Praying is a commandment that we
ought to obey (Luke 18:1). Beyond making petitions to God it is an exercise of
edification to the soul. Most often we understand the need for us to pray
individually. It is not wrong.
However, considering the word of God
that says “five of you shall chase a
hundred, and a hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight; your enemies
shall fall by the sword before you” (Leviticus 26:8), it infers that the
more we are in number when we gather, the mightier we are in battle. Prayer is
not only a means of communication with God but also a weapon of warfare.
Christians are soldiers expected to take more grounds for Jesus and also set
free the captives. When Peter the Apostle was held captive in prison, the church
came together to pray for him. This is the desire of God today too. God wants
the Church to come back together to unite in love, passion, and care void of
ulterior motives or selfishness. This is when we can take the battle to the
gates of the enemies.
When the disciples asked Jesus Christ
to teach them how to pray His opening was ‘Our
Father in heaven...’ (Luke 11:2). The reason is because He wants the Church
to be united in prayers before God and He desires the Church to always come
together as a formidable force. Brethren, we cannot do it alone. We need one
another to enforce victories.
So we, numerous as we are, are one
body in Christ (the Messiah) and individually we are parts one of another
(mutually dependent on one another).
Romans 12:5 AMP
In the year 2003, a member of our
Church was kidnapped by ritualists in Lagos, Nigeria and was taken to their
‘den’ where men were slaughtered like rams for evil purposes, but the Church came together and interceded for
her continuously in unity until victory was enforced. A week later she was
released alongside another lady but other passengers that boarded that bus with
her, lost out. How painful and sad will be the experience of such families.
As Christians, we are ‘one body – one
big family’. This is time for Churches to come together holding hands and
calling on God to change situations in countries where there are unrests. Jesus
said “It is finished (John 19:30), as the Father has sent Me, I also send you”
(John 20:21). You here, refer to the body – the Church. Is there someone dying,
sick, diseased or held captive? Jesus has and is sending the Church to enforce
His victory. It is time we come together again as one body in truth and
holiness. I conclude with the words of Jesus which says “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and
every city or house divided against itself shall not stand” (Matthew
12:25). It is my prayers that the ‘body’ will
be knitted together again as it was in the beginning and the Lord be gracious
to His Church in Jesus’ name. SHALOM
And being
let go, they went to their own companions and reported all that the chief
priests and elders had said to them.
So when they
heard that, they raised their voice to God with one accord and said: “Lord, You
are God, who made heaven and earth and the sea, and all that is in them,
And when
they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and
they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and spoke the word of God with
boldness.
Now the multitude of those who believed were
of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he
possessed was his own, but they had all things in common.
Acts
4:23,24,31,32 NKJV
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