pray, fast, preach

Ive been reading some stuff on revival this week. check out this great quote in the light of 24/7 prayers 7th anniversary...

"As the praying power spread and increased, the work soon took on a very powerful character, so much so that the word of the Lord would cut the strongest men down and render them entirely helpless." - Charles Finney, Holy Spirit Revivals, p158.

All year I have been challenged by God to pray more. I have been challenged that the work we do is not of us, well, not suppose to be of us, but of God! We can work hard and do great things but it will account for nothing if God is not in it.

"Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God." Mark 10

I read those quotes and think about how our preaching is often without an results, how it can take years for people to get saved and I ask how come the word of God is not always as powerful as the first quote?

"For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart" Hebrews 4

If thats true, why dont I see it happen? Finney was talking about the most resistant people there and the word of God would cut them just as the Bible says. God says He wants everyone to be saved, to repent and to come to a knowledge of the truth!

And so, I finish by saying that we need to pray. We need to be joining Gods mission and not just making up our own and asking God to bless it. We need to talk to and listen to God, we need to be filled with power and authority, we need to know what to do and how. And we need to preach the gospel.

Pray, fast and preach the gospel and lets see revival break out and the return of Christ!