Revival of Prayer

"The evangelization of the world depends on a revival of prayer. Deeper than the need for men is the need for the forgotten secret of prevailing, world-changing prayer."

--Andrew Murray, (9 May 1828-18 January 1917) was a South African writer, educationist and Christian pastor, was a champion of the South African Revival of 1860.

The Coffee Lesson

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor.

Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.

Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all his former students had a cup of coffee at hand, the professor said:

"If you have noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is but normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup. But, you consciously went for the best cups and were eyeing each other's cups."

What in the World is Going On ?

Revelation 6:12-17 I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood. And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind. Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place. And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains, and said to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb! "For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?" (NKJ)

The Lost

An anonymous churchgoer I.
Arriving not early,not late;
I stand up and then I sit down.
And slip half-a-dollar in plate.

I sing in a mute sort of way;
Cough once, but don't cough again.
I lower my head for each prayer,
And remember to join in Amen.

The Readings flow smoothly along;
On Bible my eyes never bend;
And right on the dot I switch off
From beginning of Sermon to end.

What use am I, then, in this world?
In statistics I count quite a lot.
As long as there's thousands like me
The Church blows not cold and not hot;

But rides on a nice even keel,
Avoiding extremes at all cost;
And never Identifying
The thousands of souls that are lost.

Anonymous: From the Sower July 1973.

How very true for many today. May the Lord help us, to be on fire for Him, live for Him, and witness to His wonderful Saving Grace. The Lord Bless you, and help you to speak up for Him.

Having difficulty finding a parking spot.

A driver tucked this note under the windshield wiper of his automobile.
Ï’ve circled the block for twenty minutes. I’m late for an appointment and If I don’t park here I’ll lose my job “Forgive us our trespasses”

When he came back he found a parking ticket and this note. Ï’ve circled the block for twenty years and if I don’t give you a ticket, I’ll lose my job.
“Lead us not into temptation”

The Lord’s prayer can and is used in all sorts of situations.
But the fact remains. The Lord’s prayer is a beautiful and very meaningful prayer. Never under estimate the power and privilege of prayer.
Prayers of thanksgiving, petition, and intercession.