Monday, December 24, 2007

The Urgency of Prayer

"The evangelization of the world depends first of all upon a revival of prayer. Our greatest need - in spite of what we may imagine - is the need for the forgotten secret of prevailing, all encompassing prayer."
Andrew Murry in The Ministry of Intercessory Prayer

Our lives are full of busyness and void of prayer. It's no wonder that U. S. church attendance is stagnant at best and rapidly declining at worst. Our baptistries are empty and our culture is quickly swirling down the toilet. As we keep our heads in the sand and continue to neglect passionate prayer, things will only get worse. May this up-coming year be the year where God's people get on their knees and beg Him for His Presence!