Hello, thank you for joining me today for Give Him 15.

The title of today's post is,

Appealing to Heaven, Making a Difference.

In yesterday's post, I talked about the appeal to heaven flag.

America's founders believed so much in the power of prayer

that they commissioned a flag to fly throughout the nation during the War of Independence as a reminder.

And they believed that God answered their prayers, giving them victory.

The great preacher, Charles Spurgeon, is credited as saying prayer moves the hand that moves the

world.

Does a sovereign, all-powerful God really need our involvement to accomplish his will on earth?

Is prayer really necessary?

Most people in America, including pastors, do not believe prayer is truly necessary in order for God to accomplish his purposes on earth. One need only

attend a typical church service to know this. If pastors believe prayer impacted nations and shaped history,

they would make time for it in their services, more than just over the offerings, messages,

and the dismissal of the saints. No sincere and caring person, which I believe most pastors are, would refuse to do something they believed could change nations and make the world better, safer, more peaceful.

They don't give time in their services for prayer because they don't actually believe it

accomplishes anything other than connecting people to God devotionally, which people can do at home.

Contrary to Christ's wishes, the vast majority of churches are anything but houses of prayer. My purpose today, however, is not to

convince you that prayer causes the hand of God to move. You most likely believe that, or you

wouldn't be reading or listening to my posts. It is simply to remind you,

this is my purpose today, to remind you and encourage you that your prayers are making a difference.

Nations are being impacted, lives are changing, difference. Nations are being impacted.

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