Day 12: Pastor Dave Janssen
2 Kings 6:17-20 “And Elisha prayed, “Open his eyes, Lord, so that he may see.” Then the Lord opened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.”
When 50 years of praying came to pass….
Sometimes five minutes of praying may seem daunting or even five days of praying on one theme can stretch our concentration, or patience. Fifty years on one topic can seem an unending journey. Did God forget? Do I need to log in more prayer? Does God care? These thoughts can come when God’s perfect timing interacts with our requests.
Watching the Lord orchestrate His forces in a life to answer a fifty-year prayer journey is my clear boast in the Lord.
Some of us grew up with a strong Christian heritage around us, but I wasn’t one of them. Two generations of unbelief evaporated hundreds of years of faith on my mother’s side of the family. Becoming a believer at age twenty placed me in an extended family with limited faith understanding. But one by one each member of my family came to understand the Gospel, (except for a few). We prayed continually for each one.
But in that fiftieth year, something began to happen in a life.
It was like the story of Elisha and his servant. Their situation seemed hopeless with troops against them at every corner. Elisha prayed for the servant’s eyes to be opened, and suddenly the servant saw the hills filled with horses and chariots of the Lord! His army was already in place.
We all go through times that seem daunting. Sometimes it can seem lonely and we wonder where God is. We pray and wonder how the Lord could even turn things around.
But we saw it. We saw the hills filled with the Lord’s army that came streaming in from all sides, crowding out the noise, and not allowing unbelieving chatter to distract.
The Lord answered our prayer in His timing…a fifty-year old prayer in the making.
Prayer:
Lord, help me to pray and not give up. I know You are with me and that You hear my words. You have given me standing in Your presence. Help me to wait on You and continue to understand Your lovingkindness and goodness.
When 50 years of praying came to pass….
Sometimes five minutes of praying may seem daunting or even five days of praying on one theme can stretch our concentration, or patience. Fifty years on one topic can seem an unending journey. Did God forget? Do I need to log in more prayer? Does God care? These thoughts can come when God’s perfect timing interacts with our requests.
Watching the Lord orchestrate His forces in a life to answer a fifty-year prayer journey is my clear boast in the Lord.
Some of us grew up with a strong Christian heritage around us, but I wasn’t one of them. Two generations of unbelief evaporated hundreds of years of faith on my mother’s side of the family. Becoming a believer at age twenty placed me in an extended family with limited faith understanding. But one by one each member of my family came to understand the Gospel, (except for a few). We prayed continually for each one.
But in that fiftieth year, something began to happen in a life.
It was like the story of Elisha and his servant. Their situation seemed hopeless with troops against them at every corner. Elisha prayed for the servant’s eyes to be opened, and suddenly the servant saw the hills filled with horses and chariots of the Lord! His army was already in place.
We all go through times that seem daunting. Sometimes it can seem lonely and we wonder where God is. We pray and wonder how the Lord could even turn things around.
But we saw it. We saw the hills filled with the Lord’s army that came streaming in from all sides, crowding out the noise, and not allowing unbelieving chatter to distract.
The Lord answered our prayer in His timing…a fifty-year old prayer in the making.
Prayer:
Lord, help me to pray and not give up. I know You are with me and that You hear my words. You have given me standing in Your presence. Help me to wait on You and continue to understand Your lovingkindness and goodness.
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