Tracy
3/7/2026
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MAGNIFICENT PRAYER by NICK HARRISON
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against
the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of
this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the
heavenly realms. (Ephesians 6:12)
When the devil sees a man or woman who really believes
in prayer, who knows how to pray, and who really does
pray, and, above all, when he sees a whole church on its
face before God in prayer, "he trembles" as much as he
ever did, for he knows that his day in that church or
community is at an end. (R.A. Torrey)
PRAY ABOUT IT: Why have so many churches grown cold?
Why are so many of our communities spiritually desolate?
In some cities you can sense a cloud of evil or materialism
that quenches righteousness. The enemy has gained a
stronghold in these communities and until churches and
individual Christians stand in the gap for these areas,
Satan will continue to destroy lives. But his influence can
be reversed. A band of believing Christians who covenant
to pray for their community can bring dramatic results in a
short time.
How is it in your town? Are you aware of what's happening
spiritually? Does righteousness prevail? Are the schools
and streets safe? Does drug use, pornography, crime,
violence, and abortion have a foothold? Or perhaps your
community is plagued by materialism, greed, broken
family relationships, alcoholism, and "white-collar" sin.
Christians have the power to halt sin in their localities
through vigorous, sustained prayer.
Today, think about your community, identify the major
problems, and begin to pray against the work of the enemy.
Pray for the churches. Pray for renewal among the
Christians. Pray for the children.
Wherever the church is aroused and the world's wickedness
arrested, somebody has been praying. (A.T. Pierson) |
