Praise the Lord, Beloved, and Greetings in the Name of the One who said, “For your shame ye shall have double [blessings]; and for confusion they (God’s people) shall rejoice in their portion: therefore in their land they shall possess the double: everlasting joy shall be unto them” (Isaiah 61:7). The Author of these words is Jesus Christ, our Savior. It is in His Name that I greet you.
Beloved, in continuance of our theme, “If Two shall Agree” - Jesus was more busy than all of us, but He found the time to pray. There was not, and never will be, anyone on His spiritual level who could qualify as His prayer partner. Yet, He found time to pray alone in the Garden of Gethsemane (see Matthew 26: 36-45). God has ordained us to have prayer-partners on the same spiritual level to help us pray! That’s why Paul encourages us to “each esteem other[s] better than [our]selves (Philippians 2:3). However, even with a God - ordained prayer-partner, we still, in many cases, don’t take the time to pray about what we need and desire. Saints, I must remind you all that Matthew 18:19 applies only when “two shall agree on earth…”. Then, anything that they shall ask... shall be done for them…”
Chosen ones, prayer (especially group prayer and fellowship among the saints) is stronger than any atom bomb ever made. Consider Acts 12:1-10. The Apostle James had been killed, and Peter was bound in jail, but the group of saints at Jerusalem prayed to God for him “without ceasing”. They did not pray once or twice and stop, but the church did not stop praying until God knocked the chains off Peter, opened the iron gates of his prison, and brought him right to the place where they were praying. Peter’s success came through group prayer.
Precious ones, Sister Stretch (our Fasting Coordinator) has rotated us on a fast for the First Lady and myself and for the success of our anniversary services. We must all participate in order to achieve full success, and we must all keep praying until we see the results that we anticipate through the services. Let us not cease until our prayers are answered.
I will write more on this subject next week.
Until then, know this,
I’m extremely grateful that God has selected me to be your Pastor.
I love you all SO very much,
In His Love,
Pastor William L. McCoy
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