The Annual National Day of Prayer hits the ground running in the Auditorium of the Illinois Secretary of State Howlett Building this coming Thursday May 4th. There is a full card in this one hour Worship service led by Business Men In Christ President and head of the state capitol NDP Event since 2006, Bernie Lutchman. The event has been covered in prayer by teams from Springfield to Florida as we worship under the Theme “For Your Great Name’s Sake”. It starts from 12 noon and runs until 1 pm Central Time.

Come and join fellow citizens and press into the Throne Room of Grace as we pray with six Prayer leaders from towns across the state of Illinois. Special music will be presented by the Calvary Academy Junior High School Choir led by Tia Spencer and Worship music will be led by Ryan and Dawn Mobley. The Official NDP Proclamation and official opening will be delivered by the local Springfield Senator and leader of the the Legislative Prayer Caucus, Sam McCann.

The entire service will then be delayed broadcast on Moody Bible Institute Affiliate WLUJ from 8 pm Central that same day (Thursday May 4) across all their frequencies from Bloomington, Il. to St. Louis, Mo. as well as live streaming across the web on www.wluj.org.

The following are the prayer leaders for this year’s prayer service: Pastors Will Haworth Jr. (Sherman First Naz); Joey Krol (Galilee Baptist Church, Decatur); Pastor Paul Ayappa (Faith Outreach, Sherman); Pastor Jon Mollohan, (Harvest Bible Chapel); David Smith (Illinois Family Institute, Lombard, Il.) and Decatur, Illinois Police Department Chaplain Pastor Eric Ginder.

Christians need to get used to the idea that since the Lord is immutable, or unchanging, this also includes His will. We need to realize that in any situation, in the end, His will is what will be accomplished. In the Garden of Gethsemane, shortly before His arrest, kangaroo trial, and crucifixion, Jesus said as much. While He was in the garden praying, He expressed the following: “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as You will” (Matthew 26:39). And again, a few minutes later: “a second time, He went away and prayed, saying, ‘O My Father, if this cup cannot pass away from Me unless I drink it, Your will be done'” (Matthew 26:42).

This is an excellent picture of divine transparency—a searching picture of His humanity. He knew what was ahead, and just like the imprisoned John the Baptist, who sent some of His disciples to Jesus asking, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?” (Luke 7:20), when our flesh is under pressure, we can sometimes say or think some things which are completely outside the realm of God’s will.

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