Monday, November 23, 2020

United Prayer Brings Heavenly Fireworks

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Jesus's disciples wanted to know which one of them would be the greatest in heaven. This question prompted the Master to teach a series of parables and precepts about humility, being a responsible shepherd, avoiding evil, and making peace with those who would offend them, ending with an injunction to prayer together in unity:

Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
-Matthew 18:19

We strengthen one another through prayer. When we agree on the thing we need and unite our desires, our prayers are additive. They compound one another. Jesus commanded us to be one, unified, and singular in our faith. When we pray together, the unity of faith has a powerful effect. 

God is pleased with righteous unity, and it appeals to His sense of economy when He can answer many prayers with a single action. God wants to bless us, and when we all ask for the same blessing, His power is unleashed in a spectacular display. Like heavenly Fourth of July fireworks, He will dazzle us and awe us with His power. He will not just move the mountain, He will blow it away.

Are you praying for someone who needs a special blessing? Ask others to join you, and then watch the Lord go to work!

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