Begin in me Lord.

1. The Pentecostals call it praying through or staying on your face before God till the answer comes or He releases you. The Baptist called it prevailing or persevering in prayer till a change came in you or peace was given. Whether at a prayer bench, an altar of mourning at church or in our prayer closet at home, we are seriously deficient on prayer. We use about 30,000 words a day, yet so few are t

   o God in prayer. We watch 5-8 hours of TV a day and cannot find time to read the Word of God. We cringe in the Sports world if our team loses whether local or professional. However, someone slips into hell every few seconds and we remain unmoved. There is a unified confession among most true believers that we need personal and corporate Revival. Down deep we know that will not happen without repentance of sin and Holy Spirit wrought prayers. Naturally, we are busy people, families, jobs, recreation and staying healthy. Self-absorbed perhaps. Now, do not mistake church activities, as good as they may be, for spirituality of the Lord. What we need comes only through self denial and hunger for His will as our Lord Jesus Christ is lifted up. Yes, the world is evil, the end is near, the fatigue is real but make no mistake about it, that has nothing to do with the apathy in our own anemic hearts. I am asking God to send a (as the old folk referred to it) Holy Ghost revival where the grip of sin is broken, lives changed and a fresh breath of God is breathed upon His church. The price to pay is steep. Your time, energy, toys, even finances are surrendered. We are like disciples at the cross, afar off from the action. Lets get in that upper room till there is movement. This not a gripe, theres is plenty of that, but a plea for deliverance. Begin in me Lord. Br. Larry