Give Him Some Praise

Psalm 63:3-4

Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you. I will praise you as long as I live, and in your name I will lift up my hands.

You know the Word tells us to "Pray without ceasing". I want to shout it from the rooftop tonight that PRAYER WORKS. Oh, I have a story for you. Our God has once again shown Himself to my family in a mighty way. He is better than life. I sure hope I can put into words just how incredible this is.

Most of you know that my Dad is a pastor. He is bi-vocational and while the church he pastors is small, they are growing spiritually. They are a group that is learning that Christianity is so much more than Sunday and Wednesday night. There is a core group of saints there who are praying for revival and God is sending it.

God put on my Dad's heart that this group of people needed to be taught just how to share their faith. They were quick to admit that they had no idea how to talk to someone about the Lord, much less tell them how to become a Christian. Earlier this month, they started digging in and researching this. They are a little scared, but ready to go!

For years my Dad has shared the Lord with his mother. She has always made comments such as "I'm as a good as the next person", or "If God is love, then He will not send me to hell..." I'm sure you've heard all of these statements, maybe even said them yourself. It has burdened our hearts for years. God says "pray without ceasing" and we have done just that. Praying that God would spare her life until she realized her need for Jesus.

She is 90 years old. Life, for her is coming to an end. Honestly, I've dreaded her death for years because I could not tell you where she would spend eternity. It terrifies me to think of her spending eternity in hell.

"Pray without ceasing".

Three words.

One command.

God heard.

Late this afternoon, my Daddy. My precious Daddy led my 90 year old grandmother to the Lord. She prayed to receive Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior!

Somebody say Hallelujah one time. Say it again, I am!!

I talked to her tonight and told her that we were all doing the praise Jesus dance, and she nervously laughed. Then, I asked her if she knew just how long we had been praying that she would receive this great gift. She broke down into tears, and said "You really prayed for me?" I told her Oh yes I did and that this was the best thing ever!

Oh friends, our God is better than life! For those of you who have been praying for that precious loved one for years, don't stop! Pray without ceasing. Don't you dare give up, don't you stop! Look what God did here! You come back here and read this over and over and then you pray harder and longer and believe. Our God can do anything. ANYTHING!!!