All tagged joint prayer

Prayers from Near and Far

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Joined Prayer

Last night, in the year 2015, a friend phoned. I just missed his call because I was getting some clothes out of the dryer when my cell phone rang. He was calling from Georgia to wish me well during my pre-admission testing the next day and to tell me that his reverend father had prayed earlier in the day for me with a prayer group at his church. I was facing surgery to remove a cancerous tumor. I texted him: "Please thank your Dad for me! Prayer is incredibly important to me, and us as Christians."

Placing Our Face in the Veil for Those We Love

Richard Forbes
Christian , Daily Devotional, Joined in Prayer

This morning let’s delve into the true object and source of our fervency and desires... and that is God. Do we realize that although fervency and desire are rooted somewhat differently that they both have to do with God, and seeking His presence? Pastor E.M. Bounds said this when he wrote these words: "Fervency, just like prayer, has to do with God. Desire always has an objective. If we desire at all, we desire something. The degree of enthusiasm with which we form our spiritual desires will always serve to determine the earnestness of our praying."