Arrow Prayers

2 Kings 13:17 (New International Version, ©2010)

“Open the east window,” he said, and he opened it. “Shoot!” Elisha said, and he shot. “The LORD’s arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram!” Elisha declared. “You will completely destroy the Arameans at Aphek.”

Prayer is vital, and complex. I was encouraged today by someone who talked about the importance of using prayer to attack strongholds in our life. In the passage above, Elisha symbolically asks King Jehoash to fire an arrow out of the window. We too can make a difference to a situation by firing off 'arrow prayers' to God. These are quick prayers to God, like arrows shooting up to heaven.

I've known about arrow prayers for a while and use these occasionally when out and about. I'm going to be firing a few arrows up today, so mind your heads!