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Message from the Prayer Cordon - July 8, 2010
As 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning approaches at Kirk in
the Hills, the conversation in the Prayer Cordon becomes focused on why God has called us together. We learn of praise reports and new prayer requests. In both situations we thank God for what he has done and what he is about
to do.
Are you as amazed as we are that, despite the best efforts of mankind, raw petroleum continues to gush forth into the Gulf of Mexico? Just thinking about the uncontrollable nature of this broken oil well reminds us of another well. This time the source is not a man-made well but Jesus, and the uncontrollable substance is living water. In fact, Jesus himself tells us in John 7:27-29 that he is living water and his spirit will be in us.
Most Biblical authorities would agree that water is often used in Scripture as a symbol for the Holy Spirit. Rivers spoken of in Genesis, Psalms, Ezekiel and Revelation all speak of living water. They bring life and healing to all whom they touch. These rivers represent the living water which God puts in each of us in the form of his Spirit, and with the living water of the Spirit comes promised healing.
God has promised to pour out his Spirit on all people (Acts 2:17). When he does, nothing will be able to stop or contain it. So it is with each of our lives as Christians. God has planted his Spirit in our hearts; and it flows through us into the lives of others, bringing life and healing to all whom we touch and come into contact with.
So at the Prayer Cordon it is our hope and prayer that the truth of God's Spirit plays such an important part in your life that it overflows to those around you. Based on promises from God, we look forward with confidence to the day when disease and injury are a thing of the past.
For more information about the Prayer Cordon, click here.