Matthew
18:19-20 “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.
And when two or three of you are together because of Me, you can be sure that
I’ll be there.”
Last
Friday was my bday, so here’s a shout out to me and my 49 fabulous years of
life! I spent the day at the beach, and
it was a beautiful day. We played games
and ate a bunch of junk food, and listened to music, and swam around in the clear
water. We marveled at the flock of ducks
that swam by, and applied sunscreen frequently.
When it
was all over, Jorge and I sat in the car and he asked for his cell phone. It was gone, and the panic set in. It was a mild panic, because after all,
losing one’s cell is more of a huge inconvenience than a life-threatening
matter. Nonetheless, we offered up a
quick prayer, and glory to God, the phone was in the sand right where it fell
out as we were packing up earlier. It
was all by itself – surrounded by scores of beachgoers – halfway buried in the sand.
Amen!
Unknown to
me, at the exact same time the cell phone drama was taking place, a friend of
mine was having a crisis with a relationship.
Furious prayers were offered up for a speedy reconciliation and mutual understanding. God moved quickly in that situation. By the end of the evening positive steps were
taken to save a struggling relationship, and those steps are still headed in
the right direction all these several days later.
Two
completely different situations with something in common: GOD went into action
for both of them. In God’s eyes, both
were important.
Let us
all stand up right now and thank God that He places no conditions or rules or
limitations on what we pray about. He
wants to hear about anything and everything.
Anything
less than that would be an insult to His power.
For us to
assume that He does not want to be bothered by the trivial, is to misunderstand
His perfect heart as a Father. If you
are frantic trying to find the perfect hair bow for your daughter, He wants to
help.
To assume
that He’s too busy dealing with wars in the Middle East
to deal with your smaller problems, is to dangerously undervalue His
power. It’s not a though God has to
prioritize matters, and it’s not like He only has the ability to deal with huge
world crises. He is Omnipotent – all powerful. Let that sink in. He can help you find a cell phone, and heal a
marriage, and provide protection for those in combat all at the same time. Let’s not focus on how He does it. Let’s focus on Who He is, which is an awesome
God Who invites us to get together on anything and pray. Nothing is off-limits.
Be bold
in your requests, and then watch Him go into action.
PRAYER:
Dear Lord, Thank You that You care about every single detail of our lives. You long to be invited into every
situation. It is a blessing to be able
to pray about anything knowing You will go into action for us. In Jesus’ name, AMEN~
