PRAYER HAS FEET

I like that expression a lot. It goes right along with hearer of the Word versus doer of the Word. And I certainly have nothing against prayer. I don't really like the term prayer warrior, but I love the people who are. It's just such an oxymoron. But then again "Onward Christian Soldiers" is a paradox, too.

But then so is to "put on the armor of God". I just don't recall the 9 spiritual fruits mentioned in Galatians having any war metaphors. But then again, it is a constant war of good versus evil and it always has been.

I'm filling in for our leader in Prayer Works this Sunday while she's out of the state attending her new grandchild. I'm starting the session with silent prayer based on the theme "As there is no I in TEAM, there's no ME in CHURCH". I'm sure SBC is not the only church that needs a close inspection of how we can get over ourselves and our preferences and get back to what God wants for our church. He wants His saints pure in heart. Hopefully a closer examination will reveal where we as individuals fall short. For if we truly want to grow God's church, our church, we're going to have to do an inward assessment and grow the body one person (or two)at a time.

A great place to start is with doing. With reaching out to those who visit our church. Not just a friendly meet and greet (and no one is better at that than us), but we fall down in follow up. In finding someone to sit with them during the worship service. Someone to take them out to lunch after church. My good friends the Peachs are the beautiful exception, and there may be others I've unintentionally overlooked. There are other things we can do to ensure that visitors want to return. But we have to work at it. Prayer is wonderful, but we need to put our feet to work for them, too.

Same with the community. We can, and should pray for the lost in our community. What's our community? That was asked once to Jesus and He said the earth. But again, we need to do. We need to act. Maybe we even need to fight for the lost souls out there. We're equipped with the Word, the Lord Jesus, and the Holy Spirit. And thank God for our bodies, and our feet that our Father God gave us to follow our prayers.