Pondering Point

Here’s a lesson: A person may be fluent in multiple languages, even prayerful in multiple languages. Words and communication may be a forte.

But if that person does not have love, these awesome communication abilities equate to meaningless noise. From God’s position, awesome communication abilities find their true purpose when utilized in love.

Prayer Thoughts
Chapter 14
Commission

Our Lord Jesus Christ has commissioned us to share the good news of the Gospel everywhere. Often we are content to see accomplished in the name of Christ only what we are capable of accomplishing through our own intellect, eloquence, and organizational skills, instead of calling upon the mighty God of the universe and believing in Him for the supernatural.
The disciples knew and prayed to the omnipotent Creator God. In response to their prayers and dedicated lives, He used them as ambassadors of Christ to turn a wicked Roman Empire upside down.

We talk and believe that God can answer prayer. Yet there is a big gap between what we say and do. It is a challenge to revive the spiritual passion and fervor of the Christians to speak boldly as the early Christians. Without a doubt, God wants us to increase, deepen and accelerate now more than ever our witness to the world. We need to be challenged to break the status quo and to break through the barriers of unbelief to a new level of being on fire with prayer. We need to be driven to our knees and into prayer closets, as well as to group prayer. Together we could usher in a widespread awakening for prayer.

Got his book?  Read pages 77-80 in Keep Me and Keep All, Smith.

Also check out Pastor Bob’s answer to Prayer Question #50 on page 292: “Can God really accomplish my prayer?"