Prayer Vigil.

Prayer is essential in the life of every believer in Christ. If we were not given to prayer and if not for the intercession of Christ on our behalf, we would not find hope. From the One who lived, died, and rose again we have a spiritual life. It is in Christ that we find our hope and meaning to this life on earth. 

The power of prayer is given to the believer who earnestly seeks God through Christ in the Spirit. Prayer changes things! It ultimately changes me! We become spiritual beings for God’s use to reveal the hope we have in Christ! It is for His Glory that we are saved. 

So, what of corporate prayer? 

We prayer as a unit not only as an individual! We prayer expectantly and fervently asking God to move as only He can! Through us if we are willing but in him as we seek His Will. Prayer is the alignment of my will with God’s Will. 

As believers unite in prayer, on behalf of others and a community, there is much power. Unified prayer as a group that gathers or through a prayer vigil is powerfully effective. James speaks of the fervent prayer of the righteous. (James 5:16)

I write this today as a prayer entry during a prayer vigil. Lord, saves us! Lord, deliver us from evil. Lord, as we pray we unite together during this 24 hour prayer vigil. Unique to the Wabash community is a Prayer House! The Common grounds Prayer ministry has called the community together to pray! 

Prayer is our link with God through Christ! It is our connection!

We prayer because it is a lifeline to every believer! We walk in the Spirit of God and Truth of His Word! 

We are powerless apart from God. We need Him! We seek because we know that God is the answer to our need! 

My heart is moved as I pray! I seek what is good. I ask for God to bring renewal of my spirit with God’s Spirit! 

The prayer vigil is what keeps us in track to unite our efforts in a single focus. This particular prayer vigil is focused on the upcoming election. We know that Only in Christ are we saved and find our hope yet, we seek to ask God to move in the hearts of people to choose values that are expressed in our society and throughout our County (as well as the works).

Prayer guides keep our focus on the essentials of this effort. Scripture reading is how we are reminded of Truth in God! 

We pray because we can. We keep knocking on the door of the only hope we have - in Christ! 

How special it is to have a unified vision for prayer in this community. 

We pray in unity today as a community for the Glory of God!