Samuel has been sick this week. He developed an awful cough, that has kept us awake many nights. In fact, on the first night it was so bad that it scared Todd and myself so much that we almost trekked to the emergency room. Until Todd prayed.
He told me he was going to go upstairs to pray for Samuel. It was 3:45 in the morning, and little three month old Samuel was choking so bad that he wasn't getting any air in. Frightening. As I held Samuel singing to him, I began to notice that his breathing was calming down. He began to soften in my arms, and slowly drifted asleep. While Todd prayed.
It's so easy to dismiss prayer. It would be easy to simply state that it was coincidence that Samuel began breathing easier while his Dad stormed the gates of heaven. It would be safer to say that. It's a bold statement to claim that prayer changed Samuel's breathing. Why are we so afraid to admit the power of prayer in today's world? In fact, I know that without that prayer we would have been sitting in North Memorial's Emergency Room waiting for a breathing treatment.
So often prayer is put on a shelf and pulled out when needed. And then, when one prays, does one truly pray believing that his/her prayer will be heard? In the study, "The Truth Project," we are reminded that when one prays they are, in fact, entering the throne room of the Almighty. Oh how many times do I forget that amazing truth when I pray. Or, so often we pray powerlessly. Our prayers are prayers of pleading, begging, and defeat. Imagine the power of believing and praying boldly. "Heal Samuel. Thank you that His lungs are clear and that he is getting more than enough oxygen. God, you are a Healer. Use your power. Thank you." Power.
Jesus told us to pray. Jesus set the example of prayer. He taught us to pray His prayer, the Lord's Prayer. In that prayer it states, "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done. On earth as in Heaven." His power is for now, my friends. His kingdom is here on earth. We are the body, we are the believers. We need to have faith in belief. We need to pray. Without ceasing.
Blessings on your Sunday.
