When is the last time you bought an ounce of something in a retail store? I imagine you are probably chuckling at that thought—it’s such a ridiculously little amount. Yet when it comes to gold, an ounce will cost us over $1,800.00! In Revelation 5:8, God tells us that the prayers of God’s people are pictured as incense held before God’s throne by the four living beings and the twenty-four elders in gold bowls. The worth of a gold bowl would be thousands and helps us understand the value God places on prayer.
Two years ago, I joined a conversation with SEND Canada leadership about prayer mobilization here in Eastern Canada. Recently, we agreed to pilot two “Concerts of Prayer,” this Fall, the first one on Wednesday October 6 followed by the second one on Wednesday, November 3, each of them running from 1:00 – 3:00 PM, EST. We anticipate a number of passionate prayer warriors joining together on-line via Zoom to hear both global and local prayer concerns and then actively participate in small prayer groups which Zoom refers to as “break-out rooms.” Among others, Mags, the SEND Canada Director as well as Ruth and I plan to share updates.
YOU ARE INVITED, no matter which country, province or state you live in, to join one or both of these Prayer Concerts. If you are not familiar with the program called Zoom, ask those in your church—almost for sure you’ll find someone who can help you set the program up on your computer or phone with internet capability or if you aren't successful, contact me/Laura (email address follows). If you are interested in participating, please let me/Laura know via e-mail: (lbonney2@gmail.com). For those who respond, I’ll forward additional information as the time gets closer.
Let’s put behind us our human tendency to secretly doubt the power and effectiveness of prayer, and intentionally/earnestly offer up (corporately and individually) sweet smelling incense to fill those golden bowls of Revelation 5 as we intercede for God’s global Kingdom work.
