Only a handful of us were able to meet tonight, but the presence of God was certainly with us and He was ready to see and hear what we would bring to our meeting with one another and Him on this second day of 2009.
We agreed earlier that tonight was to be a time of worship, prayer and intercession for our loved ones and dear friends. We start our humble prayer movement from here, and move on as the Lord will lead us. At this point, I don't have a clear and specific view of what is to come as we embark on this journey as a fellowship. But perhaps, many a God-led journey are of this nature. God loves (to plan) surprises and hearts wholly yielded to Him. I am reminded of 2 verses:
Proverbs 16:9 A man’s heart plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.
Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.
Tonight, the six of us (+ 2 kids colouring in the background) prayed by name for our loved ones. We all felt that it was a simple yet very special thing to the Lord to present by name our loved ones to Him. We asked God to include these names in the Lamb's Book of Life. At the end of our meeting, we were quite surprised to realise that we probably prayed for over 50 individuals by name!
Let us press on. Let's continue to fervently pray effective prayers while we live righteous lives for 'The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much' (James 5:16).
As we enter into a season, indeed a movement, of prayer, let's strive to know what makes a prayer powerful and effective, and learn to pray such prayers.
[Michael shared a beautiful 'The Lord's Prayer Movie' which is in Useful Resources. May you enjoy it and perhaps discover some new insights.]
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