Re: POWER of PRAYER- No Matter Which Faith You Follow=GOD is With You
The Laodicean Church
To the last church, the Laodicean church, the Lord cries, "Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20, NKJV).
That is the last call of Christ to the church. There will come a spirit of lukewarmness, and multitudes will grow cold. Before that, though, he is saying to his people, "I'm asking to be heard. Open up. Let me into your secret closet. Let me talk with you and you with me. Let's commune. That's how I will keep you from the hour of temptation that is coming on all the world."
John, in his revelation, talks about a day when our Lord's heart shall be lonely no more. "And I, John, saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.... God himself will be with them...and [God] said, '...I will give of the fountain of the water of life freely to him who thirsts'" (Revelation 21:2-6).
That means free and full communication with no middle wall of partition, no dark glasses, no partial knowledge, but rather face-to-face conversation! We think of how glorious it will be to spend an eternity praising our Lord, bowing at his knee.
Perhaps we often think of that, but have you ever tried to realize what that great homecoming will mean to our Savior? All his children will finally be home, free to share his very being. He will make us all sit down, and out of his innermost being will flow rivers of glorious truth. As he did on the road to Emmaus, our Redeemer will begin at Moses and take us all through the prophets. He will share the secrets of the universe; he will unfold every plan. Every cloud of darkness will be dispelled. Christ will share for an eternity.
I see that the real joy of heaven is not just ours, but his. Our greatest joy in heaven will be to see his joy as he talks to us freely, face to face. We will see Christ fulfilled, his needs fully met.
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I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people -- for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:1-4
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