We find ourselves at the end of the week, and for me it has been long and full. It has been eye opening as well. I am grateful for each person who have chosen to be part of the “week of prayer”. Together our prayers go further and impact us and others even more.
There are numerous times that I have chosen to be part of a prayer movement, and those times have impacted my life in some grand ways. I remember when a group of pastors in my community met each Wednesday to pray for each other and our community. Those men still hold a special place in my heart. I remember even further back when a group of students would gather on Friday nights to pray and then go share with others.
Even as recent as yesterday I chose to be part of a special prayer time for the City of Hope in Tanzania. There is great work being done there, and it was an honor to spend some time praying for Regina ChaCha and that work.
Years ago some very special people invited my family to be part of a prayer time called “pray with the children”. It was an event planned by a ministry called Children’s Cup that ministered to Aids orphans in several African countries. It was that prayer time that began our family’s day devotions. I will be forever grateful for that prayer time and others.
This is the end of the week, but there are three days left in the “week of prayer” for Vision Virginia. Once again, I ask that you join me in praying for these three topics. Then if you are part of our church family, join me Sunday morning for a final time to pray for Vision Virginia.
DAY 6. I am grateful for Church Planting and the team that helps churches like ours begin. We experienced this in 2006. The SBC of Virginia is committed to penetrating lostness through church planting. Pray that God will bless new planters and that He will continue to provide new partnerships from churches.
DAY 7. Evangelism is the heart of the Gospel. People need Jesus. Pray that the Lord would equip believers everywhere to reach their neighbors for Christ, give churches a clear vision for how to reach those around them, and encourage those who are faithful to share the Gospel day in and day out.
DAY 8. Churches need to grow and get stronger, but that is often very difficult. Revitalization seeks for a church to catch a fresh vision for their congregation and community by using a process that retains the same people with the same leadership. Pray for the churches that need revitalization to be rejuvenated again for God’s glory and honor.
All three are very important. Spend some time today and the next three days praying over these things. May God see fit to enlarge His kingdom and allow each of us to be part of His plan and make a difference in the lives of many, many people.
Choose to lift up Jesus. Spend time in prayer!
Luke 5:16 NASB
But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray.
Luke 10:2 NLT
These were his instructions to them: “The harvest is great, but the workers are few. So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more workers into his fields.
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