When
They Had Prayed,
The
Place
Where
They Were Assembled Was Shaken
Scripture
Acts
4
31 When
they had prayed, the place where they were assembled was shaken, and
they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak God’s
message with boldness.
Observation
I
can clearly remember what I am getting ready to share with you like
it was yesterday, even though it was years ago during our Seminary
days in Fort Worth, Texas.
Kathy
and I were involved in a prayer meeting that went through the entire
night. Our pastor had asked the entire church to come together to
pray for one of our church members who was going to have brain
surgery the next morning.
The
young woman was given less than a ten percent chance of surviving the
surgery, and we were told that even if she did survive the surgery
she most probably would be severely handicapped.
Humanly
speaking it did not look good. So we prayed, all of us, and we prayed
and prayed all through the night. We all gathered together at our
church in our church's prayer chapel.
The
following morning the doctors removed the tumor and this sister in
Christ made a total and complete recovery.
It
was unforgettable! It was an Acts 4 kind of experience.
2
Chronicles 7:14
Then
if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, if
they will pray and seek me and stop their evil ways, I will hear them
from heaven. I will forgive their sin, and I will heal their land.
James
5:13-16
13 Is anyone
among you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should
sing praises. 14 Is anyone among you sick? He should call
for the elders of the church, and they should pray over him after
anointing him with olive oil in the name of the Lord. 15 The
prayer of faith will save the sick person, and the Lord will restore
him to health; if he has committed sins, he will be
forgiven. 16 Therefore, confess your sins to one another
and pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The urgent
request of a righteous person is very powerful in its effect.
Application
I
will always respond when our pastor calls on us to come together to
pray!
How
about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, I have personally seen what happens when the church comes
together and prays. Nothing can stop Your church. It is the most
powerful institution on this planet. When Your people humble
themselves and come together and pray nothing is impossible.
Lord, I
have been on the receiving end of having people, lots of people,
praying for me. When the doctors thought it was hopeless for me to
recover Your church never gave up hope. Maybe the experience of what
You did during our seminary days was in the back of Kathy's mind, I
don't know, but I know that she never gave up praying for me to be
healed. You are the mighty God. Nothing, absolutely nothing, is too
hard for You.
Daily
Bible Reading: Exodus 21,22; Psalms 12; Acts 4
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