One of the things
these verses tell me is that it is good and even necessary for us to pray with
others. It is good to be in our prayer
closets alone, but if we never invite others into our space, we are hindering
God from working on our behalf. There is
great power in two or more people being united together in one heart before the
throne of God.
It is important that
when we invite others to pray with us that we agree together on what we are
praying for. If our hearts are joined
together as one, Jesus said that we will have what we ask for. Perhaps one of the reasons why we don’t see
as many answers to our public prayers is that we often aren’t united together
in what we are praying for. When was the
last time you were led in prayer by someone who prayed for things that didn’t
concern you at the moment? When was the
last time you sat down with someone before you prayed and carefully discussed
what you were going to pray for? I have
to admit that I have often failed to join my heart with another before I prayed
and while I was praying.
When we are praying
differently, it does not mean that the Lord is not with us and will not answer
our prayers. It just means that we
deprive ourselves of the strength in prayer that united hearts have in
prayer. It only makes sense to think
that there is strength in numbers. Don’t
give up on praying with others.
Jesus said that when
we are praying together with others, He is right there with them. Isn’t that an awesome thought? We know with our heads that God is with us
when we pray, but have you really grasped it with your heart? The next time you pray with someone, think
about it. Jesus is right there with you
as you pray! Every time you pray over a
prayer someone has prayed on your behalf, Jesus is right there with you as you
pray!
Maybe we should be
looking for more opportunities to pray with and over others!
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