Tuesday 24 June 2008

The church stepped out in faith on saturday speaking to the public in tenterden, expressing the love of god and offering to pray with and for them. Many responded recognising god as their salvation through prayer. it is humbling to be entrusted with matters nearest to people heart. Many asked prayer for health, for family, for hurt in the world today. There were many also those who`s response was no thanks i`m fine The question must be are we ever fine? to me those words say im alright i dont need god at the moment , but can we live without god, we can exist in the worldly sense, but are we alive do we feel that comforting assurance Ps 119 says may your unfailing love be my comfort. Do those words say im aright and i dont care about the others i have nothing to pray for. Its so easy to bypass the things that really matter and not consider them as important enough to ask gods help in changing them in blessing them and yet to spend a great deal of time asking god to do things for us, when we ourselves are not willing to give something back through our love of others. The Christianity magazine in an article spoke the of revival that is pouring out world wide from its starting point floridor its exciting its revitalizing, its raising Gods people, John Buckeridge summed up his article with these words " if these things help you to love your neighbour more, if your healed for action, filled for purpose its good, but revival must start in us revival is sacrificial love for the lost world. Its so easy to sit back and enthuse in the miracles God is pouring out on his people, what are we ourselves giving. is it right to say im alright when there a is lost world out there, if we ourselves feel we have no need of gods intercession are we truly christian hearted if when at time we are invited to open up and pray as a church united there remains silence among us, should we be able to hold back from shouting out our prayers on behalf of the thousands of lost souls. Its important that we uphold each other in prayer as a church family its also important that we intercede for those unable to do so as they dont YET know God. There is always something to speak to God about dont let us waste the many opportunites given to us and let our voices be silent but that precious time fruitfully

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