Bob Hodgdon's Blog

Are we all called to prayer? I believe and know the answer to this question is YES!!! What exactly are you talking about? I pray and I believe God will answer my prayers. Can I tell you something, we aren’t praying enough. We aren’t praying long enough. We aren’t praying until we see results. We aren't praying for the right things and we aren't praying as we should. Is the church the church Jesus called us to be or are we just a shell of what He has called us to be? If we were the church of Jesus Christ, then why are there no miracles, healings, deliverances, the dead raised, the lame made whole, the blind seeing, the deaf hearing, etc. Jesus said that the works He did, we would do, and not only that but greater works than He did, we will do because He went to be with the Father. When Jesus went to Heaven He sent us the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit dwells in us (if we are truly sons of God and followers of Jesus Christ) and this is the same Holy Spirit that raised Jesus from dead, heard what the Father was speaking in Genesis and did what God told Him to do (Let there be light, create the land and sea, etc). Where is this power and this authority in the church today? Where is it? Do we want to know the Father’s heart, the Father’s will? Then we have to get on our faces and pray, as the Spirit gives us utterance. 1 Corinthian 2 says that the Spirit that lives in us, searches the deep things of God. Are we truly interested in what God wants or are we only doing what seems best to us? Are we allowing God to speak to us through the Holy Spirit or are we saying what we think or believe is best for the situation and leaving it at that? My friends, brothers and sisters in Christ, let us not be deceived. Jesus has much more for us than attending church on the weekends or getting involved into some group and then not seeking Him, and knowing the mind and heart of God that assures us victory in whatever it is He wills for us. These things can only happen if we pray to the Father, through Jesus our Lord with the help from the Helper, our Guide, the Holy Spirit. Don’t you sense there is more to this Christianity than what we are experiencing today, now? There is. We have only touched the hem of His garment and Jesus is asking us to stand up and give Him a hug and a kiss and to walk hand in hand with Him. He wants to share with us His desires, His plans to counteract the work of the evil one. We have that choice to enter in to the Holy of Holies to seek the Father’s face and know what He want from us and what is required of us. Are you willing to seek Him as we should? We need to pray. Are we praying against the schemes of satan, as God directs us? Are we so wrapped up in our own world that we have forgotten that we are the light in the world, and we are to be used to bring that light to others? Are we walking IN Jesus or are we walking WITH Jesus? I believe there is a difference. Yes, Walking WITH Jesus is a good thing and is required, but are we believing that Jesus is going to do all the work Himself? If so, then why would He raise up disciples to take His message into the world if He, Jesus, was going to do it all Himself? If we are walking IN Jesus, then we are seeing with His eyes, feeling with His heart, and speaking as He would speak. Are our hearts beating with the same rhythm that His heart is beating? Our whole demeanor would be “Jesus Like” because we are One-in-One. We have to seek the Lord Jesus through prayer. We have to come to know Him as He wants to reveal Himself to us. No, I’m not rapping on anyone. I just wanted to share what God has been showing me this week. I pray we will all want to know the Father better, closer, intimately. If we don’t know our Lord and Savior, then how do we discern who to follow. Pray with me: Father, I come into your presence to seek your face. I come to know your heart and your mind. Lord, I’m grabbing the hem of your garment and I won’t let go until you bless me with your presence. Lord, I want to know you intimately. I want to know your going in and your going out. I want to know you as my best friend and my Lord and Savior. I need to know you, Lord. Lord, I want to be used by you. I want to be your servant. Come and reveal yourself to me. Lord, use me for your good pleasure and may I be found willing to do your will. In Jesus’ name, Amen. Press in and don’t let go until He reveals Himself to you. Get with others and share what God has told you so no one is running around with wild ideas (accountability). Remember, by the mouths of two or three witnesses, all thing shall be established. Let God reveal Himself to you today. You will never forget it. Amen