Let Us Pray > Acts 2:42d

2:42a And they devoted themselves… A reminder that for each of the four elements in this verse, Luke is describing what the early church intentionally pursued together as God’s people.

2:42d …to the prayers. God’s people gave themselves to prayer as a priority. Not just when it was convenient or could be worked in to other ministries, but as its own important practice. Theirs was a church driven by calling on the Lord for direction rather than by trusting in their own strategies, personalities, or emotions to determine what they should do.

The Point: When we pray together, we call on God to do in and through us what only he can do. Prayer is an act of trust, an expression of faith: we rely on the Lord for guidance and direction, and we believe that his ways are infinitely better than what we would come up with ourselves.

Prayer: Father, would you stoke up in us a desire to pray? To make us see all too clearly our own limits so that we would have to (and get to!) joyfully trust you as the Lord who has no limits. Teach us to lean not on our own understanding, but to seek you and trust you in all things, from salvation to the return of our King.

Application: How will you prioritize praying together here at First E-Free? What will you say “no” to in order to free up time to regularly call on the Lord in faith?

Here is how I will apply these truths: ___________________

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