If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14
Do you believe that God answers prayer? I do. Since I've been diagnosed with ALS I've seen Him answer prayers in truly MIRACULOUS ways. Some people might say that all of them are "coincidences", but I know better. Here's just one example....I got an email 2 days ago from a person who lives out of state (formerly a Muncie resident), saying they had read about our service dog project (on the web) and had been praying for us and for the project. They then told me that they had "called home" and in the course of the discussion "coincidentally" found out that a family member (still living here in Muncie) had "donated toward a family raising funds for a service dog". Now, you might be thinking, "Wow, that's kinda cool...they prayed and their family acted" but that's only part of the story. Their "family member" is one of the two people who was moved to donate $5000.00 to 4 Paws in Christopher's honor! They had NOT discussed this before... but God moved in response to prayer.
What if God's People Prayed? I hope as you read the lyrics to the song by "Casting Crowns" (below) you'll think about the power YOUR prayers can have in your life, the lives of others, in our nation, world and in God's kingdom!
PRAY! Your daddy wants to hear your voice. He doesn't care if you follow any particular format or that you aren't perfect...HE LOVES YOU and he just wants to hear your voice! If you're a parent, remember the first time you heard your child's voice on the phone? Do you remember how wonderful and magical that little voice was? Did you even care what they said? NO! It made you smile just to hear their voice. God, our Abba ("daddy"), just wants us to TALK to him! Try it. He WILL smile just to hear your voice!
Love, Claudia
What if the armies of the Lord
Picked up and dusted off their swords
Vowed to set the captive free
And not let satan have one more
What if the Church, for heaven's sake
Finally stepped up to the plate
Took a stand upon God's promise
And stormed hell's rusty gates
Chorus I:
What if His people prayed
And those who bear His name
Would humbly seek His faith, yeah
And turn from their old ways
And what would happen if we prayed
For those raised up to lead the way
Then maybe kids in school could pray
And unborn children see light of day
What if the life that we pursue
Came from a hunger for the truth
What if the family turned to Jesus
Stopped asking Oprah what to do
Chorus I:
What if His people prayed
And those who bear His name
Would humbly seek His face yeah
And turn from their own way
Chorus II:
He said that He would hear
His promise has been made
He'll answer loud and clear, yeah
If only we would pray
Bridge:
If My people call by My name
If they'll humble themselves and pray
If My people call by My name
If they'll humble themselves and pray
Choruses:
What if His people prayed
And those who bear His name
Would humbly seek His face, yeah
And turn from their old ways
He said that He would hear
His promise has been made
He'll answer loud and clear yeaah
If only we would pray
(Choruses and bridge ad lib)
