A Threefold Cord – June 25

by admin | Jun 25, 2016 | Uncategorized

Our latest book comes out of the CTM Prayer Classics section. It is from the 1830’s. Here is a post, from today’s devo, that I sent to my Kenyan Ministry partners:

A Threefold Cord in Spiral Bound for ease of daily use

As I read today’s Devo I believes it sets the proper tone for our seeking the Lord, namely, humility.

JUNE 25

Precept (Principle)     

James 4:10           
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He shall lift you up.

Promise (from God) 

Matthew 23:12b
He that shall humble himself shall be exalted.

Prayer (to God)    

Psalm 38:18
I will declare mine iniquity; I will be sorry for my sin.

Do you remember me telling you about the 82 children that sang for us the first day we were in Kenya last month? Do you remember the body language they used when singing, “We humbly come before You, God”? Do you remember what they did? They bowed low, right? And do you remember how I joked about the way we as adults come “humbly” before God? I thrust my fist up into the air and then said with a loud voice, “We HUMBLY come before You, God.” All of you laughed, and why did you laugh? I think that it was a bit of a laugh of embarrassment wasn’t it? It was embarrassment because you know that at times your attitude and my attitude when coming before God is FAR FROM humble.

So let me ask you a question, which are you more likely to talk to God about, favour or humility, strength or humility, wealth or humility, blessing or humility, revelation or humility, material things or humility?

Would you pray this prayer with me, from the verses above?

“Oh great sovereign Lord (Psalm 103:19), I have been reminded today of the proper view of humility. I have been reminded that my will is not the basis of humility, rather, submitting to You is the focus. And Father, if you lift me up (James 4:10) here on earth, or in heaven, whatever You want to do is fine with me. I recognize Lord that it is not humility when I tell you to lift me up here on earth, in front of other people. You may choose to, or You may not. I am fine with WHATEVER You choose to do. Exalt me Lord (Matthew 23:12b) whenever and where ever You choose to, here on earth or in heaven. Out of, I think, true humility, I leave that choice to You. And then finally Lord, I recognize that when I humble myself before You, that You make plain to me my sins, which I will own, agree with You and not make excuses, and then ask for forgiveness (Psalm 38:18), turning from them. Thank You for the reminder in 2 Chronicles 7:14 that when I seek Your face, NOT Your strong Hand, that You show me my sin, and when You show me my sin, my job is to ask forgiveness, which is the prayer You hear and answer, and then, the separation/barrier caused by my sin (Isaiah 59:2) is gone and in a very real sense, You have just healed the land where I trod. Oh Lord I praise You for continuing to teach me true humility. Thank You Lord.”

(THESE DAILY DEVOS are all posted on Mark’s Common Thread Ministries FB page https://www.facebook.com/CommonThreadMinistries/)

Blessings,

Now You See It, Now You Don’t

by admin | Jun 24, 2016 | Uncategorized

Two Days Later at FBA

Remember the old hamburger commercial, “Where’s the beef?”

Well that’s what I thought when I went back to FBA a couple of days later. My book was gone! Come to find out, BOTH books were gone from the library. They were checked out!

That’s kind of cool!

In case you are wondering what it looked like before:

The First Day at FBA

Blessings,

Mark S Mirza
Author/Speaker
Mark@CTMPrayer.org

PS: When you read it, remember to let me know which character you liked the most.

The Pray-ers Now Available in SC & NC

by admin | Jun 24, 2016 | Uncategorized

Christian Supply – Bookstore in Spartanburg SC

Last week, Christian Supply accepted our book onto their shelves. We are excited about that. They are located at:

A second store in the Carolinas accepted our book also, The Open Door.

It is in the Mall in Hendersonville NC, so, just in case you are lost, this photo should help.

The Open Door Location Map

They can be found at

An Excerpt NOT in the Novel, or is it?

by admin | Jun 2, 2016 | Uncategorized

No, Dr. Dale does not drive his car into a “Drive Thru Prayer Line” nor does he begin one in Macon GA, but, interestingly enough, there is a picture, in the mind of Hael, that if God ever gives Hael his wish, those around Dr. Dale’s car will begin to pray immediately. Unfortunately I can’t tell you what that scene is without stealing from the book, but as you read it, you’ll see what the Guardian Angel Hael wants to do.

And then there is our Itinerant Preacher, Alexander Rich. In a very real way, he and Sterling (his horse) ride up to Bro. Ted Mark’s home, and Bro. Hubert pulls up his buggy and all three go to town praying. They are, if you’ll allow the stretch, driving-thru to pray-thru a very challenging problem, together.

Blessings my friend, and enjoy. Remember that you can download the e-pub version, which is a .PDF that you can play on any device, and of course you can order the book, or get it on Kindle.