Reawakening by Pastor Welty

Prayer - What a great way to start a new year!  It's a good way to start every day, so it makes sense to start the year with prayer.  Last year we followed The Christian and Missionary Alliance's emphasis on prayer, and we'll be doing that again this year.

 The theme this year is 'Reawakening to Christ'.  "The aim of this 40-day focus is to fix our gaze on Jesus, remember who He is, what He has done, what He has given us to do, and what He will do in the future."

But what do we mean by reawakening?  Here are some definitions for the word awakening:

·         the act of awaking from sleep.

·         a revival of interest or attention.

·         a recognition, realization, or coming into awareness of something.

·         a renewal of interest in religion, especially in a community; a revival.

It seems to me that all of those definitions are pertinent to this theme.

There have been times in history when the Church  experienced “awakenings”, the First and Second Great Awakenings come to mind. These times were characterized by a deep hunger for Jesus, His presence, His Word, His Spirit, and His gospel.

 I am excited and hopeful of what God will do in us individually and corporately as we pursue this theme, and as we trust Him to reawaken our hearts and minds to follow Him more purposefully. 

 The 40 Days of Prayer will run from January 2 - February 6, 2022. The weekly themes will be:

Week 1: Reawakening to the Glory of Christ
Week 2: Reawakening to the Life, Death and Resurrection of Christ
Week 3: Reawakening to the Spirit of Christ
Week 4: Reawakening to the Church of Christ
Week 5: Reawakening to the Mission of Christ
Week 6: Reawakening to the Return of Christ

There are resources available to you including daily devotionals that go along with the weekly theme.  These are available by using the following link:   https://cmalliance.org/40days/

Let's trust God to reawaken all of us to who He is, to what He is doing in the world, and to what He wants to do through us.