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Day 38 - February 11th, 2009 |
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Written by Pastor Brooks
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Wednesday, 11 February 2009 00:00 |
PRAYING ......For power to witness!
Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned…. They marveled; and took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. (Acts 3:13) Lord, we see the biblical characters as towering giants and ourselves in a subordinate class. In truth, such thinking frees us from believing we can do what they did or be used in history altering ways, as you used them. James said, “Elijah was a man with a nature like ours” (5:17). Ordinary. Extraordinary, only due to your anointing. By the empowering of the Holy Spirit, the 120 spoke in languages they had never learned. With eloquence not their own, they explained the inexplicable—the enthronement of Christ in heaven and the outpouring of the Spirit, the start of a new age. Give us such capacity. May we declare your reign and call others to your lordship with such compelling clarity that we ourselves know it is not us doing the speaking. It is not us doing the speaking. It is the Holy Spirit in us. We know it can’t be words alone. Your words are laced with your life giving presence. They are more than conjoined sounds, they carry the fragrance of heaven. You are the Word. Come alive when we tell your story. Step into history. May we no longer defer to professionals trained to offer theological language. May we not excuse ourselves from being storytellers. May we rush to join the likes of the New Testament disciples. You made fisherman articulate and powerfully convincing apologists. Make our speech compelling. Give us wisdom the know when to give an answer to open hearts. Amen. | | Today’s Quote There is no power like that of prevailing prayer—Abraham pleading for Sodom, Jacob wrestling in the stillness of the night, Moses standing in the breach, Hannah intoxicated with sorrow, David heart-broken, Jesus in sweat and blood….Such prayer prevails. It turns ordinary mortals into men of power. It brings life. It brings God. -Samuel Chadwick | INTERCEDE For evangelists! Pray near a college or university. Pray for this generation to be encountered with the overwhelming evidence that Christ lives. | Prayer Exercise: Pray for youth. Have a youth prayer meeting. |
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