History Makers

I’ve recently been listening back to some albums that God has spoken through in the past to me. It’s good to revisit times when God impacted your life. To view the marker stones in your life to remind yourself of God’s faithfulness to you in the past; and in doing that to encourage yourself that if He was faithful then, He will be faithful today and tomorrow. “Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever.” – Hebrews 13:8

Songs by the band Delirious? have really impacted me, and a great song by them that encourages us to pray and to have faith in God’s ability and willingness to answer our prayers is ‘History Maker‘.

‘Is it true today
That when people pray
Cloudless skies will break
Kings and queens will shake?

Yes, it’s true
And I believe it
I’m living for you’

Those are just some of the lyrics from the song. It declares that prayer changes things. When we seek God, we will see nations changed, lives changed, people set free and Jesus lifted up.

In the book of Romans, the apostle Paul says to the Christians in Rome who are living in extremely difficult circumstances, suffering persecution and oppression by the ruling powers of the empire, “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” – Romans 12:12. Another translation puts it this way “Let this hope burst forth within you, releasing a continual joy. Don’t give up in a time of trouble, but commune with God at all times.” or in another translation it says “Be happy in your hope. Do not give up when trouble comes. Do not let anything stop you from praying.”

I love how this verse in all the many different translations really encourages us to be full of hope in God and for what God can and will do, to endure troubles and presecution and to never stop praying. Never stop meeting with God. Never stop devoting yourselves to prayer. One translation says for us to “give constant energy to prayer”. This is an active and energetic action. When we pray it is not a passive thing, but and active engaging with the God of heaven and earth; calling for Him to intervene and bring His kingdom into where we are to see lives, communities and nations changed.

Historically, there has never been a move of God that has not been preceded by his people gathering together to faithfully pray for God to do what only He can do; transform hearts and lives.

We can be history makers by coming together and praying for our families, our friends, or co-workers, our communities, our government, our nation and our world.

Charles Spurgeon said that “Prayer moves the hand that moves the world.”

On Sunday 25th February at 7pm in Ty Llywelyn Community Centre, we will be gathering together to pray for the work of Llandudno Youth for Christ; to see many young lives changed by the power of the gospel. This is going to be a great time of coming together as Christians to see God move in our communities.

We would love to see you there.

Let’s be history makers on Sunday 25th February.

Let’s pray to our amazing God and see Him change lives this year.

Be blessed!