Extraordinary prayer

We live in extraordinary circumstances. It is time for extraordinary prayer. We worship an extraordinary God who has extraordinary promises for those who love Him. We have an extraordinary commission and mandate. Let us then expect extraordinary results. Life's opportunities come to us packaged as impossibilities - but let us worship this God for whom nothing is impossible. • Extraordinary prayer demand extraordinary intensity in prayer. It is prayer with your whole heart, your mind and all your strength. It is prayer with tears, deep travail and desperation. • Extraordinary prayer demand more time than usual. It demands more than the usual 5 or 10 minutes people spend in prayer. It demands prayer times where I pray until my heart has been prayed up, until I am saturated with God and until I know I have broken through to God's throne. It is to pray until we receive answers, no matter how long it takes. • Extraordinary prayer demands that people pray in larger numbers than before. The apostle Paul calls entire congregations to prayer. We read in 2 Cor.1:11 that the prayers of many bring gracious favor from God. When people pray together, God breaks their will and they come in line with the will of God. They hear God corporately in their prayer times. Let us mobilize entire congregations to stand before God and call on His Name. • Extraordinary prayer demands extraordinary perseverance. Prayer from a heart that knows God and believes in Him, is prayer that does not become discouraged. It is prayer that never takes "no" for an answer and knows that our God answers prayer. Keep on standing. Persevere in prayer.