Prayer Concerns

Last Wednesday night our Bible Study instructor reminded the New River community of believers that we needed to develop and maintain an "atmosphere of prayer." Those words have resonated in my heart over the past week and I have felt a confirmation of the Spirit in my spirit as I have contemplated the challenge that was given to us under the direction and unction of the Holy Spirit. The Apostle Paul reminded us to "Pray without ceasing." Does that not infer and reveal the concept that we need to live in an atmosphere of connectivity with God in such a manner that we are always prepared to be about the "Father's Business?" We never know when God may choose to open the door of spiritual opportunity for each of us and we need to be prepared to step through that door with a bold confidence that God will use us for His glory and honor. In the "atmosphere and attitude of prayer" I want to bring before you some prayer concerns that God placed in my spirit this morning.

 

1) The unfolding tragedy in Oklahoma.

 

2) The lack of prayer warriors and intercessors in the modern day church. Where are those believers who will commit themselves to an active prayer life?

 

3) The people of our society who are "too busy" to find time for God. We face and fight the "spirit of busyness" in which God receives the "leftovers" of our time because we are captured in the sphere of self. NOTE: We are facing this struggle even among believers.

 

4) A fresh relationship with Christ. God is not stale, day old bread. Christ is called the "Living Bread" and the "Living Water." The Word of God is alive, powerful and relevant in the day and time in which we are living. We are not called to live in the staleness of our memories or our past victories. We are called to live in the fresh, vibrant, new and life-changing revelation of Christ who is our "daily bread."

 

Will you join me in prayer this morning?

 

To be continued as the Spirit directs.