Prayer and God's Calling for His People

Not to be legalistic, but is there still something God's people should learn when we read about how God had Israel live and worship before Jesus came? 

Back when life and worship were integrally connected. For instance, in Numbers 10:1-10... could there be any relevance today to how the camp of Israel used their silver trumpets? When ministers sounded the call to a sacred assembly, or before engaging the enemy, it was not a "come if you feel like it" invitation.

The trumpets were culturally nothing new, perhaps a refined example of bronze-age technology. God had his people use the technology available for his service, his way: that's another discussion for another day. The trumpet was used to call people together, so Israel knew when it was time to break camp and move out, according to God's order and timing. At feasts, the trumpets were used like a call to prayer.

The same trumpets were used in times of crisis to sound the alarm.  In war, before battle, the trumpet was sounded not only to direct troop movements--but in an especially significant way: as a prayer to the Lord of hosts--an appeal to heaven that God might remember them and spare them from the Enemy. The sons of Aaron were the ministers who sounded the trumpet call.  Likewise, thy sounded the trumpets for heaven's remembrance when Israel offered festal sacrifice ... for burnt offerings offered for sin or consecration, and for peace offerings offered in fellowship with God.

So God provided means for to call together His people.

 This was sanctified and set in place by God. 

Salvation and blessing was sought both in battle, and at the altar.

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THIS  SUNDAY, Jan. 27 at 5 PM the trumpet is sounded for us to join in a Concert of Prayer.

May what we offer through this Concert of Prayer be that which pleases God 

 May this hour attune our ear to where He would move us. 

May we present ourselves holy and united before Him. 

May our coming together truly be our appeal to heaven 

that God might remember His Church. 

Let us break camp to follow the Lord where He would take us... 

Lest our actions say, "We gather when we feel like it, rather than at the time of God's call,"

 May we come out from our homes, and our private lives, and be the Lord's assembly. 

For "church" means  "those called out" ~ and His call for us includes the Call to Prayer.