Scripture

“Where two or three are gathered as my followers, i am there among them.”

Observation

Jesus compares a lost brother or sister to a sheep that has gone astray. The shepherd leaves the ninety- nine sheep to rescue the one, and when he finds it, he rejoices over the one sheep than the ninety- nine who did not stray.

If another believer sins against us, we should first raise it with them privately. If they repent, we have won back a friend . If this is unsuccessful, we should return with some other christians to talk it through. If that fails, then we raise it with the whole church.

Whenever two or three people gather in the name of Jesus, He is there with them and will answer their prayers.

Application

There is great power in the prayer of agreement. The Father blesses those prayers that we pray together.

It doesn’t take a big group, just two or three. The condition is that they meet in the name of Jesus, that is, as His followers.

It is not about a group act of “name it and claim it.” This promise is for serious christians who live to see God’s purposes unfold.

The key to having prayer answered is to pray the Father’s will. Often we are too preoccupied with what we want rather than what God wants.

There are some areas where we know that we can pray with confidence that we are in the will of the Father. One of those is for people to be saved, another is for healing.

When christians pray together for these things, and other things that we discern are the will of the Father, we can be certain that He will act. Of course a person may not want to be saved, no matter how fervently we pray for them. But God will do all that can be done for that person to see the Kingdom of God.

Prayer

Thank you, Lord Jesus, for the assurance that whenever christians gather in your name you are with us. Thank you that you hear and fulfil our prayers. Amen.