First Kings, chapter 19, beginning at verse 12, “And after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire a small still voice. So it was, when Elijah heard it, that he wrapped his face in his mantle and went out and stood in the entrance of the cave. Suddenly a voice came to him, and said, ‘What are you doing here, Elijah?'”

There’s no need to run anywhere when you get discouraged. God will meet you right where you are. Though you would like a fresh encounter with him to be a magnificent event, most often the deepest comfort to be found is in the quiet whispers of God to your heart. In them, you will rediscover the strength to go on. God promises to walk with you and in his strength, you will find joy and purpose again. Get up today from where you are. There are still things ahead that only you are called to do.

It’s time to pray!

Psalms 20, beginning at verse 7, “Some trust in chariots, and some in horses; But we will remember the name of the Lord our God. They have bowed down and fallen; But we have risen and stand upright. Save, Lord! May the King answer us when we call.”

In the thousands of years of biblical history, you and I know without any doubt, this one thing, God answers prayer. He has shown that he can do all things for those who call out to him. For stopping the movement of the sun for Joshua, to whispering words of comfort to a mother sorrowing for her children. Nothing is too big or too small to move his heart and his hand, when we pray. So today, remember that when others around you see their trust failing and falling, you are promised, that in Christ, you will stand.

It’s time to pray!

Exodus, chapter 3, beginning at verse 7, “And the Lord said: “I have surely seen the oppression of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows. So I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians…'” God waited to deliver his people from Egypt, until it got so hard, that they began to cry for freedom. So too it is today. Many prayers are waiting to be answered when we get to the point where we are willing to leave behind all that keeps us weak and captive. The voices of the taskmasters are increasing in volume today, demanding the subjection of the church to a new and immoral order. For the sake of our children, we must become a separate people under God, now! It’s time to get out of where we shouldn’t be. It’s time to begin to pray.

Mark, chapter 5, beginning at verse 30, “And Jesus, immediately knowing in Himself that power had gone out of Him, turned around in the crowd and said, ‘Who touched My clothes?'” But His disciples said to Him, “You see the multitude thronging You, and You say, ‘Who touched Me?'” When I read this story I can’t help but see the irony in it. So many today run from place to place, and meeting to meeting, seeking that special touch from God. They swoon, they sway, and do all kinds of acrobatics to get His attention, often, sadly, to no avail. Why, today, don’t we just try what she did? It’s  called prevailing prayer. It’s called pressing through the crowd of seekers with all of their rules and their prohibitions, and simply reaching out and touching him. Immediately, she was healed and became a testimony that we still talk about today.

It’s time to pray.

In our Worldwide Prayer Meeting here in New York City, every Tuesday night, we pray together at seven o’clock Eastern Time. God is healing people in a marvelous way. Here are a few examples of that.

Here’s Lizzette from the Bronx: “Last week we prayed for my uncle who’s in jeopardy of having a foot amputated. The doctor didn’t believe that surgery would work to remove a blood clot, and pushed for his foot to be removed. We trusted the Lord. The surgery was successful and his foot was saved.”

Here’s Terry from Bowmanville, Canada: “My friend’s granddaughter has had all positive results for brain function. Everything shows normal. She’s now a happy, little, three-year-old. All praise to God. Thank you for your prayers.”

And here’s Ricky from Kentucky: “I asked for a healing for severe tendonitis. A few days later, I was healed. Feeling better than I had for years. Thank you and mostly, thank God.”

Remember everyone, it’s time to pray.

Second Kings, chapter 19, beginning at verse 15, “Then Hezekiah prayed before the Lord, and said: ‘O Lord God of Israel, the One who dwells between the cherubim, You are God, You alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth. Incline Your ear, O Lord, and hear; open Your eyes, O Lord, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib, which he has sent to reproach the living God.'”

A King of old, Hezekiah was up against an army that he had no power to naturally resist. Being a servant of God, he knew that powers of darkness were challenging the integrity and the keeping power of God himself. And so he prayed! He prayed for a deliverance so powerful that people everywhere would again know that there’s only one God, who holds all power in his hand. The Lord answered by sending one angel who struck down and entire army.

You should read the story, and when you have, you might just decide, it’s time to pray.

Galatians, chapter 1, beginning at verse 15, “But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood.”

One of the hallmarks of the life of the apostle Paul is that when God called him, he did not seek the opinions of man to guide him. Rather, he began with a simple prayer, “Lord, what would you have me to do?” Following where Jesus lead him and embracing what the Spirit taught him, he impacted this world as perhaps no single man ever has. Even today, the memory of his life calls out to you and I: “Follow me as I follow Christ.” So much can be accomplished by one, obedient and surrendered heart.

In order to have it, first, It’s time to pray.

First Peter, chapter 3, beginning at verse 14, “But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled. But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.”

The Word of God tells us that we can overcome evil with the weaponry of good conduct and a good conscience. It actually promises that we will possess a hope that will awaken others to the reality of God. It begins when in our hearts we decide Jesus Christ is worth wholeheartedly following as our Lord and Savior. It unleashes inside our hearts a hope, a light, that cannot be hidden any longer.

It’s time to pray.

Hebrews, chapter 10, beginning at verse 35, “Therefore do not cast away your confidence, which has great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise.”

It shouldn’t surprise any of us that storms come upon us from time to time. The apostle Peter tells us that even the most severe trials which come our way, shouldn’t be seen as some strange and unexpected thing. We have an enemy who will oppose our advance. He will do all in his power to convince us that you and I are not going to make it. Remember, though, that the one who is with us has the power to calm every storm. No matter how much water might be in your boat today, stand up with Jesus, and in the power of His might say these words, “Take that devil, take that!”

It’s time to pray.

Psalm 11, verses 2 and 3, says: “For look, the wicked bend their bow. They make ready their arrow on the string, that they may shoot secretly at the upright in heart. If the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”

I heard a person humorously say recently that the Crook ‘n Crown is not a pub in England, but rather the choices left to us in the upcoming election. Personally speaking, I suppose I’d rather go to Buckingham Palace then to have my house broken into. Nevertheless, each person must make their choice according to conscience. The important thing for all of us as believers in God, is not to sit this one out. I can’t over stress that. If you choose to stay home, my advise to you is that you will do well to be alarmed.

It’s time for you and I to vote and remember also, it’s time for you and I to pray.