Tuesday, August 05, 2008

THE WHISPER QUIET LAWN MOWER

The kingdom of God is like an electric lawn mower; very quiet while it gets the work done. His system is ever-present and always at work. We cannot fathom the distance nor the magnitude of both His interest and His attention. We can be assured by reading repetitive stories of His past work that the Living God is certainly an Active God.

Today I met with a group of Baptist ministers for our second meeting to pray for revival. Other brands other than Baptists are invited, but thus far I am the only odd one there. While in the prayer time I thought about those praying simultaneously at the Brooklyn Tabernacle. I tried to imagine similar sessions ongoing in Tibet, and Paris, and Sydney, and Lubbock. Very quietly men and women of faith....of all brands of faith....are pouring their hearts out to God seeking His triumphant glory to rush across the whole of mankind.

The media gives attention to much of the battlefield turmoil, economic concern, and the latest missing wife feared dead. These items have recently yielded somewhat to the oncoming political express. I pray God will show up in the media receiving credit for astounding moves made as quiet electric lawn mower. He is very alive and doing quite well. Nothing is being accomplished like that led by the effort of prayer.

I encourage you to be encouraged. Time in prayer is not to receive spiritual credits at the end of the fiscal year. It is to urge the quiet lawn mower to move about changing hearts and leading efforts to rescue the heart of humanity. World concerns may rattle with much more noticeable noise, but your sweet prayers purr and whirr with effective steadiness. Don't quit. Don't give up. When we don't know how or what, we quietly beseech our whisper-quiet God to rock a clanky world with a new noise......peace among men.

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