Dorcas - Her Legacy Of Prayer

Dorcas - Her Legacy Of Prayer

Peter went with them, and when he arrived he was taken upstairs to the room. All the widows stood around him, crying and showing him the robes and other clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

—Acts 9:39

REFLECT ON:	Acts 9:36 – 43.
PRAISE GOD:	For his power over death.
OFFER THANKS:	For answered prayers.
CONFESS:	Any habit of limiting the power of prayer.
ASK GOD:	To make you a woman whose love for God has practical ramifications for those around her.

Lift Your Heart

Is there a Dorcas in your life, a good woman or perhaps a good man? Maybe this person has been a great support in your own life. Resist the temptation to become depressed about what is happening to them and, instead, spend time this week praying in light of Dorcas’s story. Let her miracle increase your faith and shape your prayers. If you have a photograph of the person, paste it to the dashboard of your car, your refrigerator, or your computer to remind you to pray. Ask God to bring light out of the darkness of their present circumstances.

Lord, show me how to pray with increasing faith, aware that your Spirit is no less powerful today than it was two thousand years ago. Act on behalf of your servant and glorify your name by what you do.