The True Source of Comfort and Companionship

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People need comfort and companionship and search for it in many different ways and places. Here’s one of the ways that I find comfort in my life.

A prayer chair helps people catch “a different spirit.” (Numbers 14:24) It helps to connect people directly with God the Holy Spirit who gives them a hunger and thirst to wholehearted follow and obey the risen Jesus.

Many times, I’ve sat in the healing seat of prayer covered by caring hands and hearts flowing with God’s love. Each time, I’ve been touched by the tender presence of Christ radiating from ordinary people who love Jesus and are willing to verbally and humbly direct His love toward me. Many more times, I’ve been among those who have opened their heart and their mouth to gently place their hands on and pray for someone needing encouragement.

The prayers that I’ve heard in such a setting are some of the sincerest and most Spirit-led prayers I’ve ever heard. You can instantly see their effect in both the person in the chair and the people gathered around. Eyes become moist. Tears flow. Sighs of relief are released. Hugs are shared. God’s love fills the air.

Like the Bible says: “Pray for one another that you may be healed. (James 5:16) Frequently the people doing the praying are touched and healed as powerfully as the one being prayed over.

Christians are called to continually experience the caring community of Spirit-led, heart-to-heart interaction with one another. “Let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another.” (Hebrews 10:24-25) So why is meeting together around a prayer chair so rare?

Someone in a chair
Surrounded by prayer
By people who care
And tenderly share
The pain that they bear
Is so very rare.
It’s time we go there.
People everywhere
Need that kind of prayer.
Go offer a chair.
(James 5:14-16, Galatians 6:2,
and 1 Thessalonians 5:11)

When a religious presentation replaces the heart-felt presence of the risen Jesus Christ, Christianity is off track. Remember the prayer chair! Don’t forget to pull up a chair.

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