Good stuff happens when we pray…
…like water in Lake Travis! As of this week, there is less that 10’ needed to bring the lake to 681…an answer to years of prayer! Please don’t forget to include prayer in your daily activities this summer. There is much to pray for. Below I share with you one of my Wake Up Calls as a reminder of what can happen when we pray!
And it happened that while He was praying alone, the disciples were with Him, and He questioned them, saying, “Who do the people say that I am?” . . . And Peter answered and said, “The Christ of God.” Luke 9:18-20
Peter’s confession marks a major highpoint in the Gospel records. For Peter to label Jesus “the Christ of God” meant that the disciples were slowly coming to the realization that Jesus was in fact the promised one they had been hearing about and hoping for all their lives. And while their understanding of “the Christ’s” mission was still very superficial, Peter’s confession shows that they were making progress.
Progress, I might add, that was birthed in prayer.
Did you notice that little introductory phrase—while he was praying? That is no minor detail. It was in those classrooms of prayer that disciples began to gain a sense of Jesus’ true identity. It was in those early mornings and late evenings, watching and listening to their Master’s intercessions, that the disciples began to gain a sense of both his mission and theirs.
The point? Stuff happens in prayer—good stuff, life-changing stuff, eternal stuff, Kingdom stuff.
There are many lessons Jesus wants to teach you–truths he wants to reveal, scriptures he wants to illuminate and secrets he wants to share—that He only delivers in prayer. Prayer is the classroom of the Spirit. It’s the lecture hall of God’s Word. And while there are many great lessons to be learned along the course of living out our lives, the best, most profound and most eternal lessons are learned in prayer.
There are answers you are seeking, guidance you need and refining that will make you more holy that Christ wants to give you today, right now. But those answers, guidance and refining can only happen in the place of prayer.
ACF | four points is hosting Sundae Saturday this weekend! Attend the 5:30pm worship service, then stick around to visit with friends and enjoy an Ice Cream Sundae Bar! Even if you don’t attend ACFfp, you are welcome to join in for ice cream and fellowship…and you can still attend your ACF community’s service on Sunday morning! Bring the kids and invite your friends and neighbors!
ACF MISSIONS is headed to Lakeside Apartments on July 15th. You can help them to support this sweet community by serving at the Lakeside Apartments Garage Sale, July 15, 9:30am-noon, 85 Trinity, 78701, or by donating. Their current needs are: like-new adult clothes (no stains or rips), home goods (pots, pans, cleaning supplies, dishes, mops, sponges), toiletries (toilet paper, toothpaste, shampoo, soap), towels and wash cloths, pillows, sheets, pillowcases, blankets, socks, books, games, puzzles, small furniture. Contact Cindy for more info on how you can help.
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