The Bayne family believe that prayer works. Some might suggest that it hasn’t worked so far. That’s merely a matter of perspective. In any case, they are going to pray again and they have invited other people to join them.
It’s a thing that Christians do – pray together. It’s a united front, a combined intercessory effort.
In this case it has an interesting twist. They are not inviting people to meet at a particular location. They are merely asking people to allocate some time to prayer during a two day period. You simply become involved wherever you are.
They have asked that from Friday April 16th at 8 AM until Sunday evening April 18th at 8 PM, people pray. They know that some people will robustly commit to this so according to a formula in the Bible they invite people to fast and to pray.
To harmonize this prayer focus they have listed a series of requests to put to God and here they are.
1. Pray for God's Will to be done and His Sovereignty and His Purposes to be made clear in their family.
2. Pray for wisdom, understanding and patience as they wait upon God and His timelines to be fulfilled.
3. Pray that God’s Love and Tenderness will be made evident in their children's daily lives.
As you know, you can ask anything else you desire, and on their Facebook 'A CALL TO PRAYER' page you can add those requests for others to read. (at Facebook just ask for A Call to Prayer.) Once there you are asked to RSVP to indicate your involvement in the special two day prayer effort.
The Baynes cite a couple of Bible verses to explain their position of faith.
Proverbs 16:33
“We may cast lots (dice) but the Lord determines how they fall.” The Baynes believe that every decision, every step has been ordained and allowed by God's Sovereign Will.
1 John 5: 14 - 15
“14 And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. 15 And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for.”
The picture was taken some time after the children were taken into care. "Pray that the Lord keeps hope in their hearts as we wait for His intervention in our lives."
“God bless everyone of you that has supported and prayed with us these many months.” The Baynes
Micah 6:8
ReplyDeleteHe has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.
Zechariah 7:9
"This is what the LORD Almighty says: 'Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another.
Matthew 12:18
Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
Matthew 23:23
"Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You give a tenth of your spices—mint, dill and cummin. But you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.
Luke 11:42
"Woe to you Pharisees, because you give God a tenth of your mint, rue and all other kinds of garden herbs, but you neglect justice and the love of God. You should have practiced the latter without leaving the former undone."
People may have vast differences in where they gain their sense of faith. We may read from different books, share different views but the desire and will of the people remains the same.
ReplyDeleteHope, love, grace, mercy are things we humans can give or take away at will. I turned to faith in God, when I had lost faith in man. After burying two loved and wanted pregnancies, I dusted off The Good Book, and began to pray in earnest. Pregnant again and so afraid of another loss I opened that book to a random page Mark 5:41. Talitha Cum..little girl arise. Finally a sense of peace came over me. Our daughter Talitha is now five and thriving. Rejoicing, the book was set down for a few years. The loss of another child was enough to rattle my faith to the core. I waited for answers from man. Man created answers that served their purposes. Justice was set upon us. The evil that came from it was soul searing, yet it was enlightening. In utter despair of man, I dusted off that book again, prayed in earnest for a great many days. And slowly the answers came again. Timothy 1-11. Talitha, Edwynn "Timothy" and their older siblings returned home after two years of battle with Justice, and ill-willed individuals operating without license as Judge,jury and executioner. Faith, love, hope, mercy, and grace of God over came the evils that we as man could not over come alone. When others may have fallen we were carried to where he wanted us to be. Purity of heart, mind and soul will carry you there. In this, I pray for you.
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ReplyDelete"People may have vast differences in where they gain their sense of faith. We may read from different books, share different views but the desire and will of the people remains the same.
Hope, love, grace, mercy are things we humans can give or take away at will. I turned to faith in God, when I had lost faith in man. After burying two loved and wanted pregnancies, I dusted off The Good Book, and began to pray in earnest. Pregnant again and so afraid of another loss I opened that book to a random page Mark 5:41. Talitha Cum..little girl arise. Finally a sense of peace came over me. Our daughter Talitha is now five and thriving. Rejoicing, the book was set down for a few years. The loss of another child was enough to rattle my faith to the core. I waited for answers from man. Man created answers that served their purposes. Justice was set upon us. The evil that came from it was soul searing, yet it was enlightening. In utter despair of man, I dusted off that book again, prayed in earnest for a great many days. And slowly the answers came again. Timothy 1-11. Talitha, Edwynn "Timothy" and their older siblings returned home after two years of battle with Justice, and ill-willed individuals operating without license as Judge,jury and executioner. Faith, love, hope, mercy, and grace of God over came the evils that we as man could not over come alone. When others may have fallen we were carried to where he wanted us to be. Purity of heart, mind and soul will carry you there. In this, I pray for you."