American Reformation Church Prayer Journal 8
ARC Prayer Meeting
With the passing of an old year and the commencement of a new year, there is an innate desire within men to set aside the failures of the past and to do better in the New Year. This gives rise to the notion of New Year’s resolutions.
Mankind, though well intended, does not fare well in following through with our resolutions. Researchers suggest that only 9% of Americans that make resolutions complete them. In fact, research goes on to show that 23% of people quit their resolution by the end of the first week, and 43% quit by the end of January. Oh, the fickleness of human nature.
As our new church plant, American Reformation Church begins this New Year there are two Biblical resolutions I would commend for 2024. First, commit to reading through the Bible this New Year with our Bible Reading Schedule. Men, we must reestablish the family altar, wash our wives with the water of God’s Word, and disciple our children in the fear and admonishment of the Lord to provide a future and hope in the Lord for our families.
Secondly, commit to our official church time of prayer and intercession each Wednesday night at 7 pm. A Biblically ignorant and prayer less church is a powerless church that takes up space, but does not advance the Gospel of the Kingdom in the earth. We become like the worthless servant who hid his one talent and did not produce for the Lord a profit in His investment.
Charles Spurgeon, the Prince of Preachers, stated this about prayer, “Prayer pulls the rope below, and the great bell rings above in the ears of God. Some scarcely stir the bell, for they pray so languidly; others give but an occasional pluck at the rope; but he who wins with heaven is the man who grasps the rope boldly and pulls continuously, with all his might.”
This is sound advice from a man of God. Let’s come together church this New Year and together pull on the rope with all our might and come boldly before the Throne of Grace that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need (Hebrews 4:16).
