E. M. Bounds on Prayer, published in 1997 by Whitaker House, 30 Hunt Valley Circle, New Kensington, PA, 15068, ends Chapter 1, “The Force that Shapes the World” of Book One, Purpose in Prayer, with a paragraph on page 13, which states, “Prayer is God’s settled and singular condition to move ahead His Son’s kingdom. Therefore, the believer who is the most highly skilled in prayer will do the most for God. Men are to pray ” for the advance of God’s cause. The one who can wield the power of prayer is the strong one, the holy one, in Christ’s kingdom. He is one of God’s heroes, God’s saints, God’s servants, God’s agents. “ “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you (Matt. 7:7).” The strongest one in Christ’s kingdom is he who can knock the best, and the secret of success in Chris’s kingdom is the ability to pray.
As we pray and pray more, we will see the answers to our prayers. If we pray for specific things to advance God’s kingdom and as we pray in tongues for hours, God will give us ideas for which we should pray.
In 1993, a chapter president came to me with a concern that we were not winning the lost in our monthly FGBMFI meetings. He asked, “What are we going to do to change our chapter from a social club to a soul-winning outreach?” My answer was that we would start a one hour per week prayer meeting to ask God to show us where to seek the men and women to be saved. After about 18 months, the chapter president said the Lord had given him an idea to win the lost. After several miracles we were allowed to open a new chapter on a military base – Fort Sam Houston.
In the last ten years, we have seen over 8000 young medics, both men and women, saved. We have been on the base giving testimonies at breakfast meetings 10 months out of the year. We are currently facing new challenges which require a miracle to be able to stay on the base. We need you to join with us in prayer so that we can continue winning the lost at Fort Sam Houston.
If you want a chapter, a church or a Christian outreach to win the lost or the Lord has placed a burden that requires your asking, seeking and knocking on doors that are still closed, set yourself aside and pray some more. God’s grace will open the doors of the unsaved in your area. You are called to be the strong one ”the prayer warrior ” for your land. So go pray some more
Terry H Peters, DC
01182008