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THE PRAYER MEETING
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20
Acts 4:31

Matthew 18:19-20

 

“For where two or three

are gathered together in my name…”

 

THE PRAYER MEETING
 
Prayer is our communion with God. We ask and He speaks. We utter words and He answers us through His Word, the Bible.
 
Prayer that shakes: After prayer, the place where they were was shaken. There was no note of destruction but the place was moved. The stirring was a sign of God’s presence in their midst. The Holy Spirit’s presence was assured by an experiential shaking to remind them of the power of God abiding with them.
 
Prayer that fills: They were then filled with the Holy Spirit. Filling has the idea of furnishing and supplying their spiritual needs for the work God had assigned them to accomplish. The visible sign is the believer’s submission to the leading of the Spirit. It is like giving themselves to the direction of the Spirit in order to fulfil the order of God. The next phrase describes the work they were empowered to do, that is to continue the work of evangelism.
 
Prayer that opens: The Holy Spirit gave them confidence and boldness to speak God’s Word. All of them got the courage and zeal to proclaim the good news to others. They were filled with the Holy Spirit not to utter words which cannot be understood but words which have power to bring a soul unto salvation. Their courage was strikingly marked by their petition. All they asked for was “boldness” to speak a word which was not theirs, but God’s. Fear would have prayed for protection, and passion would have asked for retribution against their enemies. Their courage and devotion asked that they might not shrink from their duty, and that the word might be spoken, whatever became of the speakers. The common aim was to preach and teach God’s infallible and inerrant Word.
 
Do you pray for the Holy Spirit’s leading and guidance? Do you pray to have boldness in preaching the Gospel?
 
THOUGHT: Am I prayerful?

PRAYER: Father, teach me to pray in Thy way for Thy glory.

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