Heard in Heaven, Pt 5: Synchronous Prayers
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“Society teaches that it’s better to be the only bright light than be in a forest of bright lights … And yet, my research shows that this isn’t actually the case. The lightning bug researchers discovered that when the fireflies were able to time their pulses with one another with astonishing accuracy (to the millisecond!), it allowed them to space themselves apart perfectly, thus eliminating the need to compete.
In the same way, when we help others become better, we can actually increase the available opportunities, instead of vying for them. Like the lightning bugs, once we learn to coordinate and collaborate with those around us, we all begin to shine brighter, both individually and as an ecosystem.
When God’s people pray together :
1. More opportunities are made available to God’s people.
2. Greater illumination of this dark work occurs.
When God’s people pray together, the opportunity is made available for God to take the impossible and make it possible.
The Chaldeans answered the king, and said, “There is not a man on earth who can tell the king’s matter; therefore no king, lord, or ruler has ever asked such things of any magician, astrologer, or Chaldean. It is a difficult thing that the king requests, and there is no other who can tell it to the king except the gods, whose dwelling is not with flesh.”
Then Daniel went to his house, and made the decision known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, that they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. So Daniel blessed the God of heaven.
Peter was therefore kept in prison, but constant prayer was offered to God for him by the church.
When God’s people pray together, they are illuminated with great joy together.
Daniel 2:
“I thank You and praise You,
O God of my fathers;
You have given me wisdom and might,
And have now made known to me what we asked of You,
For You have made known to us the king’s demand.”
The Jews had light and gladness, joy and honor. And in every province and city, wherever the king’s command and decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a holiday. Then many of the people of the land became Jews, because fear of the Jews fell upon them.
Recognizing Peter’s voice, in her joy she did not open the gate but ran in and reported that Peter was standing at the gate.
Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God.
When God’s people pray together, the opportunity is made available for God to provide answers in ways we would not otherwise receive.
Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Confess your trespasses to one another, and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much.
Matthew
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened.
“You all ask and keep asking, and it will be given to you all; you all seek and keep seeking and you all will find; you all knock and keep knocking, and it will be opened to you all.”
When God’s people pray together, the opportunity is made available for God to generate new missions and ministries.
You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.
When God’s people pray together, the whole world becomes lit with His glory.
Daniel answered the king and said, “No wise men, enchanters, magicians, or astrologers can show to the king the mystery that the king has asked, but there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries, and he has made known to King Nebuchadnezzar what will be in the latter days. Your dream and the visions of your head as you lay in bed are these:
Daniel 2:27-28
“Biologists who have explored these jungles now know that the glow emanating from those mangroves can be seen for miles. This means it is even easier for other fireflies to find their way to the light. So the brighter it shines, the more newcomers join and add their light. This is true just as much for humans as it is for fireflies: The more you help people find their light, the brighter you both will shine.”
The more you help people find their light, the brighter you both will shine.
The more you help people find The Light, the brighter you both will shine.
Pray with someone not for the power, but for the presence of Jesus.
For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”
Reflection Questions:
Are you uncomfortable praying with others? If so, why?
What opportunities available to you to pray with others are you currently not leveraging?
What is the number one need in your life that you would like pray with others about in order to receive God’s power and Jesus’ presence?