INTERCESSORY PRAYER!

Thursday, April 30, 2020

INTERCESSORY PRAYER!

Acts 12:5

5 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.

           Intercessory prayer is a conversation with God about the BURDEN He has given you regarding a situation or another person. It is powerful – although we don’t always know WHY God would need us to be part of His rescue operation.

           This kind of prayer makes us an active player in God’s drama of rescue and redemption. It is not that God could not act without us but that He chooses to include us. It makes us part of the community and links us with others.

           Warren Wiersbe quotes Puritan preacher Thomas Watson who said: "The angel fetched Peter out of prison, but it was prayer that fetched the angel."

Acts 12:5

5 Peter therefore was kept in prison: but prayer was made without ceasing of the church unto God for him.

           What or who is on your heart? When I say “on your heart,” I mean that you can’t stop thinking about them. You can’t lay aside your concern for them and you can’t get their need or their danger out of your thoughts. This is reason enough to pray.

Dear Lord, I have been the recipient of prayers more often than I am aware. Please take the concerns and burdens of my heart and dispatch the appropriate resources. In the same way you released Peter from prison, so release those for whom I pray. AMEN