If you want to laugh and at the same time be inspired to pray, you must read Acts 12:1-19. I don't want to spoil the story for you so I ask you to pick up your bible and begin reading this portion of scripture right now. Once your done, ponder the following questions as you read the rest of this blog.
1. Why does God allow his people to sometimes experience bondage?
2. What should a caring Church do about people in bondage? v.5
3. What do angels have to do with God's plans?
4. Is it possible that God is working out a miracle for you or your loved one and you or they are not recognizing it?
5. Does it sometimes take supernatural experiences to remove our doubts? v.11
6. Could it be possible that God's answers are right in front of us and we leave them at the front door? v.14
7. Could it be that God is going to answer our prayers for our kids quicker than we might normally be conditioned to think?
Well, if you have read the text and answered the questions above you would have to conclude that prayer is powerful and that people who gather together in earnest faith will see results.
With this in mind, I called a prayer meeting into our home last night and invited families at BG with concerns for their children to join Denise and I for prayer. Our house was full of friends and family who took us up our our invitation to pray.
Why pray for our families you might ask? Well for starters, God's family is made up from the families of men, and the evil one hates God's family. A simple perusing of the Old Testament sheds much light on the fact the God's chosen people were always the focus of Satanic attack disguised in a battle of flesh and blood. Of course, we know that our battle is not against flesh and blood but, Satan's aim is very much one that involves the flesh and blood of our loved ones. He would love to ruin our kids and would not stop at destroying them if possible.
Second, as the adage goes, as goes the family, so goes the Church. You see, when Satan wins battles within families of the Church, he can create instability among the Church itself.
Third, as parents, we can't save our kids no matter how good our parenting skills are. We need divine assistance to secure the spiritual welfare of our kids. And fourth and finally, our kids represent the next generation of servants in the Church, we must battle for their souls or they won't be able to battle for the souls of their generation.
My blog friends, we prayed hard last night with tears and moans too deep for words. And what I know is that God has heard our prayers and his answers are already on their way. We need not be surprised and respond like Peter's brothers and sister who said, "you're out of your mind,"
to the girl who reported to them that God had answered their prayers. Actually it would make more sense to say, of course Peter is standing at our door. We asked our Father who is able to do more than we could even ask or think!
My friends, before I closed my eyes and went to sleep last night I received a text message from a child of one of our parents suggesting that God is working in them to live right and make better decisions. Praise his faithful name!
In conclusion, lets pray hard (Fast, weep, and wail if necessary), expect answers, and look for such answers to show up on our front porches! But wait, what shall we pray for, you ask?
1. Prayer that God delivers your kids from evil bondages
2. Pray that God helps you love your children unconditionally. 1Cor.13:8
3. Pray that your Children guard their hearts from worldly lust. Prov.4:23
4. Pray that God gives your children supreme wisdom. Prov.4:7
Hey, can you hear someone knocking on your door? Open the door and let Him in?
One day soon, I will blog in more detail about the people and prayers that God answered, they are soon to arrive.
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