Prayer Buddy~

Greetings!

 

Today is the National Day of Prayer, and the theme verse for this year’s event is, “Pay attention to these my prayers, both intercessory and personal, O God, my God. Listen to my prayers, energetic and devout, that I’m setting before you right now 1 Kings 8:28 (The Message Version).”

 

Imagine us asking the Almighty God to “pay attention” to little ole specks of dust us – to listen to the prayers we make for ourselves and prayers we make on behalf of others. And yet, that is exactly what He invites us to do.  And the only thing better than asking Him is asking Him together with a buddy.

Matthew 18:20 “When two of you get together on anything at all on earth and make a prayer of it, my Father in heaven goes into action (The Message Version).”

Last Tuesday we were encouraged by God’s promise that when we work together on a project, we will get a good return for our labor.  This verse kicks it up a notch because God promises that when we get together to pray, He goes into action.

I need Him to go into action for me today.  I need His blessings, guidance, deliverance, wisdom, joy, peace, hope, protection, provision, healing, and then some right this very minute.  And I have prayed for these things for me and my family over and over again.  Sometimes, however, God has seen fit to form a holy alliance between me and a prayer pal, and it has been amazing!

Whenever I pray with someone else, I feel a deeper sense of His presence.  I have an immediate sense of peace and joy and more confidence that He has heard.  I also feel, as the above-verse says, that my prayers are more “energetic and devout.”

Maybe that’s why He takes the time to tell us in His Word that praying together with someone else is also an important part of our prayer lives.  Sometimes we need that boost we get from being with another soul who hungers for God’s goodness and power as much as we do.  I have often said that my faith is always stronger when it joins the faith of another in seeking God for answers.

So, today, on this National Day of Prayer, I invite you to join your voices to the millions who will seek Him today.  And I also invite you to be bold and ask God to lead you to another person who will agree to be your prayer buddy.  It can be a spouse, neighbor, friend, colleague, child, or cousin.  It does not matter; as we all take a step of faith and do this, we have the promise that He will go into action for us!

PRAYER: Dear Lord Today is a special day because a call has gone out to the nation as a whole to seek You.  We join our voices to the rest who desperately need You.  Help us find a prayer buddy.  We have so many needs, and we can be confident that when we pray together You will do something about it.  In Jesus’ name, AMEN.