Day 33/40 Challenge

Covenant Prayer

Matthew 18:20 “For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the

midst of them.”

Prayer is a strange thing. Consider how odd it must seem in our fast paced, technological, push button world; someone actually talks to himself or more remarkable thinks he is talking to God!

Yet remember what Jesus said; “Men ought always to pray.” Jesus would not command you to pray if He did not want to hear and respond to your prayer.

Of all the things a Christian can do, or all the attitudes a Christian may have, the act of prayer and the attitude of prayer stand at the top of Satan’s list of things he must stop. Conversely, prayer is at

the top of Jesus’ list of what a Christian must be diligent to do.

Dear believer, you have prayed often and earnestly these past days. God surely has spoken to you and you sense change in your spirit. As you come near the summit of the Highland path, listen for special encouragement from His Spirit.

It is a special privilege to learn the secrets of prayer and to become effective for God’s great

Kingdom through your prayers. God desires to show you greater things and use you in greater ways. The

journey will, in fact, become more difficult the higher you go. Jesus tells you that His grace is sufficient. As you become less, He will become greater in you and accomplish His will.

Be careful though, you must not go by yourself. A great truth is stated here that can easily be overlooked. The passage says, “where two or more are gathered in My name there I am in their midst.”

Many worship in churches with a wonderful fellowship of believers, and enjoy the support of prayers

offered through the body. However, there may be times when your prayers are too deep for words and

the concerns too difficult to share with a group. In these times two or three alongside can lift you before

the throne of grace in ways others cannot.

Ask God to bring into your life one or two that know how to touch heaven when they pray and will come along beside you in prayer.

“Two shall withstand h

im, and a threefold cord in not quickly broken.” Ecclesiastes 4:12