"American Idolatry", the Super Bowl, and Prayer
Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in his holy place?
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully.
He will receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah
Psalm 24:3-6
This Sunday, the NY Giants are challenging the undefeated NE Patriots in a little football match. Quite possibly, this game could be the most watched Super Bowl in history. The record is from the 96 Super Bowl where the Dallas Cowboys beat the Pittsburg Steelers. 94 million people watched that day, and Fox Sports are hoping to increase that number. Amazing. How many people are tuning in to Jesus on Sunday? Sorry, sorry…that was sad on a number of levels. I digress…
This Sunday also happens to be the 1st of the month, and Pastor Roger has encouraged and invited the church to join together at LBC for an evening of prayer. Decisions, decisions, right? I know a number of us at LBC love football, and love Jesus and understand the importance of prayer (not necessarily in that order). But, have we considered the opportunity here?
Personally, I may or may not attend this meeting; I am not trying to call anyone out or let loose my inner Pharisee. In fact, if I am not mistaken, we are able to pray everywhere, anytime, in all situations. But, there is something sweet in gathering as a body to pray corporately. The last meeting in January drew out over 100 people! Praise God for that. People had been praying for the meeting to be well attended, and it was abundantly clear that the Lord honored those requests.
So, be encouraged. Reflect on the above Scripture. And hopefully we’ll all be praying together Sunday.
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up his soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully.
He will receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Such is the generation of those who seek him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob. Selah
Psalm 24:3-6
This Sunday, the NY Giants are challenging the undefeated NE Patriots in a little football match. Quite possibly, this game could be the most watched Super Bowl in history. The record is from the 96 Super Bowl where the Dallas Cowboys beat the Pittsburg Steelers. 94 million people watched that day, and Fox Sports are hoping to increase that number. Amazing. How many people are tuning in to Jesus on Sunday? Sorry, sorry…that was sad on a number of levels. I digress…
This Sunday also happens to be the 1st of the month, and Pastor Roger has encouraged and invited the church to join together at LBC for an evening of prayer. Decisions, decisions, right? I know a number of us at LBC love football, and love Jesus and understand the importance of prayer (not necessarily in that order). But, have we considered the opportunity here?
Personally, I may or may not attend this meeting; I am not trying to call anyone out or let loose my inner Pharisee. In fact, if I am not mistaken, we are able to pray everywhere, anytime, in all situations. But, there is something sweet in gathering as a body to pray corporately. The last meeting in January drew out over 100 people! Praise God for that. People had been praying for the meeting to be well attended, and it was abundantly clear that the Lord honored those requests.
So, be encouraged. Reflect on the above Scripture. And hopefully we’ll all be praying together Sunday.
posted by Mr. Purdy at
2:37 PM
1 Comments:
This does hit close to home. We in the USA, California, Bakersfield, have it very well and sometimes where we have it so well, we forget our need for constant cleansing from the Lord Jesus Christ. I had a very quiet day with my wife and we watched the game. We watched all of it. And that meant going into the 7 o'clock hour where the Giants staged an impressive comeback win. Do I believe in corporate prayer? Of course I do! Being an athlete somewhere in my former life, I am drawn to competition and I do pay attention to sports win it comes down to World Championships. There are days when I need to put on the sweats and chill on the couch for an afternoon. So where am I when it comes to supporting our corporate prayer time on super bowl Sunday? I guess I don't measure up. I do agree with Matt when he says that we can pray anywhere and I certainly do. What does the Lord think of me? I know his grace abounds in my weaknesses and I praise Him for that. I guess I can show my support at the next meeting! Thanks for the challenge Matt.
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