Prayer Fuels Our Faith

When we see the great needs and opportunities in the world, it can be tempting to hide away from them or think we have to hustle to solve them. But we want to respond in obedience and faith and do what Jesus told us to do when faced with the challenge of a “great harvest with few workers”, and that is first to pray. We pray boldly and persistently that the Lord of the Harvest will do what He has promised to do: To send out workers. To propel us.

Prayer releases His power, presence, and provision in our lives.

It’s astonishing that we can even say the words, “Our Father,” as we see in Matthew 6:9. God is holy and awesome in every way, and yet He is also our Father, who not only invites us to speak to Him but also to draw near to His throne of grace (Hebrews 4:16). God loves us with an everlasting love — so much so that he gave His Son for us (John 3:16).

When we pray to God in the name of Jesus, we’re not praying to some impersonal or disinterested cosmic power. He knows the number of hairs on your head. He knew your destiny before you took your first breath. He chose you and approved of you. That’s how much He loves you, and it’s why He earnestly listens when you pray!

As we commit to praying for a great Kingdom harvest, naming the needs of the world as well as our own, God fuels our own faith. His Spirit is at work in us, through us, and towards us as we pray, reminding us that we are more than obedient petitioners before Him, we beloved partners with Him.

Prayer:

Father, thank you that you love me and listen when I pray. Thank you for answering with perfect power, timing, and goodness. I name before you those in my family and community who do not know you and ask that you would send people into their lives to proclaim Jesus to them. And I pray that you would send me with wisdom and boldness wherever you are calling me to pray or speak about what you have done. Amen.