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Prayer fascinates me. It’s a rich experience. It’s a privilege. I am constantly learning, and wanting to learn more. Here I will share something of my journey with you.

From scripture, from the life of Jesus, and from the saints throughout history, we know that prayer is the foundation for the Christian life and for seeing God’s purposes fulfilled. But we can easily become lethargic with regard to prayer. Or we can develop a sense of self-confidence that says, ‘We can do this on our own’. But reaching the unreached with the Gospel, is a battle, and it is only possible with God’s help, relying on his Spirit to work through us and amongst us. We must pour time, energy and resources into the work of prayer.

Thursday 25 June 2015

A house of prayer for all nations




GOfest
Were you at the GOfest mission festival last weekend?  A lot of people were.  It was a great weekend, despite a little drizzle on the Saturday.  There was so much information about what’s going on in the world and how we can all be involved in seeing the Gospel continue spreading.  

Every country
I had the privilege of helping to lead times of prayer for the world.  We prayed for the UK; for Bible translation needs; for the vast nation of India; for the Muslim world with Ramadan now underway; for the area of the world impacted by ISIS; for the persecuted church.  During one session we prayed while watching the flags of every country scroll before us on the screen – asking for God’s blessing, the strengthening of believers, the extension of God’s kingdom, the building of the church.

The cries of our hearts
On another occasion, as worship songs were being sung, people came forward to a large world map and placed a red sticker on the country that was on their heart.  The stickers were a tangible expression of the cries of our hearts.  Many red stickers appeared over the map – many countries were held before God in prayer

2 Chronicles 7:14
“if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.”

If you were at GOfest, what are your reflections of the weekend?

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