Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed. Mark 1:35
Prayer was a priority for Jesus. He took time away from the crowd and the disciples to pray to the Father in the early hours of the day. Jesus had a lifestyle of prayer.
We are called to make prayer a priority and to intercede on behalf of others. Prayer is our communication with the Lord. He desires to hear our hearts. If Jesus was continually in prayer before the Father, how much more do we need to be prayer regularly!?
If My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 2Chronicles 7:14
When we pray, God begins to change our hearts about people and situations. As watchmen, God aligns our hearts to His heart. He also reveals things that can help in providing insight for those who are in the midst of an issue.
As we look at the landscape of our country, the body of Christ as a whole has lost its value for intercession. We have replaced praying with complaining. Humility has given way to pride. God’s ways have been replaced with people’s preferences and opinions. Biblical righteousness has given way to self-righteousness. That’s a recipe for chaos and division.
This past Saturday, the intercessors from my church gathered at the Livermore City Hall at 6:30 am to pray for the city officials, police, schools, churches, businesses, families, and the homeless. In this hour, every church should be involved in praying for its community.
We need to invite the peace of God in our communities. We ask Him to heal our land, and we make ourselves available to be part of the answer. We ask, seek, and knock until His Kingdom comes and His will is done on earth as it is in heaven.
