Prayer Day and 50 Days of Prayer 2005

Beginning November 12th

by David Shannon

What a blessing it was to close last year with 50 days of prayer. We thanked God for the blessings of the year, beseeched His power in our lives for the next year, prayed for individuals and requested concerns. From time-to-time this year I have wondered about all the good He has given us�what things have been received simply because we asked.

"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
"If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask Him! Matthew 7:7, 11
Or hear James say, �Yet you do not have because you do not ask� in James 4:2. The opposite of this verse must also be true!

Let�s not hold back in our praise and gratitude to God as we seek to devote our lives in prayer every day. Let�s not hold back as a congregation either. Let�s not be afraid to ask much for the next year. On November 12 thousands of concerns will be taken before God in prayers which will be led on the hour from 6:00 a.m.-10 p.m. at our building. Your requests are needed to accomplish what we want to accomplish this year.

Soon you will be asked to complete prayer request cards. These will be prayed for on �Prayer Day� November 12. These requests will be added to �Prayer Cards� which will be prayed three times a day by hundreds within the congregation for the following 50 days!

Prayer is a way we show our humility. People who pray fervently do this because they believe they need to lean upon God. People who pray lightly lean heavily upon themselves and lightly upon God. Let�s be a congregation that prays fervently at all times, all year. But let�s be a congregation that becomes excited when we think about praying all day and thousands of times during a few weeks.

After a paragraph discussing prayer, friendship with God, drawing near to God and purifying minds it concludes with �
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up� ( James 4:10). Let�s use these ...
50 Days of Prayer to Create a greater humility within us!

• How Often Do You Pray? -Sep 07, 2008
• Jesus Prayed for Me -Jun 29, 2008
• We Need Prayer Day - don't you think so? -Nov 11, 2007
• How Are We Communicating? -Apr 01, 2007
• A Prayer for His People -Feb 18, 2007