The £30,000 Prayer in Edinburgh - 24 Oct 2012

This is a story of justice, of God invading situations, and of the news confirming answers to prayer.

The Scotsman recently published that "Scotland has been revealed as being top of the European league table for illegal drug use".

With a passion for their city, a church in Edinburgh decided to start their week of 24-7 Prayer by praying that God would bring justice to this issue and that He would give them a clear sign that he was moving. Nick Guy, a member of Central (Jesus at the heart) church, had this to share:

This was a specific time of contending for change for a specific issue…Sitting in small groups, we each simply asked God to bring about a shift – in effect, that God would bring justice to this issue

Later that week, during a leadership meeting, they again prayed for the drug problem in their city. During the meeting the BBC news Scotland published an answer to their prayer - the police had seized a £30,000 cannabis hail in Leith.

This was an incredible piece of news to receive and see how the Lord answers our prayers.
 

Lord, thank you for listening to us. We praise you. May we become more and more aware of how real you are, how you listen to us, and how you really move to the sound of our voices. We celebrate what you have done and what you are going to do. Give us great faith to believe that you will shape this city through prayer and action. May we see more and more amazing answers to prayer.

Visit the Just 24-7 page for helpful resources on how to pray for justice.