This evening we will be attending a monthly half night of prayer at New Creation Church here in Bulawayo. I was asked to lead a section of prayer calling on God for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit upon the church and the city here.
As I prepare myself for tonight’s prayer meeting, I can’t help but think of the believers in the Book of Acts, how after experiencing threats and persecution, they all came together and prayed to the Lord God in all his Sovereignty. They asked him for boldness to tell God’s Big Salvation Story, and that he would stretch out his hand to continue using them to do miracles and wonders for the glory of Jesus.
While they were in that prayer meeting the place shook. Everyone there was filled with the Holy Spirit afresh and that enabled them to continue with fearless confidence their mission of sharing with everyone the Message. [See Acts 4:23-31]
I long to see more and more churches like that alive in today’s world. I’m quite sure that prayer meetings such as these will be an integral part of those churches.
