Ridiculous Prayers
Last night was the most enjoyable prayer meeting I've ever been part of. We ended our week of prayer by praying at Ebenezers.
Here are a few thoughts and observations:
I prayed at the outset that we would pray with a rare confidence last night. We were praying in a place that was the answer to a ridiculous prayer prayed eight years ago. You can't help but pray with confidence when you're praying in a place that was an answer to prayer! I could have prayed all night.
I laid hands on the doors and prayed that everyone who walks through those doors would sense the presence of God no matter how far away from God they are.
Someone said the Lord gave them Exodus 23:20 to share with the group. "See, I am sending my angel before you to lead you safely to the land I have prepared for you."
That's obviously a reference to the Promise Land. 201 F Street, NE is our Promise Land. God led us to this piece of land just like God led Israel to the Promise Land. There is no way we should own that piece of property. We should have been trespassing on someone else's property last night :) But our prayers put a divine contract on that piece of property. It was a fulfillment of the promise in Matthew 18:18: "Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven."
Our prayers have a binding effect that is more powerful than an earthly contract. 201 F Street, NE was under contract the moment we started praying that God would give it to us :)
One prayer got stuck in my spirit last night. When we prayed on the second floor where our offices will be, Heather Zempel, our Pastor of Discipleship, prayed, "Make this place into a dream factory." I love that. A lot. I pray that Ebenezers will be a place where we dream God-sized dreams.
We ended the evening singing Amen. It just seemed so appropriate to sing "Amen" over and over again.
I can't wait to see the way God answers the prayers prayed on 01.13.06 in the years to come!
Here are a few thoughts and observations:
I prayed at the outset that we would pray with a rare confidence last night. We were praying in a place that was the answer to a ridiculous prayer prayed eight years ago. You can't help but pray with confidence when you're praying in a place that was an answer to prayer! I could have prayed all night.
I laid hands on the doors and prayed that everyone who walks through those doors would sense the presence of God no matter how far away from God they are.
Someone said the Lord gave them Exodus 23:20 to share with the group. "See, I am sending my angel before you to lead you safely to the land I have prepared for you."
That's obviously a reference to the Promise Land. 201 F Street, NE is our Promise Land. God led us to this piece of land just like God led Israel to the Promise Land. There is no way we should own that piece of property. We should have been trespassing on someone else's property last night :) But our prayers put a divine contract on that piece of property. It was a fulfillment of the promise in Matthew 18:18: "Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven."
Our prayers have a binding effect that is more powerful than an earthly contract. 201 F Street, NE was under contract the moment we started praying that God would give it to us :)
One prayer got stuck in my spirit last night. When we prayed on the second floor where our offices will be, Heather Zempel, our Pastor of Discipleship, prayed, "Make this place into a dream factory." I love that. A lot. I pray that Ebenezers will be a place where we dream God-sized dreams.
We ended the evening singing Amen. It just seemed so appropriate to sing "Amen" over and over again.
I can't wait to see the way God answers the prayers prayed on 01.13.06 in the years to come!
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