Holy Hands

Zechariah 10:3-5 (The Message)

God-of-the-Angel-Armies will step in and take care of his flock, the people of Judah. He'll revive their spirits, make them proud to be on God's side.

God will:

Use them in his work of rebuilding . . .

Use them as foundations and pillars . . .

Use them as tools and instruments . . .

Use them to oversee his work. . .

They'll be a workforce to be proud of, working as one, their heads held high, striding through swamps and mud, courageous and vigorous because God is with them, undeterred by the world's thugs.

Speaking to several sisters & brothers in Christ about the prayer event left me thinking - "Why did we wait so long to do this?"

The conversations pivoted on God's unquestionable presence in the prayer room. Some felt God closer than ever before.

Amazing.

The Lighthouse will never again be what it was after the prayer event. That's not because of anything anyone did. It's all about Jesus. It's all about the Holy Spirit invading the hearts of each and every one of the participants. That's because we opened our minds and hearts to God's voice, direction and purpose. Now there's an excitement that has propelled Lighthouse into a new era of prayer, praise, worship & service.

We've opened ourselves up to the mystery, power and Will of God for each of us and for this beloved community we call the Lighthouse.

Through this community:

We've been called to rebuild relationships, strengthen existing ones and dream dreams of those we may have in the future - in the fullness of time.

We've been called to serve as foundations and pillars in the lives of youth and walk alongside them as they develop into strong, Christian leaders eager to serve the kingdom of God with gladness & singleness of heart.

We've been called to be used by God as His tools and instruments. Praise God that we are only vessels and His work will glorify Him and Him alone. As conduits, we are used to serve a living God who loves unconditionally, restores what seems to be lost and broken beyond hope and transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary.

We've been called to oversee His work. This is both exciting & unnerving. How can it be that He should consider us for these tasks? How can it be that He loves us so much that He has imparted to us the responsibility to watch, care & supervise His work on this earth?

The prayer room event revealed something about these questions -

So real was God's presence & power that we've decided to continue to pray individually as never before and to do the event again - this time for 48 hours . . .

Next time, join us if you didn't experience the prayer room. Join us as we praise, worship, petition, cry, ask without ceasing and simply remain still in His arms . . . Join us and you'll find how powerful it is to lift up holy hands . . .