“And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it” (Matthew 16:18).
How did Jesus plan to “build His church” when, after His ascension, He wasn’t even going to be around? Through each one of us who is indwelt by His Holy Spirit.
Wherever you are at this very moment, whatever may be your circumstances, you have been deployed there for a special mission of critical value to the Lord’s promise to build His church.
As His partners, we have also been given a secret weapon. We need this weapon because we have an enemy, whom the Bible calls the evil one who is opposing God’s kingdom-building plans and people. The secret weapon is prayer, a multifaceted weapon that comes with a number of projectiles of differing effects.
Never underestimate God’s response to your prayers. Whether you notice any differences or not, your prayers when launched are like flares always detected by Him.
However, we must also remember the power is not in the prayers themselves but in the One on the other end of them, in the One who sees and receives them. For example, one could pray fervently to a tree and nothing will happen except maybe the squirrels will be looking at him or her funny. The One who is receiving our prayers is the One who said “I will build my church.”
Because He is the builder, we are blessed to be part of a global enterprise that is guaranteed to succeed.
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