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Have you been in the boiler room?

“For years Christians have known that every great spiritual awakening is born in a remnant committed to prayer. Countless books call people to prayer and emphasise the importance God places on His people’s praying. Yet we must answer one sobering question: If prayer is so important, why do most Christians and churches do so little of what God deems essential? We have more money, more buildings, more ministries, more media, and more people but less power than at any time in church history.
We measure the success of our churches in comparison to others, saying “we are making a difference,” but on our best Sunday our combined attendance is dwarfed by the number of unchurched people. Every great spiritual awakening, in our nation and around the world, has had as its foundation a people who were committed to prayer.
We stand at the door of a passing opportunity at a critical hour in our history. Our response to this call to prayer could determine if we as a people see the glory of God and experience an outpouring of His Spirit on us or if we continue with business as usual: great churches with great fellowship and great people but with little power.”
Watchman by L.Thompson.

Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) was a Baptist minister in England who saw thousands came to Christ through his preaching. Some of services drew as many as 10,000 people at a time! What was the key to his success? It was to be found in the basement of his church which he called his ‘boiler room’. During the services there would be 100 people on their faces in prayer.

Have you been in the boiler room today?

ISAIAH 62

In ancient cities, built into the walls were huge watchtowers and watchmen were posted there day and night, v6-7.

The ‘boiler room’ people:
Have heard the call from God to pray.
Are the protectors, they see dangers as God reveals to them in prayer.
Do not rest till they see God establish His kingdom.