Day 7

“And I will give you the keys to the Kingdom of Heaven. Whatever you forbid on earth will be forbidden in heaven, and whatever you permit on earth will be permitted in heaven.”

Matthew 16:19 (NLT)

My dad worked for several years on the midnight shift at our church as the maintenance man. It was a large church, and there were a lot of rooms, so he had a lot of keys. And when I say a lot of keys, I mean a LOT of keys.

Each key had a different purpose and let him into a different room. Without those keys, he couldn’t do his job because they unlocked the door to the rooms he needed to clean. But they didn’t work all by themselves. He had to put the key in the lock and turn it for the door to open.

Jesus gave the church some keys. The key of prayer. The key of His Word. The key of authority. And He fully expects that we will use our keys.

The most important job of the church is prayer, and when we use our keys, they unlock doors into the supernatural realm and pave the way for God to be able to move on this earth.

Some of our loved ones look too far gone to us. Their situation looks hopeless. But there’s nothing so big that God can’t intervene if we will ask. He can break off addictions, soften hard hearts, and awaken a soul that refuses to believe if we will put the key into the lock and turn it.

Let’s pray together.

PRAYER POINTS FOR ME

• Father, show me how to use my key of prayer. Lord show me which key needs turned and how to turn it like only You can. And open the door.
• Father, open my eyes to see and understand the authority You’ve given me in Your Name to do the things You have called me to do.
• Father, I believe You are a supernatural God who can still do supernatural things if the church will only ask.

TODAY’S PRAYER FOR THE LOST IN WARREN, OHIO

Father, I pray for all the Lost people in the city of Warren. In Jesus’ Name, I ask You to soften their hard hearts. Reveal to them an awareness of Your presence. Shine the light of Your goodness in their hearts that awakens in them a desire to know You. Amen!

We will see you back here tomorrow to pray together again.