Prayer Focus: For The Wesleyan Church to be filled with the Spirit.
Scripture: Acts 2:17-18
“In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people …” (v. 17)
I grew up in a Wesleyan Church where revivals were a regular part of the calendar. Those services were highlights in the rhythm of weekly prayer meetings. I have early memories of earnest prayers for the “pouring out” of the Holy Spirit.
I learned later they were praying for something God had promised, first spoken by the prophet Joel (2:28-32) and highlighted by the Apostle Peter to explain the move of God on Pentecost (vv. 17-18). God says, “I will pour out my Spirit.” He wants us to know this pouring is for all people — women and men of all ages. It’s never too early, or never too late, to experience the fullness of the Holy Spirit. God emphasizes it again: “I will pour out my Spirit.”
Are we seeking the outpouring of God’s Spirit for ourselves? When I find myself preoccupied with anxious thoughts, I sit quietly for a moment, slowing and deepening my breathing. As I breath in, I ask God for a fresh fullness of his Spirit and pause to treasure his gift … and then, I breath out with a sense of the freedom his fullness brings.
Are we sharing the outpouring of God’s Spirit with others? There’s something else he promises and repeats in these verses, “they will prophesy.” To “prophesy” is to declare a message from God. What we hear from God may we be prompted to share with others.
Prayer Prompt: Lord, may I, each day, invite the fullness of your Spirit through and through. What I hear from you may I also share with others, that your promise may spread. Amen.
Wayne Schmidt
*This entry is part of the “EMPOWERED: 15th General Conference Prayer Initiative,” created to guide Wesleyans in 30 days of intentional prayer for The Wesleyan Church and its 2026 General Conference.
Used by permission. Scriptures taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV®.
