This past week I was at my friend Jerome's CD release concert in Lansing. The concert was great, and in the middle of it Jerome started preaching the gospel and gave an alter call...hundreds of youth came forward to declare Jesus as Lord of their lives! Some of them literally ran forward to accept Jesus! I was stunned. Then it hit me, this kind of thing doesn't happen because the music is good, or the speaking is powerful...the only thing that can make a heart turn toward Jesus is the Holy Spirit. And the Spirit moves in response to people's prayers! So I could only conclude that their had to be a bunch of people praying and interceding for the youth at the concert. After the show I asked Jerome who was praying, he smiled and told me that they had a whole ROOM FULL of adults praying throughout the whole show! That makes so much sense. That is why it was as impactful as it was, prayer.
Another incidence, also this past week, was a friend was struggling with severe depression to the point of giving up on life. He confided in me and another friend and we got to work praying and texting other prayer warriors to pray. The result of 4 days of people interceding, (some till 3am!), God moved and he was completely delivered and Jesus completely restored joy in his life! He is a new person! God is sooo good and prayer is soooo powerful!
Be encouraged. keep praying and don't lose heart! Perservere in prayer.
IT IS WRITTEN:
"The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective." (James 5:16)
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