The Most Powerful Thing We Can Do

As believers in an Almighty and Powerful God, the most powerful thing we can do for others, is pray for them. Right now, that is what we should be doing for the people of Haiti. They have suffered more in the past couple of days than many of us have ever experienced. We are blessed beyond measure with all the things that God has given us. The people of Haiti have had all of that taken away. Not all of us can just pack up and fly to Haiti to offer our helping hands, and not all of us can donate money, clothes, or other goods. But the one thing that we can offer to Haiti, even if we have nothing else, is prayer. The most powerful thing.

The people of Haiti have lost everything. Family members, homes, memories, food, water, gas, transportation, the list goes on and on. They are feeling hopeless, forgotten, and alone. I was reading a blog earlier today about a family that is living in northern Haiti. They weren't as impacted by the earthquake as those in Port-au-Prince. The mother and wife of that family wrote that the word of the street in Haiti is, "Bondye pa renmen Ayiti”. Which means, "God doesn't like Haiti". And that breaks my heart.

God loves Haiti. He loves the place and the people there, for He created them. He loves them. His heart is broken for them, as many of our hearts are broken for them as well. There are many people in Haiti, however, that aren't feeling God's love right now. They feel alone and heartbroken, wondering how they are going to rebuild everything, and how to get back their family. The sad thing is, many of them may never be able to rebuild. The earthquake that struck Haiti was devastating...deadly devastating. But God loves Haiti. Right now, we need to show God's love to Haiti, and if we can't go there and serve them, we can serve them here through prayer. We can lift up the Haitian people that were affected by this catastrophe to God. Praying for them, their families, their lives, the government, the injured, the lost, the grieving, the orphans. We can pray that they get relief and help, that they feel the love of others, and the power of our prayers. Most importantly that they feel the power of God's love. And that they soon change their words to "God loves Haiti". The power of Christ is so much bigger than anything else in existence. He is everything. His hand is over Haiti today, as it is every day. But now more than ever do the people of Haiti need to know of God's love.

So please, if there is one thing you do for Haiti, pray that they will feel God's love and presence with them. Pray for peace of mind and comfort as they try to rebuild whatever they have left. Pray that God will be glorified and shown amidst this tragedy. Pray that people will see the Truth. Pray that people will come together to help their neighbors, and hold hands during this difficult time. Pray for God's love to cover them. Pray, because it is the most powerful thing we can do.

To read more on the family in Northern Haiti and learn other ways to help, go here.

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"But I will sing of Your strength, in the morning I will sing of Your love; for You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. O my Strength, I sing praise to You; You, O God, are my fortress, my Loving God." -- Psalm 59:16-17