Today’s Key Scripture

“The Lord is far from the wicked, but He hears the prayer of the righteous.”

— Proverbs 15:29

Over the years I’ve preached many times for my dear friend, the late Dr. David Yonggi Cho, pastor of Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea. It is the world’s largest church with a membership of 1,000,000, with multiple services throughout the week.

In many churches around the world, it is common practice for the members to find a seat, then talk with their friends for a few moments before the service begins. Not there. Almost immediately, each person who enters finds a place quickly and begins praying fervently. It is literally a symphony of prayer.

Not too far away is Prayer Mountain, a retreat center built by Dr. Cho’s church. The mountain is near the demilitarized zone along the country’s border with North Korea. Each year hundreds of thousands of people make the journey to this special place. It has facilities for 10,000 prayer warriors at one time.

What a sight, to see people lying prostrate, on their faces before God.

Is there any doubt as to the secret of that church’s effectiveness? Their people have been awakened to the power of prayer.

Oh, that God would help us overcome the plague of prayerlessness and usher us into a new day of fervent prayer!

 

A Prayer for Today

Dear Lord, I’ll openly admit that there is so little I understand about prayer. So many times I have prayed for a something specific. I can understand when my request isn’t answered the way I want or when I want it. However, I tend to forget that my time is not Your time. It sometimes seems like an eternity while waiting for the answer I desire. Help me to trust that You are working on my behalf and that when the answer comes, it will always be the right time. I pray this in the matchless name of God the Son, amen.

 

*All Scripture references are NKJV unless otherwise noted.