I don’t know if you’ve every thought about why praying
together is so important. After all, God
knows everything so why pray? Besides,
we often pray and God says “no” so why should I get up a bit earlier on Sunday
and invest an hour praying with other believers? Glad you asked! Let me give several reasons.
First, the earliest of believers did just this; they met
together to pray. Just read through the
book of Acts and you will see it was a common practice. Now I know that just because they did it
doesn’t necessarily mean we have to but in this case they were on to
something. Let’s continue.
Second, Jesus seems to imply there is something special in
praying with other believers. "Whenever two of you on earth agree about
anything you pray for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For
where two or three come together in my name, I am there with them (Matthew
18:19-20 TEV). There seems to be special grace in praying with other people,
which may explain why the early church was so given to it.
Third, God says that He often limits what He does to be in
response to our prayers. What that means
is that there may be things God would do if we would but ask Him. James, the brother of Jesus, instructed us,
“You have not because you ask not.” (4.2) So maybe this is why they met so
often to pray together.
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