June 26, 2006

[Rev. Doc]

The Power Of Prayer

"Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful."
Colossians 4:2

50 Christian truckers got together to pray to that somehow the sniper terrorizing the Washington, DC area would be caught. Ron Lantz would be retiring as a driver and didn’t even live in the area, but he felt sure that God would answer their prayers. In fact, he told the others there that God was going to use him to catch the sniper.

A few days later he was listening to the radio as he was driving again through the region and felt compelled to pull off the highway to a rest stop. It was just a couple of miles from where the prayer meeting had taken place. As he pulled in, he was shocked to see a car similar to
what was being described on the radio right there before his eyes.

Carefully trying to read the license plate, a chill went up his back as the numbers matched. He quickly called 911 and remained there for what he said were the longest 15 minutes of his life until the police arrived. He even pulled his truck across the exit, there would now be no escape for these elusive murderers. The rest is now history-the snipers were taken into custody without incident.

Ron’s testimony shows the power of prayer. And in a class act, showing his true character, when asked what he would do with the award money, he said the half million dollars would simply be given to the victims’ families.

The snipers killed 10 and wounded 3 around our nation’s capital over a three week period, leaving the entire region in a state of terror. Yet out of the great darkness has also come a great beam of light as the world has heard a clear testimony of the power of prayer.

Prayer: Ask God to help you take seriously the power of prayer.

"The devil is not terribly frightened of our human efforts and credentials. But he knows his kingdom will be damaged when we begin to lift up our hearts to God."
~Jim Cymbala