“‘Awake, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will give you light.’ So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days.” (Ephesians 5:14b-16 NLT)
The picture above was taken in the Amsterdam airport back in 2005. The look on my face is fighting-to-keep-my-eyes-open exhaustion. We were on the way back to the States after a successful trip to East Africa. I’m not sure how I would have responded is someone had yelled Ephesians 5:14 at me at that moment. I hope that I would have been kind, but… I wonder if the busy-ness of life makes all of us feel something like I did in that picture. I know I sometimes have to have a good wake-up call.
Valley Fellowship Church is sounding a wake-up call. Our church is in the middle of a season of prayer. We are taking God’s Word seriously, praying fervent prayers, and expecting His intervention. “If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.” (2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV) Why don’t you join with us in prayer, seeking God and believing Him for miracles in our lives?
During this season of prayer, we are seeking the Lord to:
#1 Awake Our Hearts
- Declaring our dependence on God in every area of our lives.
- Believing God for answered prayer to our specific needs.
- Inviting God to set a fire in our spirits, a passion for His glory.
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“For the eyes of the Lord range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him.” (2 Chronicles 16:9a NIV)
#2 Awake Our Church
- Inviting the Presence of God in our church and our lives.
- Asking the Lord to inspire our congregation to serve God’s kingdom purposes.
- Praying for laborers and workers to serve for the purpose of changed lives.
“The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” (Matthew 9:37b-38 NIV)
#3 Awake Our Mission
- Praying for the completion of the Great Commission.
- Praying for local and global mission efforts.
- Opening doors for the Gospel message.
“Brothers and sisters, pray for us that the message of the Lord may spread rapidly and be honored, just as it was with you.” (2 Thessalonians 3:1 NIV)
#4 Awake Our Generation
- Crying to God for revival in our generation, awakening in our time, renewal in our area.
- Repenting of our sins and the sins of our land.
- Inviting Holy Spirit outpouring, making it hard to go to hell from Huntsville, Madison & Tennessee Valley.
- Praying for changed lives.
“Lord, I have heard of your fame; I stand in awe of your deeds, O LORD. Renew them in our day, in our time make them known; in wrath remember mercy.” (Habakkuk 3:2 NIV84)
