family members who are not yet saved. You can have a tremendous impact on their lives when you intercede on their behalf. We should also, let the news of crisis circumstances draw us closer to the Lord Jesus Christ by becoming a catalyst for prayer. youtu.be/EuhXrOwFbi4
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 13:14:16 +0000
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