A Night of Power
As the season of Ramadan comes towards a close, my prayers only intensify. The 27th night of this Muslim holy month is a special time of prayer and spiritual fervor. It is believed that a prayer offered on this occasion is worth many times its individual merit. This is the anniversary of the initial revelation of the first verses of the Qur'an. Thus, a special night of power!
Yet in prayer and in witness we are not without power. Jesus the Messiah said that he was going away in order to send the Blessed Holy Spirit. "You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth!" (Acts 1:8) Power...no wonder we're commanded "be filled with the Holy Spirit." (Eph. 5:18)
Pray that this power would come over all the Church afresh these days - power for a ministry of fervent intercession, power for a ministry of loving witness, power for a ministry of grace-filled deeds of kindness. Oh, Holy Spirit of God, fall afresh on us!
