Our week 5 to 6 is over, and today I slept until 6 a.m.—what a luxury! Everyone has found their own innovative way of doing it. Some pray individually from 5 a.m. to 6 a.m., and then call each other and pray together from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. Someone else starts even earlier, around 4:30 a.m.
As a pastor, I am delighted that there are people at Abba House.
- who understand the importance of prayer, 'ask and it will be given to you,' but you have to ask
- who understand that nothing is gained for nothing, that we are not spectators but participants in the house of God
- who are willing to give themselves for the cause of Christ,
- who love this nation enough to deprive themselves of sleep to pray for it,
- who understand the need to pray for the government of our country regardless of its political color,
- who understand that spiritually, the hour is grave in our country and are willing to be among those who not only dance and sing in the large prayer gatherings but make a personal effort to follow the instructions that God gives us and do things his way.
Personally, I notice a greater intensity and passion during this short hour and generally cannot stop at 6 o'clock except on Sunday to prepare for worship.
And this Sunday, God, again, was amazing. I preached, I don't know how. Coming out of Jonathan and Crystelle's wedding, a first for Abba House, we slept 3 hours before waking up at 5 a.m. to pray, and this after a week of short nights. But the message got through, and miracle of miracles, almost everyone who was there stayed awake, also coming out late from the wedding. I even think I can say that the message was good, it is the third in the series on the gospel: the gospel - a story, the gospel - a person, the gospel - a promise, and we end next week with the gospel - a power.
God bless Abba Houe, you are wonderful, finally, like your Dad!
