Praying For A Revival For The Word Of God And Prayer
Day 9 - October 5, 2024
Matthew West Musician, Author of My Story Your Glory Devotional, Passionate Prayer Leader View Website
Devotion For Day 9
And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and continued to speak the Word of God with boldness
Peter and John had been released by the authorities with warnings not to preach in the name of Jesus or they would face certain death. When the believers heard this, they “raised their voices together in prayer” – but not to cry out for help, as most of us would be tempted to do! Instead, they prayed the Word of God from Psalm 2! They asked God to help them preach and share the gospel with even greater boldness than ever before! God amended their prayer by shaking the building!
In Acts 6, we read a powerful declaration from the disciples after they had been presented with the complaint that widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food. Instead of taking care of this issue themselves, they summoned other leaders and tasked them with the responsibility saying, “It is not desirable for us to neglect the Word of God in order to serve tables… we will devote ourselves to prayer and the ministry of the Word” (Acts 6:2, 4). May prayer and the Word of our holy God characterize the lifestyles of every leader in every church, home, school, business, and government position.
Lord, please give me a deeper passion for Your Word and for prayer! I confess that I have often wandered from Your purposes because I have not adequately grounded myself in Your Word and a lifestyle of continual prayer. Forgive me for putting other things first – even on the busiest of days when Your wisdom and guidance are most needed. I have tried to do much in my own strength when I know that apart from You, I can do nothing! Direct my desire towards You continually, Father, that I might walk in holiness and yield myself to Your purposes instead of my own.
Prayer Topics
- Thank the Father that His Word is a lamp to your feet and a light to your path (Psalm 119:105).
- Ask Him to awaken you to a fresh desire to grow deeper in love with Him through prayer.
- Ask the Father to increase the desire of your church leadership to be people of prayer, immersed in His Word.
- Ask God to pour out a fresh awakening upon the people of God for more of His presence through prayer and the Word.
