Prayer Chains To Heaven

As a child of God, one of our greatest privileges is that of prayer. Having spent time in Japan and seeing the people praying to their idols of worship, makes me appreciate what we have even more. God tells us that we can come to the Throne of Grace, knowing that He is ready to hear and answer our prayers according to His will and in His time. What peace there is in knowing our God is anxiously waiting to hear our petition. There is another privilege that God blesses us with. It that the opportunity to pray for someone else in intercessory prayer. Paul instructs us that we are to "bear one an other's burdens" and one way of doing that is to pray with them in their time of need. We have at our church, as most churches do, a prayer chain. Several women are ready to receive special prayer request and lift them to the throne of God. It is amazing just how much peace and contentment it brings to those in need. I received a call the other day and the request was of such urgency that I not only called our prayer chain, but also at least 5 other people from 5 other churches so they in turn could pass the request along to their people. Then I sent out an email to many pastors in the state to make them aware of the situation. In a matter of moments, not hours, we had hundreds of people praying. Here is my point. These prayer chains are of utmost importance in the local churches. If you have a need, call on them. If you get a call, take it serious and spend time in prayer concerning the matter. You may not know any of the details, but the person in need does, and so does our God. Use that prayer chain to heaven.