A thought to be considered today from first Corinthians chapter one, verses 26 and 27, “For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called. But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty.”

The devil today would have you focus on your weakness, and through it have you begin to feel that your future is indeed hopeless. You know on the contrary, God looks upon your weakness as an opportunity for His strength through you to be made known again. The Bible says that God has chosen you. Today, ask Him, what His plan is that He wants to accomplish through you.

It’s time to pray!

I have absolutely no doubt that most everybody listening to the sound of my voice today, you not only would like to pray, but you believe that we should. But when you try to pray a thought begins to arise in your heart; how could God possibly use the smallness that’s in my life?

In reality, we find it hard to believe the words that Paul spoke to the Corinthians in 1 Corinthians chapter 1 verse 26 and onwards. He said “You see your calling brethren, not many wise men according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called. But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame things which are mighty, and base things of the world and things which are despised God has chosen, and things which are not, to bring to not things that are.”

Take time to pray. You will be astonished when He opens your eyes to how He has chosen to glorify His name through you.

It’s time to pray!

2 Chronicles chapter 7, beginning at verse 13, “When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locusts to devour the land, or send pestilence among My people, and 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 will forgive their sin and heal their land. Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to prayer made in this place.”

There was a time when the grace of God, just like rain, fell on our land. Life was valued, authority respected, and cooperation and civility were sought for; where we failed in these things we could still be reasoned with and reached. Today we look around and we see the devouring of a once, very great society.

The future of America is now in the hands of those of us who still know and love God.

It’s time to pray!

In the Gospel of John chapter 16 and verse 24 Jesus said these words to his followers, “Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask and you will receive that your joy might be full.”

Now how perplexing–that having walked with Jesus for three years, having seen His miracles, witnessing His power, seeing His compassion for the people–that these disciples had been, in spite of this–silent when it comes to prayer.

I think about you and I today or many churches across the nation where we have the testimony of scripture, we know of the compassion of God, we have the history of His miracles; yet He looks down upon the churches of this nation and says until now you have asked nothing in my name. “Ask and you will receive that your joy might be full.” My brother my sister, Jesus wants to answer prayer.

It’s time for you and I to pray!

What a privilege it is to pray with people from all over the world. You can be part of this by joining our Worldwide Prayer meeting here in New York City every Tuesday night at 7PM Eastern Time. We’re hearing of many answered prayers. Let me just share a few of them with you.

From New York: “Times Square Church, I asked for prayer last year for my niece Diana for anxiety attacks and menopause depression. She’s been healed for one year this March. Praise God, thank you pastors in Times Square Church, amen.” Thank you so much for letting us know about this incredible praise report.

From Atwater, Ohio, a month ago I asked for prayer for our school’s music teacher who had a stroke. They gave him no hope. He’s now talking, eating, and doing well, praise Jesus.” Well in Atwater, we praise Jesus with you too as well. Thank God that prayer is being answered.

It’s time to pray.

The book of Jonah, chapter 3 beginning at verse 4, “And Jonah began to enter the city on the first day’s walk. Then he cried out and said, ‘Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!’ So the people of Nineveh believed God, proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest and to the least of them.”

Jonah is the story about a city that had only a little more than a month before it was going to be destroyed. Seems to be that nobody at that time was aware of this fearful moment, that is, except God, and the messenger of mercy he sent to warn them.

Scripture tells us that all the people, even the king, humbled themselves before God. Because of this heart response, they were given mercy and they were spared. In America today it’s time for those who know God to speak.

It’s time to pray!

In the book of 2 Kings chapter 2 verse 13 and 14, the scripture tells us of Elisha who, “took the mantel of Elijah that had fallen from him and went back and stood by the bank of the Jordan River. Then he took the mantel of Elijah that had fallen, he struck the water and said, ‘Where is the God of Elijah?’ And when he had struck the water it divided this way and that.” And the scripture tells us that “Elijah crossed over.”

Now when he took this mantel of Elijah and called out, “where is the God of Elijah?” He was saying this, Lord I will walk with You if you will come to us once again. The Lord came and opened a way that is impossible to man, gave him power to endure the mockery of the godless and through him brought healing to a city.

My brother my sister, it is time for you and I to pray!

Ecclesiastes chapter 2, half of verse 3, Solomon says these words, “I searched in my heart how to gratify my flesh with wine, while guiding my heart with wisdom.” You think of the tragedy of this man’s life, given the ability of God and the responsibility to guard the testimony of God on the Earth; to design and to protect the temple of God, a place of prayer where people were coming in, having their prayers answered.

You would think there would be no more pinnacle of spirituality than that moment. But yet, somehow in the midst of it all he got bored, and when he got bored the very first thing he began to do is he began to drink wine. And you and I know ultimately where that led in his life. What a tragedy it is.

Pray that we don’t give in to these desires of the flesh.

It’s time to pray!

Proverbs chapter 29 in verse two says that, “When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice. But when the wicked bear rule, the people mourn.” So as the people of God, what should our response be to the leadership in our generation?

Listen to what the apostle Paul says in 1 Timothy chapter 2 verses 1 to 4, “I exhort therefore that first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for Kings and all that are in authority that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all Godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior who will have all men to be saved and come unto the knowledge of the truth.”

It is time for you and I, as the people of God, to cease our evil speaking about the leaders in our generation.

It’s time to pray.

We need to pray for young people. So many of them are empty and don’t know that there’s a God who’s ready, willing, and able to help them. Instead many, sad to say, are taking their own lives. Join us Tuesday night for our Worldwide Prayer Meeting, let’s pray together for our children and for other needs throughout the world. God is answering our prayers.

Listen to these ones: from Montana, this is Loretta, “I prayed with you last week on February 13th, you were praying for families. That night my son, whose family is broken, had an encounter with the Lord and was delivered from drugs.” Thank you Loretta for letting us know this.

And here’s Bonnie from New York, “My name is Bonnie, I’m a member of the church. We were praying for my son Peter, he’s bi-polar was addicted to pot. Now he’s free from addiction.”

Thank God He answers our prayer. It’s time to pray!