Can WE pray together?
Matthew 18:20 For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them.”
The past couple of days I have been blanketed in prayer. Asking and receiving individual prayers for my father’s surgery, and together as deacons in prayers for the church body. The verse above is in the context of church discipline, but the promise of the assurance is what we rest on. A basic principle of Salvation is the indwelling of the Holy Spirit living inside of us. The third person of the Trinity dwells inside you; your heart and soul belong to Christ. Therefore simply when we gather together in God’s name, especially in prayer, He is with us.
Matthew Henry puts it so well: “They are hereby encouraged with an assurance of the presence of Christ; There am I in the midst of them. By his common presence he is in all places, as God; but this is a promise of his special presence. Where his saints are, his sanctuary is, and there he will dwell; it is his rest it is his walk (Rev. 2:1 ); he is in the midst of them, to quicken and strengthen them, to refresh and comfort them, as the sun in the midst of the universe. He is in the midst of them, that is, in their hearts; it is a spiritual presence, the presence of Christ’s Spirit with their spirits, that is here intended. There am I, not only I will be there, but I am there; as if he came first, is ready before them, they shall find him there; he repeated this promise at parting ch. 28:20 ), Lo, I am with you always. Note, The presence of Christ in the assemblies of Christians is promised, and may in faith be prayed for and depended on; There am I”
Christianity is not a solo religion. It is meant to be gathered together in both worship and prayer. You are truly missing God’s blessings if you are not spending time with other believers in prayer. Don’t wait until you have a plea for help to God; spend time praising God together for the blessings of the day. Be bold and reach out to someone today and pray together. That may be an answer to their prayer; wanting someone to pray with.
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