Heaven’s Heartbeat

What is in Father God’s heart for you right now? If you were to lay your head on His chest and hear His heartbeat, what would be the pulse and cadence of Heaven’s heart for you personally? He might begin with Luke 18:1 Jesus told them a story showing that it was necessary for them to pray consistently and never quit. —Luke 18:1-2 He doesn’t want you to lose heart and quit. Do you see it? Jesus says that prayer is the antidote to losing heart. Allow me to illustrate. In 410 A.D. Rome was brutally crushed and overrun by Alaric I, King of the Visigoths. Imagine this: an angry slave opened the gate of the protected city, the Goths poured in, and for the first time in 800 years, Rome fell to an enemy. The attack had an overwhelming and disheartening effect upon the believers in Rome. They could not understand why the hub of Christian faith could be ravaged by such evil. Many Christ followers were severely shaken in their faith. Why? Because they had falsely believed that the strength of their faith was in the invincible stability of Rome. Many of Jesus’ followers today are asking similar questions: “Where is God?” and “Why didn’t He stop this?” or “Why does God permit things like this to happen?” As world events continue to darken and people around us lose heart, our call is to be full of His Spirit, move under His touch and minister His redeeming grace and mercy to every person possible. Above all, God’s people must take their position in effective intercession and not lose heart. Be proactive in your faith. We are the Church built on Christ Jesus, and the gates of hell will never prevail. Look up…and move forward.