Some of my favorite passages from the bible are the accounts of Jesus praying all night or before dawn. It tells us that it was his custom to do this. I love to preach about this to motivate Christians to pray . . . but honestly, its not something I do. Yes, I am a pastor. Yes, I believe in prayer and I do pray every day. Nevertheless its not my custom to get up before the crack of dawn to seek my heavenly father. Is it yours?
My limited study on revivals and biographies of great people of God reveal a similar thread. There was an amazing movement of prayer that precedes great movements of God.
In just 7 hrs (5 AM Central) the LINC staff will be meeting at New Hope and will be praying for God to move mightily in East Dallas. Our friend Ramiro is helping us launch a new mission. He is from Columbia. Early morning prayers have been the foundation for the revivals in South America like it is in Korea. Our staff is excited and honestly struggling with the thought of this Jesus type of action. I am too . . . thanks Ramiro.
At Home Depot I saw my Muslim neighbor from Pakistan, he is an amazing friend. We were standing in the garden area talking when suddenly he said to his wife, "we must go, its prayer time, the sun is about to set." I was shocked and asked him about it. He said, "we pray five times a day . . .it helps keep us from doing bad things'. His wife followed him and they went home in haste without a purchase. WOW.
May we Christians be as serious about prayer as my Muslim friend. May we be so in love with our Father, that prayer becomes more important than what we eat.
"Jesus said, "My food is to do the will of the father". "Pray so that you will not fall into temptation."
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