I intend to post two watching in prayer blogs in a row,
rather than alternating next week with my THINKING IN THE SPIRIT blog. So this
is PRAYING FOR EMERGENCIES I.
This week I received an Amber Alert on my phone. This is a
new function of my phone. In fact, after I received it I got a message asking
if I wanted to receive such messages in the future. I automatically keyed in
"yes." But, of course part of me wanted to say, "No." I
don't ever want there to be kidnapped children. I can rejoice that that day
will come. But until that day I want to know about such terrors so I can pray
as they unfold.
Of course an Amber Alert or a screaming siren, even a
honking horn can be a distraction. We are tempted to try to find out what is
happening. That of course is natural. But let me suggest that we start praying
before we do anything else.
Romans 12:12 is one of those Scriptures that God has often
used to speak to me. The King James Version concludes that verse with the
words, "continuing instant in prayer." William Carrie said he was
able to bring people on the mission field to Christ because God helped him be "instant
in prayer." Our English word, "instant" comes to us through
Middle English and French from the Latin, "in stare," which meant to
stand at the ready."
The secret to being instant in prayer is to be immersed in
prayer. If I am already praying when I hear the alarm, I will automatically
pray for the urgency.
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