We are blessed that you have come to celebrate the New Year with the Commerce family, may the Blessings of our Lord Jesus Christ overtake you in the New Year and may His Presence surround you throughout the New Year! You are always loved and welcomed in our Church family.
“We will give ourselves Continually to Prayer, and to the Ministry of the Word.” ─ Acts 6:4
It is interesting to note the large portion of Scripture that illuminates the subject of Prayer. Prayer brings Promise! [Romans10:13“For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”] Prayer enforces God’s Laws, and there are many examples of petitioned prayer along with answered prayer in the Scriptures. As we open the Bible we readily see that from the beginning, “Men began to call upon the name of the Lord” [Genesis 4]. The Word of God is full of individuals who knew the power of Prayer. Just to sight a few: Hannah Prayed a Prayer of desperation and rejoiced as God answered her Prayer. Daniel Prayed three times a day and for a season suffered the consequences of his “Continual Prayer,” and yet, he received a victorious answer to his petition. David communed with all his heart and called upon God in Prayer over and over in the Old Testament and especially in the Psalms. Prayer is made throughout the Chronicles, the Kings, and the Prophets, particularly Isaiah and Zephaniah, etc. Jesus wept at the tomb of Lazarus and cried out unto God because of the unbelief of the multitude. Jesus blessed the loaves and the fishes and God multiplied them to feed thousands. Jesus, our greatest example of Prayer; He Prayed in the garden as the Cross loomed before Him. On the Cross in great suffering again He petitioned the Father. In the midnight hour of great suffering, Paul and Silas prayed & sang praises! The Sacred importance and necessity of communion with God in Prayer! We may be certain that whatever God has made prominent in His Word, He intended it to be conspicuous in our lives. Much has been said about Prayer in Scripture, this is because we have great need of communing with our Heavenly Father. So needful are our necessities, that we should understand the Passage “Pray without ceasing.” Prayer is our strong hold as we face the future. Let us Pray that this year we may be more zealous for a closer Communion with Christ, and enter more often into the banqueting-house of His love. The Bible begins and ends with Prayer ─ note the last Scripture in the Bible: [Rev.22:21] “ The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.” Let us Pray for opportunities to be an example and a blessing unto others, that we might live more to the Glory of our Saviour, that our Motto this year might be, "Continue in Prayer." Loving you, Pastor
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