The leaflet I picked up  is concerned about people, who are struggling with relationships. We are invited to pay MONEY for a life changing conference. In this life changing seminar we will receive the keys to transforming our relationships and unlocking our potentials. – That sounds fantastic, does it not?

Not long ago I attended a meeting, and it was pointed out to us, that 80% of our troubles are relationship problems.

And this is actually the reason for writing this. I am really excited about what happened about one hundred years ago in  New Zealand in meetings of the Salvation Army. I read the following in the newsletter called “Power Connection”:  “In 1883, Christchurch City Corps reported having 1000 people at their early morning kneedrill, with 600 responding to a call for holiness.”  – “In 1886, Dunedin reported that 120 people spent a half night of prayer at Dunedin Barracks.” –  ” In 1901, Wellington reported having 1800 people attending Sunday worship, with 86 beginning the day with kneedrill.”

I am excited to read about those meetings at the end of the 19th century! Are you?

And this is one of  the saddest sentences I have read for a long time. I am quoting again from Power Connection Number 4, 2008:  “Sadly, over time, kneedrills have become one of the smallest attended meetings, in  some places vanishing altogether.” — One thing I remember very clearly from a holiday at a Christian Centre in the German alps (Oberstdorf) and that is a poem with the title: The Prayer Meeting is saying Good Bye. Bit difficult to translate.

Do you think there is a connection between our relationship with the Lord and our relationship with our neighbour?

I am really wondering now if they had LIFE CHANGING CONFERENCES and MARRIAGE SEMINARS about 125 years ago.

I think they rather had a Living relationship with the Living God in PRAYER!

Today is the last Sunday in  March 2009  and we had a power cut, a power outage, a temporary interruption to our power supply from 8.00AM – 5.00PM.  Maintenance work had to be done on the electricity network.

THE POWER OF GOD  is never interrupted and does not need any maintenance work. The power of God is always available to those who want to be connected. I also want to encourage you with these words:

“KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING WITH GOD…..

NEVER SIGN OFF”