There is a passage of Scripture in the New Testament about the disciple Peter’s action when Christ was arrested and tried before His crucifixion. Matthew 26:58 reads, “But Peter followed him afar off unto the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants, to see the end.” Peter followed the Lord from a distance. This is the same individual that earlier made this declaration, “ I am ready to go with You, both to prison and to death.” Luke the Physician records the events that took place a few hours on that same night. In Luke 22:57, “But he denied Him, saying, “Woman, I do not know Him.” How quick things can change. Peter was the outspoken disciple. He was the disciple who declared, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” In just a few short hours he went from a willingness to die to denial. Most believers will acknowledge that there is a great need for a visitation of God’s Spirit today. Perhaps you have joined others who have prayed for visitation. In your heart today you acknowledge the need of revival in our community and our nation. Ralph Mahoney defines revival as follows: “God Came.” “That is the summation of what we mean by revival – God coming.” Currently we are experiencing a visitation of God’s Spirit in our church and city. We sense that God has sovereignly chosen this time to visit His people. The question is “Will we make time for Him?” Are you willing to adjust your schedule to spend time in His presence? I recently read this quote from Joyce Meyer, “Decide that you don’t mind being inconvenienced or interrupted, and God will use you to make a difference.” If we are going to experience divine visitation and revival then we must be willing to be inconvenienced or interrupted. Are you willing to be flexible? Are you willing to change what you are doing so that you and your family can experience His love and grace?
In Matthew 21: 12-13 , “ Then Jesus went into the temple of God and drove out all those who bought and sold in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who sold doves. 13 And He said to them, “It is written, ‘My house shall be called a house of prayer,’ but you have made it a ‘den of thieves.’” Jesus made this declaration, “My house shall be called a house of prayer!” I believe that God is calling us back to the altar of prayer. For several weeks the Lord has dealt with me about rebuilding the broken altar of prayer in our personal and corporate lives. If we are going to see spiritual breakthrough in our churches and communities then we must rebuild and return to the altar of prayer. Wayman Rogers writes, “The ministry of prayer is the most important of all ministries in the church. Prayer creates the atmosphere and binds the powers of darkness so the gospel of Jesus can go forward and the church can prosper....
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