God's Glory Church

“But in their misery they called upon the Lord, and He delivered them from their oppression.” — Psalm 106:28

In 1982, Pastor Christian organized prayer meetings on Mondays at St. Nicholas Church in Leipzig. For many years, a handful of prayer people gathered to ask God for peace. They could not remain indifferent, thinking about the violence that spread across the land and the despotic regime in East Germany. The churches were closely monitored by the communist authorities, but these meetings were ignored until their attendance grew to the point where people could no longer fit in the hall and filled the churchyard. And on October 9, 1989, 70,000 demonstrators took part in a peaceful protest. About six thousand policemen were ready to respond to any provocation. But everything passed peacefully and calmly, but historians consider this day to be a turning point. A month later, the Berlin Wall fell. Large-scale transformations began with simple prayer meetings.

When we turn to God and rely on His wisdom and strength, the situation begins to change. Like Israel, when we call on the Lord “in our trouble”, we find that He is able to answer the most difficult questions (Ps. 106:28). God “changes the storm into silence… and the dry land into a spring” (vv. 29, 35). The One we pray to sends hope in the midst of despair and beauty in the midst of ruin.

It is God in his time (not ours) who makes the transformation. And we participate in His work with our prayers.

Have you seen God change circumstances? What is the connection between His works and our prayers?

God, I need Your transforming work. Please do what only You can do.

Author: Wynn Collier