Thursday, April 12, 2012

Rock the Courthouse



When Angels in Disguise first started, our street team met at our local courthouse every Sunday for prayer before going out to the streets. One Sunday afternoon it occurred to us just how far our prayers were reaching. We realized that we were sitting at the threshold of everything that took place in our city, county, and state. We realized how many broken and hurt people passed through those doors: every courthouse employee, every parent involved in a custody battle, every person convicted of a crime, and etc. We also realized how many city officials, politicians, and leaders in our country passed through those doors at some point in time. It occurred to us that we weren't just there to reach the ones who slept on the benches but also for those who even entered the building. God had a bigger plan to use us to reach our city and state in more ways than we could even imagine. 


       As the depth of God's plan sank in, we decided that we wanted to leave something at the courthouse every week that represented our prayers as a point of contact into another person's life; something that would also serve as a reminder to us of just how important our prayers are. After discussing it a little, we realized it had to be something that was non-perishable and could not get us arrested for littering. We tossed around some ideas and quickly agreed on a rock; however, there were rocks everywhere and we wanted it to stand out. So we chose to use the mustard seed colored glass rocks that are sold for the bottom of fish tanks. They would stand out among the other rocks and the color would remind us that our prayers are seeds of faith that will grow into something much bigger (see Matthew 13:31-32).

       Eventually our plan became known as "Rocking the Courthouse" and those little rocks were just analogy of the bigger "rocking" that was going on. We know our prayers are changing the people who enter those doors and eventually  will change the leadership of our country including the way trials and court cases will be handled in the future. We know our prayers are the doorway for God into the lives of all of the people who are stuck in the midst of our justice system. Yet, as far as our prayers travel, they cannot travel to your city and state. We do not have spiritual authority there; but, the good news is, you do! It may seem like your prayers won't make a difference, but they will. Christians have been fighting the same way the world has for a long time and the world’s ways just won’t work. We've been trying to change the laws instead of changing the people who make the laws. Laws don't have any power, God does! Laws can’t change people, God can!

JOIN WITH US! BE DETERMINED TO ROCK YOUR COURTHOUSE AS WELL!
TOGETHER WE WILL ROCK THE WHOLE NATION!

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*Be sure to pray for your leaders first and foremost (1 Timothy 2)
*Pay attention to any prompting or leading that you feel placed on your heart while in prayer.