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A PRAYER FOR REVIVAL

by Scott Maze

Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-18


A Prayer for Revival
Scott Maze
Ephesians 1:15-18


I want to introduce you to a way you can pray for your believing friends to experience revival.

Many of you enjoy speaking to your parents as often as you like. I was part of a funeral this week for a good man, a husband, and a father. He had been member of this church for over twenty years and raised three great children beside his wonderful wife. I watched those three children go to his body laid in a casket and weep over him.

Later in the week, I watched three more children weep over their mother's casket as well. She was equally a good lady and mother as the father earlier. An elderly son lost his emotions while standing over the body of his mother. I watched these adult children carefully as I have seen hundreds of children weep over the grave of their parents through the years. They were obviously hurting as they huddled together over the open casket.

Part of the reason we hurt so much in the loss of a parent is because we cannot talk to them anymore. Life is hard - really hard. And God knew this and he gave us the gift of prayer. Prayer is the gift where we can talk to our Heavenly Father about the things that worry us in life.

I've got good news for you today. Your Heavenly Father will never die! You'll never find yourself hovering over God's coffin weeping that you cannot speak to him anymore. No casket and no coffin can kill prayer!

God has been knocking on your door recently telling you that you need to pray. Have you heard Him?

Keep your Bibles open to Ephesians 1.

Now, if I wanted to learn to cook I might watch The Pioneer Woman to make a great meal. If I wanted to learn how to invest, I might ask for an hour of billionaire Warren Buffet's time, the Oracle of Omaha. If I wanted to learn how to live healthy, I'd ask my doctor or a nurse for help. But if I wanted to really strengthen my prayer life then I would want listen in on the prayer of the Apostle Paul.

It's obvious t ...

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