Why Combine History and Prayer
Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. Ephesians 6:11. When I started this blog I just…started. Just jumped in with only a general idea of the scope and sequence. I do believe I was Spirit-led, however. The blog quickly settled into looking into the history of each county in Oregon, with a few ad hoc posts on other topics (like this one) thrown in when appropriate. This blog, Standing in the Gap for Oregon , will be three years old on April 10, 2020. To date, there are 120 posts and they have been viewed 9,687 times. Not a runaway success as such things are judged, but we weren’t going for that anyway. Our target audience is those with a heart and a calling to pray for the state of Oregon - a smaller group, at least at first. I do believe the interest and burden to pray for our state is growing, though. The question arises, why pray over the history of an area? Is this a Biblical concept? What are we searching for, and w...