24-7 Testimonies Inspire Psalms of PraiseCarla Harding - 11 Sep 2009
I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart. I will tell of all your wonders.” Psalm 9:1
As the 24-7 International and UK teams gathered in London this week to share what God is doing and to pray for the movement, some fantastic testimonies were shared. Inspired by the goodness of God the team broke into small groups to turn their thanks into modern Psalms of praise…
You prevented the robbery
Your love endures forever
You love those who puke repeatedly
Your love endures forever
You've rescued many lives
Your love endures forever
You cause bouncers to read your word
Your love endures forever
And prostitutes to love your word
Your love endures forever
You give hope in the face of despair
Your love endures forever
You cause us to pray like crazy
Your love endures forever
And you bring answers in the bars of Ibiza
Your love endures forever
Your word is living and active
Your love endures forever
Sharper than any double edged sword
Your love endures forever
(Inspired by Bibles for Bouncers and Wheelchairs in Ibiza)
God your reach covers lawns, jungles, favellas.
You love the rich, the poor,
You turn every facet of our lives to good.
You make all things new even failures, bible burned, babies killed.
As your image stands over Rio, arms spread wide,
So your care is able to turn hate to love, rejection to acceptance.
You turn all tribes to yourself sown with the smallest seeds of hope
What you’ve started, you will complete – the promise of life is sure.
In the jungles, on the coasts man plunders,
Yet you restore and ever display your riches,
In nature, in man – your love covers all – a colourful chorus of praise.
(Inspired by an amazing testimony from Brazil that will be featured on the 24-7 Blog in the coming weeks.)
Did God ever pull through?
God called us to pray even though we were few.
Did God ever pull through?
You heard our cries and you answered our prayers.
Did God ever pull through?
We prayed all night, we cried out all day.
Did God ever pull through?
Each of our prayers, you answered them all.
Did God ever pull through?
We saw it and now we crave it…
Because GOD PULLED THROUGH!
(Inspired by Prayer Cravings in Canada)
Carla leads on the work and growth of 24-7 Prayer across Great Britain and she is part of the Lectio 365 team, helping people pray the Bible every day. Her life was hijacked by God in 1999 during a two hour stint in the first ever 24-7 Prayer Room. Carla loves prayer and worship, friends and food, a well told story and a challenge to get her teeth into. In her spare time, Carla is an active member of Revelation Family Church, a 24-7 Prayer Community. She lives in Chichester, UK with her husband Steve and their children Jackson and Eloise.
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