The second pastor I worked for was a jokester. At a banquet he was introduced to say the prayer before the meal. As he stood he produced a head of lettuce and spray bottle and he held it up. The looks of befuddlement that appeared were answered with his announcement\invitation, "Lettuce Spray" and with that he bowed his head began to pray.
Lots of folks treat prayer like lettuce spray...an obligatory religious exercise that is more for the good of the person praying than for the impact on the situation prayed about.
But if you are serious about God's Word, there is no denying that the first and most powerful place to address any circumstance is by saying, "Let Us Pray!"
"Let us pray" is the invitation for you and someone else to join your faith before the throne of the living God of the universe, the real one, the listening one, the loving one, the mighty one. Together, whether with two or two thousand, you lift up your faith to the Father and "make your requests known to God with thanksgiving" (Phil 4:6)expecting in faith for your prayer to actually impact the situation you are praying about.
Praying alone is powerful also but there is no doubt that the text and the example of scripture is that US is stronger than ME. (Matthew 18:19,20)
What a powerful privilege this phrase, "Let us Pray"...much more effective than LETTUCE SPRAY.
2 comments:
Good word Larry. Thank you for the constant reminder to seek out our Father! Love Kim
Prayer is incense to our Father. In one accord we pray and lift up our desires, fears and hearts.
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