As Saturday evening approached, our anticipation grew to a fevered pitch as we came together for our third prayer meeting of the 2007-2008 year. With the evidence of the presence of God in our Sunday services, we each came expecting to hear from the Lord--and WE WERE NOT DISAPPOINTED!! The theme of this prayer gathering was love. We have been studying Mat. 22:37-38 "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'"
The service opened with a time of prayer and praise. Each person present was encouraged to enter in and love on God. People freely expressed their love in a variety of ways as the Holy Spirit moved through the sanctuary. In addition to loving on the Lord, each person wrote down the prayer requests, burdens, and needs they entered the church with. As the Lord moved, each person walked to the alter, knelt with those requests in hand, and placed them on the alter. At the conclusion of the service, we came together to corporately pray for the upcoming Ladies Retreat on Sept. 18th, for our church body, and our pastor.
At the end of the meeting, a few parting words were shared including a message from the Holy Spirit. He told us we would have victory in our requests tonight. We were ordered to take this message forth to our friends, families, and neighbors that our God is a loving and faithful God who hears and answers our prayers. I can speak from experience when I say each one of us left church last night claiming those promises the Holy Spirit spoke to us.
I encourage you right now if you have a need, call upon the name of the Lord. He is waiting to hear from you. It is God's desire to have a personal relationship with each person--you are no exception. God loves you! If you have never had a personal relationship with God, it is not too late. Ask Him right now to come into your heart, forgive you of your sins, and walk with you daily. It is that simple, there is no form to fill out, no interview process, no judgements made. God is no respecter of persons, He welcomes all into the Kingdom. God Bless you and walk in victory this week.
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