![]() “ Blessed are the poor in Spirit,” Jesus said ( Matt. We are the clay, His people under His care. He is the potter, the life-giver, and sustainer. He is our Creator, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, and the One who holds the entire universe, our congregations and events included, in His hands. All we have, including buildings and ability, belongs to God. We pause to remember and acknowledge His authority, sovereignty, and power. We approach God in a posture of submission-unpretentious and unassuming. Invocation Prayers have a with a posture of humility. But if you seek yourself-your wisdom, prestige, success and whatever arises from selfish motivation-I’m not in that. Serve Me, and I’ll flood you and your programs and events with the full power of the Trinity ( Mat. Our words, offered corporately from our hearts to our Savior, set the tone for our events, help us slow down and focus on God,creates an atmosphere of expectancy, stirs our surrender, and calls those present to a united, eternal, and God-led mission. Throughout the millennia, through song, requests, and praise, mankind have found sought God’s blessings and a deeper connection with Him, in essence, mirroring the sentiment in Moses’ words in Exodus 33:15 when he said to God, “ If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here." And with every church service, celebration, and group gathering, God invites us to utter the same plea. Invocation prayers focus on worshipping God and seeking His presence in the gathering. Simply stated, an invocation prayer is an opening prayer for a church service or meeting. It’s the ancient hymn seeking God’s presence and calling His people to worship. Of a king beseeching God’s aid and vindication after being betrayed by his own tribesman. It’s the heartfelt pleas of a man fleeing from his conspiring son ( Psalm 3). The invocation prayer is one of the oldest types of man-to-God communication recorded. He stirs souls, lifts perspectives, and sparks within His humble and yielded children a united, glorious, and eternal mission. When leaders and those they serve humbly bow their heads and their hearts and acknowledge what God already knows-we need Him-God shows up. Some of the most powerful, life-transforming revivals began with a simple yet heartfelt prayer of invocation. ![]()
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